I love the extra long weekend we always have at Easter time. It’s a welcome breather after a dark and long winter and a nice little kick-off to spring, warmer weather, evenings getting lighter and the sweet smell of blooming spring time. After a particularly busy winter, both socially and work wise, it was a nice and relaxed Easter weekend this year. A small dinner party with friends and an Easter lunch with family was all we had planned over the 5-day weekend. The rest of the time, we just spent together at home, and I loved every minute of it. I made these homemade chocolates as a hostess gift for Sillas’ aunt and uncle when we went for Easter...

Salmon is by far my favorite fish and I often serve it as an appetizer. I like that’s it so diverse. You can fry it, steam it, poach it, smoke it, mousse it…and that’s what I did last night when we had a couple of friends over for dinner and a card game. I made a mousse with smoked salmon and skyr. Skyr is an Icelandic cultured dairy product similar to strained yogurt. High in protein and low in fat and carbs. If you can’t find skyr, you could just use sour cream or yogurt. It’s a great appetizer to make ahead so you can focus on the main course or the dessert. I had made a large portion, and we had a lot...

This dessert was inspired by a picture I saw on another blog.I thought that it looked amazing and like a beautiful dessert to serve at a fancy dinner party. And as luck would have it we are planning a fancy dinner party sometime soon. But I wanted to test it out before the actual day to make sure that I knew exactly what to do. And it turned out really well. Sillas actually said that it was the best dessert I had ever made! I also like it because it has a bit of wow factor. When it is served it looked simple and elegant. Then you cut into it and you get a creamy center as well as a...

I saw a photo of an ice cream dessert with tiny meringue kisses sprinkled on top and thought that it looked really cute. So I wanted to make my own little batch of meringue kisses so I have them ready for a dessert. Easter is around the corner and we have a few dinner parties planned, so these little kisses will come in handy. I decided to add a bit of colour to them and a little taste too. They are very easy to make, you just need a bit of time on your hands, first for the baking part and then for the drying out process. Ingredients: (makes 135 mini kisses)

  One weekend afternoon every other month a group of 5 bakerette friends with a passion for baking amazing cakes, macaroons, cupcakes and pastries are hosting a wonderful event called ‘Sweet Sneak’ in Copenhagen. It’s a pop-up bakery where you can stop by, have a piece – or three – of delicious cake, listen to some sweet music and just enjoy a wonderful Sunday. The location changes every other month. This month it will be in Nørrebro and the exact location will be revealed the day before the event. I love the concept! Bringing people together with sweet cakes, music and great friendship. And the prices are fair and the sizes are after a cake lovers heart. So if you’re...

This weekend was full of fun birthday celebrations. First a great and really fun 30th birthday party on Saturday and then a sweet and cozy 5th birthday party on Sunday. So a wonderful and eventful weekend with great great company. Instead of bringing flowers as a hostess gift I decided to bring a batch of homemade cookies on Sunday. The recipe is from my new cookbook ‘happiness is chocolate’ – a Danish chocolate cookbook by two food – or should I say, chocolate bloggers.  I have followed their blogs for a couple of years and absolutely love their new joint cookbook. I added a bit of vanilla to the recipe because you can almost never go wrong with a bit of...