Reflections

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Pictures from Limhamn

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 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 :)

Flowers, coffee, and some really long walks.

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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

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allmänt, bilder, books, life, love, malmö, photo, photo a day, 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

Swedish shortbread cookies

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I made cookies today, yah! Aaaannd they turned out delicious! I only made half the batch because I almost got a heart attack when I realized how much butter a shortbread cookie contains ha ha! I also got the latest issue of Elle Interior today, and this day became a really good Friday :)

Here comes the recipe:

150g butter (or margarine)

1 cup sugar

1 3/4 cup flour

1 Tbsp cold water

1 tsp vanilla

With and electric mixer, mix the sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift in the flour. Use a spoon, or the dough hooks and mix until the dough starts to come together, add the water and make a ball of the dough with your hands. I made some with raspberry jam, roll the dough into balls and make small indentations with your thumb, spoon the raspberry jam into the holes; Some with chocolate, substitute some of the flour with unsweetened cocoa powder, roll the dough into small balls and flatten them out on a plate with “pärlsocker” on. I don’t know if you can find this type of sugar outside the nordic countries?; And some with cinnamon and sugar on them. Roll the dough into balls and flatten them out in sugar and cinnamon (see the picture above).

Preheat the oven to 350F or 180C, bake for 8-10 minutes depending on size. Let them cold on a tray.

May 1 in pictures

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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.

Banana and oatmeal cookies

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home, pictures, baking, life, cookies, food, cookie, alexandra, banana, banana oatmeal cookies

I made banana oatmeal cookies yesterday. They might not look 100% good, but they taste 100% good :) I found the recipe on a WordPress blog, see the post baking inspiration, but changed it slightly.

Recipe:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.

Mix 50 g butter, 1 tsp vanilla, and 125 ml brown sugar until fluffy. Mash 1 banana and add it to the mixture.

In a bowl combine 250 ml flour, 1 tsp baking powder, and 125 ml uncooked old-fashioned oats.

Fold in 100 ml of chopped dark chocolate, or chocolate chips.

Use a spoon and scoop the batter onto baking sheets with parchment paper. You’ll get ~16 cookies. They don’t “spread” so use a spoon to spread out the batter. Bake for about 10-15 minutes, and let the cookies cool before you remove them from the baking sheets.

Och på svenska..

Recept:

Vispa 50g smör och 1,25 dl farinsocker tills det är lite fluffigt. Mosa en stor banan och rör i den i smeten.

I en skål, blanda 250 ml vetemjöl med 1tsk bakpulver och 1 tsk vaniljsocker.

Blanda ingredienserna från de bägge skålarna och rör till sist i 1dl hackad choklad, chocolate chips är bättre, men jag kunde ine hitta några i affären.

Det blir ca 16 kakor. Använden sked för att forma smeten och klicka ut den på plåtar med bakplåtspapper på. Kakorna flyter inte ut såbredut smeten med en sked till den storleken du vill ha. De kommer jäsa på höjden.

Sätt in i en 200 grader varm ugn i mellan 10-15 min, tills de är lite ljusbruna. Låt stå på plåten tills de kallnat.

…………….

I made these cookies in my mother’s kitchen. My mother has incredibly many bowls, plates and things you need for baking, so it was pretty much fun. Then we had coffee in old-fashioned cups (see the picture above), which was kind of a “time clash”, these cookies are to me pretty “modern” :)

 

Look what I got today

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home, life, pictures, postcrds

I got a postcard! Everytime it happens I get so surprised :) Thank you!

Baking inspiration

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I looked through the posts I have liked and found some posts that inspired me.

PS. If you have a recipe that you think I have to try :) write a comment, and add a link..

These cupcakes are just too cute, I have to make them. Read the post on Mammahannah’s blog

Ok, this isn’t really a recipe, but a really good idea from The Veggie Vore.

Kate & co had done this really cute cookies, why can’t it be Easter twice a year? :)

Look at this cake, I love the idea to decorate with flowers, check it out on The Single Housewife’s blog 

Banana cookies sounds really interesting if you ask me, I think I have to make these too :) Have a look at the recipe on Buttercream and Chantilly Factory

On the blog Eating for England I found this flourless chocolate cake, a great idea! I bet it’s really moist, and it’s perfect if you can’t eat gluten.

It looks like I have to start baking ;)

 

Photo a day-April

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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

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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.

If I had 100 million dollars

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.. I have thought about it lately, how important it is to not be afraid of dreaming big. You need visions to set goals, and you need goals to get somewhere.. right? Before, I was good at that, at setting goals, but I want to improve..

Let’s dream big, and come up with some great ideas and at least one funny story..

Some years ago I went to California, it was a really good trip. I still miss the cities we traveled trough. The day before we were supposed to fly home we stopped to take a break, it was maybe 1 hour from San Francisco. We stopped to take a look at a covered bride and right beside the bridge there was a type of tree that I hadn’t seen before. I thought it was cool because the fruits looked like almonds. I asked one of the guys who were traveling with us if he didn’t know what kind of tree it was, but he didn’t. I just felt like I had to bring some of the “fruits” home so I could look up what kind of tree it was, so I put some of them in my bag.

On the plane home, I (like everyone else) signed a little green sheet of paper on which it said, you’re not allowed to bring any seeds or fruits with you. You’re not allowed to bring any sharp things like scissors, knifes etc. with you.

I had a bag filled with apples and almonds, and a pair of scissors. I know it really doesn’t make a difference, but let’s make this story short and  pretend someone sneaked in 100 million dollars in my bag and no one noticed. Today when I cleaned my apartment, I found that bag which I had forgotten to unpack, and I found all the money..

Do you want to know what I would do?

It might sound stupid but I would buy clothes. Without thinking about the price.

I guess I could pretty much buy myself a job. I want a job more than anything.

I think my parents needs a better house, so I would find some carpenters who could give their house a gigantic touch up.

I guess Erik could need a bigger apartment. Not that he couldn’t get one on his own ha ha! (Erik, if you’re reading this: laugh, ok). Maybe an apartment near the sea, but not in Dockan or in Västra Hamnen, Malmö, remember I pay for this ha ha!

I think my sister and her husband needs an apartment instead of a house. I know my sister wants a walking closet.

I think I would go to the hair salon at least every other month, and let them color my hair too. I would spend time on looking good ha ha! Why not? ;)

Since we had a big apartment we could invite almost everyone we know and throw ourselves a party, maybe on the roof :)

And then we could go on vacation to Brighton, and New York, and Italy and to Poland to visit Joanna, and we could go to Austin, Texas and say hi to Jenny and Patrick, just because we felt like it.

This might sounds even sillier but I think I would buy myself a really good washing machine, and a vacuum cleaner, and a coffee maker. I would let the price make the difference.

When I was younger I spent a lot of time at my grandma’s house. She was really good at baking and sewing, and taught me a lot. Unfortunately she passed away last week. But it would be fun to give out a recipe book with all her recipes.

After all this I guess I would be pretty exhausted, so I guess I would do something crazy to wake myself up, maybe take a swim in the (in the, still, incredibly cold sea). This sounds like a  pretty good day!

Positive thinking

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Say chihuahua

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Cute dog isn’t it? :) The weather was really nice in Malmö last Saturday and we took a  long walk in the sunshine. Here are some pictures..

Fabulous raspberry and vanilla mousse cake

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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.)

Easter

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Erik and I went to his parents over the weekend. We didn’t do much, but we had a pretty good time anyway.. we rented a car and drove there, that was fun, and it was kind of fun that we did things like we normally don’t do too. It was a strange weekend, but kind of good after all..:)

The spring is here, the spring is here!

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Have you seen the movie Arn? They filmed it in this area of Sweden. The scenery is beautiful here.

I’m spending the weekend with Erik and his family. Yesterday we took a walk in the woods outside the house. It was really nice but cold. The spring is here, but sometimes it feels like we live in Siberia.. I can’t wait for the summer.

This morning we saw some deers in the garden ha ha! it was kind of funny. I have to show you a picture of some candy we bought the other day in a Polish grocery store in Malmö. It’s fun to eat something that you don’t really know what it is. But it tasted pretty good ;)

Dumpnings, an explosion of flavors, not

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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 :)

Organic food and cherry blossom

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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?

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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

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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

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Delicious! Apple and cinnamon buns

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My mom, sister and her husband visited us yesterday. My mom bought two “bullar” from the bakery Gateau. It has opened in the same house as I live in. Omg! It was delicious. Cinnamon roll dough, filled with custard and apples, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.

I could die for a cupcake right now

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We made those a while ago. It’s strawberry muffins with a cream cheese topping. I used a banana muffin recipe, but substituted mashed banana with mashed strawberries :)

Maybe you’re wondering why I could die for a cupcake. Because I’ve been sitting in a classroom for five hours without a break. Sigh!BUT it’s the last day in school so I’m kind of enjoying every moment :)

 

Our flowers are growing

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