When I cooked and photographed this pasta salad a couple of days ago, I got a special feeling in my body. Or maybe it was more like a though, I don’t know. Anyway, I just felt that ”I’m so done with this”. Not the cooking, styling or photography. Of course not. But the light summer dishes. Even though this pasta salad is super delicious, I felt that I’m done with the salad bowls, the cold dishes. I’m desperately longing for stews, warm breakfasts and drinks (matcha latte, where are you?), and cozy mornings with candles on my desk. It’s not that I’ve shared that many summer recipes here on the blog. Not a single ice cream recipe, despite this extreme heat we’ve had in Sweden. Oops! Most of my recent recipes have involved potatoes, I just ...
Pancake cake (or crepe cake) with raspberries | v + gf
I’m back by my desk for the first time in weeks and it’s with mixed feelings, I have to say. I miss the countryside so badly already, the fresh air, the lazy days and the late night talks with K while watching the bats fly outside the window. On the other hand, I’m thrilled to be back creating again. I decided to take the entire vacation off, but to be honest, I never thought I would be able to stay away from the food styling and the photography. But guess what? I did! I didn’t photograph one single recipe or even a meal during our vacation and it was awesome. I didn’t realize it before, but I really needed a break from creativity. It sounds weird because normally, creativity is what keeps me going. Well, I guess I have been creating during ...
Summer in the countryside
Hi guys, do you still remember me? It has indeed been a while since I last published anything here on the blog. I’m sorry. My vacation started, I had no inspiration for new recipes, I didn’t have time to schedule posts for the summer and yeah, it’s been a combination of things. We’ve spent most of our time in the summer house, where we have no Internet or wifi. This year we don’t even have water due to the extreme heat in Sweden. Our well has dried out, so we have had to bring water from Stockholm and use as little as possible. It might sound weird, but I have actually enjoyed it. It gives you perspective. We have used about 10 L a day in the countryside, for drinking, rinsing vegetables, and for cooking, brushing teeth ...
Strawberry muffins | v + gf
It feels like I haven’t blogged in ages, and I guess that’s because my vacation is just around the corner. The last two weeks have been so tough because my mind is already someplace else. You know the feeling? It happens every year, just before the vacation is about to start. At least to me. In a way, it’s sort of frustrating, because I can’t focus and I become the master of procrastination. But here we are, and in just a few hours I’m officially on vacation. In order to celebrate my vacation, I thought I should finally share the recipe for the gluten-free and vegan strawberry muffins I made when we spent the Midsummer’s weekend in the countryside. I know that many of you wanted the recipe, and I’m so sorry it has taken me so long to ...
A midsummer night’s dream
On Thursday, I picked up a rental car and after filling the car with tons of food and some photo props (aka plates, cups, bowls, and towels), I picked up Kalle at work and we began our journey south. A few hours later, we arrived at our summer house and the s i l e n c e and the fresh air. The feeling when you get out of the car is absolutely magical. You’ve been driving for hours, and before that, you were all caught up in work and the pulse of the big city. Leaving all that behind and arriving at this place, where there are only four neighbors, a lake, and a big forest - it’s the best thing I know. It’s like a layer of stress dusts off in the wind, as soon as you put your foot in the grass. The fact that it took us 1,5 hours just to get ...
Roasted potatoes with hummus | v + gf
On Friday it’s Midsummer’s Eve in Sweden and for most Swedes, there are two things that are absolutely mandatory to eat on this day. Can you guess what it is? New potatoes and strawberries. By the end of June, the first strawberries and new potatoes of the year have arrived in the food stores, and for a lot of people, these fresh foods symbolize summer. And since Midsummer’s Eve is all about celebrating the arrival of summer, I guess it all makes sense that we eat tons of potatoes and strawberries on this day. Kalle and I are not that traditional, we eat what we like and it doesn’t matter what day it is. But, of course, we make something extra when it’s Christmas or Midsummer. On our Midsummer dinner table, you’ll be able to ...