Just got back from a visit to Kvarnen, a classic Stockholm beerhall and restaurant situated on Södermalm. My expectations weren’t that high, but I actually got pleasantly surprised with my meatballs. Swedish meatballs with cream sauce, mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers and lingonberries. Four out of five meatballs were juicy and tasty, one was dry. Still… Continue reading Meatballs at Kvarnen
Autumn weekend in the archipelago
Spent last weekend in the archipelago, probably for the last time this year, since Sweden’s getting a bit too cold for country home life during Autumn and Winter. For me that is. As per usual, food was eaten. Above is a very tasty pork roast that we slow-roasted for almost three hours and served with… Continue reading Autumn weekend in the archipelago
One of the best burgers I’ve made
As you may or may not have noticed, I am (oh well, I guess most people are) a big fan of burgers. This weekend I made a really good one. The best thing is, you too can do this at home. The workload’s pretty easy, what matters is the quality of the ingredients. I only… Continue reading One of the best burgers I’ve made
Bratislava, Slovak wine country and Vienna
Bratislava’s beautiful Old Town, close to the decently good and well located Crowne Plaza Bratislava where I stayed. Last weekend I visited the Slovak capital of Bratislava. I’ve been wanting to visit the city for quite a while, and finally it was time. The easiest way to get there, at least from Stockholm, is to… Continue reading Bratislava, Slovak wine country and Vienna
The Finnish 110 year party, Ravintola Olo and Helsinki
Helsinki Cathedral in the central parts of the city. Spent another weekend in Finland recently. The reason for the short trip was that my two aunts turned 60 and 50 years old, and thus they held a 110 year birthday party in the Finnish woods. Since the party venue lacked running water and electricity, we… Continue reading The Finnish 110 year party, Ravintola Olo and Helsinki
Homemade spaghetti bolognese recipe
If I were to spend the rest of my life on an island, eating only one dish of my choice, it would almost certainly be a classic spaghetti bolognese. Most people are very aware of this Italian classic (although they call it ragu) and there are probably almost as many versions of this dish as there are… Continue reading Homemade spaghetti bolognese recipe
Vegetarian cauliflower curry
The other day it was Monday again. Monday usually means vegetarian for me. It all started with the ‘meatless Monday’ concept a couple of years back, and then I kind of got use to eat only vegetarian (all rules with exceptions though) on Mondays. This week I felt like curry, Indian curry, and thought roasted… Continue reading Vegetarian cauliflower curry
Crayfish season
Above: non-traditional crayfish party spread with the addition of moules frites and garlic bread. August in Sweden means (hopefully) dark but warm summer evenings, usually the first chanterelles (at least for me), and first and foremost: kräftor, meaning crayfish. The crayfish season is mainly in August with a couple of jumpstarters in July and then… Continue reading Crayfish season
Spicy coconut pulled chicken
The other day I was craving beef rendang, an Indonesian dish I sampled while at Bintan Island a couple of years ago. We thought that we should try to combine the yumminess of pulled chicken with the flavours of rendang and ended up with the above. Not so rendangy as I’d hoped, so let’s call… Continue reading Spicy coconut pulled chicken
Thai first class in pictures
We were most fortunate to have saved up on our Eurobonus (Scandinavian Airline’s frequent flier programme) miles last year, and using them we booked a trip that was really, really something. The trip started in Stockholm and continued on to Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Bangkok and finally Manila, Philippines, where our first stop was. We then returned home… Continue reading Thai first class in pictures