Expat life: Notes on finding tastes of home
It took me almost two years of living in Sweden to realize that I wasn’t raised on cream-based sauces. Over the last two weeks, I’ve been feverishly shopping for anything that could be used in a pot of African stew. I’ve traversed Stockholm hitting some of my pseudo-African/Ethnic joints to pick up yams, ripe plantains, …
Postcard: Celebrating Baked Goods in Sweden
Sweden celebrated National Cinnamon Bun Day today and we take it seriously.
Postcard: Pretty cool restaurant menu
One of my favorite finds in Northern Sweden is a small restaurant close to Storforsen that serves only two items on their menu – reindeer and salmon – and even cooler is the rusty bicycle out front that shows their menu. Having just signed up with Nordic Photos a few days ago, I’m now beginning …
The thing about Swedish breakfasts…
I’m not a picky eater though I probably could benefit physically from being picky once in a while, but I digress. Being naturally muscular, my body tends to gravitate towards protein in all forms. I grew up on large tomato-onion omelettes spiced with curry powder, salt, thyme, red pepper, and white pepper and breakfast remains …
Learning Swedish: Swimming in an ocean of intermediates
I was shocked when I read the news off my husband’s iPhone…