Annele.Sovijärvi
@asovij.bsky.social
I love visual arts,literature, poetry,travelling,music,ballet,
pinball playing,learning languages. I cook and bake in a bohemian way: no fuss,more joy!
pinball playing,learning languages. I cook and bake in a bohemian way: no fuss,more joy!
December is already here, but I can't get into the Christmas spirit without snow. The wreath on the door lights up the front yard.
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
December is already here, but I can't get into the Christmas spirit without snow. The wreath on the door lights up the front yard.
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
+5˚C today. Mondays always feel somehow depressing, especially when the weather is rainy and grey. Food always brightens a day!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
+5˚C today. Mondays always feel somehow depressing, especially when the weather is rainy and grey. Food always brightens a day!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
Hubby and I were watching sports.The cold drizzle and windy weather weren't very inviting, so hubby and I skipped our evening walk.
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hubby and I were watching sports.The cold drizzle and windy weather weren't very inviting, so hubby and I skipped our evening walk.
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
This Sunday, there're many different winter sports events on offer on tv: cross-country skiing, biathlon and mogul skiing. ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This Sunday, there're many different winter sports events on offer on tv: cross-country skiing, biathlon and mogul skiing. ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
+4˚C today. This winter has been very gloomy. It's a bit challenging for orchids, even though I have special lamps for them.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
+4˚C today. This winter has been very gloomy. It's a bit challenging for orchids, even though I have special lamps for them.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
This Independence Day made me think about how important it's to appreciate everyday life. It's also important to dream, take a break from worrying,to live in the moment and stop thinking too much about tomorrow.
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This Independence Day made me think about how important it's to appreciate everyday life. It's also important to dream, take a break from worrying,to live in the moment and stop thinking too much about tomorrow.
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
The daylight was so scarce that it looked like kaamos again. It offers a great opportunity to watch our Finnish war classic: The Unknown Soldier on Netflix. 🇫🇮💙🤍
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The daylight was so scarce that it looked like kaamos again. It offers a great opportunity to watch our Finnish war classic: The Unknown Soldier on Netflix. 🇫🇮💙🤍
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
+5˚C today. Another gloomy and rainy day! ☔️
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
+5˚C today. Another gloomy and rainy day! ☔️
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I was dreaming of a simple bowl of pea soup and crêpes this week.
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I was dreaming of a simple bowl of pea soup and crêpes this week.
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
More Finnish things: korvapuusti, (it literally means a slap on the ear) a cinnamon roll and smoked lampreys. 🇫🇮
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More Finnish things: korvapuusti, (it literally means a slap on the ear) a cinnamon roll and smoked lampreys. 🇫🇮
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
+2ºC today. More Finnish things: a Karelian pirog, served with egg butter and a ceramic fox figurine aka Foxy, my Avatar, designed by Raili Eerola in the 60s.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
+2ºC today. More Finnish things: a Karelian pirog, served with egg butter and a ceramic fox figurine aka Foxy, my Avatar, designed by Raili Eerola in the 60s.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
I read an old Finnish cookbook from 1947. The post-war era was clearly visible in the recipes. Sugar and many ingredients were rationed. We only had pickles in the winter.
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I read an old Finnish cookbook from 1947. The post-war era was clearly visible in the recipes. Sugar and many ingredients were rationed. We only had pickles in the winter.
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
Here’s more Finnish specialties worth tasting: sausages seasoned with liquorice root from my hometown Kouvola and tar-tasting cold smoked rainbow trout. 🖤🐟
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, avocado, tomatoes, orange, melons, bell pepper. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, avocado, tomatoes, orange, melons, bell pepper. 🍜
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here’s more Finnish specialties worth tasting: sausages seasoned with liquorice root from my hometown Kouvola and tar-tasting cold smoked rainbow trout. 🖤🐟
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, avocado, tomatoes, orange, melons, bell pepper. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, avocado, tomatoes, orange, melons, bell pepper. 🍜
+5˚C today. More Finnish products: dark, sourdough rye bread, voted as our national dish and spruce tip mullet wine (nonalcoholic).
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with Oltermanni cheese, avocado, grapes and Jamón Serrano and baked cottage cheese, orange, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with Oltermanni cheese, avocado, grapes and Jamón Serrano and baked cottage cheese, orange, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
+5˚C today. More Finnish products: dark, sourdough rye bread, voted as our national dish and spruce tip mullet wine (nonalcoholic).
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with Oltermanni cheese, avocado, grapes and Jamón Serrano and baked cottage cheese, orange, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with Oltermanni cheese, avocado, grapes and Jamón Serrano and baked cottage cheese, orange, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
This week is our Independence Day. I'm trying to focus on Finnish products and foods. This time, quark pies and tar/liquorice candies.
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, persimmon, bell pepper, egg, grapes, blood grapefruit, melons, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, persimmon, bell pepper, egg, grapes, blood grapefruit, melons, radishes. 🍜
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This week is our Independence Day. I'm trying to focus on Finnish products and foods. This time, quark pies and tar/liquorice candies.
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, persimmon, bell pepper, egg, grapes, blood grapefruit, melons, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, persimmon, bell pepper, egg, grapes, blood grapefruit, melons, radishes. 🍜
+5˚C today. Not much daylight in sight, not even enough to take a pic. Today we’re treated to biathlon from Östersund Sweden.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, persimmon and pork/mushroom sausage, grapes and grapefruit, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, persimmon and pork/mushroom sausage, grapes and grapefruit, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
+5˚C today. Not much daylight in sight, not even enough to take a pic. Today we’re treated to biathlon from Östersund Sweden.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, persimmon and pork/mushroom sausage, grapes and grapefruit, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, persimmon and pork/mushroom sausage, grapes and grapefruit, watermelon, coffee. 🍜
The drizzle continued all day. Huby needed some fresh air, so we went for an evening walk. We were hungry and saw people coming out of our local pub with pizza boxes... We thought there was no point in carrying and cooling pizza when there was a more practical way... 🥰🤣
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The drizzle continued all day. Huby needed some fresh air, so we went for an evening walk. We were hungry and saw people coming out of our local pub with pizza boxes... We thought there was no point in carrying and cooling pizza when there was a more practical way... 🥰🤣
The gloomy day needed some light, so I wrapped the wreath with some little Santa lamps to brighten it up.
🧑🎄 🎄✨
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, cherry tomatoes, apple, grapes, orange, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, blue cheese and Brie.
🧑🎄 🎄✨
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, cherry tomatoes, apple, grapes, orange, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, blue cheese and Brie.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The gloomy day needed some light, so I wrapped the wreath with some little Santa lamps to brighten it up.
🧑🎄 🎄✨
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, cherry tomatoes, apple, grapes, orange, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, blue cheese and Brie.
🧑🎄 🎄✨
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, cherry tomatoes, apple, grapes, orange, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, blue cheese and Brie.
+4˚C today. December started with a light drizzle. I put a Christmas wreath on the door. I needed to hear Alan Rickman's soothing voice, so I watched Sense and Sensibility.
For breakfast : sourdough rye bread with cucumber, smoked pork loin and Brie, grapes, persimmon and coffee. 🍜
For breakfast : sourdough rye bread with cucumber, smoked pork loin and Brie, grapes, persimmon and coffee. 🍜
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
+4˚C today. December started with a light drizzle. I put a Christmas wreath on the door. I needed to hear Alan Rickman's soothing voice, so I watched Sense and Sensibility.
For breakfast : sourdough rye bread with cucumber, smoked pork loin and Brie, grapes, persimmon and coffee. 🍜
For breakfast : sourdough rye bread with cucumber, smoked pork loin and Brie, grapes, persimmon and coffee. 🍜
The sunny and bright Sunday turned into drizzle, so we had a great excuse to watch more winter sports on TV and relax.
I didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I thawed a rainbow trout fillet and made a simple, creamy soup.🍜
I didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I thawed a rainbow trout fillet and made a simple, creamy soup.🍜
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The sunny and bright Sunday turned into drizzle, so we had a great excuse to watch more winter sports on TV and relax.
I didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I thawed a rainbow trout fillet and made a simple, creamy soup.🍜
I didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I thawed a rainbow trout fillet and made a simple, creamy soup.🍜
World CupRuka Nordic continues today: cross country skiing, ski jumping and biathlon. Ruka offers a bit challenging weather conditions, wind and icy tracks.
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, pear, grapes, orange, kiwi, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, pear, grapes, orange, kiwi, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, cheeses. 🍜
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
World CupRuka Nordic continues today: cross country skiing, ski jumping and biathlon. Ruka offers a bit challenging weather conditions, wind and icy tracks.
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, pear, grapes, orange, kiwi, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, pear, grapes, orange, kiwi, honeydew melon, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, cheeses. 🍜
-2˚C today. Amaryllises are basking in the bright sun. One of the stems was bent this morning, so I cut it and put it in a vase.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes and horseradish spread, cold smoked reindeer and orange, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes and horseradish spread, cold smoked reindeer and orange, pear, coffee. 🍜
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
-2˚C today. Amaryllises are basking in the bright sun. One of the stems was bent this morning, so I cut it and put it in a vase.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes and horseradish spread, cold smoked reindeer and orange, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes and horseradish spread, cold smoked reindeer and orange, pear, coffee. 🍜
Hubby and I watched winter sports for hours today. It was raining so, we skipped our evening walk and grocery shopping.
For dinner: I had some chicken fillets in the freezer. I thawed and pan fried them and made a creamy peppercorn/orange/curry sauce, mash and a side salad. 🍜
For dinner: I had some chicken fillets in the freezer. I thawed and pan fried them and made a creamy peppercorn/orange/curry sauce, mash and a side salad. 🍜
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hubby and I watched winter sports for hours today. It was raining so, we skipped our evening walk and grocery shopping.
For dinner: I had some chicken fillets in the freezer. I thawed and pan fried them and made a creamy peppercorn/orange/curry sauce, mash and a side salad. 🍜
For dinner: I had some chicken fillets in the freezer. I thawed and pan fried them and made a creamy peppercorn/orange/curry sauce, mash and a side salad. 🍜