The simpel life

We have no running water at the cabin

We have our own well, but in the winter it's all snowy

and we're not bothered to dig ourselves a path to the well

when we have "water" in piles just outside the door.

You already know what kind of toilet we have

To do the dishes we boil the water up

in an old fasioned pan

While we wait for the water to boil

we entertain ourselves with

paper and crayons

Leftovers

Just enough fish left the day afterTo make a munchy sandwich just for me

Bread, lettuce and fish, thats all!
So yummy!

Fishy delight

Red and silver

baked in the oven
salmon, roasted potatoes, red pepper,
lettuce, spring onion and quark, tomatoes

Very tasty indeed!

Focus and multitasking

Being a woman, and a busy mum

I'm always doing several things at a time.
Being effective to me, is if I can have dishwasher,
washer and tumbledryer going, food cooking on the stove,
vacumer in my hand, while listening to the radio,

reading and tidying up.
And this I'll have to do before or after I tend to my kids,

husband and my full time job.

The problem is that in the long run, that won't work.
I understand that,
but still I try to reach the unreachable level of the
Superwoman!

So today, wanting to make lovely foaming milk

To treat myself with a coffe made with milk

I did this:

Because I thought that it was effective to use the 1,5 minutes it took
to warm it up
to vacuum just a little bit.
Forgot all about the milk, and remembered when I smelled
the unpleasent smell of burning milk floating on my stove.
Good thing I did't decide to go shopping!

I'm good at telling others to give themselves a break,
And not be so strict with themselves
But I need to realize, that I'm not so good at it myself.

Oatmeal and rye crackers

Winter wonder

King Winter left us lots and lots of snow at the cabin

We were shoveling for hours, while attending to the fire inside

to make it warm and cosy when we finally came in

The snow covered everything, even the sounds were muffled.
There were hardly any cars driving past,
only an occational tractor trying to keep the road open

This massive twin tree is hopefully going down this year!

It might not look it, but it is very tall!

We're back home again, and I don't seem to get warm!

one massive cup of hot cocoa (and cream) and a bowl of hot soup

helps a little

Getting some fresh air and meeting Mr Frosty

We just had to get a bit of fresh air

between our friday tv programs.

Soon this merry fellow was standing in our garden!

Posing with Mr FrostyLittle Chef out in the cold evening

Edit saturday: This is Mr Frosty after a night out (in the snow)

Food friends

These are some of my food friends

Blueberries - good thing I can buy them frozen!

They are good eaten fresh, in desserts, warm soups, cakes and pies!

Or directly from the bush,

if you're so lucky you're out in the wilderness a late summer evening.

Garlic - I use it almost every day.

The ones with cloves like this, or the chinese ones without cloves.

I love the taste, and I think it does my health and body well.

Tea - Since I married an english man I love my tea!

He calls me "the girl who never ay no to a cup of tea, and it's true, I say no to a cup.

I do believe (as the English seem to do)

that there is no situation that can't be made a little better

with a cup of tea.

On the photo served a bit unusual:

In a glass, without milk.

I used the glass cause no cup was big enough for me today

and I added milk after the photo was taken.

Honey - Sometimes on a slice of bread.

And if I feel my throat thickening like today

I guzzle down as many cups of warm tea with honey as I can stand

Usually it goes away quietly

Meet the sleet with some heat

Its so cold and wet outside

baking and cooking makes me warm

Warming soup

How my yorkshire lad husband does it:

Bread goes in the soup

And while making the soup

I make som rice pudding for the Little Chef

He's more of a white food man..

With sugar, cinnamon and a nob of butter

Love and liver

How about a slice of dark rye bread

with liver paste

and lots of love?

Gobble and jello

It was turkey delight on Sunday

and for dessert

(since the majority of the guests was under 13)

Jello

sugar, flavor and gelatine

whisk with boiling water


top with custard

It's always a success!

And while the dinner party went on

down came 30 cm of snow!

Something cool

I do like maps

And google map is a fun place

Today I discovered something cool

Not only could I zoom in on the streets of the map

Do you see the little yellow man in the left top corner of the map?

Drag him to the place you want to see

and you get a photo of the place.

If you put the cursor on the photo

you will see arrows in the streets directions.

You can move up and down the streets through photos

Nerdy maybe, but cool!

There is no need for fries

When I can have these!

Yum!

Pea and lentil soup

I soaked the babies over night

Boiled pork and added peas, lentils, onions, carrots, thyme, salt and pepper
After a while remove the meat from the soup
to pick it from the bone and cut into pieces

I made som fluffy breadcakes to go with it

Thick oh so thick and yummy soup!

I love pea soup!

Red food wednesday

After a cold walk

I did the nutmeg thing, and then stirred my cocoa with a cinnamon stick

Wonderful!

Then I started on dinner

Salmon baked in foil
Bake in oven for half an hour

unwrap and enjoy

And for dessert:

Warm strawberry dessert

with a bit of custard