Lemon mousse with crumble and blueberries 19 Oct 2012 | 01:30 am

This year our two blueberry bushes, planted 3-4 years ago, finally produced a lot of blueberries and we had enough for several different treats. I made two sorts of blueberry cakes and we also ate the...

Colourful cookies and cupcakes 11 Oct 2012 | 05:30 pm

In January I had the honor to bake for a Red Cross charity event for separated refugee children (i.e. children that have arrived in Sweden all alone without any relatives). I wanted to bake something ...

Granadilla 11 Oct 2012 | 02:44 am

Some months ago, while traveling in Colombia, I encountered the fruit Granadilla for the very first time. It’s a variety of passion fruit, but very sweet and mild rather than sour. It quickly became a...

David Chang, microbiology and fermentation. 29 Mar 2012 | 12:29 am

Some weeks ago I had the honor of attending a fun cooking event at Electrolux with chef David Chang, the owner of Momofuku. He has been awarded with the White Guide Global Gastronomy Award and thus vi...

Smulgubbe – a cross between strawberries and wild strawberries 11 Mar 2012 | 11:11 am

Photo from last year. Spring is slowly approaching and I can’t wait for all garden plants to wake up after the winter. My favourite berry, smulgubbe (Fragaria × vescana), is a cross between strawberr...

Crock-Pot Goulash 9 Mar 2012 | 10:50 am

This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago, while we still had lots of snow. Slow cookers, in this case a Crock-Pot, are fairly new in Sweden as opposed to the US where they’ve been on the market sin...

Flourless mini chocolate cupcakes with “Polly fluff” 8 Feb 2012 | 11:19 am

These adorable and moist mini cupcakes only contain 3 ingredients: eggs, chocolate and butter. The chocolate cake recipe came to my attention being one of the monthly challenges in “Daring Bakers” and...

Savory Dijon ice cream with cured salmon and fish shaped crackers 23 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am

Maybe you recall our annual thirteen course dinner at Anne’s? Every year on Twelwth Night we have a gourmet dinner at her place. Every couple prepares one starter, one main course and one dessert. Thi...

Happy Holidays! 24 Dec 2011 | 12:54 pm

(Virgin) Piña Colada Marshmallows 21 Dec 2011 | 11:40 am

After making the raspberry marshmallows I got the idea of substituting the raspberries with pineapple and the icing sugar with desiccated coconut. I also considered adding rum, but decided to skip it ...