As soon as Autumn arrives we turn our attention to root vegetables, that can be cooked or left raw, it can make the most delicious oven-baked fries and it can also be made into a mash, pureed into smoothies and soups, or sliced thinly and added to salads. Or chopped into dices for the most tasty, healthy and easy to make dinner! A root vegetable soup is quick to make and a great way of making...
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Scandinavian food and recipes
Norwegian Fish Pie the kids will love – Easy recipe
Nothing reminds me more about my childhood than my mums homemade fish pie. It was a great way of using left overs as well as making us kids eat that dreaded white fish... Served with sweet carrot salad, boiled potatoes and melted butter it will be the kids favourite dinner! 'What's for dinner' they ask when you pick them up from school. Yes, what's fo dinner? Not a clue, and too hungry to think...
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Prinsesstårta Recipe and TotallySwedish’s 10th Birthday Party!
This Swedish layer cake is very festive and tasty; sponge cake, full of custard, raspberry jam, whipped cream, covered in a bright green marzipan and decorated with a beautiful pink marzipan rose. What more perfect celebration cake for TotallySwedish's 10th Anniversary!? The Prinsesstårta is a Swedish classic and a cake with history; it first appeared in print in 1948 and became known as the...
Read moreKladdkaka – Recipe for Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake
Swedish kladdkaka - too easy to make and way too tasty to not have a second helping. This is our best recipe for Kladdkaka as well as 5 interesting Kladdkaka-facts! Kladdkaka is a Swedish rich and sticky chocolate cake. It should serve 8 but at our house it often serves only 4... Ingredients 100 grams unsalted butter, melted 2 medium eggs 200g caster sugar 150g plain flour 4 tbsp unsweetened...
Read moreHomemade elderflower cordial
London will soon be decorated with blossoming elderflowers, with beautiful white flowers decorating our parks. But did you know you should pick them and bring them home to make your very own home made elderflower cordial? It's time to go for a walk - with a basket on your arm. Picking elderflowers is easy! And you should definetly do it as a family, allwoing the children to take part in the whole...
Read moreNo Knead Sourdough Bread Recipe
No-knead sourdough bread is a simple yet tasteful bread you can make at home with surprisingly little effort. The sourdough bread is doubtlessly our favourite, not only for the easy recipe and its simplicity, but also for its beautiful soft crumb and crispy, crackling crust. Healthy, real bread - there's nothing more rewarding. And if you have time to wait, this recipe is pretty fool proof too!...
Read more‘Flesk og duppe’ a Norwegian traditional food recipe, a’la Hellstrøm
Norwegian traditional food recipes are simple, easy to make and great for families. One popular and well known dish is 'Flesk og duppe', directly translated meaning bacon and sauce. Cooked from scratch and served with vegetables this dish is both nutritious and tasty. And there's no fancy and hard to source ingredients. Our favourite 'Flesk og duppe' recipe is this one, from Eyvind Hellstrøm....
Read moreMake your own Scandinavian Easter Sweet Treats
Traditionally we don't do Easter egg hunt in Scandinavia. But fear not, there are plenty of other sweet treats for Easter. Some are even homemade! The treats are hidden in the children's Easter Eggs as well as served during coffee breaks and after dinner. We have bought new Easter Eggs at Totally Swedish this year, ready to be filled with Easter delights. But not all the sweet treats have to be...
Read moreRare beef on rye with egg and pickles from Snaps & Rye
We recently went to the new Scandinavian restaurant, Snaps & Rye in Notting Hill -for a weekend lunch in London with the family. After enjoying a lovely meal we were cheeky enough to ask for a recipe for our series of recipes, ideas for quick and easy family dinner ideas. And here are their contributions, Danish style of course! Based on the traditional Danish dish of “Pariserbof”, this is a...
Read moreRecipe of the week: Red Pepper and Beetroot Soup -by Fika in London
This soup taste as good at it looks! It is a perfect warming and filling lunch or dinner for those ice cold winter days. And a great way to make the kids eat beetroot, a deep red, juicy vegetable, super-charged with powerful nutrients! We got in touch with our friends over at the cool and cosy Scandinavian restaurant Fika, to ask if they could share their favourite recipe (easy and extremely...
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