On Saturday, December 13th, it is Lucia day, a day of light. Read the story about Saint Lucia here. Ayoe’s friend Marie, from Sweden, taught her how to properly celebrate Lucia day. The day before we bake Lucia buns, like these: Then in the morning of the 13th, we wake up super early, make tea, heat the Lucia buns in the oven and snuggle up on the couch and watch Swedish television where they send live from a church in…
It is summer time and that means picnic time!! Ayoe have been writing a few articles for Modern Mama and two of them are about picnic in the park. Here is the second article with two delicious recipes on how to make Morning Glory Muffins and Artisan Bread baked in a pot. Click here for the first article. -Enjoy!…
Goodmorning to a wonderful December morning! Today is Lucia day a day of light. Read the story about Saint Lucia here. My friend Marie, she is from Sweden, taught me how to properly celebrate Lucia day. The day before we bake Lucia buns, like these: Then in the morning of the 13th, we wake up super early, make tea, heat the Lucia buns in the oven and snuggle up on the couch and watch Swedish television where they send live…
It doesn’t get much easier than this. Making your own crisp bread might sound tricky, but it is so simple and takes very little time. We make the crisp breads with a variety of seeds and nuts and you can even experiment with dried fruits and cinnamon for making them a bit sweeter. Here is the basic recipe we use and it is just crunchy delicious! Ingredients: 1 dl (½ cup) pumpkin seeds 1 dl (½ cup) sesame seeds 1…
This week Bob was being really nice to me and baking a big loaf of delicious banana bread. Banana bread is one of my favourite cakes because it is so moist and contains so many great flavours. Bob made it with chocolate and walnuts which just up’s the value for me 🙂 Here is the recipe. Ingredients: 2 dl sugar (almost 1 cup) 2 teaspoon vanilla sugar (1 teaspoon vanilla extract) 3 eggs 2 dl flour (almost 1 cup) 1…