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A Swedish Temptation
2008-06-10 11:01:00
I wonder what my mother would have said if she had heard that most people only serve Jansson's Temptation on the Christmas table nowadays. My mother passed away when I was very young. I remember her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Sticky Chocolate Cake Time
2008-06-03 10:24:00
Next Friday school year ends. The children have summer holidays for two and a half months. We have our grandchildren coming to stay with us and look forward to that. My grandchildren like to bake a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Salted Sliced Pork with Onion-Sauce & Boiled Potatoes
2008-05-27 11:38:00
My husband likes to eat food but he seldom makes meal requests and he seldom cooks. He was brought up in a large family with strict traditional rules about men's and women's roles. In recent years,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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A Basic Swedish Beef Stew
2008-05-21 10:15:00
I have not been able to update my blog because I have been on the wing for 14 days. I arrived home yesterday afternoon but I was too tired to write a post. The dinner was already waiting in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Freezer Cooking Meat Sauce Recipe
2008-05-06 09:44:00
Pasta and meat sauce - one of the most popular dishes among Swedish families with children. The price of this dish has risen by 20% in the past year. In spite of that, it continues to be one of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Spiced Banana Cake
2008-04-29 10:44:00
Is this a banana cake or a banana bread? I am confused with the cake/bread distinction in English. Pretty much the same. isn't it? INGREDIENTS: * 100 grams butter * 3 dl / 300 ml caster sugar * 2... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swedish Oven-Baked Pancake
2008-04-22 11:32:00
Nigella Lawson is back on TV here in Sweden again with time-saving meal ideas in her 13-part series 'Nigella Express'. After watching the first five episodes, I find that certain of the many store... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Herbed Flatbread Chips & A Small Giveaway
2008-04-15 10:56:00
Last weekend, I baked bread with a sister-in-law. She has a neat little cottage near her house. A cottage with a wood-fired baking oven. We spent a day making both hard and soft... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mozzarella & Tomato Salad
2008-04-08 08:52:00
There is a dramatic surge in food prices all around the world. I am now experiencing the highest food bills I have ever seen. Meat, diary products, vegetables and fruits tend to have the highest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Minced Meat Patties & Lime Sauce
2008-04-01 11:49:00
This is not at all a traditional Swedish recipe. It's more or less a blend of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. The sauce is sourish, refreshing and creamy. My family likes this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Yugoslavian Waffle Cookies
2008-03-25 10:43:00
Today is International Waffle Day. The tradition of eating waffles (våfflor) on March 25 originated in Sweden. It is linked to the feast of the Annunciation, i.e. when the Archangel Gabriel announced... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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My Easter Celebrations & Campfire Bread
2008-03-18 08:06:00
Happy Easter Everyone! Where-ever you are. Tomorrow my Easter guests are arriving. Children, grandchildren and friends from near and far. They are going to stay for 10 days. If the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swedish Schwarzwald Cake
2008-03-11 13:10:00
Cakes have a very long history. They are attributed to a famous baker, Thearion, living in the 5th-century-BC.... Egyptians offered animal-shaped cakes to their ancient gods..... The bourgeoisie of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Citrus Barley Water
2008-03-04 11:47:00
Barley is the fourth most important of the modern crops. It is one of man's oldest cultivated grasses. Today it is used primarily as animal feed and for malting in the manufacture of alcoholic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swedish Pork Cheese Schnitzel
2008-02-26 11:59:00
INGREDIENTS: serves 4 * 4 nice and thin pork cutlets, or 500 -600 grams lean slices of boneless pork * 200 grams Grevé cheese, sliced * 4 slices of smoked ham * 1 egg * 1 tablespoon water * 1 dl... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Kassler Gratin
2008-02-19 12:39:00
A variant of one of my husband's favorite dishes 4 Kassler in Creamy Sauce. The double cream in this recipe can be replaced by lower-fat products - crème fraiche, for instance. Kassler is a very lean... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hot White Chocolate Sauce & Frozen Berries
2008-02-12 13:28:00
A simple dessert recipe. Really refreshing in its simplicity. It doesn't take more than 10 minutes to make. Use whatever berries you have available. Well, frozen strawberries are not suitable.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swedish Lent Buns & Homemade Almond Paste
2008-02-05 13:56:00
Today is a special day for all semla-lovers around the world. It's Shrove Tuesday. However, the old tradition of eating a plain cardamom-flavoured wheat bun filled with whipped cream and almond... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Feeding 60 People & More...
2008-01-29 11:57:00
Marinated Fillet of PorkINGREDIENTS:serves 60* 7 kg (7000 grams) fillets of pork* ab. 250 grams butterSPICE MIXTURE:* ½ dl (50 ml) salt* 2 teaspoons black pepper* 3 teaspoons Mexican spice mixture* 2 teaspoons rosemary* 2 teaspoons sage* 1 teaspoon garlic powderMARINADE:* 2 tablespoons salt* 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper* 4 dl (400 ml) vinegar* 3 dl (300 ml) water* 1-1 ½ liter (1000-1500 ml) oil* 2-4 pressed cloves of garlic* 1 dl (100 ml) very finely chopped onion* 2 dl (200 ml) finely chopped parsley* 1-1 ½ dl (100 - 150 ml) capersFor a buffet dinner party, prepare the pork fillets a day ahead.Leftovers are safe to freeze in marinade.METHOD:1. Preheat oven to 125° C [=257 °F]2. Trim the pork fillets and make the spice mixture.3. Rub the fillets with the spice mixture all around.4. In a large skillet over high heat brown fillets in butter.5. Transfer pork fillets into an oven-safe large roasting tray and insert a meat thermometer into the middle of the thickest part of at least one of ...
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The Forgotten Meringue
2008-01-22 11:58:00
Does anybody want some snow? I am tired of shovelling snow, you know. It has been snowing almost every day this month. I no longer know what to do with it. Children like to play in the snow and when we sometimes run out of water, snow can be melted. However, it requires lots of snow to create a full bucket of water. Well, eventually it will melt and disappear into the ground - sooner or later. It's a comfort to know. Another dilemma. A completely different one. Cooking and baking sometimes give us an excess of leftover egg whites and we do not know what to do with them. Instead of throwing them away, there are other solutions. Here is a recipe I have tried. I found it many years ago, lost it and found it again: INGREDIENTS:* 5 egg whites* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder* 3 1/2 dl (350 ml) sugar METHOD:1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees C [=437 degrees F].2. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and glossy.3. Fold in the sugar mixed with baking powder. 4. Pour the meringue batter into a ...
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Homemade Roasted Granola/Müsli
2008-01-15 13:36:00
I don't like porridge,Skinny and brown;Waiting for breakfastWhen I come down-Whatever happens,However late,Porridge is alwaysSure to wait!This is the beginning of a poem, published in one of my first English schoolbooks. Although it is from 1956 or so, I can still remember it.Nowadays, I don't have to eat porridge for breakfast unless I want to. It is not exactly my favorite breakfast food.A couple of years ago I started to make my own chewy and crunchy granola, or müsli as we say in Sweden. Making your own is less expensive than buying it. Each batch makes enough to last about two-three weeks for me and my husband. We mix it with milk or yogurt, and sometimes with pieces of fresh fruit or berries. My husband eats it as a snack too.It can be varied and personalized to your own taste by adding flax seeds, sesame seeds, dried raisins, shredded coconut, honey, ground cardamom ....INGREDIENTS:about 1500 ml/1,5 liter* 1 l (1000 ml) rolled oats (porridge oats)* 4 dl (400 ml) rye flakes*...

Easy Cooked Salmon with Herb Sauce
2008-01-09 12:51:00
Fat food, sweets and sedentary - not a good combination for anyone.Eating and drinking more calories than I have burnt up has caused me weight gain during the Christmas Holiday. Now I have to stay away from bad fat and sweets for a while and stick to low fat foods like fish.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4* 600 grams fillets of salmon, fresh or frozen, cut into 4 portions* 2 liters (2000 ml) water* juice of lemon* sugar* salt* dill sprigsTHE HERB SAUCE:* 2 tablespoons dill, chopped* 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped* 2 tablespoons chives, chopped* 3 dl (300 ml) crème fraiche* salt* pepperMETHOD:1. Pour the water into a large saucepan.2. Add juice of lemon, sugar and salt - the water must taste like sweet and sour sea water.3. Bring the "sea water" to the boil.4. Place the salmon pieces in the boiling water.5. Slide the saucepan off the heat and cover with a lid.6. Let fresh salmon steep in the hot liquid for 7-8 minutes (frozen ab. 20 minutes).7. Combine the sauce ingredients, taste with salt and ...
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Dear Readers of My Recipes...
2007-12-21 12:09:00
I am leaving early tomorrow morning to spend two (maybe three weeks) in Stockholm. My husband and I are going to celebrate Christmas and the New Year together with family and friends, children and grandchildren. So far, it is a trip with no return ticket. I must be back home again at the latest by January 16, 2008. On that day, I have an appointment with my dentist.Copyright © 2007. http://minareceptsamlingar.blogspot.com. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement.http://minareceptsamlingar.b logspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
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Oven Cooked Swedish Christmas Ham
2007-12-18 11:07:00
INGREDIENTS:* 1 salt-cured fresh ham, 3-4 kilograms* water* some onions* cloves* 1 carrotMETHOD:1. Preheat oven to 100°C (ab. 200°F).2. Insert an oven thermometer into the thickest part of the ham.3. Peel some onions and insert cloves into the onions.4. Cut the carrot into smaller pieces.5. Put the ham in a large oven safe pot together with the vegetables.6. Pour over cold water.7. Leave it in the oven until the thermometer shows 75°C (167°F).8. Allow the ham to cool in the liquid.GLAZE:* 2 egg yolks* 2 tablespoons potato starch* 1 dl mustardMETHOD:1. Heat the oven to 225°C (450°F).2. Remove the rind carefully and place the ham on a roasting pan.3. Stir together the egg yolks, potato starch and mustard.4. Brush the top of the ham with the glaze mixture.5. Sprinkle bread crumbs over glaze mixture.6. Bake in the oven until the glaze becomes golden brown, about 10 minutes.7. Decorate with cloves into the top of the ham in a pattern.There are several advantages to using low temperature ...
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Gourmet Herring
2007-12-15 12:00:00
Herring is the backbone of the Swedish smörgåsbord and a mainstay of the Swedish Christmas table. This fish can be prepared in hundreds of ways. I have my favorites. This recipe is only one of many varieties. INGREDIENTS:* 6 matjes herring fillets* 1 dl (100 ml) cream* 1 dl (100 ml) mayonnaise* 1 yellow onion, finely chopped* 4 tablespoons Boston Cucumber* 4 tablespoons dill, finely chopped* 4 tablespoons chives, finely choppedGARNISH: 2-3 hard-boiled eggs, choppedMETHOD:1. Rinse and drain the herring fillets.2. Cut them in bit-size pieces.3. Combine the sauce ingredients.4. Put the herring into the sauce.5. Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.6. Garnish with chopped hard-boiled egg yolks.Copyright © 2007. My Recipes. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement.http://minareceptsamlingar.b logspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
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A Brisk Beetroot Salad
2007-12-11 12:07:00
Most supermarkets are selling ready-made salads of shredded, pickled beetroot mixed with a creamy dressing all year round, although it really is not that hard to make a beetroot salad for your own taste.Beetroot salad is served on our modified Christmas table to accompany various cold meat and smoked fish dishes.This beetroot salad recipe has become a keeper:INGREDIENTS:serves 4* 6 pickled beetroots* 2 sourish apples* 1 dl (100 ml) mayonnaise* 1 dl (100 ml) crème fraiche* 1 tablespoon horseradish, grated* ½ tablespoon yellow onion, grated* salt* pepper* lemon juiceMETHOD:1. Peel the apples and cut them into small cubes.2. Cut the beetroots into small pieces, cubes or thin strips.3. Mix mayonnaise, crème fraiche, horseradish and onion.4. Fold the beetroots and apples into the sauce.5. Taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice.*You can substitute mayonnaise and crème fraiche with fat free or low fat products.One thing is for sure: Our Christmas table is only a pale copy of old-time Chri...
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My Birthday Cake
2007-12-08 00:48:00
My birthday is in December.When I was a child, I always had to wait for Christmas to get any presents, but I never really suffered having a birthday near Christmas. Birthday s were never a a big deal in our family. Now I also realize that the days before Christmas was a very hectic season for my parents. INGREDIENTS:Cake Layer* 175 grams butter* 3 eggs* 2 dl (200 ml) sugar* 2 dl (200 ml) flour* ½ teaspoon baking powderGarnish* 300 grams almond paste* 2 egg whites* 2-3 tablespoons orange juice or Curacao-type liqueurChocolate Truffle* 200 grams dark chocolate* 1 dl whipping cream* 25 grams butterDecorate the cake with small silver dragees, or cake sprinkles and marzipanMETHOD:1. Melt butter and allow it to cool2. Beat eggs and sugar very well.3. Add flour, baking powder and butter.4. Fold baking paper and line a 24x24 cm cake tin.5. Butter the bottom of the paper.6. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared and lined tin.7. Bake in the middle of the oven at 175 °C [350 °F] for 20?25 ...

Swedish "Glögg" Party Recipe
2007-12-04 12:12:00
When grey November turns to dark December, when the nights seem too long, when daylight hours are few, when my soul suffers from Nordic winter depression, when my body most of all wants to spend the winter in hibernation.Then what happens?I have to focus on Christmas preparations.In Swedish , Christmas is called "jul" (yule). "Jul" has been celebrated in Northern Europe since ancient time. Our ancestors, the old Vikings, used to drink a lot of strong Yule ale, toasting "to a good new year and peace".Today we are more moderate in "drinking Yule". However, when Advent comes, we get together, invite our friends to parties and drink a hot, spicy mulled wine called "glögg". Organizing a "glögg-party" is a nice way to start off the Christmas season."Glögg" is traditionally served in small mugs together with a spoonful of chopped almonds and raisins. On the side, traditional Swedish gingersnaps (pepparkakor). They are used as crackers and topped with a mixture of whipped cream and green mol...
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Sausage au Gratin & Making sausage [del.icio.us]
2007-11-21 14:42:00
Gratin
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Apple Dessert with Toffee Topping
2007-11-18 01:14:00
This is a very easy apple dessert recipe. The final finesse, the liqueur, may be omitted if desired. In reality, the apples do not need that "kick".INGREDIENTS:* 750 grams apples* grated rind of 1 lemon* grated rind of 1 orange* 1 - 1 ½ dl (100 - 150 ml) sugar* 1 tablespoon plain flour* 1 dl (100 ml) almonds, chopped* 50 grams butterTOFFEE TOPPING:* 1 ½ dl (150 ml) almonds, chopped* 75 grams butter* 1 ½ dl (150 ml) sugar* 1 tablespoon plain flour* 1 tablespoon milk* 2 - 3 tablespoons orange liqueur, Cointreau or Grand MarnierMETHOD:* Preheat oven to 225 degrees.* Grease an oven-safe baking pan.* Peel, core and slice the apples.* Mix, lemon rind, orange rind, sugar, flour and chopped almonds.* Arrange layers of sliced apples in the baking pan with layers of this mixture.* Shave butter between the apple layers.* Bake in the preheated oven for 10 - 15 minutes.* Meanwhile, mix all the toffee ingredients in a saucepan.* Bring it to the boil on low heat.* Remove the baking pan from the ov...
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