I have to admit, I’m not a baker. I don’t do well with desserts, so I was a little nervous making this Raspberry Clafoutis for my Mother-in-law’s birthday dinner.  Luckily, as you can see, it was a hit. Followed the recipe to a ‘t’ as fudging with baking leads to trouble.

Well, we had another dinner party — this time, for family. We reused some ideas from the past and were a little ambitious with others, but it all turned out in the end. First course was Salmon Tartare, but instead of making the cones (seriously, that took like 4 hours to make 16), we bought [...]

For our May anniversary dinner, we decided to make Pork Osso Buco with Citrus Gremolata and Saffron Risotto. We enjoyed a bottle of Villa di Capezzana carmignano wine with the Osso Buco, and a little Cinque Terre Monerosso Limoncino afterward. Since traditional Osso Buco is made with veal and I was using pork, I gleaned [...]

In Sweden, there aren’t great Mexican restaurants right around the corner like in the US.  So we had to improvise… add a little homemade pico de gallo and guacamole…… and boring tacos turn into awesome.

May 1st is my birthday. In the US, people usually take you out to enjoy your day.  In Sweden, you treat everyone else. As a girl who loves to cook, I seized the opportunity to try out some recipes from The French Laundry Cookbook, which I received for Christmas. The menu was: Salmon Tartare Cornets, [...]