Thanksgiving is past us and now comes my favorite cooking time of the year. As most of you know I am Swedish and Swedish Christmas food to me is my favorite. Not only do we make all kinds of cookies and candies in Swedish but we have a Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord as well. Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord are filled with gravlax, herrings, ham, meatballs, red cabbage and all ... continue reading...
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Le Crostata – Cranberry and Caramel Walnut Crostata
It is that time of the month again; here is the next Daring Bakers challenge. The November 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simone of Briciole. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own experience as a source, as well as information from Pellegrino Artusi Science in the Kitchen and Art of Eating Well. A crostata ... continue reading...
Cranberry Orange Molds (Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Mold)
I grew up with Lingonberries which are very similar to Cranberries. In Sweden you have lingonberries with meatballs and some folks make dessert with lingonberries, there is also lingonberry “saft” which is a concentrated juice and you mix it with water. You can actually find this in Ikea. Lingonberries are very similar to Cranberries but mostly found in Northern Europe and ... continue reading...
Warm Apple Cider
I love to have this cider during a cold day, and it usually starts around Thanksgiving. My sister in-law introduced me to this and that is when I fell in love with it. She uses the Ina Garten’s recipe for her cider which I really like but it is a little on the sweet side So I looked around on the web and found a great little recipe by The Way the Cookie Crumbles that I ... continue reading...
Carrot Pudding Cake
This is one of those recipes I started making because my mother-in-law used to make it and my husband loved it as a kid. Now I really enjoy having it every thanksgiving dinner as a side dish. I have no idea why it is called pudding but it is more of moist carrot bread consistency, and makes a great simple side dish. Plus it holds very well in the refrigerator and you can ... continue reading...