A few weeks back we finally finished our veggie garden. Preparing it went way easier than we thought. When Adam had his two-hour nap in the stroller, we took a couple of shovels and dug a 3x5 m rectangle. Then we added lots and lots of high quality organic planting soil to improve the conditions and prepare the ground for all the plants. I cannot emphasize this part enough, since the condition ...
Spring, summer and an update.
I have been taking a break from the blog, simply because I haven’t had enough time. So much has been going on in our lives this spring and I can’t wait to tell you all about it next week. Dividing my time between my job, my business, my family and all the everyday tasks like cooking, laundry and grocery shopping. Life, you know. And on top of that we’ve been super busy with this little secret ...
DIY Easter eggs from Malin aka @poppyloveyou
Last week I received the most beautiful package from Malin aka @poppyloveyou. If you follow her on Instagram, you’ve probably seen her absolutely wonderful Easter eggs that she created together with Boråstapeter. She cut out flowers from wallpapers and then she glued them on to Easter eggs, so simple but so, so beautiful. I was so lucky to receive a kit so that I could make my own Easter eggs, and ...
Garden season 2020 – planning + seed list
It’s March, which means it’s time to start the gardening season if you haven’t already. It’s time to start planning, order seeds and bulbs and it’s also time to start pre-cultivating some of the seeds I will grow this year. Since you guys seem to be very interested in gardening, I decided to make a series of gardening posts this year. This year we are amping up our gardening game, and we ...
Sugar free carrot cake cupcakes with vanilla frosting
- this is a payed collaboration with SteviaSweet - Lately, I’ve discovered how much fun it is to make cupcakes. Or, should I say re-discovered. Cupcakes was a super trendy thing around 2008 or so, at least in Sweden, and like everyone else I made them and decorated them with sprinkles. I was about 15 years old at that time and I loved pastel colors and floral patterns. That was before I ...
Adam’s 1st birthday + vegan Chocolate Mocha Cake
The day is here. Adam’s first birthday. I can’t believe that he is one year old already? It feels like he was born just yesterday. This year has been wonderful. Really, it has. Of course it has been tough from time to time, but that is nothing compared to how much happiness and joy we have experienced over the year. Adam has been very easy so far. He’s very happy (has been from the ...
Swedish ”mockarutor”
Swedish ”mockarutor” (like mocha squares) - a chocolate-y cake topped with chocolate and coffee frosting and shredded coconut. This is another classic Swedish pastry, just like semlor, kladdkaka and cinnamon buns. ”Mockarutor” is actually one of many names, this pastry is also called ”kärleksmums”, ”snoddas”, and ”chokladrutor”. I guess these names don’t tell you much if you don’t know Swedish, ...
Vegan Energy Bites with hemp seeds, quinoa and chocolate
A couple of weeks ago, I asked you guys what you wanted to see more of on my blog. One thing some of you mentioned was healthy snacks to enjoy between meals or to bring to Uni. Something that’s healthy, yet tastes like a dessert. I was thinking about something with nuts and dates - nuts to make it filling and dates to add some sweetness to it. I also wanted to add some crunch so I thought ...
Vegan Swedish semlor with home made almond paste
Believe it or not, but this is the first time I’m making ”semlor” myself. Like, real ones. Not a muffins version or anything. To be honest, I’ve been a little scared of trying this. I’ve thought of it as something super difficult, when in fact, it is not. For all of you non-Swedes, a semla (semlor in pluralis) is a wheat flour bun seasoned with cardamom and filled with almond paste and whipped ...