I always think of my mormor when I have brune kager. The first time I had it was during Christmas and as far as I can remember, they were one of her staple Christmas bakes. So when my mum inherited her recipe book, I was ecstatic to find out that she had written down her…
Category: hygge
Terry’s Chocolate Orange Christmas Cookies
Today has just been one of those days. While I came home to a lovely surprise, I just needed to forget about work and what better way to distract myself than to do something that requires my attention – bake! And given that this month is about all things hygge and orange goes so well…
Pebernodder aka Peppernuts (Pepparkarkor) – Scandinavian Gingerbread
Pepparkarkor or Pebernodder are the best ever spiced cookies. While they look different they are similar, with the main difference being that the Swedes (pepparkarkor) like their biscuits thin and crisp in a variety of shapes with or without icing, while the Danes keep it pretty simple and roll them into little round nuts. While…
Advent Calendar Pt 3 – Dan’s Nisse Land Advent
Growing up, my home was always decorated with little Nisser. They were mostly made from pipe cleaner, felt, yarn or crocheted and would be all around the house climbing up whatever they could, obviously looking to cause mischief. For me it is not quite Christmas without these little guys, and while shops like Sostrene Grene…
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar – 25 days of Socks & Chocolate
My brother in law is one of those people. Every year I ask “What would you like for Christmas” and he always replies “socks!” So this year, I prefaced my text with “What would you like for Christmas – and don’t you say socks again!” to which he still replied “Socks?”. And while I know…
A very Crafty Christmas – 24 Days of Craft – A Pakke Kalendar!
It is almost that time of the year again and what better way to countdown to the big day than with an Advent Calendar. I have always had an Advent Calendar growing up. My mormor (maternal grandmother) felt so sorry for her grandchildren who had no access to the important stuff (Advent Calendars) that she…
Chicken Briyani – South Indian
Deepavali/Diwali was always a day I looked forward to as a kid. While we never had a fixed routine, the one thing I do remember was waking up early in the morning, getting dressed in our new clothes, before watching my dad decorate our altar with fresh flowers, lighting the oil lamp and praying. Some…
The closest thing I will be getting to Ben’s Cookies during lockdown! – Ben’s Cookies copycat
During my first trip to London almost a decade ago, I remember stumbling across a small little shop selling these monster sized cookies. Up until that point, I was not the biggest cookie fan. I mean I would eat them but I did not find them particularly exciting. That of course was before Ben’s Cookies….
Fluffy Airy Japanese Pancakes
I have always liked pancakes, but they were never a must have. It was only during my intern years in Sabah (Borneo) where this love affair began. It was after a particularly bad call – the wards were already incredibly full, we were short staffed, there were still way too many admissions and to top…
Egg-ception
Have you seen the really elaborate Easter eggs halves full of all sorts of chocolate in the fancy chocolate shops? Well, we got one of those for my mother-in-law last year and while we love supporting a local chocolatier, there are times when my unrefined palate really craves your regular, run of the mill milk…