The Hard Part

We are at the critical juncture-ish point in our residency. This week we have two of our meals, the "conceptual" ones. It feels like we need another week to do what we want, as it's been harder to make things happen than I anticipated with our lack of know-how here, but it will be nice when they're done to feel like we produced something, to have something tucked under our belt. Evelyn scored for us today with some hook-ups with local farmers and hunters which hopefully will come through, but we have to go to Tartu again tomorrow for supplies anyway. There are squashed mosquitoes all over our studio because we've been killing so many there's no point in bothering getting up to dispose of them, and our fireplace backed smoke all through the room tonight, but we did have a sweet session with a scythe in preperation...

I'm excited, but nervous, etc etc.
Here's our awesome breakfast from yesterday:

PANNKOOGID


Mari's recipe -
Take 1/2 L. of milk, crack 2-3 eggs into it, beat, and add just enough flour to keep it runny. Leave on the counter, covered, for at least an hour. Fry up with butter nice and thin.

Our fellow residents Tero and Karolina joined us for a dessert pancake. Karolina had the genius idea to go buy ice creams for the occasion, which we put inside with the rhubarb compote and other treats.

Aurora, the ship that "started" the Russian Revolution

It reminded me that when I was in Japan (ages ago now) we ate crepes with ice cream in them... Karolina told us today that she had a dream about food inspired by our Anni Arro cookbook, which has the most beautiful photography. She dreamt she was making a meal and kept trying to put it into a glass jar, as if to can it. Indeed!