Comments on: Rachaelin “You Won’t Be Single for Long” Penne alla Vodka http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/ Slow food, no drama. Antti & Anna, Finnish siblings blog about food. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:17:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Anna Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:09:14 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-165 Pille, I'm so hooked on your penne & vodka (substituting sour cream and thai chili&garlic paste) that I actually had go out to the liquor store and get a bottle of Stolichnaya. I know, I know... but all other vodkas came in humongous 1l bottles. Pille, I’m so hooked on your penne & vodka (substituting sour cream and thai chili&garlic paste) that I actually had go out to the liquor store and get a bottle of Stolichnaya. I know, I know… but all other vodkas came in humongous 1l bottles.

]]> By: Pille http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Pille Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:53:48 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-158 That's such a cruel joke, Anna! lol:) [I must confess I only got the "I think I've seen everything there is to SEE in life" on the second reading:] That’s such a cruel joke, Anna! lol:)
[I must confess I only got the "I think I've seen everything there is to SEE in life" on the second reading:]

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Anna Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:20:50 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-125 It's all about crappy hair - an unfortunate trait shared by Estonians and Finns alike I fear. My hair is so fine that NYC hairdressers would fry it into a crisp in a heartbeat. (Did I mention I live in Harlem?) So I jet back and forth between JFK and Helsinki to keep my hair looking awful in the normative Finnish way ;) I *could* find Polish and Russian hair salons in the outer boroughs, but, well... you know... Re: Viru valge vs. Finlandia. Apparently, Norwegians have a lot of jokes about Finns. (Sad, yes...) Here is one: Two Finns are weathering a blizzard in a shed. Soon, they run out of liquid reinforcements. However, it is their lucky day: they find a dusty old bottle tucked between two hay bales. They cheer. The label on the bottle says: Methanol. They curse. Then they look at each other: "Actually, I think I have seen everything there is to see in life." --- "Kippis." It’s all about crappy hair - an unfortunate trait shared by Estonians and Finns alike I fear. My hair is so fine that NYC hairdressers would fry it into a crisp in a heartbeat. (Did I mention I live in Harlem?) So I jet back and forth between JFK and Helsinki to keep my hair looking awful in the normative Finnish way ;) I *could* find Polish and Russian hair salons in the outer boroughs, but, well… you know…

Re: Viru valge vs. Finlandia. Apparently, Norwegians have a lot of jokes about Finns. (Sad, yes…) Here is one:

Two Finns are weathering a blizzard in a shed. Soon, they run out of liquid reinforcements. However, it is their lucky day: they find a dusty old bottle tucked between two hay bales. They cheer. The label on the bottle says: Methanol. They curse. Then they look at each other: “Actually, I think I have seen everything there is to see in life.” — “Kippis.”

]]> By: Peter Elk http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Peter Elk Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:55:10 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-124 It's not henna; it's beet color. It’s not henna; it’s beet color.

]]> By: Pille http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Pille Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:41:07 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-123 Personally, I think "Saaremaa viin" or "Viru Valge" works best:) Though I'm the same - I don't drink it, but now I can at least cook with it.. Maybe we should organise a vodka cook-off? And curiously, henna is big in Estonia as well. An English friend of mine visited a few years ago and asked me afterwards, what's this red hair all about:) Personally, I think “Saaremaa viin” or “Viru Valge” works best:) Though I’m the same - I don’t drink it, but now I can at least cook with it.. Maybe we should organise a vodka cook-off?
And curiously, henna is big in Estonia as well. An English friend of mine visited a few years ago and asked me afterwards, what’s this red hair all about:)

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Anna Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:23:08 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-122 Of course it's going to be me - who else?... My husband has just moved back to Finland. He is going through reverse acculturation shock and sharing his impressions over the phone ("Kaikki helsinkiläiset pukeutuu koko ajan goretexiin ja Fjällravenin ja niin kuin ne olisi menossa jonnekin laavulle." "Suomalaisilta naisilta pitäis lailla kieltää hiusvärien käyttö. Niillä on vain kaksi hiustyyliä - henna ja skunkki. Molemmat näyttää kaameilta ohuissa hiuksissa."). Pille, I'm definitely going to give your penne & vodka recipe a try, I have the dregs of a bottle of Finlandia (can any Finn resist the airport duty free???) in my fridge and, believe it or not, I'm not a big vodka drinker... Of course it’s going to be me - who else?… My husband has just moved back to Finland. He is going through reverse acculturation shock and sharing his impressions over the phone (”Kaikki helsinkiläiset pukeutuu koko ajan goretexiin ja Fjällravenin ja niin kuin ne olisi menossa jonnekin laavulle.” “Suomalaisilta naisilta pitäis lailla kieltää hiusvärien käyttö. Niillä on vain kaksi hiustyyliä - henna ja skunkki. Molemmat näyttää kaameilta ohuissa hiuksissa.”).

Pille, I’m definitely going to give your penne & vodka recipe a try, I have the dregs of a bottle of Finlandia (can any Finn resist the airport duty free???) in my fridge and, believe it or not, I’m not a big vodka drinker…

]]> By: Pille http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Pille Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:45:12 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-121 Anna, you have a wild imagination;-) Are you voluntairing, or do you have a suitable Finnish candidate in mind? And using stockings to make up a teabag or drain your pasta is definitely unhygienic & violating every possible health code:-) Anna, you have a wild imagination;-) Are you voluntairing, or do you have a suitable Finnish candidate in mind?
And using stockings to make up a teabag or drain your pasta is definitely unhygienic & violating every possible health code:-)

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Anna Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:26:33 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-120 Ehdotus suomalaisversioksi Rachelista: vihreänkalpea luomunainen, jolla on ohut joko hampuksi hennattu tai skunkkiraidoitettu tukka, häärää ympäriinsä puuterinvärisisä rintsikoissa ja risoissa nailonsukkahousuissa (jotka pannaan sittemmin Niksi-Pirkan ohjeistamaan uusiokäyttöön esimerkiksi makaronilävikkönä tai teesihtinä). Katsos kun karjalanpaistia äheltäessä tulee keittiössä kuuma ;) Ehdotus suomalaisversioksi Rachelista: vihreänkalpea luomunainen, jolla on ohut joko hampuksi hennattu tai skunkkiraidoitettu tukka, häärää ympäriinsä puuterinvärisisä rintsikoissa ja risoissa nailonsukkahousuissa (jotka pannaan sittemmin Niksi-Pirkan ohjeistamaan uusiokäyttöön esimerkiksi makaronilävikkönä tai teesihtinä). Katsos kun karjalanpaistia äheltäessä tulee keittiössä kuuma ;)

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Antti Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:11:57 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-119 Kappas, sä avaat ihan uusia näkökulmia tuohon kuvaan. Mä näin vaan kaks hottia tsiksiä :P Kappas, sä avaat ihan uusia näkökulmia tuohon kuvaan. Mä näin vaan kaks hottia tsiksiä :P

]]> By: Daddalie http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Daddalie Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:41:36 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-118 Eiks toi kalkkunan paistaminen rintsikoihin pukeutuneena oo jonkinlainen health code violtation? Ja tollasissa korkkareissa? Vaadimme Yhdysvaltoja korvaamaan tytselin ohjelman Patakakkosella! Ihan kansan omaksi parhaaksi! Eiks toi kalkkunan paistaminen rintsikoihin pukeutuneena oo jonkinlainen health code violtation? Ja tollasissa korkkareissa? Vaadimme Yhdysvaltoja korvaamaan tytselin ohjelman Patakakkosella! Ihan kansan omaksi parhaaksi!

]]> By: Chili&Vanília http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Chili&Vanília Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:28:37 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-117 Hi! Thanks for coming by at my blog! What a pitty that we don't understand eachothers languages..although I of course understand penne alla vodka and Rachel Ray too:)Great site!! Hi! Thanks for coming by at my blog! What a pitty that we don’t understand eachothers languages..although I of course understand penne alla vodka and Rachel Ray too:)Great site!!

]]> By: Polkkapossu http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Polkkapossu Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:33:10 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-116 God damn it :)= God damn it :)=

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Antti Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:00:39 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-115 Thanks, Anne :) Thanks, Anne :)

]]> By: Anne http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Anne Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:55:49 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-114 Ok, I can totally not read in Finnish - but that was one gorgeous pasta picture. :) Ok, I can totally not read in Finnish - but that was one gorgeous pasta picture. :)

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Antti Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:51:03 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-113 Pille, Good to see you here :) And no worries, I'm pretty sure most of the people here can read English. I don't have Nigella's "Feast", but I can't read the "Domestic Goddess" without drooling - and I mean the /food/ this time ;) The Maizena in the recipe was my own addition, as the consistency was a tad too watery for my taste. Pille,
Good to see you here :) And no worries, I’m pretty sure most of the people here can read English.
I don’t have Nigella’s “Feast”, but I can’t read the “Domestic Goddess” without drooling - and I mean the /food/ this time ;)
The Maizena in the recipe was my own addition, as the consistency was a tad too watery for my taste.

]]> By: Pille http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Pille Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:54:47 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-112 Mmm - I knew it must have been Antti and not Anna who posted these pictures:-) I found the pasta alla vodka recipe from Nigella Lawson's "Feast" early last summer, and have since been cooking it almost weekly (f.ex. http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2005/07/and-dash-of-vodka-please.html) - really easy and tasty. It's pretty much the same recipe, minus the chicken stock & Maizena.. PS Anteeksi että en kirjoita suomeksi:( Mmm - I knew it must have been Antti and not Anna who posted these pictures:-)
I found the pasta alla vodka recipe from Nigella Lawson’s “Feast” early last summer, and have since been cooking it almost weekly (f.ex. http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2005/07/and-dash-of-vodka-please.html) - really easy and tasty. It’s pretty much the same recipe, minus the chicken stock & Maizena..
PS Anteeksi että en kirjoita suomeksi:(

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Antti Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:39:20 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-111 Eiks kaikki naapurintytöt olekaan kotona tollasia?-) Eiks kaikki naapurintytöt olekaan kotona tollasia?-)

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Anna Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:29:27 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/02/09/rachaelin-you-wont-be-single-for-long-penne-alla-vodka/#comment-110 Sullon selvästi Valentinen päivä etuajassa... Noi FHM-kuvat kyllä jotenkin täysin vääristää Rachelin putipuhtoisen naapurintyttötyylin. Sullon selvästi Valentinen päivä etuajassa… Noi FHM-kuvat kyllä jotenkin täysin vääristää Rachelin putipuhtoisen naapurintyttötyylin.

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