Food – Blue Moment

Day 114: Räyh!

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Activities, Alanna, Helsinki, KiaraTagged 365 Project, Activities, Alanna, Food, Helsinki, KiaraLeave a comment

Girls’s night out.

For dinner, Alanna and Kiara chose a sushi – one of their all-time favourites.

After dinner, we headed to a Hevisaurus Musical. I think Hevisaurus is a concept that could really only exist in Finland… Its a band dressed up as dinosaurs, playing heavy metal for kids. And they are pretty good too!

Alanna especially was into every song. She knew the words to half of them and danced passionately to the rest.

As did most of the audience.

I am not sure if I’ve ever seen that many 5-8 year olds headbanging before.

Räyh! is their best song. Or the ballad, ‘Goodnight, Last of the Mammoths’ (Hyvää yötä, viimeinen mammutti). Both are worth a listen.

Day 107: Prawn Bao

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Posted in 365 Project, CookingTagged 365 Project, FoodLeave a comment

The problem with a lot of street food is that it is meant to be quick in large quantities. It is often surprisingly time-consuming to cook for just a few.

Take baos, for example. Making the dough, letting it rise, steaming the buns… not exactly a quick meal.

So that’s when you cheat.

The secret is finding the right ingredients that take you 80% there. In Finland, store-bought baos work great when fillings are flavorful enough.

Naans – not so much.

Day 103: The First Is The Best

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Espoo, Family, OutdoorsTagged 365 Project, family, Finland, Food, Outdoors, SummerLeave a comment

The first ice cream of the summer!

Well, of course,we have had ice cream in the past months. Actually, in the past week. But not from an ice cream kiosk. (At least, not most of them. A mall kiosk does not quite count.) And we had not eaten any outside. (Almost none) And nothing in our T-shirts, with the sun shining.

Hard to explain why, but this was definitely the first ice cream of the summer. And it was great.