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May 17
Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our blogs.... I have finally decided to stop posting to My Recipes.There are several reasons for this decision. Once I thought blogging was the funniest thing in the world, but now it is a source (read full article)
May 09
The calendar is telling me it is May, but it is April weather. Here in northern part of Sweden, April weather means rain, snow, hail, and chill mixed with a moderate amount of sunshine which warms up our frozen winter bodies. We have lost spring as a (read full article)
baked, garlic, potatoes, Thyme
May 02
At this time of the year, there aren't many blueberries left in my freezer. What a better way of using up the last ones than by baking blueberry muffins.This recipe only uses 2 eggs ( if you have an extra large egg, make the recipe as is and use only (read full article)
blueberry, muffins
Apr 26
Depending on personal taste, garlic is both loved and hated. Sometimes our surroundings may have very strong opinions about the matter of garlic smell. If you do not mind garlic breath, just chop garlic cloves and place on top of buttered crispbread (read full article)
Crispbread, garlic
Apr 19
"Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love". I somewhat agree with this old Turkish(?) proverb. But I gave up taking sugar in my coffee many years ago. A cup of coffee along with something sweet, I don't say no to.Most Turkish (read full article)
cake, Chocolate, Greek, kormos, mosaiki, Turkish
Apr 12
I can't remember my husband's mobile phone number but I can with clarity remember the first time I had frozen cheesecake. It was 35 years ago. I remember where I was and whom I was with. The details are so sharp they could have happened yesterday.I w (read full article)
cheesecake, classic, frozen, ice cream, recipe
Apr 05
For many of us in northern climates, it's been a long, hard winter. Now we have welcomed Easter as a first sign of spring. My husband and I had a great time this weekend together with friends and family, eating traditional Easter foods, such as eggs, (read full article)
hot, Soup, Sour
Mar 29
Look what I received last Friday! One bottle of Fresita Sparkling Wine arrived at my door step. Thank you so much Philipson Söderberg.In Sweden, this blend of Chilean sparkling wine and strawberries was released at Systembolaget on March 24th 2010. (read full article)
Chilean, Fresita, Sparkling, strawberries, Wine
Mar 22
I subscribe to the weekly chicken recipes from Kronfågel, the largest producer of chickens in Scandinavia. Every Friday I get tasty recipes delivered to my email inbox. Sometimes it's not the chicken recipe itself that is the most interesting part, (read full article)
gratin, Olives, potatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, Thyme
Mar 15
Panna cotta/cooked cream doesn't sound great in my ears. But in reality it is Italian luxury at its best. A dessert typical of the mountainous northern Italian cuisine, where history and tradition always have been more generous with cream than the so (read full article)
Chocolate, Chocolate cake, jelly sugar multi, panna cotta
Mar 08
I reckon I could live on bananas if I had to. But who would have thought that bananas also were suitable for marmalade/jam cooking? Well, at least not me anyway. When I got the recipe, it sounded so exotic, I had to try it. Then I tasted it, and it w (read full article)
banana, citrus, jam, jam sugar, marmalade
Mar 01
Swedish confectioner Cloetta is the Nordic region’s oldest chocolate manufacturer. Cloetta has now launched new chocolate bars made from certified Fair-trade chocolate. There are four taste varieties: Milk chocolate, mint crisp, hazelnut and cashew (read full article)
cake, Cloetta, Fair-trade, lingonberries, milk chocolate, sticky
Feb 22
Sandwich cake (smörgåstårta) is a typical Swedish party dish. Elegant and appreciated. Excellent, since it can be made ahead of time. It can be made round, rectangular, square, or any other shapes.Look at this beautiful butterfly shaped sandwich c (read full article)
3-layer, almond potatoes, chives, dill, eggs, fish roe, lime, matjes herring, radishes, salad
Feb 15
I do all the planning of our meals and all the shopping. I pay for our food. I do all the preparations. Then my husband eats whatever is available. I don't complain. Most of the time I enjoy it because I'm always free to cook what I want. I can do wh (read full article)
all-in-one, root vegetables, Sausage
Feb 08
The first time I had soda bread was some time around 1980 or so. A friend of mine baked it and I got the recipe. It was loaded with sugar and syrup. My father, who was still alive then, loved the bread. Now, thirty years later, better variations on t (read full article)
bread, dinkel, flour, healthy, no knead, seeds, Spelt, yogurt
Jan 31
Some weeks ago, I received a brand new package of Dansukker's cane sugar which is produced in Paraguay. This sugar is ecological and carries the international Fair-trade mark symbol (an independent consumer guarantee for the product. It helps produce (read full article)
bondkakor, cane sugar, cookies, ecological, Fair-trade, swedish
Jan 25
Following on from last week’s White Fiber Lasagna With Broccoli and Tomatoes, here’s another meatless pasta dish. A classic Italian pasta recipe with a tasty mushroom sauce.Tagliatelle With Mushrooms, Garlic, Cream and ParsleyINGREDIENTS:serves 2 (read full article)
cream, garlic, italian, meatless, mushrooms, parsley, Pasta, pasta sauce, tagliatelle
Jan 18
White fiber pasta is the choice for us, who prefer white pasta over whole wheat pasta, but still want to eat healthier. It looks like regular white pasta and have the same flavor but higher fiber content.My husband doesn't like classic Lasagna alla B (read full article)
Broccoli, cheese sauce, fiber, lasagna, meatless, Pasta, tomato sauce
Jan 11
Now, I'm so glad that Christmas, the longest holiday of the year, is over. (Officially, it concludes on January 13, when the Christmas tree is supposed to be thrown out). If global warming does exist, then the green house effect seems to have paused (read full article)
bananas, cake, cocoa powder, Make Ahead, pineapple, raspberries, vanilla custard, whipped cream
Dec 21
For dinner yesterday we had assorted smoked meats from the Swedish company Ridderheims, together with fruits like papaya, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, grapes, cherry tomatoes, and potato gratin. It may seem like odd combinations, but we like it. (read full article)
baileys, cheesecake, Finger Food, fruit, Meat, no-bake, smoked