Why make things more difficult? My grandmother Anna was a master cook, a trained professional who spent her working life as a cook and housekeeper and who managed to combine
Category: Traditional Swedish
Discover traditional Swedish recipes passed down through generations. From classic husmanskost and regional dishes to breads, preserves and festive food, these are the flavours that have shaped Swedish home cooking.
Sometimes less is more I’m a fairly accomplished home cook, and I am certainly capable of melting chocolate in a bain-marie and using that for a more advanced sauce, but
and for afters? My husband asked the other day if I had posted any desserts on the site, and I realised I hadn’t. This was not because the Swedes don’t
A common heritage As Sandy Stevenson on Tour Scotland has been kind enough to give me a few shout outs over on Twitter and allowed me to find new
Comfort food on a higher level This dish is so simple to make, and with cod having until now been plentiful in the Baltic and North sea, a very typical
“Whether it’s simpler or finer types of bread, only flour of the highest quality should be used..” Tea and treat Grandmother Anna always had an assortment of biscuits and sweet
Where did they go? Lost eggs – or as they´re called in Swedish, förlorade ägg – come in two types. Lost, and totally lost. The totally lost eggs – helförlorade
Sweet delights Traditionally treacle loaf wasn’t eaten as a daily staple, it was a rare treat due to the amount of treacle used. However, it became more common during the
The buns that killed a king You’d think Swedes are big on regicide by food when you browse this site. There was Erik XIV according to legend poisoned with pea
Quick and simple A Swedish oven pancake is pretty much just a giant Yorkshire pudding, but we eat it as a meal in itself rather than an accompliment. It can