Lingonberries, cookies and cream

I've started making somewhat Christmassy desserts already - I know, I know - but we've got no Thanksgiving to look forward to, you see :) Laye…

Oven-baked salmon with beetroot

I've been asked to come up with various Christmas menu options - but by the readers of my Estonian site as well as some university friends. One …

Something Danish for your Christmas table? Risalamande or Rice and Almond Pudding with Warm Cherry Compote

October 2012, photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the December issue of Kodu ja  Aed, 2012 From the recipe archives (originally posted in January 2007) At the …

Christmas 2008

oven-baked potato wedges with caraway seeds , sauerkraut braised in dark beer , black pudding, oven-baked carrot sticks with cumin seeds (well, not st…

Book project No 2: Christmas at Home (Jõulud kodus)

Remember my first cookbook, "Nami-Nami kokaraamat" and its launch party on December 1st almost a year ago? The cookbook has done well, I&#…

Christmas Recipes: Chocolate Mousse with Cranberry Fruit Soup

Photo by Andres Teiss Last year we had a first proper snowfall in mid-November, and that snow never really went away until late Spring. We had a beau…

Christmas Recipes 2011: Curried Parsnip Soup

Photo by Andres Teiss I am not claiming that this curried parsnip soup is a traditional Christmas soup in Estonia or anywhere else in the world. Howe…

Christmas Recipes: Beetroot and Orange Salad with Ginger Dressing

Photo by Andres Teiss A lovely wintry salad, that can be served as a starter (ideal for a buffét table, being such an eye-catcher!) or as a side dish…