Swedish Culture and food in a Southern Household
This should be a fun one to explain. Since we just celebrated Easter I thought we should learn a word that has to do with Easter traditions in Sweden. I chose this word because we do not have anything like this in the U.S. Påskkärringer=Easter Witch An ancient popular tale […]
Tomorrow we celebrate the first day of spring! And so that is our Swedish word of the week this week! Vår is the Swedish word for spring. This time of year is much anticipated in Sweden. Winters are hard and long. Much of the country endures darkness most of the […]
*This post contains affiliate links. Purchasing them here from my blog is no extra cost to you but I do earn a commission that helps in the cost of running this blog. Thanks for your support! It’s time again for our Swedish Word of the Week! (SWOW) This week we […]
Oh yum! Semla is our SWOW, Swedish Word of the Week, and it is a delicious one! Semla=Sweet bun A Semla is a sweet bun spiced with cardamom that has been divided in half and filled with a dollop of marsipan (almond paste) and then filled to the brim with […]
Today we are going to learn one of my most favorite Swedish words, mysig. It’s an especially nice word on a cold, winter day like today. mysig=cozy Being cozy is such an important state to be in Sweden, especially during the harsh winter months. A great way to be mysig […]
The “kladdkaka” is probably the Swedish equivalent to the American brownie. Who doesn’t love them?! I don’t think I’ve ever met a Swede “tacka nej” to kladdkaka. This Swedish treat is rich, gooey, and chocolatey. It is usually served with a dollop of homemade whipped cream or ice cream. You […]
Our SWOW is the word Kärlek. It’s the perfect word for this week as we have just celebrated Valentine’s day here in the U.S. Kärlek means love. It maybe looks like a hard word to pronounce but it’s not. The K-Ä sounds kinda like the SH sound with a short […]
I love to eat soup in the winter. It’s so easy to make a large pot of soup and is so warm and satisfying during these cold, dark days. I have been doing Whole 30 (ish) for several weeks now and soup is such a great answer for this diet. […]
Our Swedish Word of the Week is Snö. Besides fika, this might be the swedes favorite word! Snö=Snow So I am from the south and we get snow maybe twice a year and everything shuts down…and I mean everything. We just aren’t prepared for her because it happens so little. […]
One of our favorite treats in this house is a fresh batch of chocolate balls. Usually my husband whips them up without anyone even noticing and then next thing we know there’s a stash of chocolate balls in the fridge! These are bite sized little balls that give you that […]
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