Do Finns usually make the Christmas casseroles themselves?

[mrshourula]

My sister-in-law and family spent christmas in Finland this year so it fell to me to make the traditional casseroles (for the first time!).

I made the carrot and rutabega casserole using the recipes from the Nordic Recipe Archive.

My husband said they tasted just like his old Finnish aunt used to make and then asked me to marry him (again) so I guess that's a fine recommendation of those recipes.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

[Juha H.]

Congrats, Mrs Hourula!

[enk]

I saw one use for those "foul green balls" in kotivinkki...they stuck them on a styrofoam type craft thing and made them into a Christmas tree.

I was trying to find the picture of the guy on IRC galleria when he
had stuck them to his bald head, but it seems he took it down

-enk

[Hank W.]

My husband said they tasted just like his old Finnish aunt used to make and then asked me to marry him (again) so I guess that's a fine recommendation of those recipes.

Should I go here with the "newlyweds and the porridge just as mom made it"?

[mrshourula]

Well, given that we've been married for 29 years, no newlywed stories are in order.

I was just surprised that a couple of casseroles made from root vegetables could inspire love! Are these recipes really some ancient love potions?

[mookoo]

Are these recipes really some ancient love potions?

Not if your husband is my husband and eats far too much of them and then falls asleep with an overfull belly.

I have tried both shredded carrot and mashed boiled carrot recipes with the rice and neither ever seemed to work well for me (never holds together, no matter what rice I use). So I tried a much different recipe this year from the Pirkka food magazine (it called for mannasuurimo, a.k.a cream of wheat, instead of rice), but alas Citymarket ran out of the organic porkkanasose needed for the recipe. So, I just bought some organic carrots then sliced 6 of them up and microwaved them with one or two tablespoons of butter until tender (about 10 minutes), then put all the ingredients in the blender. I think it had much more flavor than boiled carrots and the texture was so light and fluffy. It's definitely my favorite now! I will throw out all of those rice recipes and only use this one.

[raumagal]

I saw one use for those "foul green balls" in kotivinkki...they stuck them on a styrofoam type craft thing and made them into a Christmas tree.

I was trying to find the picture of the guy on IRC galleria when he
had stuck them to his bald head,

-enk

Now that's the Christmas spirit!! How funny!

[Hank W.]

Well, given that we've been married for 29 years, no newlywed stories are in order.

OK, lets fine-tune it...

A couple had been married for 29 years. Every Christmas the wife made traditional casseroles. Every year the husband sighed and said "its just not quite as momma made it". The wife tried different recipes, adding spices... but all the time she would hear her husband sigh and say "its just not quite as momma made it". So one Christmas the wife was tired and stressed and forgot the casseroles in the oven, so they burnt almost inedible. She slammed them on the table thinking "it doesn't really matter." The husband bit into the casserole and his eyes started sparkling... "My dear wife - I don't know how you accomplished it, but this is just as my momma made it!!!"



(the newlyweds version has morning porridge and it takes a week for her to "get it just like momma makes it")

[Hank W.]

Now that's the Christmas spirit!! How funny!

I've got an Easter pic with some girls short hair dyed green and the little toy chicklets in there so it resembles rairuoho.

[raumagal]

Now that's the Christmas spirit!! How funny!

I've got an Easter pic with some girls short hair dyed green and the little toy chicklets in there so it resembles rairuoho.

gotta love that!

[mrshourula]

So one Christmas the wife was tired and stressed and forgot the casseroles in the oven, so they burnt almost inedible. She slammed them on the table thinking "it doesn't really matter." The husband bit into the casserole and his eyes started sparkling... "My dear wife - I don't know how you accomplished it, but this is just as my momma made it!!!"[/i]



(the newlyweds version has morning porridge and it takes a week for her to "get it just like momma makes it")

That's the story -- only reversed. I think for years we've been eating it the way my sister-in-law makes it and, possibly, she's been making it "just like momma!"

The recipe I used produced a light, very flavorful almost souffle-like casserole. I must have done something wrong because it sure didn't taste like the dishes everyone has been describing

[karen]

I think my neighbors got some of those foul green candies for Christmas.
They returned my cookie plate in this condition:



enk, are you kids at home tomorrow to accept the gift?

[enk]

enk, are you kids at home tomorrow to accept the gift?

My kids were such little sh*ts today while the MIL was watching
them that they'll be lucky to get candy before they graduate
from high school.

But you can come over and chuck them at them, play a good
game of dodgekuula with them

-enk

[karen]

The tree is held together with toothpicks. We don't have to tell them that
before they bite into them if you don't want. Kidding!

Ds has a play date in the morning but later in the afternoon we could swing by and chuck it at them.

[enk]

The tree is held together with toothpicks. We don't have to tell them that
before they bite into them if you don't want. Kidding!

Ds has a play date in the morning but later in the afternoon we could swing by and chuck it at them.

They're went to their father's house for the weekend as the 3 little
pieces of paper say

-enk