Katheryn Kangas

If you want to try Finnish foods, here's of the most loved soup in most homes. Interestingly, I had this soup when I was in Ghana as prepared by their now husband . Interestingly, this was the soup that initiated our relationship (will tell the story some other time ); so for our #Suomi100 independence day celebrations today, 6th of December, we decided to have some thing as traditional and special to us like this cold smoked salmon soup. Hubby talked me trough preparing this soup (his recipe) and our special independence day lunch was just perfect. Here's a surprising simple and delicious reacipe for you to try. All you Need (Serves 4persons) Oil 1 small onion 2 garlic cloves 1 handful of sliced leeks 1 bay leaf 5 black peppercorns 1 vegetables stock cube 1 tspn ground black pepper 1 tspn white pepper 1 tspn dried dill 1 tspn salt 2-3 carrots 4-5 medium sized potatoes 200g cold smoked salmon 1dl cream ( optional and I used whipping cream) Salt to ...

Dinner time with family and I had just about 30 minutes to make this impromptu cravings of one of the popular foods from the Volta Region of Ghana. This okro soup was as lazy as boiling all my soup ingredients together, blended, back to saucepan, added in my spinach and frozen shrimps. For the #akple, I boiled water with a bit of vinegar and salt; added about a tablespoon of corn flour one at a time while stiring continually until a thick cooked dough was ready. I spice this with a delicious spice blend; Mother Lisbeth's Compliment Spice , which is a friend's spice product back in Ghana and it gave me that authentic Ghanaian flavor and was undeniably delicious. It really took me back to the streets of  the Volta Region of Ghana 😃. Here's my basic and simple recipe for you to try and do let me know when you do 😉. All you Need (Okro soup) 200g of frozen or fresh okro 1-2 habenero peppers 1/2 of a medium sized onion 1 inch size fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves 1 ...