Have you ever bought a whole chicken? If you haven’t yet, get out there and get a good juicy organic bird. I can not emphasize enough how much better a whole chicken, especially organic chicken, tastes compared to a box of thighs or breast meat that have been through a lot of processes that I… [Read more…]
March 9, 2012
So after a pretty long and intense study period I finally have time to cook again. I love it so much it and I really missed doing it for the last while. So now I am back in business with a delicious chocolate mousse with a special ingredient. Do you want to know what it… [Read more…]
February 24, 2012
Wow!! There is such thing as having too much chocolate! Who would have thought? Tonight Ayoe and I went to Chocolate de la Nouvelle France to try their 3 course chocolate tasting menu. This was a gift that Ayoe got me for my birthday back in September (I suspect because she loves chocolate). It only… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012
Last week we started filming our instructional cooking show! We had so much fun prepping and cooking so we assure you there is a lot of funny footage. We might even create a video just with the out takes. The goal for the videos are to show you how fun and easy it can be… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
Salt/sodium content is one of the many things to watch out for when buying canned or processed food. If you pay attention to the Nutrient Facts on the label you might be surprised how much sodium there is in your product. Sure it might taste good but having food items with a high sodium content… [Read more…]
February 14, 2012
We wish all of you a very happy Valentines day. Today is not just for couples but for everyone out there as I read in Anni Chic’s column in 24 hours Vancouver Feb 13th pg 22. In Finland the day is called “Day of Friendship”, so don’t feel sad if you are not in a… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
If you know me you know I LOVE snacking! You’ll often find me looking in the different drawers, trying to find something to snack on. However, junk foods like potato chips, soda, sugar loaded cookies, and Twinkies are things that you would never find in our house. What? No junk food? What kind of stuff… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
We finally finished our 2nd e-book. Yeah! This book is about smoothies, which we just love to drink every single day. There are so many varieties of smoothies and we have picked our 10 favourites for this book. We also added several variations for each smoothie, so you are looking at around 30 different smoothie… [Read more…]
February 6, 2012
Several people have asked us: What is this “hygge” thing you keep talking about in your posts?? We wrote a little bit about “hygge” in one of our first blog posts and I will now elaborate a little more on the concept. “Hygge” is a Danish concept and lifestyle, the closest word in English is… [Read more…]
February 2, 2012
I won’t lie, I love eating meat. I don’t think I can ever become a vegetarian. Roast beef, steak, leg of lamb, bacon, and BBQ chicken are just too delicious to pass up. I always wonder how people can stay as vegetarians during the summer days when everyone is barbecuing outside. That’s like asking a… [Read more…]
March 11, 2012
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