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Mushroom & Sunflower Seed Bolognese
After trying countless vegan minced meat substitutes, mainly soy or pea based and often not very tasty, I’ve finally found my favourite. And I love that it’s a whole food option and very easy to make. Hope you give this a try!.10-12 raw mushrooms3 dl sunflower seeds5-7 sundried tomatoes in oil.Cut the mushrooms in large… Read more »
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French Toast
Can you believe that I’ve never made French toast before? My kids were beyond excited to hear about “pancake toasts” and munched down a whole bunch of these. Luckily, I made quite a few so there were enough for me too. I thought it would be timely to post these on Le Quatorze Juillet, the… Read more »
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Tea Cakes
In Swedish, these breads are called tea cakes. A soft, round bun, a little on the sweet side but still used as bread for sandwiches. Help me out – is there a better English name for them? Or is an English tea cake something completely different? Anyway – about these delicious tea cakes. I’m super… Read more »
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Apricot & Cherry Fruit Platter
Just popping in to share a Saturday fruit platter of strawberries, apricots and cherries. When the weather does nothing to give me summer feelings, this helps a little bit. Hoping that the sun and the warm weather finds its way back here soon! Read more »
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Rye Porridge with Raspberries
We’re on holiday on the West coast of Sweden, in a house by the sea. In the garden is a large bush with ripe raspberries. What a treat to pick a cup full of berries to top my breakfast porridge bowl with! For my porridge I use 0,75 dl rolled rye (rågflingor), 1,75 dl water… Read more »
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Cherry & Basil Salad
Summer really is the best time of the year when it comes to fresh produce. I’ve always loved cherries, and remember fondly how we picked them through our window in my Grandma’s summer house when I was little. This is the first time I use cherries in a salad, and I found that they paired… Read more »
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Braided Rosemary Bread Sticks
I had some left over pizza dough that I needed to use up. Here’s a really quick and fun way to make bread sticks, perfect to eat with a salad or on a buffet. Add 1 tbsp of dried rosemary and 1 tsp salt and knead it into the dough. Divide the dough in 15… Read more »
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Strawberry & Cherry Fruit Platter
Happy Fourth of July to all my American friends celebrating today! I hope you have a lovely day, even though the festivities are a lot more low key than usual. Since it’s Saturday, I wanted to share this super simple fruit platter with strawberries, cherries and passion fruit. Peak season for strawberries here in Sweden… Read more »
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Danish Rye Bread
I’ve been baking a lot of bread lately as you may have noticed, but I’ve been putting this little project off for far too long. It involves a few steps over a couple of days, so it’s not something you just throw together. But the reward in the end… so delicious! It’s heavenly with just… Read more »