A Classic Swedish Joke

One of my favorite jokes that I just translated into English:

Two friends were talking about a couple they knew. "They are a mismatch", said one. "In what way?", said the other. "Well, you know, she's a mathematician and he is impossible to figure out!".

Good thing about losing something ...

"The good thing about losing something is that when searching for it, you may find something else."

 

- Kriz Rogers

It's okay ...

... to be a Veggievore.

I just learned that new depiction while reading on a Swedish web site. It's a noun describing a person who mostly eats veggies and only sometimes meat. Funny thing is, the news traveled from the US to Sweden and ended up as news on a radio station. It's such a small world :-)

Kitchen Duty Helpful Tip

When you want to wipe the inside of a glass jar dry with a paper towel or cloth and the jar - or something else that is to narrow to fit your hand into to be able to reach well, use the handle of a spoon with a long handle as your hand. Works great!

Building My Bucket List

• Play at the Ryman
• Play at the Grand Ole Opry
• Hug a Redwood Tree
• See the Grand Canyon
• See the Niagara Falls
• Visit Monument Valley
• Dip my feet in the Pacific Ocean
• Go on a trip to the Smoky Mountains
• Play a Pigeon Forge Venue
• Play a Branson, Missouri venue

What's on your Bucket List?

My Favorite Fair Fares

What I love the most about fairs: the food of course :-)

American Fairs also have music entertainment, while the Swedish do not, but they have more vendors.

Descriptions in English for the Swedish Fair Fares and in Swedish for the American Fair Fares.

Branda Mandlar.
 (Swedish Fare. Roasted, salted almonds with a chewy almond paste coating)

Fried Pickles.
 (American Fare. Panerad, friterad inlagd gurka med vitlöksdressingsdip) 

Funnel Cake.
(American Fare. Krispig, söt, friterad kaksmet pudrad med florsocker)

Langos.
(Swedish Fare originating from Hungary. Fried bread with garlic butter, sour cream and grated cheese)




Could I have one of each, please?

Kriz Rogers' Grahamsbullar (Whole Wheat Yeast Rolls)

Kriz Rogers’ Grahamsbullar (Whole Wheat Yeast Rolls)

Yields 16 rolls

            You will need: 

·  5 dl water  (2.1 cups)

·  50 g butter (1.8 oz)

·  1 pouch dry yeast

·  ½ tsp salt

·  1 tbsp maple syrup

·  6 dl Whole Wheat Flour (2.5 cups)

·  5 dl All Purpose Flour (2.1 cups)

·  2 tbsp olive oil

                             + All Purpose Flour for working the dough on the counter.

               Directions:

Heat the water to between 43 to 46 degrees Celsius (110 to 115 Fahrenheit) and pour it into a preparation bowl. Add the butter, salt and maple syrup and stir until the butter has melted. Add flour and yeast and stir until it forms a dough that is sticky and doesn’t cling to the bowl. Sprinkle olive oil over the dough. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel to let the dough rise for about 30 minutes.

Pour some All Purpose Flour onto the surface you’re going to be working on and scrape the dough out of the bowl onto the surface. Work in flour into the dough until it’s not sticky anymore. Cut the dough in half and cut each half into eight pieces. Roll the pieces between your hands until shaped as rolls. Place the rolls on greased baking pan or pan with parchment paper on it. Cover with a kitchen towel and let the rolls rise for 30 minutes.

While the rolls are rising, heat the oven to 225 degrees Celsius (440 degrees Fahrenheit).

Bake the rolls just below the middle rack for 12 minutes. Let them cool and put them in storage bags. Freeze the ones you're not going to eat within three days.

One roll only takes 20-30 seconds to thaw in a micro wave.

My favorite way to enjoy them is to spread butter on them when they're warm and sprinkle a little shredded sharp cheddar cheese on top.

Kriz Rogers' Grahamsbullar (Whole Wheat Yeast Rolls)