I'm gonna go ahead and say, right away, that this stuff rocks. Like - seriously. It is insanely good. If you like feta cheese (and come on - who doesn't like feta cheese?) then you'll love this! Best of all, it could not possibly be easier to make. For cream of feta dip you need a mere handful of things and the whole thing comes together in about 2 minutes. Do you remember my post about my trip to the market with my son? Yikes - I can't believe that was pretty much a year ago. Excuse me while...| Home Sweet Sweden
I was really hoping to post something "Swedish" today, but in reading up about biskvi, I discovered that apparently they were first made in France, at the end of the 19th century. That said, I've never seen them in France, nor have I seen anything really like it outside of Sweden, so I'm going to go ahead and introduce these Chocolate Biskvi as hailing from this country. They couldn't be easier to make, although one of the main ingredients might not be widely available everywhere. Almond Past...| Home Sweet Sweden
With my new timetable for school I have quite a bit of time in the week now, so I actually had three dishes cooked and prepared. I really had quite the choice about what to post today and just couldn't make a decision so in the end I opted to go for the dish I made most recently - cream of pesto. It's not particularly difficult; I'd say that pretty much everyone can throw together a basil pesto, but there was one problem. Basil isn't that cheap in the winter - especially not for the quantity ...| Home Sweet Sweden
I can safely say that these are the best falafel I've ever made, but then I've only ever made them twice and the first time I tried my beautifully crafted falafel disintegrated as soon as they hit the hot oil. After reading A_Boleyn's post here about her falafel adventures I immediately began craving one such sandwich myself - specifically one that they used to serve in a restaurant in the Marais district of Paris. Falafel restaurants in this area are not uncommon... serving up crisp, fluffy,...| Home Sweet Sweden
Just in time for Christmas, here's a Swedish festive special for you all. "Anisbröd", or Anise Bread, which is sometimes called Anisgrisar (Anise Pigs). I have absolutely no idea why they are called the latter. Apparently someone, once upon a time, decided that the shape of these resembles little piggies and thus the name stuck. Whatever name they go by, they're delicious! Fluffy, sugary - but not too sweet, moreish little mouthfuls that are great for dunking in your morning coffee. Normally...| Home Sweet Sweden
Hi folks! First of all, a shameless plug. A couple of people mentioned to me that they wouldn't be averse to the idea of buying a print of some of the photos I took on my road-trip from France to Sweden. I've set up a page now here where you can do just that. I've teamed up with FotoMoto to offer prints, canvases and cards in pretty much every size imaginable which you can order right from the page so if you like the photos, and want to send one as a card to a friend, or have one on your wall...| Home Sweet Sweden
So what do you do when you've promised someone a Black Forest cake but can't seem to find sour cherries anywhere? I knew I would eventually encounter things which weren't widely available up here in Sweden, though I didn't think this would be it. I think we checked in two or three stores and there wasn't a can, jar, or pack of cherries in sight. None frozen, none in syrup, definitely no fresh ones at this time of year... yikes. Well, there goes that idea for a cake. Time to get creative. I co...| Home Sweet Sweden
Greetings from cold Sweden! It just wouldn't be right if my first ever recipe post from my new country wasn't something Swedish, so I present to you a (yet another) Swedish baked good. This time it's something which some of you may already be familiar with thanks to that global giant IKEA. In some countries, they sell giant boxes filled with "havreflarn", although I think they call them "dubbel havreflarn", since it's actually two, sandwiched together with chocolate. Actually, a brief search ...| Home Sweet Sweden
You'd think that for something as ubiquitous as a croque monsieur in France you wouldn't be hard-pressed to find a good one, right? Well, you'd be wrong - at least in my experience. After eight years in France I can now say that I have had only one good croque monsieur. Up until a couple of weeks ago I don't think I'd ever had a good one at all. Sadly, the vast majority of cafés and brasseries here serve up vile-looking masses of chewy sandwich, which look like they were made at best early ...| Home Sweet Sweden