Semlor - cream buns with marzipan

Today february the 5th and 40 days to easter (from tomorrow) we eat semlor in Sweden. It is an old tradition from way back some hundreds of years.

Baking-board and baking

During Christmas-holiday I have had at least five enquiries about where to buy a baking-board. I found mine at Hus-modern and it is one of my best purchases ever. I, as you might know, bake quite a bit. I have made my own baking-book. I mormors berså (In grand-mas bower). At the moment only in swedish.

A favourite Blogg about baking is Pain de Martin. Martin presents here nine breads which are possible to bake (blog in Swedish). Fun to follow the different experiments with a lot of water in the dough and different sorts of flour.

Tips for Expatriate Swedes and others

To allay someones yearn when he or she lives abroad and has a long way to IKEA could be to visit Willma on the net. An E-shop where Swedish things suddenly are easy to get hold of. Me, I remember how long the orders where when Swedes visited and my friend in England always wants Arvid Nordqvists French roasted coffee when I pay a visit. Liquorice and Kalles Kaviar were other things which used to water my mouth. Willma has a cosy newsletter where you are told a little bit of general Swedish cultural stuff as new books, films and CDs as well as about up-coming traditions. Recommend it to all who are homesick or love swedish lifestyle.