HyvääRaakahalua: August 2014

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Toxic banana

Again, noticing the difference between organic and pesticided flavour. I simply couldn't finish this banana it tasted so shitty!

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Vegan Karelian pasties Finnish style

My Karelian Grandmother has been making these every time we visit and they're a true tradition in Eastern Finland. Unfortunately with milk porridge and loads of butter on top. You can replace the milk with vegan milk or just use water as I did this time. To make it fat free you do not have to use any oil either. Enjoy!

Karelian pasties

porridge
- 2 cups of porridge rice
- litre of water
- salt to taste

cover
- 1 cup of cold water
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 1 1/2 cup of rye flour
- 1 cup of white flour
- 4 tblsp oil
- 2 tblsp dark syrup

step 1: boil the porridge
step 2: mix up the cover ingredients until very thick
step 3: spread more rye flour to table and start to mold the mass thin with a rolling pin. Work it until it cannot get thinner.
step 4: take a jar or so that you can make round shapes with by pushing it to the mass. Repeat step 3 and 4 until there's no more mass left.
step 5 : take the porridge and spread a decent amount on each round base.
step 6: start pinching the mass around the rice starting from the bottom and the top towards the middle.
step 7: bake in 300C for 10 minutes.
step 8: spread some oil on top if you like!

Monday, 11 August 2014

Self made fresh currant juice!

This time, let's not save on vitamin C and antioxidants :)

Hammock breakthrough

Best night sleep in a hammock? For me definitely. During these super hot summer nights I havent have a sweaty problem. The surface stays cool to lay on. The sleeping posture is comfortable and hammock naturally prevents me from turning into my stomach. I haven't had any neck/back pain and I feel more rested. Plus the little swing from side to side.. No wonder I sleep like a baby. ;)