Just got back after three weeks of parental leave on the quite beautiful island of Gran Canaria. As per usual, despite us now traveling with a 1-year old, our focus was mainly on eating lots of good food. We stayed in a holiday apartment, so we both did some cooking of our own, but also… Continue reading Good places to eat in Meloneras, Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés
Category: European food
4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Sundsvall: A night at Elite Hotel Knaust This Christmas, we found ourselves with a few extra vacation days we needed to spend, and not wanting to spend them entirely on video games and Netflix in the sofa at home, – and prices for flying to the sun in Southern Europe and beyond already steep –… Continue reading 4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]
When I was around 10 years old, the Eurostar opened and for the first time in history, people could travel by train from the United Kingdom to the rest of Europe. I don’t really remember how I got this information, probably from tv as the internet took another year or two to reach my 1990s… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Stockholm to Copenhagen [part 1]
The first part of this year’s train trip (I think I might start doing this every year from now on because train travel is very fun) was, in contrast to our southern-bound trip to Malta a few years ago, going west. All the way from Stockholm, Sweden, to Scotland in the United Kingdom, via Copenhagen,… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Stockholm to Copenhagen [part 1]
Two good restaurants and a bar in Costa Adeje, Tenerife
During our visit to Tenerife and Costa Adeje, we visited a few nice restaurants outside of Guayarmina Princess where we stayed on a halfboard package. Despite that the food there was really good, we wanted to sample some really local food as well. Picamar tapas Bistro Picamar is a small restaurant located up a few… Continue reading Two good restaurants and a bar in Costa Adeje, Tenerife
One week at the Guayarmina Princess in a ’platinum room’
After two years of covid restrictions, cancelled trips and spending almost all of our time at home, we decided to try out how it was to travel in a changed world. We decided that we wanted to stay in the EU for our first post-covid trip, and decided that Spain, and more precisely Tenerife, offered… Continue reading One week at the Guayarmina Princess in a ’platinum room’
Recipe for my homemade Swedish meatballs
One of my favourite Swedish dishes, and probably one of the few Swedish dishes non-Swedes have even heard about, is the famous Swedish meatballs. I’ve seen a few crazy interpretations over the world, but these are quite genuine. 🙂 There’s a crazy twist with these meatballs, and that is that you make them in the… Continue reading Recipe for my homemade Swedish meatballs
Homemade pesto recipe
A weekday favourite of mine that is way simpler too make than it may seem. If you’re lazy (like I usually am), use a blender. If a bit more ambitious use a mortar & pestle. What you need (four approximately 3-4 persons) Basil, about 5 deciliters of fresh leaves 2 Tablespoons of pine nuts 1… Continue reading Homemade pesto recipe
Tarte tatin recipe
For Easter dessert this year, we made one of my favourite desserts, the French classic apple pie, tarte tatin. Here’s the recipe if you too want to try. You will need (serving two): 2 apples 1 deciliter of white sugar 45 grams of butter Puff pastry, approximately one folded sheet How to make it: 1.… Continue reading Tarte tatin recipe
Christmas dinner at Operaterrassen with Julbordsmäklarna
This is a paid article in collaboration with Julbordsmäklarna. I recently visited Operaterrassen, a sort of fancier julbord– julbord being Swedish for a Christmas buffet – the literal translation being ‘Christmas table’, that you eat during the Christmas period, which roughly stretches from the 1st of December until Christmas Eve on the 24th. Booking Operaterrassen… Continue reading Christmas dinner at Operaterrassen with Julbordsmäklarna