Swedish Culture and food in a Southern Household
This sauce is so easy and delicious! It goes perfectly with grilled salmon or even grilled chicken or pork. Swedes love dill. They put it on so many dishes and in the summer it is a staple. I have found living here in NC dill is not that easy to […]
During my time living in Sweden one of my most favorite times was my Thursday night ceramics class. It was a small group, mostly women except for our fearless leader Yria. We took turns bringing fika and spent our time working on what made us happy, talking and laughing. It […]
This Swedish recipe is a classic! Shrimp salad is such a well loved classic that you can even find it in IKEA here in the states. This swedish recipe is so easy you will enjoy keeping this in your rotation from week to week. This is a great recipe that […]
*This page contains affiliate links to products that I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. This weekend we are celebrating Mother’s day in the U.S. If you are Swedish you have a few […]
This week we will learn the word potatis. It’s a hard one…I bet you can’t guess what it means! ;P Potatis=potato Potatoes are consumed by Swedes daily. They eat them boiled, skinned, and cut into large pieces, “riced”, mashed, baked, baked in cream, etc. There’s no limit to how they […]
This is a good one today, guys! If you haven’t started your fika tradition, then you will want to with this recipe. These jam bars have a soft and slightly sweet bottom layer, covered with jam, and then finished off with a sweet a slightly crunchy top layer. Not only […]
Första Maj is a big holiday in Sweden. If you live in Sweden you likely have the day off today and it is considered a “red day”. It is the International Workers’ Day. The first May is the International Women’s Day of the Workers’ Movement celebrated since 1890 on the […]
This is such an easy and delicious meal. It’s quick and easy to serve during the week but luxurious enough to eat for a special occasion. It’s a hearty and warm meal that is really perfect for a cool and cozy day. My daughter’s favorite cheese is brie so it […]
The Swedish Word of the Week this week is grön. Grön means green in Swedish and I thought it was an appropriate word for the week as we have experienced so much rain. Everything outside is sure to be a nice lush green by the end of the week. Sweden […]
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 […]
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