Last week we took our bikes to Limhamn (about 20 minutes from Malmö by bike). I had never been there before, but it was fun to see Malmö from a distance :)
Pictures from Limhamn
17 Thursday May 2012
Tag Archives: malmö
Flowers, coffee, and some really long walks.
09 Wednesday May 2012
Yesterday was a pretty (really) good day, the sun was shining, I met some really nice people, had a great time, and some good (and very caffeine rich) coffee.
When Erik came home he had bought me flowers and we went for a walk, and then we bought falafel with us on the way back home. I thought about baking a cake, but I’ll save that project for the weekend.
I was up a bit too early in the morning, but we went to bed earlier (not) and I thank myself for that today (not) ;).
Photo a day May #1
06 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Okategoriserade, Pictures
I’m giving it a try this month too, but I’ll cheat. I took some pictures today and yesterday that I thought matched some of the challenges, so I think I’ll take 31 pictures and make 3 or 4 posts instead of posting i.e. one picture a day (I understand this is the thought behind the photo challenge..) .. but.. ha ha! I can’t come up with a good excuse. #11 is the kitchen/bedroom/living room in my apartment, the kitchent is to the left ;).
#2 Some kind of skyline
#7 some(thing) that inspires you – books
#9 Something you do every day – drinking coffee, checking my phone
#11 Kitchen
#15 Love
#16 What you’re reading
#21 Where you stand
#28 The weather today
May 1 in pictures
02 Wednesday May 2012
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Yesterday was a sunny day, and a good day. We took a walk trough the city in the morning and walked by people demonstrating. We thought it would be more people there than it was, maybe the sunny weather was more inviting.
In the evening I went to Lund and Anna and went to listen to the choir that annually (to welcome the spring) performs at the stairs to the main building of the Lund University, which they also broadcast on TV.
Photo a day-April
23 Monday Apr 2012
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alexandra, allmänt, bilder, home, life, malmö, photo a day, photoadayapril, photography, pictures, Sweden
It’s not too late yet, it’s only the 23d today :) I know someone who needs to write some job applications, which I will do. Ok, I will do it, later. No I’d better do it now.
When I’m done I’ll go outside for a photo-hunt. I can’t wait! I Love to have my bike here in Malmö because I don’t have to take the bus, and biking is faster than walking :)
Here are some of the pictures. I especially like #3 for a funny reason ha ha! Once I came up with the idea to say “hi” to Erik through the mail slot. #2 is a very colorful LP disc. #17 I don’t like to do the dishes. #19 is an orange orange. #5 are tine basil plants. #10 is a box of very cold raspberries.
#1 Your reflection
#2 Color
#3 Mail
#5 Tiny
#6 Lunch
#8 Inside your wallet
#9 Younger you
#10 Cold
#12 Stairs
#16 Flower
#17 Something I don't like
#18 Hair
#19 Orange ;)
#21 Bottle(s)
#25 Looking down
I’ll update with more pictures until the 30th of April :)
Risotto, champange and a visit to the flea market
22 Sunday Apr 2012
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alexandra, allmänt, food, green lion inn, home, instagram, life, malmö, photography, pictures, risotto
Last week we drove by a flea market and today I went there to see what they sold. They had a lot of things there, much crap, but also some good things. It’s perfect to go to flea markets on rainy days.
Yesterday the sun was shining, thank god :) We went to have a look at one of Erik’s friends’ new apartment and had some champange before we went to The Green Lion Inn for some food. I had beetroot risotto with Chevré and yellow beets, and Erik and the other guys had fish and chips. They had like 100 sorts of beer there, but since I’m a terribly bad at drinking anything with alcohol in it I had a diet Coke ha ha!
Some hours later (around 1AM) we walked home, and I stopped by at Mc Donald’s to buy a cup of coffee and a chocolate muffin :)
A pretty good weekend.
Say chihuahua
16 Monday Apr 2012
Fabulous raspberry and vanilla mousse cake
15 Sunday Apr 2012
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alexandra, allmänt, baka, bakelse, baking, cake, food, home, life, malmö, mousse, pictures, raspberry, söta saker, Sweden
Me
Voila!
Cherry blossom
Visst är det härligt med våren? Månadens tema på Söta Saker är Sagolikt, och vad är inte mer sagolikt än körsbärsblom?
Jag passade på att lyxa till det lite extra och gjorde en moussbakelse fylld med vanilj- och hallonmousse. Botten är “brownie-inspirerad” och lite för god för ens eget bästa (lägg hackad mörk choklad i smeten om du gillar det). Chokladbotten passar utmärkt till den lite syrliga hallonmoussen, ovanpå är det en hallongéle som också bryter av lite mot det söta.
Sagolikt gott måste jag säga, vi blev förvånade över hur bra det smakade! hoppas det goda syns i bilderna. Recepten är egenkomponerade så att inga ägg behöver slängas. Bon apetit!
Recept:
Det krävs lite förberedelse, men så fort man är igång så går det enkelt. Jag gjorde 6 stycken bakelser, men det går lika fort att göra dubbelt så många. Det blir chokladkaka över, men den går ju superbra att äta som den är :)
Innan du börjar, se till att du har allt hemma. Gör 2 stycken strutar i bakplåtspapper som du behöver för att spritsa ut moussen. Gör 6 stycken cylindrar i overheadfilm.
Det går precis lika bra att göra en stor kaka istället för flera små, men den behöver stelna något längre.
Kakan
100 g smör/margarin
2 dl socker
3/4 dl kakao
2 ägg
2 msk sirap
1 nypa salt
1 dl mjöl
Vispa smör och socker mjukt och lite fluffigt, tillsätt kakao, sirap och salt, vispa. Tillsätt äggen ett och ett. Rör sedan försiktigt i mjölet. (Det ska inte vara bakpulver i kakan). Häll i en smörad och bröad (“bröa” med vetemjöl) form, sätt in i ugnen på 175 grader i ca 15 min. Kakan ska vara lite kladdig. Låt kallan.
Vaniljmousse
1,5 gelantinblad
2 äggulor
3/4 dl florsocker
1 dl grädde
1 tsk grädde
3/4 dl vaniljyoghurt
1/2 tsk vaniljsocker
Vispa ägg och florsocker vitt och pösigt. Lägg gelantinbladen i kallt vatten (lägg 3 blad i vatten, du behöver 1,5 st till hallonmoussen). Vispa grädden (vispa 2 dl grädde på en gång, du behöver 1 dl till hallonmoussen). Smält gelantinbladen i en kastrull i 1 tsk grädde och rör i vaniljyoghurten.
Blanda äggblandning, grädde, yoghurt och vaniljsocker. Ställ åt sidan.
Hallonmousse
2 äggvitor
1 dl socker
150 g tinade hallon
1 dl grädde
1,5 gelantinblad
Vispa äggvitorna till fast skum. Vispa i sockret gradvis och vispa tills smeten är glansig och vit.
Passera hallonen genom en sil så att kärnorna kommer bort. Lägg lite av hallonpurén i en liten kastrull och värm på, låt sedan 1,5 stycken av gelantinbladen smälta där i. blanda i resten av hallonpurén.
Blanda hallon, grädde och maräng. Ställ åt sidan.
Sedan..
Stansa ut chokladbottnar med cylindrarna som är gjorda av overheadfilmen. Då får du en kaka som passar precis. Fyll pappersstrutarna med moussen (du behöver ingen tyll, klipp bara av toppen så den blir lagom stor). Börja med den vita och spritsa den utmed kanterna (se bilden). Fyll sedan upp mitten med hallonmoussen. Toppa med vaniljmoussen. Ställ i kylen.
Gör gélen, passera 1 dl hallon i en sil, värm sedan purén med 1 tsk socker och 2 msk vatten. Lägg 1 gelantinblad i kallt vatten. Efter ca 5 min krama ut gelantinbladet och smält det i hallonpurén. låt svalna i rumstemperatur, när det är sådär lagom tjockt, fördela på bakelserna och låt stelna i kyl. Ta bort plastfilmen innan servering. Dekorera med grädde och bär. Klart :)
(I made these little cakes this weekend and they turned out great! They could have been bought in a bakery. It’s “brownie cake” with raspberry and vanilla mousse. I was inspired by cherry blossom, my favorite flowers. This is also my contribution to Söta saker.)
Dumpnings, an explosion of flavors, not
04 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted in Blah blah
We tried dumplings for lunch today, let me tell you how it was. The food was cold and expensive, but it looked good and the dip sauce was ok. 2 stars of 10. I won’t eat it again if I don’t have to :) or if anyone convinces me there are better dumplings out there, it’s just that I haven’t found them yet..
Do you have a better experience of dumplings? Feel free to write a comment :)
Cookies for outstanding people
03 Tuesday Apr 2012
Good because I’m outstanding. Everyone are, you, and you, and you.. and you.
I went to the bakery downstairs today. First time. They had a pretty good assortment, but nothing that I fell in love with at first sight. I ended up buying a small bag of chocolate cookies, which were tasty, crispy, and chocolaty, but also a bit thin, small, and not sweet enough. I would give them 7 stars out of 10.
For all of you who want to learn some Swedish: chokladkaka = chocolate cookie :)
Organic food and cherry blossom
03 Tuesday Apr 2012
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cherry blossom, ekologisk, föreningsgatan, food, home, life, malmö, pictures
We found this little store when we (my mom, sister and I) were on a walk. They sell organic food, and the quality is high – I really like it. We bought apples, some flowers and bread. Everything they sell is produced in the local area.
The trees have finally started to bloom, I love cherry blossom!
What’s for lunch?
03 Tuesday Apr 2012
Sandwiches, and an apple. Delicious! My mother bought some Danish rye bread when she was here visting. Erik doesn’t like it ;) but I do :)Coffee at St Knut’s square
01 Sunday Apr 2012
I can’t understand what it is with “mazariner”, they’re delicious! (mazarin= short bread crust filled with something almond(y), iced with pink/white icing) My mom, sister and I had “fika” at one of my favorite cafés in Malmö. My sister had the cake with the strawberry on :)
From Pildammsparken to Värnhem
01 Sunday Apr 2012
Our flowers are growing
29 Thursday Mar 2012
I’ve seen the cat, I’ve seen the cat!
26 Monday Mar 2012
On the other side of the street where Erik lives there is an apartment with large windows :) Long time ago it was a shop there.
They always have a bowl with cat food in the window, and some months ago there was also a cat bed. BUT we had never seen the cat. I walk past the window every day so this is probably why I think about it ha ha! it might sounds like I’m crazy.
Anyways, they removed the cat bed, and since I’m so childish I thought “oh no the cat is dead!”, but it wasn’t. Now I’ve seen the cat, which is pretty cute, but Björn Björn is the cutest. The picture is a bit dark since I took it with my Iphone in the evening.. :)
Whoaa, we can lean out the windows :)
17 Saturday Mar 2012
The good thing with house constructions (in this case) is that you can lean out the window, and it’s not scary at all, ha ha!
Today is Saturday, so you can buy “lördagsgodis” (saturday candy). Not good for your teeth, but once a week (or twice) tha’s ok (if you ask me). I rinse my mouth with fluoride (flux) every day (because my dentist told me, and because I don’t dare not to after the horrible dry socket story.. ha ha!). Last week I asked myself, and Erik, why they don’t make smaller bottle with fluoride rinse so you can take them with you. He said “I think that is because people who rinse their mouths with fluoride, NEVER go anywhere” Ha ha! (I googled it a minute ago, and there’s a smaller bottle :) Dah!)
Nice view, isn’t it?
14 Wednesday Mar 2012
Do the birds fly? Is the coffee good?
13 Tuesday Mar 2012
Yesterday I had coffee at Grannens (translated: The Neighbor), a café not far from here. The funny thing is that the girl who works there (seems like every day) speaks English, Or no, maybe it’s not funny, and not very strange either, but at least different.
I don’t know if I like the place or not, but the piece of cake (spice cake) I bought yesterday was good. It was just annoying that I couldn’t decide if it was made from scratch or if it was made from cake mix, and since I took it with me I couldn’t ask..
Whatever, took it with me, and got it in a little plastic box :) usually you get a paper bag. I thought it was kind of funny.
Maybe I should say that currently I eat more unhealthy stuff than normally (I KNOW it’s no good) because I want to put on some weight. My troublesome tooth made me lose 2 kg. I’m still thankful that it’s over, gosh that was not fun at all :)
Whooo! I saw an advertising about a baking competition on a Swedish Tv-channel called Sjuan (channel seven). I sent an application, and they e-mailed me back and said they wanted to know more about me. So it means I’m among a group of people who might be in the tv-show. Pretty cool :) Honestly I don’t think they will choose me, but it was fun that they e-mailed me back. it doesn’t happen every day.
If everything was possible, I would like to arrange the biggest coffee-and-cake-picnic ever, and invite every one I know, and every one they know too. That would be awesome! :)
Look at these birds, you see them all over the city, but I don’t know if they can fly. I guess they can haha! because it would take ages for them to walk. Maybe they’re just lazy :) 
I’ve got one!
13 Tuesday Mar 2012
Today I bought a KeepCup from Espresso House. With a pink lid, of course. The weather is getting warmer, and I really like to drink my coffee outside. The good thing with this is that you can bring your own cup with you to the coffee shops, which is kind of Eco friendly. At least they say so :)
Sunny weather, here I come!
Why I love early mornings
11 Sunday Mar 2012
I love to see when the sun goes up, I love that it’s quiet, sometimes I really like to eat breakfast alone.
If it wasn’t for that Erik still is sleeping I would take a walk, but I think he would get a heart attack if he woke up and I wasn’t here (note: I could write a note, or send him a text, but I think it’s still cold outside and I think I prefer to stay inside, but don’t tell anyone ;) ). And by the way, I can wait for an hour. Something I can’t wait for though, is the spring and summer..:)
Just have to add that I really like my new pyjamas pants, my favorite color :)
Saturday in pictures
03 Saturday Mar 2012
Starbucks vs Espresso House
01 Thursday Mar 2012
Last week Starbucks opened in Malmö, I think that’s the third one in Sweden, so far. Everyone is like “OMG! OMG! Starbucks, Starbucks, Starbucks!” So you think it’s something special (note: I’ve been to Starbucks in London before, AND, I’m not going crazy over anything like a coffee shop). Last Saturday Erik and I went there and he bought us two cups of coffee, and then you realize..hrrmm.. ok.. there’s a Starbucks clone in Sweden called Espresso House, which everyone says is just a decent place. BUT, in comprehension with the coffee I got on Starbucks, they’re so much better. (note: I liked their coffee before, and I still do). Yep, Starbucks fans throw angry words at me, but I think I like Espresso House better.
Is it spring yet?
20 Monday Feb 2012
Posted in Okategoriserade
Today I saw Nina from The Cardigans and got a candle holder from Ittala :)
17 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in Blah blah, Music, Okategoriserade, Pictures
I subscribe on the magazine Elle interior, my favorite magazine :) when you bought 6 issues you got this candle holder from Ittala. I really like their products, check out their website :)
Do you know what happened today? When i was in Malmö, on my way home from a meeting I walked by Nina the singer in The Cardigans. It was so cool, I love her voice and their music :)
