Tigerkaka (Tiger Cake – Chocolate Marble Cake)

“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.” ― Anthony Bourdain Reposting this post from 2018. Recently a friend, tried this and informed me of some typos. Correcting and reposting. From the time I…

New Baby Potato Salad with dill

My neighbor gave me some fresh dill and it brought back memories of midsummer in Sweden. Mid June, summer has finally arrived and everyone was out taking in all the sun they can get. After the cold dark days of winter, any sun was welcome. My first midsummer day in Sweden, 25 years ago, brings…

SPENAT SOPPA (SPINACH SOUP)

The other day, when we were sitting at the dinner table and asking the kids to tell me what their favorite food was. (Now that they are young adults they hardly complain about my food and eat what I make). so I asked them to list 5 of their favourite dishes that I make. Some…

Pytt i Panna (Swedish Hash)

Last week when I went grocery shopping and saw beets, pytt i panna flashed in my mind. This is a popular swedish dish, originally made with leftover potatoes and pickled beets on the side. Onions and meat/ sausages were also chopped up and added to it. For vegetarians, meat was excluded and at most restaurants…