Princess Semla

The Dessert Sweden is Talking About

What do you get when you cross a princesstårt and a semla? Why, a Princess Semla of course! A bakery in the town of Nässjö, Sweden (south of Stockholm) has come up with the semla (plural is semlor) of the year. (Don’t know what a semla is? Check out our amazing semlor recipe!) Everyone seems to … Read more

happyfettisdag

Happy Fettisdag

Fettisdag is today. The day of semlor. Try baking your own semlor so you have plenty to eat and read more about Fat Tuesday in Sweden! Check out the blog post when I first discovered this awesome holiday.  

Baking Semlor for Fat Tuesday

What’s Fat Tuesday? Its the day you eat semlor. Why do you eat semlor? Because it is Fat Tuesday! Today is Fat Tuesday. Last Fat Tuesday I promised I would attempted at making some semlor. Luckily I got a semlor recipe from a friend in Norrland. After you make them, you definitely won’t wonder why … Read more

A year in Sweden

Wow, a year has come and gone so quickly! 2011 was my first full year in Sweden. And boy how much was learned and experienced! As you may remember, in March I experienced the Northern lights for the first time. I’ve seen them since, and hope to see them much more! In March I also … Read more

Fat Tuesday and Semlor

Fat Tuesday surprised me. I had no idea it was a holiday. I heard a friend was baking some semlor, but I thought he was just in the mood for baking. I had never tried one, it sounded like another typical Swedish godis. But no! It was because it was Fat Tuesday! At first I … Read more