Fred Fry International

Here is a nice example of what happens when you give a special interest group an inch as to how they will go to try and take a mile. From Fi...

Christmas even dinner was great. We had ham, a couple different versions of salmon, turkey, various casseroles, cheese tray and much more. T...

One of the 'treats' available during Christmas season in Finland is ginger cookies. A couple years back someone convinced all of Fin...

So for our stay in Helsinki, we had one very nice celebration lunch/meal at the Finnish Seafood Restaurant Meri Makasiini . However this tim...

Like many people, I love chocolate. And not just any chocolate, but good chocolate. Fazer in Finland makes great chocolate. My MBA classmate...

Here is a photo of what I can best describe as a meat-filled donut: You can find them in Helsinki, down by the harbor, near the President...

Actually three wedding cakes. My wife made these while we were in Finland this summer for her sister's wedding: They were tasty! -------...

For our sixth-wedding anniversary (today) I took the family to the Finnish Seafood Restaurant Meri Makasiini (Their website can be found her...

Here is a photo of what I had for dinner Tuesday night. We got some Finnish sausage ' makkara ' (it was cut open and some cheese pu...

Anyone living in Finland quickly learns that many of the holidays have some sort of specific food or pastry associated with it. While not a...

I made some Yankee Shrimp Gumbo over the weekend. It's 'Yankee' because that is what I am. I have made it a couple of times n...