I was walking trough our local grocery store the other day and spotted tray of new, fresh and juicy Danish strawberries. Yum, summer in  tray! I bought two trays and immediately had a couple of recipes with strawberries that I wanted to try out. One was a delicious cheesecake in a glas topped with lots of fresh strawberries. We had a couple of friends over for dinner on Tuesday night and that’s when I served this cheesecake. I like it because it’s easy and perfect for a dinner during the workweek. And this version is a bit healthier than your average cheesecake. It has no sugar or butter – but its still really really yummy and creamy. I found the...

I have made these blueberry muffins a few times now and it’s a hit every time. This time a baked a double portion as we had two events this weekend. First for Sillas’ game night with the guys on Friday and on Saturday we went to the park for a birthday party for sweet little two-year-old girl. The weather was amazing, and for the first time this year, it really felt like summer. And blueberries just scream summer, I think so at least. The recipe is from Hummingbird Bakery’s cakebook. I have yet to go wrong with a single recipe from that book. The cakes just always turn out amazing and are always a hit.  These muffins are light, sweet...

I have the day off today and looking forward to a long weekend. Today is a holiday in Denmark called Great Prayer Day (Store bededag) It is a holiday that dates back to 1686 by King Christian V, as a consolidation of several minor Romas Catholic holidays. The day was introduced as a more efficient alternative to individually celebrating a number of holidays honoring various minor saints in the spring In the evening before the holiday, it was customary to buy and eat varme hveder, (warm wheat rolls) a traditional bread, because bakers were closed on holidays and people bought bread for the following day. We still eat warm wheat rolls today, even though bakers are usually open on holidays now. It’s a...

This Sunday is Mothers Day in Denmark. The past few years we have invited my mum – and my dad of course – in for homemade brunch on Mothers Day. The first year we lived here, we had actually invited them in for brunch at a café in the city. But the day before we changed our minds and decided to make it a more cozy affair and make it a homemade brunch. So it was a surprise to my mum when she walked into the apartment and the table was set for brunch with all the works. And she loved it; she was so happy and said that that was really what she wanted instead of going out. So...

I baked these cookies to give away as hostess gifts, thank-you-for-the-ride gift and a small belated birthday gift. We went to the Christening of one of my good friends daughter on Sunday. It was a really lovely day. A day with lots of talk and laughter with good friends, a little baby and many many yummy cakes. These cookies don’t take very long to make. If you have all the ingredients at home, then you could have freshly baked cookies within half an hour. Not bad at all. The cookies should be a bit chewy in the middle, so don’t worry if they are a bit soft when you take them out of the oven. This batch made about 32...

One of the many things I love about spring is all of the new vegetables popping up in the supermarkets. Suddenly it’s just a bit more fun to go shopping for dinner. We are going to a wedding next weekend and I need to squeeze myself into a beautiful dress, so we are eating lots and lots of vegetables this week. And that’s how this salad came about. It’s very fresh, light and crunchy.