Today is Vaffeldagen, Waffle Day in Sweden and Norway. It used to be a holiday, and was called Vårfrudagen (=Our lady day), in honour of the Virgin Mary – as it’s celebrated nine months before the birth of Christ.
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I’ve made saffron buns today – in true traditional Scandinavian way as it is Saint Lucy’s day today. I’ve even tried a new recipe with kvark – and it’s so good!! Saffron buns recipe (found in the Danish food magazine Spis Bedre Dec. 2010) 250 ml + 200 ml milk 50 g yeast 120 g [...]
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Every year I fill the apartment with the smell of cinnamon and chocolate biscotti – not really a Christmas cookie – but so nice to eat up to Xmas….snacking on them straight out of the mason jar. I make them a tad healthy too with ‘coarse’ flour. Christmas biscotti 100 g. almond (ruffly chopped) 50 [...]
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It’s winter in Copenhagen and a perfect excuse to enjoy a cup of steaming thick and lovely hot chocolate. I love hot chocolate – seem to be a craving now more than ever (post pregnancy craving?) – actually I have been searching Oslo (in ’99), Edinburgh (in ’03) and now Copenhagen for a cafe that [...]
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It’s 1st November and time to start making the Christmas Schnapps. It was a huge hit with my family last year, even my old granny and my aunt (that rarely drink) loved it (ok my aunt decided that it was better if we called it a liquor…) 70cl Brøndums schnapps (or a other neutral schnapps/aquavit) [...]
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Still waiting for the little man to decide to arrive, so yesteday I decided to make some jam – perhaps just for us or maybe as Xmas presents – wouldn’t you like to get a jar of home made strawberry/ rubarb jam? Actually it was my first time jam making – and I do like [...]
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Today I’m just relaxing at home. For Christmas a friend of mine gave me rasberry chocolate on a stick. I wondered how to make one, and found this recipe: Just melt som chocolate into a small jar or other container, stick a wodden stick or spoon into it when it has set, perhaps add som [...]
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I can’t help myself, I just have to share this fantastic blog with you. Delicious images and recipes – all by Maria a Finn living in Sydney, Australia. Please go to her blog to find the matching recipes and more images that makes me hunger for a bigger kitchen and summer…… {All images belongs to [...]
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Today is ‘Shrove Tuesday’, the last day of gluttony before the 40 day fast before Easter. Few people follow the fast but many here in Scandinavia celebrate today by eating creamed filled buns – made with plenty of the things you shouldn’t eat during the fast – eggs, milk, butter, sugar. (PS it’s also Pancake [...]
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This weekend it’ll be all about baking and staying inside for me. Copenhagen is in the middle of a cold snap (and I saw spring flowers last weekend and hoped for something better…) So what is better than to fire up the old oven and bake some tasty treats. Here is one of the things [...]
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I wasn’t planning to celebrate Valentine. It’s not something I normally do, but I will this year, any excuse for making something nice. I’m so inspired by the e fantastic Valentine e-zine from lovely Radostina, 79 ideas. It’s filled up with yummy recipes, DIY’s and so much inspiration – I just love it so much I wish I could get a printed copy. …
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Strongly considering getting these Star Wars cookie cutters. So I can make Darth Vader, Yoda and storm-trooper cookies for my husbands birthday.
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