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Friday, 17 October 2014

mushroom hunting

Autumn is my favourite season, we love picking mushrooms and explore the woods with Elsa. She has got everything figured out and knows that new adventures awaits when I put on my wellies and grab the picnic basket. Her short legs are filled with excitement when we enter the forest and she runs around sniffing the air and the ground, you can only imagine what kind of animals that have passed this route before us: wild boar, deer, rabbit, moose... The birds are chirping and a fox makes scary noises that make us all jump. When the basket is full we head back to the cottage for a cup of warm cider in front of the fire.

picking mushrooms

Sunday, 27 July 2014

very berry sangria

We had the other E with family on a visit yesterday. It was so great to hang out together for a whole day; talking, swimming, eating, enjoying fika, celebrating birthdays and just playing around. We are all so busy nowadays so it was precious to just be able to enjoy the company of each other. I made a new version of the rhubarb sangria I served last year to E and this time I think by reducing some of the sweetness the sangria tasted even better.

Here is how you make your own very berry sangria: Fill a 1 liter glass jar with fresh and frozen fruits. I used summer berries from the garden such as raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. The fruits should fill the jar to half. Add red wine, it should cover the fruits. Let it stand in the fridge for a day. A few hours before my friends arrived I picked two sticks of rhubarb, chopped it in larger pieces and made a syrup by letting it simmer with 3 table spoons of sugar and just enough water to cover the rhubarbs. The rhubarb pieces should be a bit soft, then let it cool and add it to the glass jar with fruits and wine. I let it stand another hour in the fridge before serving it with cava, as seen in the picture above. Fill a glass to 1/3 of the berry sangria cordial and top up with your choice of cava. Enjoy!

Monday, 7 April 2014

vår i luften / spring is in the air

En helg på landet som doftar vår. Vi grillar lax med fänkål, tomater, rödlök och citron. Serverar med en enkel asiatisk kålsallad och ett glas rosé. Njuter av solens värmande famn och doften av nyklippt gräs.

A weekend in the cottage that smells of spring. We put a salmon filé on the grill with fennel, tomatoes, red onion and lemon. Serve it with a simple asian coleslaw and a glass of rosé while enjoying the sun's warm embrace and the smell of freshly cut grass.