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"Here's a very traditional Finnish bread recipe. Typically this would be made into rolls, but no reason you couldn't make it into a loaf too. It has a great orange-yellow colour and a mild carrot flavour. It's from my trusty baking book Suuri Leivontakirja - Kotilieden parhaat leivonnaiset."

Ingredients: wheat bran, honey, milk...

"Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005. Recipe is from Moosewood. My cookbook says this will go well as a side with Mushroom Pie"

Ingredients: boiling onions, molasses...

"My mother-in-law is from Finland. She makes these little crepes for the grandchildren as a treat. They are great when served with sugar, jam or preserves. My husband and I make them with buttermilk, but my MIL uses regular milk. Your choice, depending on the flavor you like the most."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"This recipe comes from my mother - originally called Emäsalo chicken salad, but I'll spare you for pronouncing that! - and was published in their sailing club's cookbook. She makes it for the boat, but it's a perfect make-ahead picnic food for land too!"

Ingredients: roasted sunflower seeds, cucumbers...

"This recipe for rye bread makes a medium-sized, heavy loaf. It is great served with butter, mustard, and cold meats. It's also delicious when toasted in the morning, and spread with lashings of butter and honey. Mmmm!"

Ingredients: compressed yeast, rye meal...

"This is from "Best of Finnish Cooking." I haven't made it yet. It's usually served with roasts."

Ingredients: rutabagas, salt and pepper...

"This is from "Sundays at Moosewood," with a few minor changes. The recipe as written calls for pressed tofu, but I like to freeze the tofu instead. When it's thawed and the moisture has been squeezed out, the texture changes to chewy and firm, rather than slippery and mushy. I always use the one-pound blocks stored in water, rather than..."

Ingredients: dried dill, ground allspice...

"You don't get much more traditional Finnish food than pea soup on every Thurday followed by an oven pancake with strawberry jam. The tradition stems from times when Friday was a Catholic fast day so on Thursdays you needed to eat something that would keep you going for an extra day."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried peas...

"This is a beautiful and delicious vegetable soup! Everyone at my home loves it, and guests always ask for the recipe. Don't be thrown off by the radishes...they do not have a strong taste in the soup at all, and have a wonderful taste when cooked in the soup. You can top it with shredded cheese if you like...Serve with crusty french bread or..."

Ingredients: cream, dried dill, egg yolks...

"Traditional style bread from the river Kalajoki area in Ostrobothnia, Finland."

Ingredients: milk, salt, barley flour...

"From Cook.com, for ZWT#6"

Ingredients: cucumbers, dried dill weed...

"I got this from my finish work pal Riina, we got them at work one day and they were so tasty that i requested the recipe. I came come and started baking right away. DH loved them too so they are a real winner in our family."

Ingredients: rolled oats, vanilla, flour...

"This is from "The Best of Finnish Cooking." The author wanted to put together all of her Finnish recipes so that her sons could continue the family traditions and have those wonderful things to eat. This soup is a specialty of Western Finland. I haven't made it yet. Times are just guesstimates because I have no idea how long it would..."

Ingredients: dried marjoram, rutabagas...

"My sister made this for breakfast while hubby and I visited with her Labor Day Weekend on a small island off the coast of Maine. She served with fresh picked raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries."

Ingredients: eggs, maple syrup, milk...