I've designed a workout program that you can do at home and that will help you build strength. Build strength with the Push-up Workout Program, and you'll be able to do between 30 and 65 push-ups in a row within 8 weeks if […]
The result was an appetizer inspired by Asian fusion—a dish that combines various elements of Asian cuisine in a modern way.
The world's most delicious appetizer with shrimp chips and sushi salmon!
Here’s a recipe tip for those of you who want to eat healthy but still enjoy delicious food! I try to eat lots of vegetables to stay healthy, and one way to do that is to always fill half my plate with vegetables. It can be either […]
The world's best vegetable soup with meatballs and garlic bread!
Last summer, I sewed lots of pillows for our various seating areas in the garden and for our conservatory. I think pillows are like jewelry for the home! It’s an incredibly easy way to transform your home and make it feel brand-new. […]
Pillows are like jewelry for the home!
Here’s a tip for the world’s most delicious taco pie to enjoy on a cozy Friday night! Instead of regular tacos. This is the perfect recipe if you want to cut back on carbs as much as possible. It’s also very easy to make, and you can […]
The world's best taco pie for a cozy Friday night!
I know that many of you hate the scale. Let the scale become your best friend instead. That’s my best advice! I also know that many people say you should throw the scale away! I’ve never believed that—[…]
Let the wave be your best friend!
Here’s a protein-packed salad for lunchboxes that I make almost every week for my lunchbox. It’s full of healthy ingredients and lots of protein, which is great for muscle recovery and perfect for my workouts! This salad is really delicious. It gets even […]
A protein-rich salad for lunchboxes!
If I asked you right now to get down on the floor and do one push-up, be honest: could you? No judgment if the answer is no. Actually, no judgment either way—because I’ve been a certified trainer for over 20 […]
The 8-Week Push-Up Challenge: Go From 0 to 30+ Push-Ups
I’m launching a push-up challenge—go from 0 to 30–65 push-ups in 8 weeks. So you’ll be able to start at 0 push-ups (over 50% of participants start at that level). There are 6 different levels to choose from, and you […]
Push-Up Challenge – From 0 to 30–65 Push-Ups in 8 Weeks
Last night I made a summer paella for dinner. It wasn’t that long ago that I posted this recipe for the world’s tastiest and easiest paella, but today is a good opportunity to recommend it again. The recipe is truly […]
Recipe for Easy Summer Paella!
Right now, my garden is just wonderful. I thought I’d share a few photos of my garden and what I’m focusing on doing there at this time of year. Partly because spring was a little late and drawn out, the flowers are blooming a lot […]
My Garden and What I Prioritize
Here’s a great tip for a summery dish with wonderful flavors: ground beef patties with ginger and a magical glass noodle salad. The ingredients in this dish create such an incredible flavor combination. I enjoy trying out new flavors, and […]
Ground Beef Patties with Ginger and a Magical Glass Noodle Salad
Today I'm going to share my recipe for fresh salted cucumber—a very simple recipe. This is one of my favorites to use as a sandwich topping. You can, of course, use the fresh salted cucumber to […]
Recipe for Fresh Salted Cucumber!
Now it’s time to make a cake and celebrate Midsummer! I’d go so far as to say that I bake the world’s most delicious strawberry cake for Midsummer. Here’s my recipe. I bake a strawberry cake with nothing but mashed strawberries as the filling, and that’s what makes […]
The world's most delicious strawberry cake for Midsummer!
We’re doing some kind of spring cleaning at our house. We’re doing everything at once, so my body feels like I’ve run a marathon! Scrubbing the patios with linseed oil soap really takes it out of you. Yesterday, I managed to finish the front patio, the stairs, and the porch. […]
Spring Cleaning
We’re getting a new wooden deck here after 20 years. Right now, we’re in the process of replacing the entire deck. We’ve used 16 kg of screws! That might give you an idea of its size. The deck was the first thing we built when we moved […]
A new wooden deck after 20 years!
Today I thought I’d share my recipe for the world’s best orange cake. It turns out so incredibly delicious and moist, and it’s both sweet and a little tart. When I was little, my older sister used to make the world’s best orange cake. Unfortunately, I had lost […]
The World's Best Orange Cake
This is a collaboration with Skånska Byggvaror, and this post contains sponsored links. Here’s Part 2: Building an orangery! Neither Stefan nor I probably thought we’d be able to use our orangery the way we have so far when […]
Part 2: Building a Conservatory!
This post contains affiliate links in partnership with Skånska Byggvaror. Building an orange grove on our own is probably one of the most fun things we’ve ever done! Getting to plan that entire part of the garden and then see it through. New ideas that came up after […]
The First Step in Building a Conservatory
Rhubarb pie is the best dessert or snack in the spring. I don't think there's anything better than the first rhubarb pie of the spring. So here's one of my recipes for rhubarb pie. Rhubarb is the first sign of spring for me. I always look forward to making […]
Rhubarb pie is the best dessert of spring!
Here’s a simple recipe for shredded beef with bamboo shoots. I made this yesterday, Sunday. I’ve shared this recipe before, but I figured it was time for a reminder. I didn’t have any leeks when I made […]
A Simple Recipe for Shredded Beef with Bamboo Shoots
Those of you who follow me know that I’m going through a difficult time. My mother passed away on February 24 of this year. I’ve been struggling with this. Yes, she was old—she had turned 92 and was going to turn 93 in […]
Life goes on…
Happy Easter to all our dear readers out there! Yesterday morning was mostly spent cooking. We made Jansson’s Temptation HERE, salmon pie HERE, and set a beautiful Easter table—and it turned out to be a wonderful Easter Eve. Here, we’ve been thinking about celebrating Easter together […]
Happy Easter Eve!
Happy Easter with these little Easter pastries made with Swiss roll and rhubarb. Rhubarb is one of spring’s best early vegetables and perfect for adding to Swiss rolls. Swiss Roll Pastries with Rhubarb The best part about making these pastries is that you don’t have to […]
Happy Easter with some little Easter cupcakes!
Here’s a tip for a chocolate cake for Easter. A recipe for an Easter chocolate brownie cake with blackberry cream. Perfect to serve with coffee as a small dessert or for an afternoon snack. I used springform pans. Recipe for mini brownies […]
Chocolate Brownie Cake for Easter
Every year, I usually do a few test runs making Easter cakes. So here’s a cake I made last year that turned out absolutely fantastic. Here’s the recipe for an Easter cake with meringue filling and marzipan chicks. Homemade, of course. You can easily […]
Easter cake with meringue filling and marzipan chicks!
This weekend, I plan to do a little planting in preparation for Easter. I love making things look nice, and there are plenty of plants that can withstand the cold and even sub-zero temperatures. Before Easter, I always put a few flowers in the vases in front of the orangery […]
Plantings for Easter
2 comments Today I bought a bunch of pansies, mini daffodils, and potted daffodils to spruce up my cast-iron planters outside the conservatory, but also to make some fun Easter decorations with moss. I started by going out to […]
Fun Easter decorations with moss!
On the weekends, I usually spend a little extra time with Pluto and Diezel. Training the dogs is so much fun and rewarding! They’re so amazingly talented. Training dogs is so much fun and rewarding! It really just comes down to patience and understanding […]
Training dogs is so much fun and rewarding!
3 comments Here’s my recipe for this absolutely wonderful salmon pie. If you haven’t tried it before, give it a go—you’ll always come back to this recipe because it’s fantastic. For me, salmon pie is a must on Easter Eve. The perfect […]
Salmon pie is a must on Easter Eve!
There are now a little more than two weeks left until Easter, so I’ve started getting ready with some tips on recipes and decorations. I’m trying to post something fun every day. Dyeing eggs is easy and […]
Dyeing eggs is easy and fun
I’m continuing to share some food ideas for Easter, and today I thought I’d recommend dill-simmered potatoes with gravlax. Plus, it’s quick to make! It’s also the perfect lunch to serve when you have guests! It’s also very easy to make if […]
Potatoes Stewed with Dill and Cured Salmon
1 comment I hope you woke up to a wonderful day. Today, I thought I’d share my recipe for the world’s most delicious Jansson’s Temptation. We always make Jansson’s Temptation for Easter. I make my Jansson’s Temptation in one of my lovely Gerbera […]
The World's Most Delicious Jansson's Temptation
I thought I’d try to find some inspiration for Easter. It’s actually only 2.5 weeks until Easter. I love Easter—I think it’s a “just right” holiday. The best part is that spring arrives with Easter, which makes it extra […]
Easter Inspiration
Last Sunday, I did a little spring cleaning in the conservatory. Now it’s almost time to put all my plants out in the conservatory. Right now, they’re inside under grow lights so they can grow as well as possible. It’s […]
A little spring cleaning in the orangery!
I’m sure you’ve seen those fantastic Stanley insulated mugs, which come in different sizes and designs. Perfect for work, the car, or the RV when you want to take coffee or cold drinks with you. Or why not your morning smoothie, which you can […]
Fantastic Stanley Insulated Mugs
1 comment I've been checking out some cute things for Easter, so I thought I'd share some tips on pretty Easter decorations. As you know, I love color, and by chance I happened to come across a lot of cute things in the stores. Among other things, […]
Ideas for Beautiful Easter Decorations
Here are 5 tips for a container garden. I have a container garden by our entryway; I finished it once we’d completed our renovations to create a welcoming and inviting entryway. So today I thought I’d share a few tips […]
5 Tips for a Container Garden
This is one of the best cheesecakes I know. It’s very popular here at home, and it’s incredibly easy to make! Here’s my recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake with White Chocolate and Lemon Crust: 120 grams butter, 2 eggs, the zest of one […]
Strawberry Fudge Cake with White Chocolate and Lemon Crust
Last Friday, we packed up the RV and headed to Luleå. Stefan had a cooking gig up there, and I decided to take some time off so the dogs and I could go along. A nice break from the daily routine. […]
We've been to Luleå in our RV!
We went on a little trip in our RV, and whenever we do that, I always make sure we have all the food we want with us. I also usually bake so we have snacks to enjoy […]
The World's Most Delicious Pizza with Prosciutto
This past Sunday, we siblings were actually supposed to meet at our mom’s apartment to see what we need to take care of, but since I got sick, this will have to wait a bit. We’re also going to see what each of us wants […]
Mom's Apartment
Here’s a super-easy recipe for Swedish Fika Strawberry Mudcake. You don’t even need a stand mixer or an electric mixer. So I’d like to crown this the world’s tastiest and easiest strawberry mudcake! Tomorrow I’m bringing some fika […]
Swedish Fika Strawberry Mud Cake
This week is anything but normal. Unfortunately, my mom is no longer with us; it’s hard, and no matter how much you think you can prepare for the inevitable, it’s still hard. My mom and I […]
Growing Tips and Facts About Giant Verbena
Unfortunately, my mother passed away on Tuesday evening, February 24, at the age of 92, and is no longer with us! Tears are streaming down my face as I write this. My mother was the best mother anyone could have. She was always there. She […]
My mom is no longer with us!
Right now, I’m thinking about finally getting started on renovating my bedroom. I still think my bedroom is really nice. I’ve had it for many years, and one thing that’s starting to wear out is the roller shades […]
Renovate my bedroom!
As you know, I started packing my own lunches more than a year ago. It all started because the food at work wasn’t very good, so I would either throw away or eat only certain parts of the lunch I’d bought, which […]
Saves a ton of money on packed lunches and dinners!
After we finished expanding our house in 2022, I was really looking forward to finishing the front yard. Above all, I was looking forward to choosing trees for the yard. I already had a plan for how I wanted it […]
Choosing Trees for the Garden
You can find this recipe for the world’s best seed crackers on my blog—I’m sure it dates back at least 10 years. I bake these very often. They’re both easy and delicious. It’s easy to make your own seed crackers! I would […]
The world's best seed crackers!
There are now about 6 weeks left until spring. I have a few gardening tips for the vegetable garden that you can start putting into practice right now. That way, you can speed up your gardening a little bit. Pre-growing onion sets Every year, I pre-grow […]
Gardening Tips for Your Vegetable Garden
What do you do when you’re longing for summer? I start reveling in photos from last summer. I dream about spring and summer projects I want to get started on. I think about what didn’t go so well in the garden last year […]
What do you do when you're longing for summer!
Today I thought I’d share a recipe for breaded fish with mashed potatoes and remoulade sauce. The remoulade sauce will, of course, be homemade so you know exactly what’s in it. It’s very easy to make! Pickled cucumber is […]
Breaded fish with mashed potatoes and remoulade sauce!
About a week ago, I couldn't resist the temptation to buy a new polka-dot jeans set! I think it's just the right amount of crazy and fun! What do you think? I love it! I like the mix of jeans and the playfulness of the polka dots. […]
New polka-dot jeans set!
Here’s my recipe for the world’s most delicious blueberry cheesecake! This blueberry cheesecake has a blueberry jelly topping made from a raspberry and blueberry juice concentrate. It turned out so incredibly delicious and well-balanced that it’s downright dangerous, if you ask me! You […]
Recipe for the world's most delicious blueberry cheesecake!
Today I’d like to share a recipe for one of the most quintessentially Swedish dishes there is: classic homemade meatballs with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, and homemade lingonberry jam! For me, it brings back fond memories of my mom cooking this for me when I was growing up! […]
Classic meatballs with mashed potatoes and pickled cucumbers
I just have to tell you about something incredibly lovely that would make an exciting addition to your home. A raspberry vase really brings that spring feeling. As you know, I love flowers, and I just happened to come across this fantastic vase […]
Bring a touch of spring with a vase of raspberries!
Last Friday, we couldn't quite decide what we wanted to eat. Then I suggested Pasta alla Carbonara, and both Stefan (and the dogs) were thrilled. So I thought I'd share my […]
A Really Delicious and Simple Pasta alla Carbonara
Last Saturday, we went out and bought snowsuits for the dogs. We’re actually going on a little trip up north in a few weeks. So we need to make sure the dogs don’t get cold! I bought snowsuits from a Finnish brand called […]
Overalls for the pups!
Today, I thought I'd share my recipe for cinnamon rolls baked in a baking sheet once again. Baking cinnamon and cardamom rolls in a baking sheet is an easy way to make them. I make these rolls in lots of different variations […]
Bake cinnamon and cardamom buns in a baking sheet
Now that it’s so cold outside, a warm and nutritious vegetable soup tastes especially good. So here’s my best recipe for the world’s most delicious vegetable soup with meatballs. It’s the perfect soup to make in a big batch […]
The World's Best Vegetable Soup with Meatballs
Tonight, I’m planning to make paella for dinner. It wasn’t that long ago that I posted this recipe for the world’s tastiest and easiest paella, but today is a good opportunity to recommend it again. The recipe is […]
Make the World's Tastiest and Easiest Paella
Here’s my recipe for what I think are the world’s best strawberry-raspberry overnight oats. I’ve been trying so many recipes on Instagram lately that I’ve ended up really disappointed. So here’s a really delicious strawberry-raspberry overnight oats recipe. […]
Really Delicious Strawberry-Raspberry Overnight Oats
Make your own tempura sushi. I’ve made it several times, but now I’ve also tried making a version with flambéed salmon and chili mayonnaise, and another with deep-fried shrimp, wasabi mayonnaise, and chili mayonnaise. It turned out so incredibly delicious and […]
Make Your Own Tempura Sushi
I make lunch boxes every weekend in preparation for the new workweek. Why? I want to eat healthy, and I’ve also discovered that I’m saving a ton of money, which made the whole thing even more fun than I’d originally intended. This week, I made […]
Lunch boxes with chicken tenderloin and cold sauce
Sometimes, when I want to treat myself a little and have worked out according to the plan I’ve set, I make something extra delicious. Making your own Caesar salad by the book is kind of fun, and the advantage of […]
A Caesar salad made by the book!
Today I thought I’d share a recipe for the world’s most delicious pasta with ground beef, bacon, and chili flakes—and that’s what we’re having for dinner tonight. You have to try this—it’s absolutely fantastic. If you want it even spicier, just add a […]
The world's best pasta with ground beef and bacon!
Meringue Swiss is the best New Year’s dessert! A Meringue Swiss needs to be prepared a few hours before serving, and that’s actually an advantage. The tastiest Meringue Swiss consists of whipped cream, meringues, bananas, and chocolate sauce. So, just 4 ingredients, and the trick is to prepare it […]
Meringue swiss roll is the best New Year's dessert!
1 comment I felt like I had to share my recipe for saffron buns with extra everything here on my blog, too. I've already shared it on Instagram, but sometimes it's nice to be able to find it easily on the blog instead. The truth is […]
The World's Most Delicious Saffron Buns with All the Extras
Cake pops are the perfect Christmas treat, so I thought I'd share my recipe for them with you today. It's important to plan everything you want to have ready before Christmas or for your mulled wine parties. Plus, cake pops look beautiful no matter where […]