Sweet paul

Happy Holidays, and a skiing story!

I'm now taking a break for blogging. Will be back in the new year.

(No, I will not be skiing threw the forest like some sort of crazy norwegian.)

A funny story from when I was 13.

I was out skiing with some friends, I hated skiing, but there was this cute boy I had a crush on, so I went anyway.

It all went well, until little Paul stands still, falls and brakes his leg!

Not in a big slope or hitting a tree, no....standing still.

It was in the middle of the forest, had to have a rescue team. Oh the drama.

The first thing I did after 6 weeks with a cast on my leg, was to go down to our basement with a big ax and i chopped up my skis.

Never been skiing after that!

I want to say thank you to everyone out there in blogger-world.

For all your support, comments and being totally cool.

You guys are amazing.

I hope you all have a wonderful christmas and may all your dreams come true.

Love

Paul

Christmas idea no.23

My top 10 tips on setting the table!

1.Keep it simple!

2.Don't mix to many colors, 3 tops!

3.Keep the flowers simple, a bunch of one kind of flowers is so much better.

4. Candles, of course.

5.Cool music in the background

6.Something unexpected on the table, here I used some twigs of red peppers on every table

7.Fun people

8.Good food

9.Mix new and old, its just like fashion

10.Invite little old me!

Photo by Studio Dreyer Hensley

This year holiday card.

I just wanted to show you guys this years christmas card that we just sent out.

Tanner looks so crazy, guess she really want that drink, LOL.

Christmas idea no.22

This beaded lantern is very easy to make.

You need a glass jar, glass beads and some thin metal wire.

Start with a loop around the top of the jar and fasten well.

Then use the wire and make a criss cross pattern all over the jar.

Then start with the beads.

Thread the beads to the wire and make another criss cross pattern on the jar.

Remember to fasten the wire now and then.

Fill with a beautiful candle and light it up!

Photo by Frances Janisch

Happy Hanukkah

I want to wish everyone a happy Hanukkah!

Christmas idea no.21

The worlds easiest dessert ever!

This is the perfect christmas dessert.

Its easy, quick and the best of all, super yummy.

You just buy a whole brie or camembert.

Make sure its ripe, it should be kinda soft.

Leave it out at least 4 hours before serving.

This will soften the cheese and get all the flavors going.

Put the cheese on a large platter and pour good quality honey over it.

Lavender honey is really good.

Add some sage leaves and a few figs.

You can also use dried figs.

Serve with crackers, bruschetta and some red wine.

Enjoy!

Photo by Colin Cooke

Christmas idea no.20

My childhoods gingerbread

This is a true story.

I was 5 and woke up very early one morning before christmas.

I decided to bake gingerbread.

So I went down to the kitchen with my little record player and a kids record witch had a gingerbread baking song on it.(Hakkebakkeskogen).

My mom tells me she woke up at 7am by this song playing over and over.

She found me in the kitchen with more flour on me then in the bowl.

We did bake gingerbread later that day, after a bath.

This recipe is the same one my grandmother used. Hope you like it!

Makes about 100 cookies

2 1/4(250g) sticks butter

3/4 cup dark molasses

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon cardemom

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cloves

3/4 cup water

5 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Place butter and molasses in a saucepan and stir until the butter has melted.

Have sugar and spices in a large baking bowl and pour in the hot butter mixture.

Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Add water and stir well.

Stir in the flour and baking powder.

Stir until you have a soft dough.

Wrap in plastic at let the dough stand in the fridge at least 24 hours.

Can be stored in the fridge for 14 days.

Take it out and roll thin.

Cut out stars, hearts or whatever you want to make and bake at 320F, 180C for about 5-6 minutes.

Cool on a wire rack.

Store in an airtight container.

Photos by Studio Dreyer Hensley

Christmas idea no.19

Let then eat a wreath!

I made this candy wreath last christmas for a magazine.

Just bought 4 pack of these peppermint candies and tied one at a time to a wire hanger I made into a circle.

It was really easy to make.

And the best thing.....when you are tired of the wreath, you can eat it!

Photo by the fab Frances Janisch

Christmas idea no.18

Prune and yoghurt cocktail with chocolate.

I served this to a friend of mine and she said "Prunes? Are you kidding me? Do I look like im 80?"

Why do prunes have such a bad reputation?

Are they only for old ladies with blue hair?

I do remember my grandmother always having a bag of prunes in the fridge.

I always thought they where yummy.

And if you mix them up with sugar, vanilla, yoghurt and some chocolate.....come on!

Its a fab dessert, and the best of all, ITS VERY GRANDMA FRIENDLY!

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PRUNE AND YOGHURT COCTAIL WITH CHOCOLATE

Serves 4

 1/2 cup prunes

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 vanilla pod, only the seeds

2 tablespoons boiling water

1 cup plain yoghurt

2 teaspoons grated dark chocolate

 

Place prunes, sugar, vanilla and water in a blender and whiz until smooth.

Spoon the mixture into 4 thin, long glasses.

Top with plain yoghurt and grated chocolate.

Serve with a plain grissini dipped in melted chocolate. 

Photo by Colin Cooke

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