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A Reason to Celebrate

Text in Swedish below

We celebrate our twins’ 2nd birthday with a home-baked cake. Sockerkaka (the ever-popular Swedish basic pound cake) with raspberries, strawberries, bananas, pineapple and whipped cream. When I cut off the tops of the strawberries I notice that they resemble flowers. What happens to them? Of course they become the decoration for the top of the cake.

Birthdays, names days (celebrating a day assigned to your name on the calendar – a tradition in some of the Nordic countries), weddings, christenings, Mother’s Day (31 May), national/independence days (17 May in Norway and 6 June in Sweden). There are many reasons to celebrate at this time of year.

What can one celebrate with that doesn’t require hours in the kitchen but can still be appetizing and appealing to the eye? 

If you’ve suddenly been struck by a desire to eat strawberries, you’ll find loads at www.nordicwellbeing.com. Check especially how to use strawberries for making salads in Paavo’s Bytes for July 2008.

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Anledning till att fira

Vi firar två-årsdagen med hembakad tårta. Sockerkaka, hallon, jordgubbar, banan, ananas och grädde. Då jag skar av jordgubbarnas toppar märkte jag att topparna liknade blommor. Detta fick bli tårtornas dekoration på toppen.

Födelsedagar, namnsdagar, bröllop, dop, Mors dag 10/5, nationaldagarna; Norge den 17 maj och Sverige den 6 juni. Det finns många anledningar att fira.

Vad kan man dekorera med som inte behöver bli så avancerat men ändå aptitligt och vackert?

Blev du sugen på jordgubbar hittar du massor av recept på nordicwellbeing.com, kolla speciellt in Paavo’s Bytes för jordgubbar i sallad Paavo’s Bytes July 2008.

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