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I understand if you have never eaten fresh cauliflower. But I won't understand if you won't taste this cauliflower sauce.

It's great with any type of vegetables, fresh, boiled and baked. This cauliflower sauce is perfect as is. I didn't remember the situation when I should throw away the leftover sauce: ...
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What are the hallmarks of a perfect breakfast? For me this list is quite short.

• Useful.
• Tasty.
• Satisfying.
• Fast.
• Beautifully served. Even if you, like me, do not know how to make beautiful ice cream balls.
• Warm. Sometimes it's optional (today it's +33 °C in Kuopio and warm breakfast is a controversial issue) but ...
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Yes, homemade pasta takes some time.

How it could be improved? By bread maker machine, by dough mixer, by pasta maker and by your family enthusiasts. I use Marcato Atlas 150 and am totally satisfied. Marcato has many accessories for different types of pasta. My favourite one is fettuccine. And ...
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The only secret of this Black Forest cake (other cakes of this blog are here) is: do not spare the cherries. Kirsch or cognac for soaking cherries for several hours before assembling the cake is optional and just if using alcohol in baking is right for you (remember that cherries ...
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I don't have eatable nigella seeds in my kitchen (except the idea to buy it as the seeds in a garden shop close to spring season) but this is not a reason not to bake this Indian naan flatbread. Naan, there is something Finnish in this name because of two ...
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Do you like constructors? Many different parts from which you can assemble different objects every time? I like a lot. So I regularly play them in my kitchen. This Shrovetide cake is a good example of it. My constructor details for today are two berry layers surrounded by cream frosting, ...
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