Amazing October is
here! It will be a month of pumpkins, squashes, scary ghosts and a
lot of hygge cosying on the sofa under a blanket drinking hot
chocolate. I also have quite a lot of stuff to share with you that's
new in my kitchen, so let's get to it.
I
couldn't resist getting an artichoke as a vase flower,
as our local flower market had loads of them. It looks so cute in its
vase and has been going strong for a week now. I hope that it opens
up a bit soon. This is just my kind of flower! That pine cone picture in the background is also fairly new, a part of our apartment interior decor.
This
sort of seasonal produce like cauliflower and heritage
carrots have been in and out my
kitchen recently. I love the different colours of the cauliflower and
also the heritage carrots. I should be buying more of the colourful
beets, but I'm quite bad at cooking with them. I'll need to think of
some good beet recipes, as those root vegetables are all so tempting
at the moment.
Few
weeks ago this eco recycling bin for
food waste and biodegradable stuff was delivered to our home by the
city council. It contained biodegradeable bags as well, which you can
re-order free of charge later when you run out. The bin itself is
small in size and fits to our kitchen very well. I was so excited to
finally be able to recycle my food waste. For me it's not so much for
left-overs, but all the several vegetable stalks and peels etc. as we
cook so much with fresh vegetables. The best part is that we fuel a
local bus line with this waste, so cool!
Then
I have loads of stuff from Finland to
show you. I went to visit my family in Finland the other week, and
had to buy some of my favourite foods, and also some new products, to
take with me to Copenhagen. So here they are (almost all of them,
there's more...).
Oltermanni cheese and a very sharp
new cheese slicer –
Oltermanni is my favourite cheese, so it was only logical to take
some of it with
Pulled oats with tomato flavour –
a Finnish protein product that I've also written about in the blog
previously
Härkis –
a broad bean protein product in tex mex and original flavours
Dried protein products –
broad bean and pea crunches
Different rye breads and oat
crackers
Copenhagen chocolate by Fazer –
Finnish white chocolate with raspberry and liquorice to represent the
taste of Copenhagen
Have
a good week!
Your
VegHog
Ooh! The colourful cauliflower and carrots photo is great!
ReplyDeleteThe broad bean protein items look interesting as do the pulled oats
Thank you very much Belinda! I managed to catch a good light for that photo. I'm looking forward to cooking with all these nice products.
DeleteUsing an artichoke as a decorative floral-sort of item is amusing, but once it opens up you can't repurpose it as a cooked food item. I haven't seen them in markets much lately, but I do like to eat them -- maybe could use one as a decoration for a bit before steaming it. All those other items are really unfamiliar to me, except the vegetables.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I don't think that I will cook that artichoke later, but it seems to stay good looking for ages in a vase, so that's really good. I admit that I had many weird Finnish items in the post, which would be unfamiliar to most.
DeleteLove the colours of the seasonal produce. And def. lots of very interesting new things in your kitchen, i like that the council do a recycle food waste bin, we have one too but as we compost at home we hardly use the services, but it is a good initiative and way forward.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit too excited about the bin perhaps, but it is so good. I can't believe how empty my main kitchen bin stays now!
DeleteHi, Veg Hog! I looked up the definition of "hygge" and simply loved it. Happy Hygge-ing! I also enjoyed your array of IMK goodies this month. One of my treasured utensils is a cheese slicer from my mother-in-law (made by Bjorklund in Norway); paper-thin slices of cheese are a delight. Glad to learn you're enjoying your favorite! STUNNING pic of your cauliflower and carrots... and yay for your new recycling bin. I toss my veggie peelings and trimmings out the back door for Peter Rabbit to eat for lack of such an innovation. :)
ReplyDeleteHygge is always good, but especially in this season! I'm also a big fan of thin cheese slices, and this slicer is really super sharp. I'm so happy that you liked the selection!
DeleteI'm in love with the beautiful colours of the cauliflower and heirloom carrots Veg Hog. Simply gorgeous! I love that your food scraps fuel a local bus, they should encourage that here in Australia. x
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Thank you very much! I also like the thought of the bus running on our veg peels and so on. :)
Deletewow to that chocolate - sounds amazing - and quite jealous of your biodegradable bags. Am curious to know if those protein products are widely available in Finland or just in your favourite health food shop! And enjoy all the autumn produce (I am the same about beetroot)
ReplyDeleteThe protein products are now widely available in any grocery store in Finland, obviously some are better stocked than others. I got all of this in the village supermarket in my old hometown. However these products only started trending big time a couple of years ago and then became available in the normal shops. But it's really good. That's why I always buy so much stuff to take with, as it's so easy to find and readily available. :)
DeleteWow, I love the look of Härkis – a broad bean protein product in tex mex and original flavours!
ReplyDeleteIt's really good. I just now made some veggie sauseges with it and will post that dish soon.
DeleteThank you very much for your comment Shari!