Nami-Nami Easter Brunch 2012

On Easter Sunday we hosted yet another Easter brunch to our dear friends - something of a tradition by now, as we've done this for almost five ye…

Cardamom-scented apricot and curd cheese cake

Here's a cake we served on this year's Easter Brunch . It's a simple and very popular curd cheese cake that's usually made with canne…

Mussels, and my kids

April 2012 Our daughter is 3 years and 2 months now, our son 1 year and 3 months. They both adore mussels. We discovered our daughter's love for…

Nami-Nami recommends: where to eat out in Tallinn in Spring 2012

You can tell that the tourism season has started in earnest here in Estonia by the fact that I received no less than three e-mails from Nami-Nami re…

A wonderful coconut and rhubarb tart

I admit that this is basically a re-posting - recipe was already featured on Nami-Nami back in 2007 - but it's been a while and I've tweaked…

Wild Garlic Hummus Recipe

The wild garlic season has began here in Estonia. For almost a fortnight I see people foraging for the pungent wild leaves in a nearby forest, and I…

Canteen classics: Solyanka, Estonian style

(This recipe was originally posted in December 2006. Fully updated in May 2012). Here's a recipe for a soup that must have frequently featured in…

Imitation Snow Crab Sandwich Recipe (Surimi)

In the ideal world, of course, I would use freshly picked and cleaned proper crab meat to make this open sandwich. However, good-quality crab meat (…

Beer, mustard and cheese bread recipe, inspired by Welsh Rarebit

Are you familiar with the British pub classic, my first cookbook . It's soft and tender, with plenty of gutsy flavours going on. It's obvious…

Rhubarb and sour cream tart

Rhubarb season, which seems to have last for a few weeks now in England and in parts of the US, has just began in Estonia (remember, my homeland is …

Easy entertaining: whole hot-smoked trout or salmon with caviar dressing

Want something super-delicious, rather elegant and extremely simple for your next festive spread? Here's an excellent idea I got from my friend …

Crispy rye bread canapés with cream cheese and smoked salmon

I did a bit of catering on Saturday for a group of friends*, and this smoked salmon and cream cheese paté/spread on crispy rye bread buttons was one…

Beetroot borani recipe (borani chogondar)

Any regular reader of Nami-Nami has noticed the  list of beetroot recipes is pretty impressive, too :) Here's my latest discovery among beetroot …

Persian scrambled eggs with dill (panir bereshteh)

After "discovering" this wonderful Persian beetroot and yogurt borani recipe , I was hungry for more Persian recipes. Browsing the our four…