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Miscellaneous
I’ve been baking gingerbreads for over 3 hours now
06036 days
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
06037 days
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
26037 days
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
26038 days
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
06038 days
- Findus Wok
Findus vegetables are found in the freezer counter in most stores on the island.
Wasabröd
06038 days
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
06038 days
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.
Grillchips med löksmak
06044 days
This is another contribution to the Sweden abroad category. Well, the brand is not Swedish I think, but the text on the bag is in Swedish anyway. Lättsaltade chips are also available. …but I still haven’t found any dillchips.
Grillchips med löksmak