Old-School Iron

Here you are, the recipes for august and september methinks…
Recipe 1: Tuna “salad”:
You will notice I use the term ’salad’ quite loosely here, much in the same way that a Real Greek salad (away from the tourist attractions) actually doesn’t contain a single leaf of said vegetable.
1 can tuna (in water!!)
1 tomato
1 tbsp […]

Here we go. Another recipe of somewhat traditional scandinavian food for you.
This one is called “Pyttipannu” in Finnish and “Pyttipanna” in Swedish. What it means is more or less “stuff in the frying pan”.
You will need a few boiled (cold) potatoes, a couple onions and some good quality sausage. I’m unsure as to what […]

I know I missed february’s recipe of the month, but I was hoping I might make up for it.
This is a recipe I think most have eaten at some point or another in various forms, but this is my Mom’s version. What to call it… Hmm. We referred to it as “sörsseli” which might best […]

I almost forgot having a recipe up this month!
Therefore, (in thundering voice) Behold: the first recipe of the New Year! (end of thundering voice)
Anyway, this is a nice marinade I cooked up that worked wonders on pork, and did okay on beef as well…
Here goes:
Get a coffee cup or other smallish […]

Meat casserole á la Måns
This is my adaptation of a brazilian meat dish.
You’ll need:
1, 7 kg (3, 74 lbs) lean beef
2-3 paprikas (bell peppers), any color or one of each if you want to add color to the dish
4-5 tomatoes (or 1 tin of mashed tomatoes)
Rice, any kind will do although I’m kind of partial […]

Ok, world! Get a load of this!
This is my grandma’s recipe for in-the-oven pancake. This is the common pancake (=pannukakku) in Finland. There are literally hundreds of different versions of these, some which are salty and others (like this one) that are more suited for desserts… I might even translate some of those […]