Month: December 2025
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Key Lime Pie* (*May Contain Trace Amounts of Actual Lime)
A creative twist on key lime pie blends limited lime juice with lemon, citric acid, and lime syrup, resulting in a festive dessert that surprisingly complements traditional Finnish Christmas fare, earning positive reception from diners.
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I Miss Trash
The author reflects on their longing for nostalgic American comfort food while living in Finland. Despite recognizing the superior quality of Finnish ingredients, they find that the unique flavors and textures of childhood treats can’t be replicated.
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Coco’s Sweater: Mock Turtleneck Sweater for Cats
We lost Coco in late November. She was seventeen — a sassy Siamese calico mix we’d adopted off the streets of LA when she was just a kitten. She crossed an ocean with us and spent most of her life here in Finland. She outlived the apartment in California, the second apartment when we first…
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Hunted, Foraged, Traded, Inherited
Venison osso buco braised in a Tatung rice cooker, with chanterelle cream sauce from Finnish forest finds. A cross-cultural recipe with a biography.
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The Great Hawaiian Bread Disaster (A Comedy of Errors in Four Loaves)
The author’s attempts to make Hawaiian bread illustrate the importance of proper liquid measurement. After three failed attempts, they discovered a crucial error in liquid quantity, leading to a successful, fluffy loaf using Finnish ingredients.