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…
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Continue ReadingWhen 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…
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Continue ReadingThere 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…
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Continue ReadingThis 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…
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Continue ReadingIt’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…
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Continue ReadingThere 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…
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Continue ReadingNice 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…
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Continue ReadingOne of the things I really love are cookbooks. Through the years I have bought quite a lot and I’m also a very frequent visitor at the local library. When I see a book that I find interesting I usually go to the library and check it out to see if it is something…
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Continue ReadingMy mom and dad came here to Denmark to spend the New Years with us, and of course we used the opportunity to spend as much time as we could together. I am really fortunate to have my sisters here in Denmark and both of them have small children so we try to meet as…
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Continue ReadingWell first of all I want to wish you all a very happy new year and I really hope you have all had wonderful holidays. Now things are slowly getting back to normal, the kids are going to school tomorrow and I have packed away Christmas and cleaned. It’s always like the house has gotten…