SUNFLOWER SEED AND OATMEAL COOKIES 1 1/3 cup unbleached flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1 cup butter, softened slightly 2 eggs 2 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups old-fashioned oats 3/4 cup sunflower seed kernels (unroasted, unsalted seeds for heart health) 1/2 cup wheat germ Heat oven to […]
Month: January 2011
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
A couple weeks ago Harold and I and his two sisters had a little birthday party for an aunt who celebrated 95 years of life. Harold’s sister made three kinds of soup and is allowing me to share this recipe with you. I had never experienced home-made mushroom soup before and it was incredibly delicious. […]
Swedish Pea Soup – Ärtsoppa
SWEDISH PEA SOUP – ÄRTSOPPA The main dish for our celebration of Tjugodag Knut is pea soup, or ärtsoppa. Traditional in Sweden since before the Vikings, ärtsoppa was made from fast-growing peas that accommodated the short growing season. There are many reasons presented as to why this soup is now a staple on Thursdays. One […]
Ground Stitch (Naversom)
Ground Stitch (Bottensöm) (for Naversom) This is another stitch used to create the open work designs worked with a single thread. To make things very confusing, this stitch is worked with straight stitches on the back, which gives diagonal stitches on the front! The stitches are worked from right to left and from the top […]
Goose-Eye (Naversom)
Goose-Eye Stitch (gåsögon) (for Naversom) This stitch is used to produce the airy openings in the designs. It is worked over two groups of threads with a single thread. To create the open design it is always worked diagonally from left to right and from the lower edge to the upper. The stitch is done […]
Diagonal Stitch (Naversom)
Diagonal Stitch (Bjuråkersömm) (for Naversom) This stitch is a darning stitch made over two groups of threads, working on the diagonal from right to left and from the bottom to the top. It is also worked with a double thread and can be started just as the darning stitch with a loop in the end […]