lørdag 29. juni 2013

Shortbread and a glass of beer

It's still a bit nippy and I get inspired to do some baking: 
Vanilla and cinnamon shortbread that melts in your mouth.
some of them with a little chocolate belt, just for the fun of it.
when it's a moment of sun at night, I enjoy a dark and cold beer with som slices of lime. 
Lovely! 

Yorkshire lad is painting the doors inside the house, he gets restless when the weather is bad! 

onsdag 26. juni 2013

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!

søndag 23. juni 2013

Picnic at the cabin and an ice tea

My summer holiday is not to start while the end of July, but I am ready for it now.
I try to do stuff that feel holiday-ish after work and during the weekends. 
This way I make myself believe that I am already off, and the summer seems long and promising!
One afternoon last week, we had a picnic at the cabin. 
my mum and dad came with us, they used to own our cabin, and they love to come with us, and to see how much we treasure the old little house and the garden. 

We enjoyed our food in the sun, aspic, garlic bread and remoulade, and a few ice cold non alcoholic beers (we were driving)

On our way home the GPS suddenly felt the urge to tell us that "you are home in 23 minutes". Even though nobody had asked it. 

Back in the kitchen Pink Princesse treated me with an ice tea and a few strawberries from the coffemachine she gave us for Christmas!

tirsdag 18. juni 2013

Little bit of this and that in the beginning of summer

So what did I do while I wasn't blogging? I had a long and good break!
What happened I guess, was that I got a new toy, my Ipad, and in the beginning I didn't find a good way to blog using the Ipad. 
There was facebook, and Wordfeud, and all sorts of time consuming entertainment, you know, what can I say! 
When it came to cooking, I had a low period too, because I had to cut dairy products out of my diet, and It took som time to get used to that, and get inspired to cook and enjoy in new ways! 
But I never wanted to delete the blog, it means a lot to me! 
So maybe I can give it a little attention! 


Summer is definitely here, and my favourite flower is blossoming in the garden. 

Shandie Pipkin is enjoying her new freedom, there is no longer barking madness every time she's showing her face, the dor is open now, and she runs in and out of the house.

Preparing for a picnic! 

søndag 16. juni 2013

Dinkie Doodle


Our sweet little Dinkie Doodle died last Thursday.
She had a lovely life, and she turned eleven the Sunday before, and enjoyed a tasty pea, bean and liverpaste-pie, that Pink Princesse made for her. 
Our family and their dogs was invited. Little did we know it was a farewell party!

She stood bye us in good and hard times! She will be deeply missed! 



torsdag 5. januar 2012

Hverdag/ ordinary days


We're back in our every day life after Christmas
ordinary Tuesdays and Thursdays
Laundry and work
alarmclocks and cups of tea
and sanwiches.
Christmas ornaments back in the attic, 
less light in the dark corners of the house
but more space and air
We don't mind
the sun has turned.

lørdag 31. desember 2011

Norwexican tamales for New Year

From my friend Christo
I got a huge box in the mail
with all I needed to make tamales
just in time for New Year!

 Corn husk, chile and masa

I used some pork
and it was simmering for three hours on low heat
 The chile soaking in some water

 Chile, sweet pepper, celery, and stock in the foodprocessor
 Shredding the pork
Letting it simmer for 45 minutes together with the pork
 Making the masa: corn flour, lard, baking powder, and stock
Soaking the husk
 Then wrapping the tamales, I loved that part of the job!

 Stacking them in the steamer

Waiting with excitement while the little packages
got ready for the New Years feast!

I had never seen a tamale in real life or tasted one
I was wondering, would it be right?
The meat in the chile tasted good
even the masa tasted ok before cooking
so I thought I would like it!
Bur what about my family?

I loved it, and even better,
they loved it!
Even my picky eater of a son and his girlfriend!
My husband and my daughter wanted it again very soon!

I told them what you said Christo, 
that eating tamales on New Years Eve means good
fortune ans happiness for the New Year!
Thank you for letting me  in om this food experience, I promise you
this will not be the last tamales made in this home!

To you and all my friends out there:
Happy New Year!!