I collected these delicious wild berries, which I used to make jam from. The berries are called Malus hupehensis – (Pamp.) Rehder. WARNING: The seeds (and possibly also the leaves) of the fruit contains the toxin “hydrogen cyanide”. This toxin can only be consumed in very small quantities (e.g. it is present in almonds in…
Category: Breakfast
Chia Pudding
Chia pudding is really a simple delicious breakfast or dessert. If you want the extra creamy, you can also add a little vegan yoghurt. I like when it tastes a bit of cinnamon, but it can easily be omitted if you are not into that. The chia pudding tastes especially good with stewed rhubarb. You…
Stewed Rhubarb
Here comes a super easy Danish dessert: Stewed rhubarb. The dessert tastes super delicious with a little milk e.g. oat milk or almond milk. The stewed rhubarb can also be enjoyed with chia pudding for breakfast. Find the recipe for chia pudding here:
Sea Buckthorn Jam
Recipe with one of autumn’s most delicious berries: Sea buckthorn. Sea buckthorn grows along the Danish coasts and can usually be picked until the first frost. It can be difficult to pick the berries directly from the bush and therefore many people cut off whole branches and then pick the berries from them. They are…
Rosehip Jam
It’s about to be late summer and that means the rosehips are in season! Rosehips are a very invasive plant here in Denmark and you can therefore be pick them on many locations. However, they often grow in sandy soil along our many shores. Rosehips have a slightly perfumed taste like the smell of its…
American Blueberry Pancakes
Who’s ready for pancakes on a Saturday morning? Here’s my take on the American style blueberry pancakes. The goal has been to make a thick and small pancake which does not end up tasking like flour and being way too dry and cake-like, which I find many American pancakes to be. However, I’m not sure…
Grape Spoon Sweet
Dreaming back to my visits to Greece i thought about this dessert that I have had a couple of times. It consists of Greek yoghurt and some sweet pickled grapes. After looking it up on the internet, I came to the conclusion that it’s called “Grape spoon sweet” or “stafyli glyko” in Greek. So, here’s…
Carrot Cake with No Added Sugar
This is an attempt at a healthier carrot cake, perfect for your New Years Resolutions! The cake consists of sweet potatoes and bananas instead of sugar, which give a hint of sweetness without being as sweet as granulated sugar. The cake unfortunately still contains a lot of butter, which would be nice to eliminate in…
Christmas Bread
At Christmas you can buy these everywhere in Denmark. They are e.g. eaten during breakfast or at afternoon tea. They really taste like Christmas, too: With cardamom, cinnamon, candied peel, and raisins in the dough and sugar and nuts on top. I love how Christmas dishes are always full of spices!
Scones With Chocolate And Lemon Curd
It is important to spoil yourself once in a while – especially during the cold and dark winter! So, here’s a very basic recipe on breakfast-scones with chocolate – perfect if you don’t have that much time. The scones uses backing soda and therefore doesn’t even need rest time!But don’t be fooled by the scones…