Flowers and spring food.

  Spring is at it's best and the first tiny flowers are on there way out, leaving room for slightly larger and brighter ones. We have a long weekend right now due to some holidays, and the weather is finally bright, sunny and warm.

















We went on an excursion to a bog close to where we live. We had never heard of it before and it doesn't seem to be a very well visited place, since there wasn't even a parking lot, you just had to park at the side of the gravel road that went by the path. The bog doesn't really fit into the surroundings, since it's mostly farm lands. That made it extra special, since it was like coming to the north of Sweden for a little while. The weather was stunning.














 Lunch: Quinoa with basil, thyme carrots with red onions, bacon imitation bits (recipe from the best veggie burgers on the planet) and some olives. Some balsamic dressing from Appetite for reduction on top of this and it felt like I was in the middle of summer.














 Our seedlings was in desperate need of re-potting, so I gave them huge pots that they will be able to stay in for the rest of the summer. We are growing red chili peppers and ghost peppers and there's also a basil plant that we bought from the supermarket.





















I had iced coffee 3 times today, maybe sliiightly to excited about the good weather. Drinking it as always in my awesome Vegan Dish mug that I won during Vegan MoFo.

I made the chocolate pumpkin loaf from the Post Punk Kitchen, but subbed baking powder for baking soda and I should've known better. It came out really rubbery and sad, but pretty!

Risotto and garlic bread

Green pea and lemon risotto from Veganomicon and bread filled with loads of garlic and non-dairy butter. This risotto is really simple to make and peas, lemon and roasted red peppers goes so well together. We also made candy cane vanilla ice cream for dessert, which was amazing in every single way. Happy weekend!

Cabbage pancakes

 

I'm reading on a lot of blogs from the U.S that it's strawberry season. When I read that, I tend to look out the window, let out a big sigh and curse the fact that I live so far up north. Let me tell you, it's not strawberry season here, not even close. The last snowfall wasn't even a week ago and the trees are still naked without leaves.  It has it's charm though, waiting for the green to explode. And I dare say I believe it's close now.



















Meanwhile, I continue eating one of my favorite and most simple winter meals ever. Cabbage pancakes with lingonberry jam. It's super simple, just finely chopped cabbage mixed with flour, baking powder, water and salt, then fried up and served with a generous spoon of jam. Yes, we eat sweet jam with savory foods in Sweden. The cucumber isn't very seasonal but hey, I got to live a little too.

This weekend we spent Saturday in Martins mother's summer cottage. We worked hard burning loads of cut down pine trees. Later in the evening, I took a long walk by my self and saw a total of 18 roe deers. I love life on the countryside.