Today I made a day-trip with my mother which might be the perfect day for you too while you are here: worth sharing. A day of culture, nice food and shopping. First we went to Carl och Karin Larssons house in Sunborn, near Falun. From Näsets Marcusgård it is about an one hour drive through a nice scenic landscape. You probably know Carl Larsson (Stockholm, May 28, 1853 – Falun, January 22, 1919) from his watercolors with scenes of his […]
Swedish Midsommar: Guests in both houses, flowers, sun, good food and a long table with family and friends and kids laughing and playing in and around the pool. That’s how we imagined this wonderful feast should be. Yes we know, the weather is mostly terrible on the actual midsommarday, and family is not always around. But this year our perfect picture as we had it in my mind became reality. Midsommar is one of this country’s biggest feasts. It celebrates […]
A nice surprise in the mailbox today: an article about Eva Ullerud in ’Skriva’, my favorite Swedish magazine about writing. Eva was one of our guests last year. Back then I was very proud to have a writer in the house, since I still have plans to resume writing and write a bestseller. But moreover for I would love to organize a writing workshop here at Näsets Marcusgård, together with an author. Such a writing week or weekend can be […]
The Swedes celebrate everything with cakes, with coffee (fika) or as a dessert. Great, since I love baking. The only problem for me is which cake to bake: choose from the huge amount of recipes that pass me on Facebook or I see in magazines. From all these a strawberrycake seemed to be the real traditional for the end-of- the- schoolyearcelebration, so I chose this one this year. And it tasted wonderful! Our guests were also enthusiastic about it. Of […]
The end-of-school celebration, a big thing in Sweden. Our boys just had theirs here in Ore Kyrka (church). Let the summer begin! The ingredients are: teachers in Ore-costumes (from the area), nicely dressed pupils, Astrid Lindgrens “Little Ida’s Summer Song”, and every class sings a song. At the end the pupils of the ninth class (final) get their diploma. After saying goodbye to the teachers it’s time to go home and eat strawberrycake (well, that’s what we did). It’s a […]
Spring! After months of stagnation nature suddenly explodes. The light increases too, so everything grows like crazy. Willem already enjoyed his first lawn mowing activity. We have set up the greenhouse too and made our kitchen garden bigger. Indoors, I have sown vegetables a while ago: it was finally time to move them to the greenhouse. Last year I tried some tomatoes, cucumber and zucchini. This year I’ll add chili pepper and bell pepper in the greenhouse. Outside I have sown […]
Versions of knäckebröd have been enjoyed in Sweden since antiquity. This one is very easy and tastes nice with a piece of cheese or salad. Or eat them as a healthy snack: to me they are like chips! 2 dl spelt flour or corn flour 2 dl sunflower seeds 1.5 dl sesame seeds 0.5 dl olive oil 2 dl hot / boiling water 2 tsp seasalt Stir everything together in a bowl. Slowly stir in water until a thick, chunky […]
(Bettyskitchen.nl) Making your own jams is very popular in Sweden. No wonder, blueberries, raspberries and lingonberries grow all over the place. Last year, I tried some jam-recipes. Normally you have to use equal parts of sugar and fruit to make jam. But if I do that I think the jam tastes way too sweet. Through Bettyskitchen.nl I found a way to make a less sweet version by preserving the jam with a little extra lemon juice. This one is my […]
(from Hembakat) This was a big hit with guests and our children. Blueberries I picked myself this summer. 6-8 pieces 4.5 dl flour 150 g butter (warm room) 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 0.5 tsp salt 2 egg yolks (save the egg whites) 1 tablespoon milk filling 3 egg whites 2 cups granulated sugar (also with 1 dl if you do not like sweet) 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar 10 dl blueberries (can be frozen) Garnish: white chocolate Set the oven at […]
”Did the guests return from their stroll to the lake?” Asks Willem when we have dinner. It’s almost dark now, and no lights in the Fähus. O god (herregud in Swedish). Yes, I begin to worry a little. It was me who recommended to walk on the lake today. That’s what I did that yesterday morning and it felt great. But i forgot to tell them not to walk near brown parts in the middle. Imagine they fell through ice! […]
