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, … Read more
This treat has got to be one of Ayoe’s favorite Christmas candies. It is chewy caramels, which reminds her of when she was a child back home at the farm. Her mom would make these every Christmas and the whole house would smell like cream caramels, a soft, sweet smelling sent hanging in the air. … Read more
These soft and fluffy donut-like buns are originally from Denmark and used to be made with a piece of apple inside the bun. In Ayoe’s family this dish is always made for Christmas Eve dinner and one of the aebleskiver will have one whole almond inside. Whoever gets the almond and can present it in … Read more
Every year, fours Sundays before Christmas, we make an Advent Wreath. The traditions goes way back and symbolizes the love of God, which has no end and no beginning. The Advent Wreath traditionally is made of evergreens to symbolize life during the winter time. In Ayoe’s family the Advent Wreath has been a big deal … Read more
It is that time of year! Fall is here 🙂 With fall comes lots and lots of apples (and other great crops too), so of course we are going to make an Old Fashion Danish Apple Cake. It is really rather simple and tastes so great. So let’s begin. Ingredients: Apple mush: 10 apples of … Read more