‘What a curios feeling!’ said Alice. This is very much how I feel when spring arrives and the landscape starts to change.
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Admiring the golden rays streaming through the curtains, I was reminded of the colour of just baked Hanna-tädin (Aunt Hanna) cookies, and decided they would make a lovely afternoon snack.
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For as long as I can remember, my pappa (grandfather on my mother’s side) has always eaten porridge for breakfast.
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For a few weeks now I've been craving Finnish meatballs, which for me is a rare thing. But once a craving takes hold, it rarely goes away, so I had no choice but to succumb to the whims of my taste buds.
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There is nothing quite as transporting for me as the warm scent of cardamom and cinnamon, wild rosemary and dense coffee cake.
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I ate a hell of a lot of chocolate mousse in trying to get this right. At least it’s a pretty healthy version so I can’t say I feel terribly bad about it.
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If you’ve had one of those days when the world just seems too grey and too wet, make this for dinner. Put on a favourite film and eat it on the couch surrounded by people you love and things that make you happy.
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A few nights ago I awoke to find myself the heroine in a Victorian Gothic novel. The wind howled menacingly outside and rain slashed angrily at the windows.
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This was a staple dessert in our home growing up and I still remember the eager anticipation we all felt as we watched mum make this pie, eyes wide and little hands at the ready.
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I must be a stickler for tradition, as the decree to bake spiced buns only on certain days is no longer enforced.
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Summer seems to have quietly slipped away from my little corner of the world, replaced by cooler days, yellowing leaves, fallen chestnuts and the desire for heartier fare.
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