Tag: Scandanavian food
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Buns for Easter, or Any Time!
There is a wonderful tradition in Sweden of eating buns for all occasions. All sorts of buns are available. I once tried to make Swedish Semla, which is a spiced bun made for lent that is filled with almond paste and cream. My yeast skills weren’t very good then and I ended up with a big… Read more
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Final Post Before Christmas: Finnish Christmas Stars
This is my last post before Christmas and my last recipe until at least mid-January. I’m going to finish of the year with some Finnish Christmas Stars (I didn’t realise that pun until just now 🙂 ) that I made to take to our street party. Finnish Christmas Stars (Joulutorttu) are very to easy to… Read more
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Swedish Vanilla Buns
As a result of making hot cross buns for Oscar over the last few weeks, I have a large container of yeast that has hardly been used. Last year, in the same situation it didn’t get used and was thrown out when the best before date passed (in December!). This year I’m going to make… Read more
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Raw Food: Cashew and Pear Ice Cream
A few months ago a friend loaned me the most amazing book – Raw Food by Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja. As the title suggests, everything is raw. At first I thought this would mean salads and such, but its a whole lot more. There are all kinds of recipes – porridge made from fruit,… Read more
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Pytt i Panna
A few weeks ago I was flicking through a Jamie Oliver cook book and came across his version of Swedish Pytt i Panna, which Jamie says means “little pieces”. I’m not sure about that, but I do know that pytt i panna is very yummy, and basically a Swedish version of bubble and squeak, using… Read more