We’ve had a few weeks to get back into the groove of living in States, and other than waking up at 3am a few times things have gone smoothly. I’m back at the family bakery making cupcakes, taffy apples, and bagels. Britt was back at IKEA-Bolingbrook for a couple of weeks, but we are now … More Early Thanksgiving
We’ve been here in Finland for about 4 and a half months now, and we have yet to take the trip up North to the Arctic Circle. However, we did take a trolly ride to the opposite end of the downtown district in Helsinki to eat dinner at an authentic Lappish restaurant called Lappi. The … More Lappi
Can you imagine eating 6 month-old bread?! Well, apparently that was done here in Finland back in the day. On a recent trip to the Handicrafts Museum we were told that the Finns created this bread called Ruis, but here’s the kicker, they only made it twice a year. It was made in bulk in … More 6 month-old bread
We had our first visitor this last week & she came bearing gifts! Fresh bagels & cream cheese from our family’s bagel shop. We have found bagels here in Turku, but they are full of preservatives and only come in poppy, sesame seed and plain. Nothing like the fresh, no-preservative bagels and homemade cream cheese … More A Taste of Home
Had a fantastic dinner at Pinella. BBQ (not American BBQ, more like a sweet chili flavored mayonnaise) pork with fries and carrot/pineapple coleslaw. Yuuuuummmm.
The Wild Rose 