Another slow sunday, just me and my loves.. Simple.. And amazing.
I am wearing a petrol green dress from H&M trend and grey kaftan from Vero Moda. Þóra is wearing a double breasted coat from AsWeGrow.
Another Sunday
Wake up America
It is exactly eight years (on the day) that I moved home from living in New York for over two years. I had a seven year visa and my home trip was going to be a short visit for the holidays, then I meet Gunnar and I decided to stay in Sweden with him. I am convinced that if I didn’t meet Gunnar that winter I would probably still be in the US and maybe even have a family there, I am so happy that I am in Iceland and that I have my family here. I can not imagine how these news would make me feel if I had children and were an immigrant in the US today..
The only positive thing is that there is hopefully a light in the end of this, the light is called “Millennials”
Do you see how Nice this looks ?!
This is the result if just “Millennials” (people born after 1982) could vote. The FUTURE looks better. The elderly, especially older men, are doing their last in the world right now. Brexit, SD (Swedish Democrats / Swedish racist party) and Trump, their era is on the way out … the future will come, without them! Our generation has the greatest impact on our children’s future and we must again learn from humanity’s mistakes, we will be able to create the future of our children and it will be light.
Pray for America, and all of us really
Love,
L
Retail therapy
The pregnancy and weather really got to me this last week and I needed 5min of retail therapy to get my shine on again. Dropped by Andrea at Húrra and bought a wool beanie, but I wanted to buy soo much more in the store. Now we are 26weeks in this pregnancy and my feet are a little swollen and my belly is getting quite heavy, I cant imagine how big I will be by the end ?
Fell in love with these!
On my wish list at Hurra, at least the beanie is mine and after the twins are out I will treat myself.
Love.
L
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VIDEO: My Autumn Bread
I am so into my sourdough baking that I have now started to experiment a little, made this autumn bread with dates and walnuts and it turned out really tasty.
I did a short “to do” video of the preparation of the dough. Then it goes in the refrigerator over night and then I added the dates and walnuts the morning after and baked the bread for 1 hour.
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You need:
2 dl sourdough base
6 dl finger warm water
1 tablespoon salt
0.5 dl of dark bread syrup
10 dl white flour
4 dl rue flour
6 dl finger warm water
1 tablespoon salt
0.5 dl of dark bread syrup
10 dl white flour
4 dl rue flour
0.5 dl walnuts (cut lightly)
0.5 dl dates (cut lightly)
How to:
1. Whisk water, salt, syrup, and your sourdough base with half of the amount of white flour to a smooth mix in a minute. Then add the 4 dl of rue flour, mix and last the remaining white flour and mix well. Cover with plastic film over the bowl and place in the fridge overnight, at least 10 hours.
2. In the morning. Heat the oven to 220c with a iron pot inside so the pot will get hot. Take out the dough put it on a floured table and beat in the dates and walnuts, make sure it is mixed well. When the oven is at 220c place the dough right into the hot iron pot and dust over a layer of flour on the surface. Take a razor blade and cut some pattern in the dough. Place in the oven with the lid on for about 45-55 minutes until the bread has plenty of color. Let cool down and then it is ready to eat!!
2. In the morning. Heat the oven to 220c with a iron pot inside so the pot will get hot. Take out the dough put it on a floured table and beat in the dates and walnuts, make sure it is mixed well. When the oven is at 220c place the dough right into the hot iron pot and dust over a layer of flour on the surface. Take a razor blade and cut some pattern in the dough. Place in the oven with the lid on for about 45-55 minutes until the bread has plenty of color. Let cool down and then it is ready to eat!!
Love,
L
MID SEASON SALE
Petit´s MID SEASON SALE started today !!
This is Petit´s biggest Sale ever with great deals on really nice brands like Nike, Tinycottons, Färg & Form, Mini Rodini, Zoe & Noe and much more. You can see the full sale – HERE
Love,
L
For the Kids: Wool/Silk
The weather these last couple of days has been so horrible that I just want to take our daughter out of kindergarten and keep her at home to cuddle with me. She does however love to go there and her teachers are so good and active with the kids, they’re almost outside playing every day no matter the weather. So for me it is nice to know that she is well dressed, and then I mean warm enough for the wind, rain and cold.
I am so happy that we are representing the classic Danish brand Joha in Petit. This is a brand that’s been around for decades, we have customers coming in the store saying that they used to have Joha when they where kids and are now buying it for their children. All the items we sell from Joha is ether made out of 100% merino wool or a wool/silk mix.
On cold days I dress our daughter in the wool/silk undergarments closest to her body and then a layer of 100% merino on top of it. She also uses the merino wool “lambhushetta” from Joha everyday no matter the weather.
I am so happy with this brand and warmly recommend it !
You can see all products – HERE
Love,
L
Pregnant Dress 4.0
When I had the Trendnet snap (trendnetis) I got many questions on my pregnancy outfit, as I mentioned before I am not big on maturity clothing and always try to find normal clothing that sits well on my baby bump. I have been hooked on the dresses from MOSS Reykjavik, they are super comfy and look good with leggings or stockings.
Love,
L
My homemade sourdough bread
For a while I have been thinking of baking my own sourdough bread but it has always been pushed aside because of little time. Now I have stopped working physically in our store and have more time to be at home and “look after” a sourdough base so finally I was able to complete the base and test baking my own sourdough bread.
It takes sometime to get started and you need to make a “living” base to bake the bread on.
Here is how I made my sourdough base, the recipe is from my moms cookbook.
Day 1.
Pour about 1 dl finger warm water in a thoroughly cleaned container, I used a glass jar. Instead of using detergent, you can set the jar in a warm oven for a few minutes to get all bacteria out.
Add 1 dl of white flour. Stir with a fork until you get an almost smooth mix. Water and flour, the amount doesn’t need to be exact, the important thing is that you end up with a consistency similar to a thick pancake mix.
Keep the sourdough base at room temperature with the lid open so that air bacteria reaches the mix.
Day 2.
Hopefully there are some bubbles in the mix and you can sense a mild scent. Don’t worry if the mix has not yet started to bubble, the process can take one to two days depending on the room temperature and the type of flour that you have used.
Add 1 dl of finger warm water, 0.5 dl rye flour (“rúgmjöl”) and 0.5 dl white flour and stir with a fork. Store at room temperature with the lid slightly open and, if possible, with an upside-down bowl on top of the jar.
Day 3.
Add 1 dl of finger warm water, 0.5 dl rye flour and 0.5 dl of white flour.
Mix well with a fork and store at room temperature with the lid a little open.
Day 4.
Now your base is hopefully ready to bake with! For every day that you feed your sourdough, it takes less time for it to start to bubble. A healthy and mature sourdough usually begins to bubble 2-3 hours after feeding.
Try to wiggle the jar gently so you will notice that it almost moves by itself. There is life in there and you can now begin to bake sourdough bread with it.
– Do not forget to feed your sourdough base a day before you bake with it and don’t feed it immediately after you have baked with it unless you plan to bake with it the next day, otherwise it is best to wait a day in between.
Here you can see the tiny bubbles in my sourdough base.
Now how you bake with your sourdough base to make the perfect sourdough bread!
You need:
2 dl sourdough base
6 dl finger warm water
1 tablespoon salt
0.5 dl of dark bread syrup
10 dl white flour
( you can also add rue flour 4dl and 6dl of white flour, it is also possible to add walnuts in the dough for more taste)
6 dl finger warm water
1 tablespoon salt
0.5 dl of dark bread syrup
10 dl white flour
( you can also add rue flour 4dl and 6dl of white flour, it is also possible to add walnuts in the dough for more taste)
How to:
1. Whisk water, salt, syrup, and your sourdough base with half of the amount of flour to a smooth mix in a minute. Then add the remaining flour and knead by hand a quickie so it just blended. Cover with plastic film over the bowl and sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. Put the dough in a clean bench and pull out the dough and throw it in the bench a few times, quite hard ;) If you want you can add the walnuts and then stretch out the dough a few times so all the ingredients are mixed well. Shape into a round ball, dust with flour and place the dough in a bowl that is covered with a kitchen towel on the inside. On with a lid and place in the fridge overnight, at least 8 hours.
3. In the morning. Heat the oven to 220c with a iron pot inside so the pot will get hot. When the oven is at 220c turn the dough right into the hot iron pot and dust over a layer of flour on the surface. Take a razor blade and cut some pattern in the dough. Place in the oven with the lid on for about 45-55 minutes until the bread has plenty of color. Let cool down and then it is ready to eat!!
2. Put the dough in a clean bench and pull out the dough and throw it in the bench a few times, quite hard ;) If you want you can add the walnuts and then stretch out the dough a few times so all the ingredients are mixed well. Shape into a round ball, dust with flour and place the dough in a bowl that is covered with a kitchen towel on the inside. On with a lid and place in the fridge overnight, at least 8 hours.
3. In the morning. Heat the oven to 220c with a iron pot inside so the pot will get hot. When the oven is at 220c turn the dough right into the hot iron pot and dust over a layer of flour on the surface. Take a razor blade and cut some pattern in the dough. Place in the oven with the lid on for about 45-55 minutes until the bread has plenty of color. Let cool down and then it is ready to eat!!
Feel free to ask if you have any questions :) I was super happy with my first bread and I will continue to try new types of sourdough bread in the future.
Love,
L
We are expecting…
Two Boys !!
I never really thought that we were expecting two boys. First I was sure it was two girls and then when we opened the first envelope with Gunnars parent’s in Iceland we knew that it was one boy and then I was sure there was a little girl as well. But then we finally opened the second envelope with my family in Sweden and it was such a surprise that we are having two little boys!
We are so happy and excited to see them and now I am all in boys mood.
We got a Twin Babynest and organic baby clothing from my new favorite brand Müsli, all from Petit. I think I will be matching the boy’s by buying the same clothes in different colors and maybe sometimes the exactly same outfit.
Love,
L
– not just a pretty face –
New in from Essie – Not just a pretty face
Beautiful nude pink shade that fits every outfit.
Love,
L
