One espresso and one tea

Outside the rain is pouring down, its cold and windy

And its summer!

There is no reason to be upset!

I light some candles, and Yorkshire lad

Brings me my favourite:

An espresso and a cup of tea!

And what about some warm cinnamon rolls on the side?

Some silly television, and the indoor comfort is complete!

There is nothing we can do about the weather anyway!

Rice pudding, no dairy

We have a bit of milk intolerance going on in our house

I'm experimenting

and trying out new recipes and ingredients

Today it's rice pudding, made on rice milk

That went well!

Served with cinnamon and a little knob of butter.

(Two little boxes to bring as a snack to work)

Hibernating is what I've been doing!

It's the season of hibernating.

My daughter is far up north going to school

My son is busy with his friends so I suddenly have much more time on my hands

I haven't been blogging much lately

I guess I have been on a break

Maybe I needed a little break, but now I'd like to

get on board again, alt least do it a bit more often

than I've done lately

I kind of miss it!

It's November but in my garden the Calendula officinalis

is still blossoming

and my dearest flower: Lupinus, My favourite!

I planted it this spring and at last, there is a Lupinus in my garden

I have special place in my heart for this flower.

Some people called it a weed and warned me not to plant it

but I've tried for years to get it to grow in my garden.

It's dark, it's cold, it's winter!

Advent is here again

The color of advent is purple

Every night i light several candles

Outside it is freezing, windy and snowing.

See all the hay under the snow?

It is put there to prevent the ground to freeze solid.

Someone is coming to dig a hole,

to prepare for a carport.

Luckily we're not digging it ourselves!

Pile up the firewood

I'm cold to my bones!

Our fire and wind in the chimney sounds like an engine
And the warmth is so good!
Still baking and this time it's cookies
with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves
almonds and dark chocolate

It is Advent after all

Chile and cinnamon

The 2 th generation chile

is growing in my garden

last years summer was cold and rainy

and I had to keep my plants indoors most of the summer.

It was autumn when I spotted the first chile babies
This year, the weather is better, and my plants are in the garden,

flowering.

And by the look of it, getting enough warmth to grow their first

chile baby I got the first seeds two years ago sent to me

from my friend in NY

then I took seeds from last years chile

and planted them this spring,

hence 2th generation chile, grown in Norway.

Last week we went on holiday to Sweden.

We had such a relaxing week, everyone was on track

and the weather was lovely.

The swedish eggs was terrible,

but the cinnamon rolls was just heaven

I got inspired, and made a batch today

Now the house smells

cinnamon heaven!

I've had a quiet and relaxing Sunday today.
Husband and kids
finds it very entertaining to get scared to death
in rollercoasters etc
They've spent all day enjoying themselves in an amusement park
.
I have no near death wish,
I baked them som lunch to bring
Sent them off

And enjoyed the peace, baking and reading

and finally seeing the film

Julie&Julia

Which I enjoyed very much!

Piece of cake

It's a piece of cake

and with the smell of

ginger, allspice and cinnamon

It's almost like Christmas!

Make me a cup of coffee, Love

And I'll bring the cake!

Crust on the outside

soft on the inside

It was a peace of cake!
No mardiness follow a serving like this

Edit: Of course you can have some butter on yours Le Chien!

The difference

Cooking at the cabin:

These are my friends as always.

I use one each time,

so easy, just peel the whole thing and cut it in pieces

I'm making moussaka

and thinking about what I do differently than

when I make lasagna...

The two main differences which has to be

Is aubergine and cinnamon

The other stuff, I vary as I go along

what I fancy and what I have.

The similarities are many:

chrushed tomatoes, onions,

garlic, bechamel sauce, cheese on top and so on.

We can all agree it's soo good!

And the cinnamon,
it has come to stay
not only on the cinnamon buns and the rice budding
but in my dinner
and on top of my cappucino.

Apple pie

Another apple delight!

Peeled apples, rich shortcrust pastry and cinnamon

(apples and cinnamon, lovers in the world of taste and smell)

Custard and whipped cream

Grab the camera to take a photo,

and then munch!