by Isabelle Fredborg | Nov 13, 2020
To continue the last article’s theme of sturdy dishes from the south of Sweden, let’s turn to Scanian apple cake, or skånsk äppelkaka. The idea of frying flavorful grated rye bread in browned butter and layering it all with a cinnamon-scented apple...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Oct 9, 2020
What’s perfect to eat on a nice picnic? I’m sure many Swedes would nominate plättar, or Swedish mini-pancakes. Somehow, they are even more delicious than their famous larger sibling, the thin pancake. However, there are different ways of picnicking, as...
by Isabelle Fredborg | May 11, 2020
Few things in the kitchen scream “childhood!” as much as chocolate balls, or chokladbollar. They are simple and appropriately messy to make, making it a perfect baking project to do together with kids. Then, once the kids are a bit older, they’ll...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Apr 30, 2020
Sans rival means unrivaled. That’s a hard feat for a cake to live up to — but if one cake can do it, then maybe it is this one. It even has a royal connection: “At least once a year, the king gets a homebaked cake. It is a big, magnificent Sans Rival,...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Mar 20, 2020
Waffle-related accidents do happen. In 1943, an inspector in the regiment of Västerbotten was entrusted with 10,000 SEK in cash. During his weekend permission, he decided to keep the money safe in a metal box in the far back of a baking oven. Unfortunately, a group of...
by Isabelle Fredborg | Feb 28, 2020
Blueberry soup has a luscious purple-red color, making the stains easily mistaken for something else… Nordic skiing champion Per Erik Hedlund learnt that when he participated in the ski race Vasaloppet in 1922. Hedlund was favored to win, but a recent bout of...