Here in Finland we mark the start of lent with a stunning bun called laskiaispulla. I have put together my favourite (and most popular) bun recipes into a lovely little ebook, which includes my very favourite way to make laskiaispulla. I think you'll love it as well!

This week I'm sharing a recipe for possibly my fave Finnish pastry and a Sam Beckett love poem for Valentine's Day (aka Ystävänpäivä in Finland) Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/wilreidi...

This essay is dedicated to those who resist. open.substack.com/pub/wilreidi...

This week I have a story about listening and, well, this guy.... open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

The universe

This is delightful. And I needed delight today.

Help support a very indie writer AND get yourself a lovely ebook of delicious Nordic bun recipes full of pictures and very careful method descriptions. Still 33% off. Get yours here:

A first for me after 3 years of newsletter-writing, I'm re-sharing an essay I wrote 3 years ago when I had only a handful of subscribers. There's something about this one I’ve always been fond of.

This week's diary tells the story of a very Finnish Christmas. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

Bake something deliciously Nordic this Christmas. My new ebook (free to paid subs of my newsletter) is 1/3rd off: www.wilreidie.com/shop/p/ebook...

If you want to try something a bit different this Christmas...

I'm in my Finnish “home” town of Pori. If there's a more beautiful state-run swimming hall in existence anywhere I don't wanna know about it.

As well as a recipe I am in love with, a few thoughts on “good” and “bad” cuisines here. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

I'm opening up some cooking classes for Jan/Feb and they'd make a great gift for yourself or someone you love this Christmas. My goal is as much teaching you skills as it is teaching how to love being in the kitchen and to take joy from cooking. Check it out: www.wilreidie.com/cooking-clas...

You cannot even begin to know how much I need proper instruction on making Nordic buns.

Please bookmark this for when you're tired of heavy meaty things in a week's time. It's absolutely lovely.

My new ebook features a collection of very Nordic cakes, buns and pastries inspired as much by my years in Michelin kitchens as they are home baking with my family. Paid subs to my newsletter get it free or you can buy it here: www.wilreidie.com/shop/p/ebook...

I've published a recipe ebook featuring the ten most popular Nordic buns, cakes and pastries from 3 years of my newsletter. These are the ones my readers have really enjoyed the most and now they're all together in a lovely package. Check it out. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

This week's post is a big collection of the ways I do Christmas lunch. Hopefully there's something here that helps make yours easier or more delicious. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

If you read my newsletter, you might have noticed I pretty much focus on vegetarian recipes these days. But I’ll be cooking a turkey at Christmas, and I’m excited to share with you how I’ll be making it. I hope it helps.

I've made an ebook featuring my most popular Nordic bun and pastry recipes from 3 years of writing recoveringlinecook.com. I'll soon be giving it free to paid subscribers as a thank you for helping me afford to spend slightly fewer Saturday nights away from my family in restaurant kitchens.

A bean “stew” with loads of dill and chives, topped with a light as air British dumpling filled with smoked cheese. It's pretty much a taste of Finnish midsummer in the dark of winter. I'll share the recipe on my newsletter during the festive season. Subscribe here: www.recoveringlinecook.com

My report on an attempted visit to the legalised vampires of south-west Finland. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

I do not post a lot because I have zero posting energy but I do have a dope newsletter with very cool member benefits :) and I write books and teach :) it’s all here!!! www.aliciakennedy.news

This week I made the mistake of thinking my son loved me enough to write a book about me. For that and other embarrassments, read my diary… open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

This week I’m thinking about leggings, being taught Finnish by my 6 year old, and “standing dicks”. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/how-to-fai...

My latest "How to Fail at Being Finnish" diary entry is live. This week I'm thinking about beards, being jealous of my daughter, and whether bears really do shit in the woods. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

I've started publishing a diary on my little newsletter. This first entry details my return to language school, my fear of local teens, and why important things aren't easy. Hope you enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

Do you like kale? This is for you. If you don't like kale, it's probably for you as well. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

Notes on fishing with a traditional Finnish fish trap. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/how-to-dre...

I went to watch Bob Dylan in Helsinki last week and this is my write-up. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/bob-dylan-...

"Onni ei tule etsien, vaan eläen" is a Finnish proverb that translates as "happiness doesn't come from searching, it comes from living". I talk about it and 3 other wonderful Finnish proverbs in this week's edition of the newsletter.

I remember reading this in Best American Food Writing. It's a beautiful piece.

Meanwhile, my newsletter today is about Beckett, Heidegger, and Finnish idioms. I'm writing for a huge niche here. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

Finnish dallaspulla. In American terms, kind of a cross between a cinnamon roll and a cheese danish . The extra sugar on the right isn't traditional, but it's replacing some that I forgot to include at the rolling stage (and it fact it was unnecessary). [On-line class by @wilreidie.bsky.social ]

Can you believe it's that day again? Yes it's Finno-Swedish National Cinnamon Bun Day. To mark the occasion, not only am I taking my treasured cinnamon bun recipe from behind paywall, but I also added a short video to it demo-ing my shaping methods. Enjoy.

I want to introduce more people to the joys of a Finnish bun called Dallaspulla. It's like a cheesecake in bun form and totally delicious. I've worked hard to make my recipe perfect and I really hope some of you try it out.

My monthly veg series hits autumn and it shows off a dish I really love. Featuring: Salt baking big veg Panko breadcrumb turned up to 11 with dried mushrooms One of my very favourite potato sides This is my kind of simple food.

Also, a few of my readers have booked classes as gifts for kids/teens since I launched them this summer and they have been some of my favourite classes so far. If you want to give a keen young cook a really unique gift then I'd love to help out!

Earlier this year I started offering my readers 1 to 1 online cooking classes, and judging by the feedback from students it may be one of the best things I've ever decided to do. If you're keen on learning something new in the kitchen, I'd love to hear from you. All details here...

I went to my old restaurant in Stockholm for the first time in 5 years and this is how I felt. open.substack.com/pub/recoveri...

Vibes: youtu.be/bJLMsHjCAsA?...

This is the kind of veg heavy dish I would make for staff food in my full time restaurant cooking days. Now I'm more likely to be feeding it to my wife and kids. Vegetarian and delicious. Hope you like it. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/things-to-...

If you want to spend a few hours online with me, 1-to-1, and benefit from my decade of cooking in restaurant kitchens, click below to find out more. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/1-on-1-wit...

My latest and free to read: a lovely recipe for courgette, blue cheese and caramelised onion pasta gratin. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/things-to-...

Rylan makes a deeply profound observation that idiots landing at Heathrow having forgotten their passport back at the holiday hotel are indeed treated differently to asylum seekers.

These look so much fun!

Another call for a new story I sent out through my newsletter Wil Reidie's Weekly Catastrophe. Read for free and if you like it subscribe for more. www.wilreidie.com/prince-and-t...

My autumn online cooking classes are now open. If you want to spend time with me (restaurant cook with 10 years' experience) to learn something new and have fun doing it, then check out my update page and read what happy students have said so far. www.recoveringlinecook.com/p/1-on-1-wit...