With the heat wave we currently have in Finland (no complain after a long winter!), I haven't been baking as much as usual. The fans are on full speed inside the house, so switching the oven on is just not an option. At the same time, it's blueberry season over here, and forests are full of the gorgeous fresh berries. I picked a big bucket of ...
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Red And Black Currant Meringue Pie
When I came home from my three-weeks summer holidays, the first thing I did was to go straight to my garden, to check on my dear berry bushes. And there they were, the tiny ruby-red currants or groseilles, and a handful of blackcurrants, ripe for pick up. I planted four bushes of redcurrants and two raspberry patches when we moved in our house, ...
Rustic Rhubarb Pie With Buckwheat Crust
My friend Virginie visited me recently and brought over one kilo of fresh rhubarb from her garden. I looove rhubarb (although rhubarb doesn't seem to like growing in my garden)! Last month I shared a rather sophisticated recipe of Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart On Sablé Breton. Today's rustic rhubarb pie is quite the opposite, totally fuss free: just ...
Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart on Sablé Breton Shortbread
Rhubarb just made its come back on the market stalls, with its pretty pink skin, just waiting for me to bring it to my kitchen and bake a nice pie! I absolutely love rhubarb, it is a flavor of my childhood and reminds me of the happy times I spent in my grand father's fruitful garden. With Finnish Mother's Day coming up this week end, I ...
Fresh Fig And Almond Cream Pie
The fig season is now! In northern Europe figs appearance on the market stalls is very short. So let's quickly bake a fresh fig pie, before the season ends! ...
Apple Pie From The Finnish Countryside
The mist is covering the Finnish countryside this morning, surrounding our apple trees loaded with ripe fruits. I am sipping a hot cup of green tea, watching the nature outside and enjoying that peaceful feeling, so unique to our Finnish cottage. We picked kilos of apples yesterday and I baked this simple but oh so flavorful apple pie. Sometimes ...