On a Saturday a couple of weeks ago we jumped on a plane headed to Visby, on the island of Gotland. I gave Kalle this trip as a gift for his 30’s birthday earlier this year, and now it was finally time to enjoy it. After the shortest flight ever we touched down in Visby, the biggest city on the island. In Stockholm, you can find an Uber almost wherever you are, but on Gotland, there is no such thing as Uber. We couldn’t even find a traditional cab at the airport, but since the weather was nice we decided to walk the 3 km from the airport to the city. The inner part of Visby is encircled by an impressive medieval wall, built around the year 1250. We passed through an opening in the wall and found our hotel almost immediately. I ...
Plantbased Spaghetti Bolognese
Ever since I was a kid I have loved pasta, and especially spaghetti. As a 7-year-old, I didn’t like the bolognese, I just wanted a plate of plain spaghetti. But no ketchup. If anyone put ketchup on the pasta, I went bananas. I just hated it! Not like most kids I guess, but you know, you gotta set your own rules, right? 😬 When I was a student (fast forward 10-15 years), pasta was obviously a staple in my kitchen. You know, cheap, easy to prepare and perfect for lunch boxes. That was until I figured that I was allergic to gluten and had to switch to the much more expensive gluten-free pasta. It was around that time I took a break from pasta altogether, the gluten-free version was just not as good and it contained too many ingredients. And ...
Veggie Patties with sun-dried tomatoes | v + gf
Most days, our dinners are made up of big bowls of greens, veggies, and beans. Often topped with some sort of spread, sauce or just a pile of super hot jalapeños. I love those dinners, they are easy to make and they taste great. Then there are the days when I’ve tested a new recipe and we get to eat the leftovers. Those days are my favorites because it means that we get to eat something completely new, which is exciting. At least once a week we make veggie patties, or veggie burgers if you prefer. Normally, we serve them with roasted potatoes, brown rice or just a big salad and hummus. When you scroll through my recipe index you’ll find quite a few veggie burger recipes - beetroot burgers, black bean burgers, green pea patties, spicy ...
Strawberry & rhubarb galette | v + gf
It’s Friday afternoon and for the first time in quite a long time, I’m writing a blog post just before publishing it. Normally, I write my blog posts in advance, since it allows me to plan and schedule my posts both here and on Instagram. Long gone are the times when you snapped a photo of your dinner and then immediately posted it on Instagram 😆 Nowadays it’s all about testing the recipes at least two times before posting them, you have proper photo shoots and then spend quite some time editing all the photos. It’s a business, to say the least. But I love it. Anyway, it’s 22°C in Stockholm today. The sun is shining from a clear blue sky and I’m planning on stop working pretty soon. I also went out on a long run during my ...
Blood orange cake | v + gf
You know how it is when you come back to work after you’ve been on vacation for a week? You’re sitting at your desk like: how do I start this computer? Do I have to answer all these emails? What time is lunch? Can I go home soon? That’s pretty much me today. Not that I’ve been on vacation or anything, I just took almost the entire last week off from social media and the blog and everything. I had a lot of work to do, so it wasn’t like I just took a week off, but I decided to focus on everything but social media and the blog. Connecting with you guys is my no. 1 favorite thing to do, but sometimes I need to take a break from other peoples' content, the information overload if you will. Just focus on other things. Find inspiration ...
Socca pizza with red bell pepper spread, olives and tahini mushrooms
Do you know what’s the number one sign of spring in Stockholm? When the open-air cafés open up and are filled with more people than you can count. From being hidden indoors for months, there’s all of a sudden possible to have your coffee outside and people are obviously loving that. I totally see why, even though I prefer our own coffee over bitter and burned café coffees. Am I the only one? Anyway, it always makes me smile when I pass by one of those cafés, where people gather to drink coffee and gaze at the sun. It's definitely spring season when that happens. Oh, and they are also sweeping the streets here now, removing all the gravel. And that my friends, is also a major sign of spring. My love for simple, summer-y dishes ...