• a plate of rice with flying jacob Swedish casserole

    Flygande Jakob (Flying Jacob) Swedish Casserole

    Silvia

    After being so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Jansson’s temptation I thought it might be time to try out another classic Swedish casserole dish. I had always heard about flygande Jacob, or flying Jacob, but had never made it myself because to be honest, it didn’t sound appealing to me! Flying Jacob is a Swedish casserole dish from the 1970s made with chicken, bacon, banana, and peanuts and topped with a mixture of whipped cream and chili sauce. It’s one of those quick and easy dishes a lot of Scandinavians know from their childhood. It also seems to…

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  • Easy Swedish Butter Cookies (Kolasnittar)

    Silvia

    Last week I wanted to bake something sweet for a TV night with my friends and I didn’t have time to go to the grocery store, so I opted for a simple and oh so delicious favorite: kolasnittar, or Swedish butter cookies. They’re like the vanilla sugar version of another…

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  • Norwegian Fastelavnsboller with Jam

    Silvia

    Today is Fastelavn in Norway, so of course I had to celebrate by baking some delicious fastelavnsboller. These sweet cardamom buns are traditionally filled with jam and whipped cream. Many Norwegians also like to fill their fastelavnsboller with almond paste (like Swedes do with their semlor), but today I decided…

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  • Swedish Saffron Buns with Vanilla Filling

    Silvia

    My friend Lisa and I spent New Year’s in a cute little cabin up in Northern Sweden. And when I woke up on New Year’s Day to -25°C I decided it would be the perfect day to bake some buns! And since I was in Sweden, I knew I wanted…

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  • Janssons Frestelse (Jansson’s Temptation)

    Silvia

    I spent Christmas in a lovely little log cabin in Northern Sweden. And when I told my friend Josephine, who is half Norwegian and half Swedish, that I would be in Sweden for Christmas, she sent me a long list of foods I needed to buy at the grocery store,…

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  • Risboller – Puffed Rice Balls

    Silvia

    As a child I was always so excited when my family would spend Christmas with my Norwegian Aunt Hege, because she made the best Christmas cookies. And she’s so much fun and I love her, of course. But also her Christmas cookies are amazing. And my second favorite cookies she…

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