Makes 30 small muffins 2 sticks butter, 226 grams, softened 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 tablespoons honey 1½ cups white bread flour 1½ teaspoon baking powder 30 muffin liners 2 punnets black currants/2 cups is 300 grams picked over currants Cream butter and sugar until white and almost fluffy. Add eggs and beat forContinue reading “Black Currant and Honey Muffins”
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The No Problem Hotel
Would you like us to clean your room tomorrow? No problem! Dear guest, We have established a new routine in regards of cleaning our hotel rooms. If you stay with us for more than one night, your room will be automatically cleaned every 4th day. However, if you would like us to clean your roomContinue reading “The No Problem Hotel”
Refreshing Cocktail
3 tablespoons Gin 2 tablespoons lemonjuice 2 teaspoons honey 2 teaspoons water Measure all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until mixture is cold. Strain into coupe glass. Decorate with curly lemon zest. Serve or drink it yourself and make another one if you have company.
Cake Seasons
As a Swedish mom in the US, I wanted to expose my children to the“old country’’s” customs. One of those is to celebrate your birthday with a special cake. In the kingdom of Sweden we might not all be loyal royalists, but we do love our Princess Cake. It’s a round, layered pound cake withContinue reading “Cake Seasons”
Awkward Second
That uncomfortable, awkward, and embarrassing second of silence when someone with complete certainty exclaims that this is the way it is, period , in a voice called ”if you argue against, you’re an idiot”, and everybody around the table have at the tip of their tongues to say that well, it’s not actually confirmed, orContinue reading “Awkward Second”
All those Q’s
YOU’d think it’d be a piece of cake, but when filling out ESTA/Visa application for the US, it’s always tricky to remember. Do I have the Plague or have engaged in genocide? Yes or No. Do you have a physical or mental disorder; or are you a drug abuser or addict; or do you currentlyContinue reading “All those Q’s”
Color me Red
Choleric, intense, energetic and sweet, a bit tangy maybe, and fo sure bloody honest! #bloganuary
What I want to achieve
This will be a great year! I have short goals. I have long term goals. I have outrageous goals and small, manageable goals that are easy and fun to check off. There’s a Marathon in June keeping me motivated, although it’s not certain I can do it. I’m researching how to find a literary agentContinue reading “What I want to achieve”
Gravlox with Honey
Of course this very Nordic dish may be made more superbly with honey! 2 pounds fresh salmon fillet 3 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons dried Thyme 1 teaspoon white pepper corns Zest of one lemon Cut fillet in half. Grate the lemon zest. Crush the pepper corns coarsely in a mortar. Rub theContinue reading “Gravlox with Honey”