with Anette Larsson
We have a lot of different kind of Christmas candy and cookies we bake for Christmas in Scandinavia. I have already bake both Gingerbread and Saffron buns (3 times already!). This is an alternative to all the traditional Christmas candies, most often containing a higher amount of sugar. These Almond bites contain sugar and fat, [...]
Baking is part of the count down for Christmas. From what I have understood, this is part of most of our cultures in the world. I had my Danish friend over for Christmas preparation the other day and she taught me how to bake the best Danish Christmas cookies "Pebernødder". They remind me of the [...]
We drink "glögg" for Christmas which is a hot drink with a lot of spices. I gave you my recipe earlier, which you find here. The recipe below is non alcoholic mulled wine, but still with a lot of spices. Ingredients (4-6 pers): 1 bottles non alcoholic red wine 2 whole cinnamon sticks 12 whole [...]
Christmas caramel with a taste of ginger. Just be careful when you eat them, I don't want you to break any teeth. 😉 This is the Christmas candy I prepared every Christmas as a child. I prefer my caramel quite soft and chewy. The shorter you boil your caramel, the softer it gets. Ingredients (50 [...]
Something I though I would never be able to live without was salty nuts. I just love it! That was until I got pregnant. I couldn't think about anything worse to eat than salty nuts. During my pregnancy, salty snacks was forbidden in our house. Now everything is back to normal and I could eat [...]
Saffron buns and Gingerbreads are both very common Christmas sweets in Scandinavia. I gave you a great recipe for Saffron buns already last years, you find it here. This recipe has the same dough, but is filled with an almond paste. I just love it! Ingredients (24 buns): Follow ground recipe here Filling and topping [...]
Gingerbread is a must for Christmas in Scandinavia. As a kid, I always baked gingerbreads at home with my siblings or my friends. This is a tradition I will give to my daughter, for her to also back her gingerbreads when she is old enough to help me in the kitchen. It's easy and convenient [...]
The beetroot salad (Rödbetssallad) has a long tradition on the Scandinavian Christmas table. We have a lot of different small dishes on our Christmas table and the beetroot salad is just one of them. This salad is delicious to serve to meatballs and that is exactly what I did with this toast - a meatball [...]
I am from the Swedish province "Småland" which is famous for many different things (IKEA was actually founded in Småland, Sweden). When it come to food, the Swedish "cheesecake" or curd cake is from Småland. A Swedish curd cake, is not to mix up with an American cheese cake. Our traditional curd cake has a [...]
I continue with some typical Scandinavian Christmas dishes now just days before Christmas Eve. Jansson's temptation is the translation of the Swedish name of the dish - "Janssons frestelse". This is a must on our traditional Christmas dinner table. This is a creamy potato and fish gratin. The combination might sound a bit strange, but [...]
Scandinavian Simple Eating 