welcome to my blog about food, flowers and other things that make me happy.
fig season!
Our fig tree really loves this Mediterranean-like weather we have at the moment. There are lots of fruits and I find them sweeter and tastier than previous years. Tonight we had a salad with grilled figs, prosciutto crudo, walnuts and grilled bread with chèvre.
green GAZPACHO
On a warm summer day like today there is nothing better than a cold soup. This one is a bit inspired by a gazpacho made with veggies from the garden: cucumber, zucchini, apple, tomatoes, garlic mixed in the blender with cold vegetable broth and at the end frozen peas for a smooth texture and some sweetness. Then topped with cucumber, fresh peas and thinly sliced jalapeño. Super fresh!
grilled aubergine with labneh and grapes
I can now confirm that homegrown aubergine tastes much more than the ones from the supermarket. We grilled the aubergine and then topped with labneh balls, zaatar, olive oil and small grapes from the garden. Amazingly delicious!
Flowers from the garden
Love the combination of the sunflower Ms Mars and the pale yellow nasturtiums. I’m usually not a big fan of yellow flowers but are starting to grow found of pale yellow.
tomato salad with a cold tomato broth
Another lovely tomato salad with tomatoes from the balcony. Today I mixed fresh and quickly pickled tomatoes with cucumber, Spanish chervil, nasturtiums and thinly sliced jalapeño. Then a cold tomato broth on top of everything.
Tarte flambée with figs, chèvre & rosemary flavoured honey.
Lovely figs from the garden on top of a Tarte flambée with créme fraîche, chèvre and rosemary flavoured honey. The final touch was a few drops of aceto balsamico and sea salt to balance all the flavours. Yummy!
Beetroot hummus with crumbled feta cheese and seed crackers
What a lovely summer weather we have here in Sweden at the moment! Here is the perfect snack on a warm day like today.
cabbage butterfly caterpillars
Today I found more cabbage butterfly caterpillars! And eggs. 😤 I found the first one the day before yesterday and then I wrapped all the kale plants to avoid more eggs to be laid.
we go all tomatoes tonight
Finally our first tomatoes are ready to eat! Tonight we went all in for tomatoes. First a colourful insalata caprese with mozzarella di bufala, topped with Spanish chervil, fennel dill, oxalis and herb oil. It was as good tasting as looking!
how to bake traditional flatbread in wood fired oven
A step by step guide to how to bake tunnbröd, swedish flatbread in the traditional way. I will try to explain how to bake in this traditional way. I’m definitely no pro, I have learned from my mother and grandmother and I think it’s fun to bake and keep the tradition alive.
Rubus Arcticus
Rubus Arcticus. The first latin name that I learned, from the milk packages in the 1980’s. Today I am out on a foraging tour trying to find some of these delicious berries!
meadowsweet cordial
Now is the time when the Meadowsweet is blossoming here in the northern part of Sweden. It grows almost everywhere, often in damp areas and we have a lot of it growing on a meadow close to our summer cottage. This plant has long history as a medicinal herb, used as pain relief and against inflammation. The taste of the flowers reminds of cherry and almond, and this is the first time I try to make a cordial of it so I’m really excited to taste it.
Don’t waste your dry bread ends!
Don’t waste your dry bread ends, do like me and make roasted crumble croutons instead. I use it on practically everything, salad, soup, veggies and other things that can use some extra texture and crunch. I love crunch!
Elderflower and rhubarb kombucha
Probably the best flavour combination ever! Here served as a Friday mocktail, topped with Tonic Water and a Maraschino cherry and celery flower.
sage and orange kombucha
Here is my recipe for Kombucha flavoured with fresh orange and sage.
flower ice cubes
I love edible flowers! As you probably know by now…
the last asparagus of the year
Today it was time to harvest the last asparagus of the year and let the plants grow up to gather strength for next year.
elderflower cordial
I made elderflower cordial of the pink flowers from my dark Sambuca Nigra Black Lace. It will turn out as good with the ordinary white flowers, but the colour of the cordial will be different.
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