The long Nordic winter season is punctuated by delicious culinary feasts – Christmas shining as the brightest star. Any excuse to get creative in the kitchen and gather our nearest and dearest around the table brings light in the middle of the dark. An alluring, shimmering elegance points the way to a winter wonderland. This is your chance to taste genuine seasonal delicacies! For a pre-Christmas cocktail party, finesse slices of archipelago bread with piquant apple & whitefish tartar and vegetable carpaccio. Celebrate the New Year by decking the table with blinis. After a day in the snow on Shrove Tuesday, there’s nothing like tucking into classic salmon soup and cream-filled ‘semla’. Decorate the festive table with a wreath of evergreens and serve up some creamy artichoke soup, gin & beetroot cured salmon, a new take on Finnish ‘rosolli’ salad and parmesan & thyme broccoli. How about some velvety cardamom cake, mouth-watering gingerbread tiramisu or sea buckthorn cheesecake for dessert?Green. The color of this book is without a doubt green. This tome is full of blooming houseplants that will make you crave more greenery at home. But how do you take care of the plants? Don´t worry, in this book you´ll find easy and concise care instructions for over 50 elegant houseplants. The houseplants in this book live in wonderful places. Leaf through the pages and get inspired by the beautiful homes, inventive home decor solutions and great atmosphere. On the pages of the book you can peek into more than 30 individual finnish homes.