Archive - The Recovering Line Cook

A Serious Case of Swedish Buns

And a few words about something called Fika...

Jul 13 •

4 Things I’ve Learnt in a Finnish Sauna

Trigger warning: there's mention of nudity.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

May 2025

The Prep List: Chapter Two

Being and Doing Like a Chef

May 23 •

Norwegian Brunost Cheesecake

A caramelised whey cheesecake as complex as an Ibsen play, as expressive in colour as a Munch painting.

May 16 •

Recipes in the Age of Meme Capitalism

A Line Cook's Rant about Recipes... Again.

May 9 •

The Prep List: Chapter One

May 3 •

1-to-1 Cooking Classes with The Recovering Line Cook

Hands-on, live, one-to-one cooking tailored to you.

May 1 •

April 2025

How to celebrate May Day like a Finn

It involves a picnic and fermented lemonade and really good doughnuts.

Apr 25 •

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