Strawberry Chocolate Latte - Jordgubbs- och chokladlatte

STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE LATTE
Jordgubbs- och chokladlatte

Serves 1

Espresso or other strong coffee
5 strawberries
0.8 cup milk
½ tablespoon cocoa
sugar to taste


Make the coffee. Mash the strawberries with the sugar. Mix coffee, milk, cocoa and ice in a mixer or use a hand shaker. Add the mashed strawberries, mix again and serve straight up in glasses. 

You get a child-friendly version if you just omit the coffee.

Enjoy!

Bella

Cold Coffee Cinnamon Drink - Kall kaffedrink med kanel

COLD COFFEE CINNAMON DRINK
Kall kaffedrink med kanel

Serves 1

0.6 cup cold coffee
2½ tablespoons brown sugar
4 ice cubes
½ teaspoon cinnamon
0.6 cup whipped cream


Put all ingredients in a food processor or mixer and blend well. If you want alcohol in the drink, you can add 2 tablespoons light rum.

Enjoy!

Bella

Raspberry Ginger Drink - Hallon- och ingefärsdricka

RASPBERRY GINGER DRINK 
Hallon- och ingefärsdricka

A perfect mix of soft drink and more grownup drink. If there are children present you can take a little less ginger. Keep in mind that it can be very different in taste from time to time, so "feel your way"!

Makes approx 8 cups

1.1 lb raspberries
2 tablespoons + 0.2 cup water
1/4 inch fresh ginger
1.2 cups sugar
4 cups ginger ale
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

For serving:
raspberries
lots of ice


Put the raspberries in a saucepan and add 2 tablespoons water. Boil on low heat until the berries are mushy. Push them through a sieve. Peel and finely shred the ginger. Bring sugar, 0.2 cup water and ginger to a boil, then remove and leave for 10 minutes. Strain off the ginger.

Mix the raspberry juice with the sugary liquid in a bottle and put in the fridge. Mix with ginger ale and lemon juice just Before serving with whole raspberries and lots of ice in each glass.

Enjoy!

Bella

Breakfast Drink with Fruit and Yogurt - Frukostdrink med frukt och yoghurt

BREAKFAST DRINK WITH FRUIT AND YOGURT
Frukostdrink med frukt och yoghurt

Sometimes you just don't have the appetite, or enough time, for a proper breakfast. Then this drink with fruit juice, yogurt and wheat germs gives you what you need to start off the day in a good way. 

4 glasses

2 oranges
1 to 2 red grapefruits
1 large banana
1.6 cups plain yogurt
4 tablespoons wheat germs


Split oranges and red grapefruits. Cut 2 slices orange for decoration, split them and set aside. Juice the fruits - you'll need approx 1.6 cups juice for these drinks. Pour the juice in a mixer or food processor. Peel the banana, slice it into the fruit juice and mix to a smooth purée. Add yogurt and mix really well. Add wheat germs and mix quickly until well blended.

Pour into large glasses and attach the orange slices on the edge. Serve with a straw as breakfast or with brunch.

You can change the drink according to taste and season. You can use only grapefruit and banana or only orange and banana. Instead of citrus fruits you can use mango or papaya, and you can substitute wheat germs with oats or oat bran. If you're in a hurry you can also use bottled orange juice of course. And, best of all, you can mix the drink in the evening and store in the fridge until the morning. Stir well Before serving.

Enjoy!

Bella

Raggmunk with Fried Pork - Raggmunk med fläsk (Swedish classic)

RAGGMUNK WITH FRIED PORK
Raggmunk med stekt fläsk

The name of this dish, "raggmunk", is impossible to translate. But it's basically a pancake of grated, raw potatoes that's mixed with flour, salt, milk and egg and then fried. It's especially good with fried pork and lingonberry jam, and it's still keeping its position on the restaurant lunch menus in Sweden.

Serves 4

0.8 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1.6 cups milk
1 egg
1 lb 11 oz firm potatoes
butter or margarine

14 oz salty pork
lingonberry or cranberry jam


Beat flour, salt and some of the milk until smooth and lump-free. Beat in remaining milk and egg. Peel the potatoes and grate them coarsely straight into the egg batter. Melt some fat in a frying pan - take 0.2 cup of the batter for each "raggmunk". Fry for a minute or so on each side until they're nice and golden.

Fry the pork and serve the raggmunkar with pork, jam and grated carrots.

Enjoy!

Bella

Sunny Tomato Soup - Tomatsoppa med solsmak

SUNNY TOMATO SOUP
Tomatsoppa med solsmak

In the summer you should really try to enjoy the ripe tomatoes. If you have an open market nearby where you can buy cheap tomatoes of different sizes, do so, because they're excellent for soup!

Serves 4

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 large onion
1 garlic clove
1.1 lb tomatoes
4 middle-sized potatoes
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
1 bay leaf
some dried thyme
zest from 1/4 lemon
4 cups water
1 vegetable bouillon cube
½ teaspoon salt
some black pepper

For serving:
0.4 cup soured cream
0.2 cup finely chopped parsley


Melt the fat, chop the onion and sautée it in a pot without browning. Add the crushed garlic clove. Cut the tomatoes in wedges or slices and scrub and slice the potatoes. Add tomatoes, potatoes, chives, bay leaf, thyme and lemon zest to the onion and garlic in the pot. Add water and slip in the bouillon cube, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then simmer slowly for 20 minutes.

Pour the soup in a mixer or food processor and mix until smooth, then pour it back in the pot and bring to a boil. Serve with some soured cream and chopped parsley.

Enjoy!

Bella

Mid-Week Soup - Mitt-i-veckan-soppa

MID-WEEK SOUP
Mitt-i-veckan-soppa

Delicious and so easy to make. Double the recipe while you're at it!

Serves 2

1 red bell pepper
1 small onion
1 garlic clove
approx 8.8 oz ground beef
oil for frying
½ tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 to 1.2 cups bouillon (I use chicken bouillon)
salt, pepper
1 large potato

For serving:
bread
cooking yogurt or crème fraîche


Cut the bell pepper in pieces and chop onion and garlic. Fry the meat in a little oil with the paprika. Add bell pepper, onion and garlic, tomato paste and bouillon and flavor with salt and pepper. Peel and grate the potato and stir it in. Boil for 20 minutes.

Serve the soup with some bread and a dab of cooking yogurt or crème fraîche on top.

Enjoy!

Bella