Little A was home from school last week, with a cold. When she wasn't busy cuddling up in the sofa with a book she was making her favourite dish, yummy vanilla pancakes. It's lovely to see how much fun she had in the kitchen! And the self confidence they gain with it -When serving the yummy lunch she proudly proclaimed she wanted to write a cook book! TBC... © Little Scandinavian. Little A's...
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Camilla Plum’s take on fussy eating
We have previously mentioned Camilla Plum and her cook book The Scandinavian Kitchen. She's a Danish chef and media personality, known for her food-focused television shows, 12 cookbooks and her campaign for organic honest food. She shares willingly all her secrets in the kitchen -also on how she got her children to not only eat but also enjoy a variety of food. All parents will experience times...
Read moreEasy Scones
No fresh bread or rolls at home and craving for something fresh and easy for a Saturday breakfast© Little B made us some freshly baked scones this morning. It took her about 20 minutes altogether + additional 5 minutes to set the table. Ingredients: 225g organic plain white flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 60g slightly salted butter 25g caster sugar 150ml whole milk 1 free range...
Read moreElla’s kids baking cabinets
Ella's Kitchen Company was started in 2004 by Katherina Saunders, inspired by a combination of wanting to draw from her Norwegian heritage, as well as by the thought of leaving a legacy for her children - in particular her daughter Ella, who was named after her Norwegian grandmother. It was she who left Katherina the original Kitchen Cabinet - something she knew from her childhood in her home in...
Read moreThe more chefs, the more mess. Or more pink?
Our girls loves helping out in the kitchen, beating eggs for pancakes etc. Oh, and the scale! They love measuring. The girls Reception teacher told us that actually helping out in the kitchen is practical maths. So lot's of reasons for allowing them to join in. I think the girls would have loved the hot pink butterfly scale by Rice. Not to sure what theScandinavianDad thinks about it though, even...
Read moreSmåfolk presents tasty danish biscuits
Ingredients: 500 g flour 1 bar vanilla 385 g butter 250 g sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon coated ammonium bicarbonate 100 g carefully chopped almonds. Method Sieve flour, vanilla corn and ammonium bicarbonate together. Cold butter is chopped in. Egg and sugar is mixed in. Almonds is copped carefully and added. Take the dough through the mincer and formed into "wreath-shaped cakes". The dough is easier to...
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