Hello friends! How have you been? Are you back at work/school yet? I have been working for more than two weeks now, yet it still feels kind of slow. Like everyone is in some sort of in-between mood (between vacation mode and work mode), and therefore everything moves in slow motion. I’m just like that myself. It’s like I’ve forgotten how to cook, style and photograph during my weeks off, which ...
Pasta salad with green soybeans and balsamic vinegar dressing | v + gf
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spaghetti with cauliflower sauce | v + gf
It’s mid-June and I’m probably supposed to write about strawberries, tomatoes, picnics, and potatoes all the time. Well, I did share a potato recipe recently. Anyway. I love to eat seasonally and I try to do that as much as possible all year round. And we are stuffing our faces with all the seasonal produce, but sometimes we like to mix things up a bit and do something completely different. Like a ...
Pilaf with chickpeas + vegan tzatziki | v + gf
If there is one thing I really like, it’s a simple recipe with tons of flavor. Like when you look at the ingredient list of a recipe and think to yourself: meh, this can’t be anything special, and then you cook it anyway and you’re completely blown away by all the flavors? That feeling, or experience, is my goal when I create a recipe. Well, it’s nice if you get excited when you read the ...