Tag: Dinner Party
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Mini Gingerbread cakes for Christmas
Christmas cakes (makes 4 or 5 servings) 1 tub (200g) cream cheese 1 d sugar 1 tub (200g) gingerbread flavoured quark (if you don’t have this available in your country, whipped cream works too.) 3 gelatin leaves 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 vanilla pod black currants, frosting sugar and thyme twig for garnishing oil for…
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Dinner Party
it was a beautiful much needed evening, I had a few of my girls over for dinner when Lucas was away with daddy at his summer place. Eventhough it was hard to say bye to Lucas when they left, I can say it did good for me to just focus on something else other than…
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Girls Crayfish Party
‘Hold on to traditions to make amazing memories’ It has been that time of year again for the traditional girl’s crayfish party that we started maybe 3 years ago. The setting is intimate as we are such a small group and we just listen to music, dance on chairs and talk about what’s going on…
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Dinner Party Mode
Dinner party coming up in a few hours time… The weekend is here and today I’m going to have a ladies dinner party followed up by a night away of dancing! I’ve picked up some beautiful flowers from my favourite boutique, I love the delicate bouquet and the soft blend of harmonic colours. My early…
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Spring Style Roasted Garlic & Parsnip Soup
The last days have been just beautiful and sunny, the streets are dry and the snow has melted away and the days are longer and brighter. Asparagus and large bushes of herbs have arrived into stores along with all kinds of Spring vegetables so I decided to put that into good use. This roasted garlic…
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Cream cheese Blinis
Thinking about what to serve for tomorrow as the year changes ? A few days ago we made some mini cream cheese “blinis” that work well with all kinds of fish and seafood or in contrary some dessert cheese and figs. These tiny delights also make a gorgeous fancy breakfast in bed with a glass…
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Ladies who brunch
I love hosting a brunch or dinner, the idea of creating an experience that begins from setting the table, arranging flowers and making sure the menu flows. It is all in the preparations and little details that makes for a smooth relaxing setting, it gives me great pleasure to see others enjoying something I’ve done.…
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Summer Cocktail on my mind.
Summer drink on my mind… As many of you know, 1st of May is a big deal in Finland, it’s a huge day of celebration where traditionally everyone gathers for brunch in the park but since we live right on site, we’re having friends over. I wanted to share a refreshing cocktail idea for the…