tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42336521086353805182024-03-13T19:58:29.312+01:00Lindas liv i Sverige (och runt om i världen)*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-74793636123633183482012-06-22T23:06:00.001+02:002012-06-22T23:07:27.811+02:00My love/hate relationship with France
I often complain about France. I find the people rude, grumpy, close-minded, macho and definitely anti-vegetarian. I lived there only 4 years when I was a university student, and although life was good in the whole, and, more importantly, besides the fact that some of the people I met then will stay life-long friends, I don't miss it.
However, I do feel French, pretty strongly even. I have only*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-50664192744230071952012-05-17T18:29:00.000+02:002012-05-17T18:30:34.904+02:00Oups, I did it again...
So... It's been over six month since my last post... What a shame. Well, the one thing good about this blog is that it's mostly (only?) read by my close friends, so no one probably missed it (actually I know someone who did!). So what happened in the span of these 6 months? I actually realised that I never mentioned I had moved to London (!!!), but most people already know that. Which *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-78310781858853836212011-11-08T13:32:00.009+01:002011-12-07T20:05:58.997+01:00A post long over dueI've been pretty busy recently. I know, it's a lame excuse, it's been 4, no 5 months (!), since I last posted… What a shame. Well, the good things is that it means I had time to do plenty of things and thus I'll have plenty of things to tell :) Actually I travelled a lot. Quite a lot indeed. I have been visiting my relatives (in Geneva, Lisbon, Berlin…), and I also have done some proper *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-39622079066220472462011-06-07T20:37:00.001+02:002011-06-09T23:28:40.881+02:00Beer BreadThis is the simplest bread recipe ever! It takes about 5 minutes of work to mix the ingredients together and then, it's only your oven working...Beer BreadAdapted from a recipe on Food.com2 cups wholegrain wheat flour1 cup all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-32249558875300370122011-06-04T20:00:00.000+02:002011-06-04T20:00:03.781+02:00Salt and vinegar potatoesEdvin and I have a certain thing for vinegar potato chips. So much that not only the first thing I do immediately after landing in London is to buy a bag of Kettle chips, but also we usually eat one bag a day when we're back in the city. When I stumbled upon that recipe, I immediately knew it would be a great success in our home...Salt and vinegar potatoes :Adapted from Martha StewardServe 4 as a*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-66002281538743221912011-05-30T19:48:00.002+02:002011-05-30T19:48:00.366+02:00My favourite of the season...Every year, at approximately the same time, I crave for chouquettes. Unfortunately I haven't come accross a vegan recipe yet...*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-43114580997434246242011-05-24T11:46:00.006+02:002011-05-29T01:03:31.820+02:00Ôde au voyageQuand j'arrive dans une nouvelle ville, je m'interdis les moyens de transports et je la parcours à pied, autant que je peux. J'aime m'imprégner de son odeur, des ses habitants, de son architecture, de sa gastronomie (si tant est que j'y trouve de quoi me nourrir, mais ce n'est jamais trop dur), de ses histoires, de ses secrets. Et entre deux monuments, j'ai souvent fait des trouvailles qui *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-22598739480724515492011-05-18T08:09:00.007+02:002011-05-18T10:07:24.269+02:00Y a pas que le tricot dans la vie! (y a les blogs culinaire suédois aussi!)Crazy cake making on Call me cupcake. The cutest cake blog ever! And Swedish too! Seeing those pictures makes me want to drop my needles right now!Also I just found this vegetarian blog! Also Swedish, written by such cool and inspiring people. I recommend anyone who is doubting having kids for travelling reasons (well like me) to read their great 15 tips *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-23678786285867203292011-05-11T12:07:00.001+02:002011-05-11T12:07:00.073+02:00Springlike moodYesterday it almost felt like summer, 26 degres! And it's probably as hot today. I even slept with the window open... Oh Sweden how I love thee in the depths of spring!On an unrelated subject, I am done with my first knitting project: a scarf for Edvin. It's far from perfect, but I am quite proud. Now (and thank God for that!), we just have to wait for a few months to test it out! *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-40436484215280425502011-04-26T13:01:00.009+02:002011-05-11T11:22:26.776+02:00Vegan knittingWork in progress....As I mentioned in my previous post, one of my close friends taught me how to knit a few days ago, and since then, I have been quite obsessed with it. Knitting is something that I have always dreamed of learning, but unfortunately no women (or men) in my family had been taught. My mom can barely sew a button! I have always enjoyed making use of my mitts and I find it to *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-25077156734704585492011-04-24T11:34:00.009+02:002011-04-25T08:29:18.941+02:00Life of the unemployed...Wow, it's been quite a while since I wrote last time. A month to be exact.Yes, I know, I had been planning to really make something out of that blog after I had finished my master. But hey, you know what, unemployment isn't really synonymous with boredom and dullness. At least in my case (and of someone else who will recognise herself).So what has happened in a month?I cooked and ate delicious *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-74035101343574582122011-03-24T10:14:00.001+01:002011-03-24T10:18:35.006+01:00What I did last week end... Last weekend I went to a friend and we made fresh fettucine from scratch. I have made gnocchi several times but I don't recall ever making fresh pasta (in the traditional sense) before... It was pretty fun!And the sauce we enjoyed the pasta with, mmmmmm... I cannot wait to try it again... with rice this time! (yep, I am a real sucker for rice)Saffron, tomato and coconut milk sauceAdapted *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-22816462643531818182011-03-21T10:34:00.007+01:002011-03-21T14:28:57.707+01:00Celebrating the Vernal equinoxThe weather has been getting slightly better... From -5°C we've moved to almost +10°C! Youhou! If it's not summer yet we're at least on the right track. To celebrate spring today, here is a great recipe that would be perfect to bring to a picnic or a barbecue, when the nice days are back.I have already mentioned my love for sweet potato here, and this time again the recipe is really a hit. The *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-20989506182016140522011-03-19T15:29:00.006+01:002011-03-21T12:57:47.307+01:00Le petit pain au chocolat...I had bookmarked this pain au chocolat recipe from Vegansfields' blog a few months ago but until then I didn't really have the time to make it. And yesterday it happened finally! I have been craving pain au chocolat ever since I moved to Sweden, a rare treat here, where the only thing coming close is "chokladcroissant". For most of my life, I ate - at least - one pain au chocolat a day. Crazy?! *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-73894928881389845562011-03-07T18:46:00.006+01:002011-03-21T12:24:29.353+01:001 Semla, 2 semlorWhile in France people feast on doughnuts, crêpes and waffle for Fat Tuesday, in Sweden, people eat semlor the day before Lent. To read more about this Scandinavian pastry, click here. Vegan semlorMakes 4 small/medium semlor. Takes 2 hours 15 g butter1/2 dl soy milk5 g fresh yeast1 tbsp sugar1/8 tsp ground cardamonpinch of salt1 dl + 1 tbsp flour1 tbsp potato flour (or maïzena) a bit of milk for*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-46449183979908662862011-03-05T16:37:00.005+01:002011-03-21T12:25:01.406+01:00Un petit tour en provence... For Christmas, my best friend gave me a box of comestible lavender. That was a great present because 1) I really like to the flavour of flowers in food, be it rosewater lokum, violet squash or orange blossom macaroons, and 2) it is something impossible to find in Sweden. But I had been working so much that I had completely forgotten about it. Yesterday, finally, I remembered the box laying on *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-58073689761918603752011-02-18T11:10:00.001+01:002011-03-21T12:25:31.730+01:00The Asian Vegan KitchenA few months ago, I mentioned this book I had just received the: The Asian Vegan Kitchen.Chana masala (chickpea curry)This book is my new bible! After a few tests, I can say that all the recipes were a success. The only problem really is that some of the ingredients are really hard to find in a town like Uppsala, so we've been a bit stuck with the Indian section, but actually this is not really a*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-10339174950042645182011-02-11T14:23:00.009+01:002011-03-21T12:26:27.016+01:00A perfect day to make gyozas This morning, I woke up at 10.30, the first time I allowed myself to sleep on since... I can't remember. Those last days I had actually been craving for spring, imagining when I could finally wear a summer dress and Edvin and I could go picnicking by the river. The weather had started to get warmer, and all the snow that had piled up for the last 3 months had slowly started to melt and turn *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-27341084494052450832011-02-09T10:24:00.004+01:002011-02-10T09:36:53.454+01:00Chandeleur I have been away for so long, studying and working, and not even had time to write about Lucia or Christmas... Well, the good thing is I can still do that... next year! But I need to keep up with what's happening now (or quite recently)!On the 2nd of February was Candelmas, or la Chandeleur as we call it in French. It is one of the days that we always celebrated in my family in Chad, and one of *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-29227554753951771992010-12-05T11:25:00.005+01:002011-03-21T12:26:52.123+01:00Första adventLast Sunday was the first of Advent. In Sweden, the Christmas celebrations start officially on that day (the fourth Sunday before Christmas), when we light the first of the four candles of Advent. The celebrations will last until Saint Knut's day (Tjugondag jul) on the 13th of January, when the Christmas trees are taken down.Until then, we will enjoy glögg (mulled wine), served with almonds *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-32661168027015940252010-11-17T19:03:00.004+01:002011-03-21T12:28:13.876+01:00La quête du clafoutis/flognarde/far...Apparemment la différence entre flognarde et clafoutis réside simplement dans le fait que le clafoutis est toujours fait avec des cerises. D'ailleurs je me demande si ce n'est pas un peu la même chose avec le far breton... Serait-il juste une flognarde aux pruneaux? Ou le clafoutis, un far au cerises? Il y a tellement d'écoles, de recettes différentes, que je n'ai pas pu mettre le doigt sur la *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-67687942317530950622010-11-15T15:08:00.003+01:002011-03-21T12:28:36.089+01:00Alla helgons dagen Swedes love to proclaim their secularism. For a country which separated from the Church 10 years ago (my husband's place of birth in his passport is not a town but a parish), which educational system is not laïc (every school performs a nativity play for Christmas), where virtually everyone is baptised and marries in church (priest are considered as state officers and can lawfully perform *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-57902646288494870202010-11-08T13:26:00.004+01:002011-03-21T12:29:43.556+01:00Lemon cakeWhen I was living in Göteborg, my flatmate and I would talk for hours over a cup of tea and I would not feel so nostalgic about London during the long Swedish winter... The irony is that now I feel nostalgic about the times we had together :) But the good thing is that I have just found the perfect cake to enjoy along a warm drink!I found the original recipe on have cake, will travel but I *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-85621490555483292802010-11-06T12:31:00.005+01:002011-03-21T12:30:14.168+01:00Frostspetsar Those last days, it has been very cold, but not the least sunny! After 2 months living in Uppsala I am still amazed at the weather here. Rare are the days when we wake up with grey skies. There is so much light in my room every morning, and since it gets dark around 3.30 PM nowadays, I try to enjoy every minute of it. But the other thing I love is waking up to find out that the ground is *Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233652108635380518.post-66117408532886371172010-10-27T19:04:00.008+02:002011-03-21T12:31:36.133+01:00Better than falafels...I recently discovered Sarah Britton's website. When I read that she was a chef in two vegetarian restaurants in Copenhagen (and I really wonder which ones), I immediately knew I would find some cool recipes...But this one, my oh my, it went beyond my expectations.Admire:Sweet potato falafelsAfter doing some research it appears that she took the recipe from another blog (which I feel is going to*Linda*http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347087478063979318noreply@blogger.com0