February 16th is the Fat Tuesday when we in Sweden eat our icon bun – Semla – the cardamom bun filled with almond filling, heavy whipped cream and sprinkled with some powder sugar. In this recipe I have made my own almond filling with roasted almonds, which give extra taste to the filling. I have ..read more

This is a very traditional and popular Swedish shortbread cookie. Their main feature is the fancy coating of pink sugar. They are easy to bake, crispy and buttery when you eat them, and the little colorful sugar coating makes the difference. I made my Brussels cookies a bit smaller, and then you can easily have ..read more

This fish stew is a quick, healthy and delicious meal for the whole family. Stew is something we do a lot in the Scandinavian kitchen this time of the year. It’s very simple and you can vary without any limits. You can use my recipe has a base, and then you can vary with e.g ..read more

Beef croquette (or ”Järpar” in Swedish) is a common autumn dish in Scandinavia. Traditionally you use ground beef, but it’s also very common with lamb, veal or chicken. When you grow up in Sweden, I’m 100% sure you have been served Beef croquettes for lunch in school. We normally serve the croquettes with mashed potatoes ..read more

The Swedish Oven baked pancake is a classic traditional dish. The most common variant is with bacon, and I have also added spinach and scallion in my oven baked pancake, which I think give a bit more taste and break well with the salty bacon. I have made a vegetarian oven baked pancake earlier, and ..read more