• Traditional English Christmas Cake

    I cannot understand myself sometimes. The apartment is already full of all kinds of treats, but I am not done! There is still one thing I want to bake, and I will do it today! (I am very happy that there is a workplace full of sweet-toothed coworkers waiting…) This post was actually planned already…

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  • The Day of Anna, Thus Baking

    Happy name day to myself! I’ve written about the special status of my name day before as well, but here we are again. To repeat the basics: the Day of Anna has been celebrated for a long time in Finland, although not so much nowadays. This day has traditionally been significant because of the darkness…

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  • Gingerbread

    Gingerbread

    Apologies for not writing in so many days in a row. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to or lacked things to share—I’ve just had so much on my plate lately, and it’s left me feeling a bit drained. I think I’m still recovering from my recent travels as well. This week has been incredibly…

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  • January always feels so long.

    There are so many memes about the length of the first month of the year. I get every single one of them. Seriously, how can one month feel like forever every single year? It is not that I don’t like winter; I do. But the darkness, the cold, and not being able to spend enough…

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  • Trying out new recipes broadens your views.

    Baking all kinds of treats is a crucial part of Christmas! I have already baked carrot cake and gingerbread, but I decided it was time to try something new. I did not have to search far; because of my language studies, new suggestions introduced me to this Austrian treat called Linzer torte! As is my…

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