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In late May or early June we pick elderflowers. You can find them a lot of places here in Denmark and they are quite popular to use both in drinks and desserts. I have spotted a nice one close to my home where I can cut a lot of them. This cordial is fairly easy
In June you start to see new and fresh potatoes in the stores, and what is more perfect for the summer barbecue and picnics than a potato salad. There are so many recipes and types of varieties of this comforting dish. For me, I like the potato salad light and fresh, and with lots of
When I moved to Denmark I had never experienced that culture of packing your own lunch before. In Iceland they really didn’t have the same mentality for this, you usually searched for the nearest restaurant or shop if you needed something to eat. Also in every school in Iceland they have lunch for the children
When I was younger I remember my mother was a huge lemon fan and could eat them just as anyone would eat oranges. Over the years I have gotten to love lemons too, though not quite as much as my mom. But I think lemons are just so perfect in desserts, that zingy flavour just
There are probably thousands of lasagna recipes out there if not more, and people will always disagree on what is best. This recipe is my recipe, which has over the years changed and in my opinion gotten better. This is how we like lasagna in my house, and it is probably one of the
This is incredibly easy to make but in my opinion tastes much better than any store-bought tomato pesto I have tasted. Tomato pesto is the perfect sauce for a variety of uses, it is cheesy, garlicky, and nutty but is full of wonderful tomato flavour. I have added chilli flakes, which I think gives it
It’s that time of the year when you have a lot of cold, cough and all those wonderful things. The weather here has been very strange, it is unusually warm but then you get very cold days in between, which results in that it is easier to get sick. All last week my son was
There is something about the mixture of hazelnuts and chocolate. I know chocolate and nuts go very well together, but hazelnuts and chocolate is just heavenly mixture. I have to admit I am guilty of buying a jar or two of Nutella, but every time I look at the label and see the amount of
Nice and slowly I have been turning my ways and choosing lighter and more green food. January is the hardest month for me, everything is so gray, dark and cold. So I’m trying my best to lift my spirits, eat healthy (well I’m always trying) and looking so much forward to the Spring when you