this & that from my everyday life
Miscellaneous
Let’s build a gingerbread house!
Dec 2nd
Since I hade plenty of dingerbread dough left, I decided to build a gingerbread house.
First I had to cut out the different pieces I needed.
Let the pieces cool down.
The smaller pieces got a little burned, but it will have to do anyway.
I think I have all pieces now.
The corners must be separated from the wall.
So, all corners at separated from the walls now.
I melted sugar and used it as glue.
The first 3 sides were easy to put toghether.
It was difficult to add the last side without getting burned on the sugar.
First corner piece in place.
All 4 small corners added without any problems.
Corner walls
All corners walls are added now.
The roof is put in place. The hole is for the antenna.
I had to add reinforcement on the roof for the heavy antenna.
Looking good!
I had problems with the antenna, it almost went throught the roof.
Almost ready now!
Time to decorate
I'm done with the decorations.
Portomaso Business Tower as gingerbread house
I’ve been baking gingerbreads for over 3 hours now
Dec 1st
I made heart-shaped gingerbread this year
…and I still have dough left that I had to put back in the fridge.
A few years ago I made lussekatter (saffron buns). And I thought it was just as good to make a lot of lussekatter, so I almost doubled the recipe. Then I was stuck baking lussekatter for 6 hours. I was sooo tired the next day! But I think my collegues at work were happy when I served the buns at the coffee break. 
So, this time I made only 3/4 of the recipe. Next time I’ll only make half!
The gingerbreads are ready!
Making glögg
Nov 29th
Glögg ingredients: ginger, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
I heated the spices in red wine and vodka
I set fire to the alcohol and poured it over the sugar, that melted down in the glögg. I had to work fast because the ladle and the stainer were both plastic and I didn't want it to melt in the heat of the fire. Then I left the spices in the glögg for an hour. Then I filtered it, heated it up again and served it with chopped almonds and raisins. It tasted really good! I also have 1 litre left in the fridge for next weekend.
Making dough for gingerbread
Nov 29th
Some of the ingredients for gingerbread
No, I did not drink the cognac. I used it to flavor the dough.
It smells like christmas in the kitchen now, with all spices...
The gingerbread dough is ready! Now it has to rest for 24 hours before I bake the cookies.
Gizmo in Santa’s hat
Nov 28th
I tried to take a Christmas photo of Gizmo,but he was only still for a a few seconds...
...before he shook of his hat and wanted to do something else
Findus
Nov 28th
- Findus Wok
Findus vegetables are found in the freezer counter in most stores on the island.
Wasabröd
Nov 28th
We bought Swedish bread today! Wasa Original from Filipstad in Sweden.
- Different types of bread from Wasa
Is crispbread Swedish?
Crispbread has been baked in Sweden by Wasabröd since 1919, and is now sold in over 40 countries around the world.Where does the name Wasabröd come from?
Wasabröd is a combination of the two words Wasa and bröd. Bröd is the Swedish word for bread and Wasa is associated from the name of the Swedish king Gustav Vasa and was picked to create an easy recognizable brand for all Swedes.
Made by Jönköping Vulcan
Nov 28th
Three Stars Safety Matches - Jönköping Sweden
Swedish matches are popular here in Malta. The match boxes in the photo are from Pavi but I’ve also seen them at Greens and other stores.
