Carrot cake is awesome! And a must to have here in Sweden.
But always getting one in one of the many nice cafés can be quite expensive - especially here in Lund or probably in whole Sweden.
But here is the solution: DIY - and get a really delicious cake - even better than the really great one at Coffee Point here in Lund ;-)
Officially, spring here in Sweden starts on March 20th but the last days you can already feel it more and more – spring is trying to chase away winter. And we are so looking forward to it! Did you recognize the buds on the bushes and do you hear the birds sing?
Here are 10 reasons why we cannot wait for the spring in Lund to come.
Kanelbullar (cinnamon rolls) are one of the most delicious and probably most famous traditional buns in Sweden and for sure you have already heard of them or even tried them somewhere, like at St. Jakobs Stenugnsbageri here in Lund, who have, in our opinion, the best Kanelbullar in town.
However, if you are as crazy about those delicious buns as we are or if you have Fika regularly, which often includes these tasty little fellows, it might become quite expensive if you always buy them at a bakery. Therefore, we want to share a traditional Kanelbullar recipe with you… So get your cinnamon and flour and let’s go!
Last weekend I was lucky enough to have dinner at M.E.A.T.! It’s a steak house in the city centre of Lund and since I walked by there the very first time I wanted to try it. Now I did and it was really great and so delicious!
Today we went out for Lunch again! This time we tried the sandwiches at Widerbergs Kött & Charkuteriaffär, which some friends highly recommended to us.
Widerbergs is a butcher close to Lunds stadsbibliotek. Besides meat and cold cuts, they offer sandwiches and bagels at lunchtime. And according to our impression it is a popular place for grabbing some decent food around noon, as it was a bit crowded, when we came there. So, don’t go there too late, if you want to have the full selection.
Invite some friends and surprise them with our great dessert tip. It is our own creation and we named it “hallon dröm” – very creative, hhm? It is absolutely delicious and easy to prepare.
Puss och kram på Alla Hjärtans Dag
For all of you who are not familiar with Swedish, you can probably infer the meaning from the special day we have today (For all the romantics of you: It’s Valentine’s Day, or like it is called in Sweden – Alla Hjärtans Dag). So: – Kisses and hugs for Valentine’s Day!
We’ve already posted some ideas on how to surprise your love with some nice self-made presents. But if you think that’s not enough – here are some specials for alla hjärtans dag that we could find in (and around) Lund:
After finding out that not everybody knows this place, we find it important to introduce it to you:
As you already know, everything is expensive in Sweden – really everything? No! Believe it or not – here is a place where you can get really good fruits, vegetables and much more for comparatively little money.
We did! And actually we all thought: What a pity that we have not tried before. Actually, we went to Lunds Nation for lunch on Monday and it was really delicious – cabbage with minced meat, potatoes, cucumber salad, brown sauce and lingonberry jam. See for yourself on the picture!
We all know eating out in Sweden is really expensive. As a student money is sometimes scarce, we all know that problem ;-) So why not cook something by yourself? Invite some friends and make your own Swedish sittning! We, for example, cooked a typical Swedish dinner last week: Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs) with mashed potatoes, brown sauce and lingonberry jam.
