Toast Skagen Recipe

Photo updated in October 2010 Toast Skagen is a very festive and popular Swedish starter. It's not cheap - both good shrimps (preferably from the …

Toast Skagen Recipe

Photo updated in October 2010 Toast Skagen is a very festive and popular Swedish starter. It's not cheap - both good shrimps (preferably from the …

Quail Eggs with Dukkah

Rosa combines almonds and hazelnuts, and my dear friend Ximena cheats a little :) The recipe below is very lightly adapted from the British food magaz…

Spicy-Salty Tiger Prawns

You may have noticed that there aren't many shellfish recipes on this blog. Fish recipes , yes, but not recipes involving mussels, shrimps/prawn…

Zucchini Rolls with Goat's Cheese aka Makis au Chèvre

One of the items served at the Nami-Nami 2009 Easter Brunch were courgette/zucchini rolls stuffed with goat's cheese. The recipe is adapted from …

Zucchini Rolls with Herb-Marinated Mozzarella Balls

Zucchini Rolls with Goat's Cheese aka "Makis" au Chèvre that I served on the Easter table, I wanted to share a recipe for another kind …

Quail eggs, dyed with beetroot

Another item I served at this year's Same idea , but this time I used quail eggs and "pickled" them simply in grated boiled beetroot. T…

Herbed Ricotta Bruschette

One of my newest cookbooks is How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten . It's the first Ina Garten's book in my extensive cookbook library and I love …

Crostini with Västerbotten cheese

Another little recipe using the wonderful Swedish Västerbotten cheese . The recipe is Swedish as well, from a relatively new food magazine Lantliv Ma…

Crostini with radishes and anchovy butter

Here's a little something that I served at my birthday back in April. I spotted the recipe in Anne Rosso's Flickr photostream , and knew immed…

Summer crostini with feta cheese and strawberries

Here's a truly summery crostini from one of my favourite food magazines, Swedish Lantliv Mat & Vin . I'm really sorry I got the magazine …

The best ever marinated olives (aceitunas aliñadas)

Well, I don't actually know if that title holds true, but when I made these olives recently, then my dear K stated that these are better than an…

Yummy Puff pastry pinwheels with black pudding and lingonberry jam

Black pudding (aka blood sausages ) with lingonberry jam are one of the staples on Estonian Christmas table and I like using these two elements in oth…

Yummy Shrimp salad on rye appetizers

Christmas and New Year, although just a scant week apart, seem to be different seasons altogether for our little family here in Estonia. Throughout D…

Yummy Canapés with mustard-lemon-dill butter and beets

Here's one of the appetizers from our New Year's Eve menu  -  a tangy mustard-lemon-dill butter on a slice of dark rye bread, garnished with …

Yummy Beet deviled eggs aka Beetroot devilled eggs for Easter brunch

Beet-pickled eggs have made quite a few appearances here on Nami-Nami. First in April 2007 , then again in March 2008 , but in a marbled form. The rub…

Yummy Saucy Asian Meatballs recipe

There was a day in early December last year that involved a small round turning table, a batch of beautifully styled Saucy Asian Meatballs from Ali&…

Yummy The Easiest Homemade Cheese Crisp Recipe Ever (gluten-free and low-carb)

I originally blogged about these baked cheese crackers back in early  December 2007.   Back then I was teaching at the university during day-time and …

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…