This is a dish I remember my mother making in Summer. While many recipes for stuffed peppers call for rice and/or meat, this version has neither. Instead, the peppers are filled with feta and dill. This dish is very easy to prepare and can be on the table within the hour. I like to serve […]
Summer
Summer Salad with Berries
I eat a lot of salad, varying ingredients according to the season. In Summer I particularly like to add berries, going for a sweet-savory taste. This particular salad was inspired by the delicious salads I had on our trip to Riga. The combination is not a new one to me. If “salade de chèvre chaud” […]
Summer Pasta
We never know how long summer will last. When it’s hot, food is mostly salads and fresh fruit, but every now and then my husband requests “real food” i.e. a warm dish. Even then I reach for something easy and quick. This dish is one my stepmom made for us several years ago, but it […]
In and Around Riga
Founded in 1201, the historical center is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Riga is the European Capital of Culture 2014. We stepped out of our hotel and I had barely taken 4 steps, when I stopped to take a picture. Already? my husband wondered. Look up! I answered. Riga is a city where you […]
Summer Weekend in Göteborg
My cookbook co-author Alex and I love to eat and travel. When our first book came out we traveled to Paris to go to the cookbook fair and to explore the culinary side of the city. This time we wanted to visit a city in Scandinavia and go to a workshop. Earlier this year I […]
Early Summer Forests
In early summer the forests are filled with bright green colors and it’s not rare to come across fog, something often attributed to late summer and autumn. The following photographs were taken on a weekend trip to the Bavarian Forest in Germany and while on a two day hike through the Appenzell region of Switzerland. […]