I’m really getting into the Christmas spirit, starting to plan the Christmas dinner and what I should bake for the holidays. But before I can totally emerge myself into that I have one birthday to plan. My son has his birthday today and I always want him to enjoy his birthday without me mixing it…
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Continue ReadingWhen I was working in Italy last year I was so lucky to be able to try some amazing food. Every day I was able to choose from so many great dishes for lunch and try some things that I never tried before. In seven weeks I don’t remember tasting anything that I didn’t like.…
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Have I mentioned that I am a huge coffee fan and I love everything coffee. But when it come to cakes and frosting I really don´t like when the coffee as an overwhelming flavour. I like it subtle but still it is there. In the autumn you start seeing pumpkin spice latte at the coffeehouses,…
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Pizza is fun to make and it is a great way to clean up in your fridge. Those extra bits of vegetables, sausages or whatever you have laying around and would be nice to use. This is about being creative and finding out what flavors go together, but also the chance you get your children…
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Continue ReadingMy little niece Luna celebrated her first birthday last week, and of course I offered to make a birthday cake for her. As you maybe know Luna has egg and milk allergy so when making something for her I always go the vegan way. When you think vegan cake, you might think it will be dry…
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I remember growing up and going over to my grandparents, there was always cakes on the table and usually more than one. My grandmother did always bake everything and I really admired how she always was prepared if guests dropped in, nothing was bought, and you were offered many types of cake every time you…
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One of my favorite sandwich is spicy tuna at Joe & The Juice, and that is where the idea for this salad came from. I am not a big tuna salad eater but somehow I think this one works really well. Tuna is somehow really good in spicy dishes and I have added the feta cheese…
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You can find recipes for this cake all over, it is what is called a French chocolate cake. It has a really rich chocolate taste and could be a nice choice for those who have gluten problems as it contains very little flour, and especially if you use spelt instead of flour. This is…
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Continue ReadingThis recipe comes from one of the oldest cafés in Reykjavik called Mokka Kaffi and was started in 1958 by a young couple after visiting Italy and trying Italian coffee for the first time. Mokka Kaffi was actually the first café in Reykjavik to offer Italian espresso, cappuccino and cafe Latte. The café is still…
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Continue ReadingIn Italy these meatballs or polpette as they call them are served with fresh salad and often put in the pick-nick basket and eaten cold. They are quite easy to make have gotten to be one of my family’s favorite recipe. I serve them quite often with tomato sauce and spaghetti, which is not at…
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