Someone was looking for a "soft aubergine/eggplant spread with tomatoes" and I knew exactly what they were talking about. There...

Are you familiar with garlic scapes ? I've actually mentioned them here on my blog, Nami-Nami, just over ten years ago ( YES, NAMI-NA...

Badrijani is the Georgian rolled eggplant dish we've been missing our whole life , wrote Lucky Peach on its Facebook page yesterday. ...

A few years ago Saveur, the American food magazine, featured some Latvian recipes  (Latvians, remember, are our Southern neighbours). Amon...

(From the Nami-Nami recipe archives .) " Kasukas " - "fur coat" - is a name for a layered vegetable salad that is ve...

Time to start preparing for the Christmas holidays and I offer you a lovely cookie recipe! Although we'll be mostly eating piparkoogi...

Time for soup ! Earlier this year I came across a recipe for Islandic lamb and cabbage soup in the blogosphere. Lovely soup and justifia...

Recipe by Pille @  Nami-Nami .  All photos by  Juta Kübarsepp  for the  September 2014  issue of  Kodu ja Aed  ("Home and Garden...

Recipe by Pille @ Nami-Nami .  Above photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the October 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed ("Home and Garden", an ...

It's mid-July, which here in Estonia means the peak of summer. We're having a beautiful summer here, with lots of sun and not much...

Originally posted in May 2011 , but I'm bumping this up again, as the local asparagus season has began. The photo above was taken by Ju...

It's almost two years since I went to Israel with the lovely David Lebovitz and Ms Marmite Lover , as well as Cambria from The Kitc...

(From the recipe archives - originally posted in April 2011. Three years on, this is still my favourite way of preparing wild garlic pesto....

Today is the Greek independence day, commemorating the start of the War of Greek Independence back in 1821. I'm celebrating with shari...

Photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the March 2014 issue of Kodu ja Aed magazine.  March. While in some far away corners this means new seaso...

Do you tend to prefer fresh vegetables over frozen ones? I guess most people would say "Yes". However, out of season - which ...

Brussels sprouts, yes or no?  I say yes, especially now, mid-winter. Cheap, cheerful and seasonal! Here's a dish based on the love...

Originally posted in January 2013. Still immensely popular at our house! Have you eaten "cauliflower rice" before? Have you pr...

This was originally posted in November 2012. I'm reposting this as it seems like a perfect recipe to share to celebrate the Chinese New...

Mulgi kapsad aka mulgikapsad is a traditional dish from Southern Estonia, consisting of pork, sauerkraut and barley (either pearl barley...