Even though the summer is having a bit of a laugh here in good old Denmark – by literally drenching us on a daily basis, I still love Summer and the long bright days, and mild and warm evenings ( if only it would only…
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Make your own Elderflower cordial
Read moreI hadn’t tried elderflower cordial until I moved to London, and I can still remember the slightly perfumed flavour. I was instantly hooked but it wasn’t until I moved back home and recognised the scent one day that I recalled how much I actually liked it.…
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Rhubarb trifle
Read moreWhen I was small, one of my favourite things to do, was to go into my Grandmothers garden, head for the rhubarbs in the farthest corner, pick the reddest of all of the rhubarbs, swiftly washing it under the tap, and with the rhubarb in…
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Making the ordinary seem extraordinary!
Read moreSome of you have recently asked me how I manage to pack so much ‘fun stuff’ into a busy week, where jobs, homework, parenting, cooking, cleaning – and all of the mediocre, daily tasks, tend to take over. This is where I am probably a bit…
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Snobrød – Danish open fire bread.
Read moreAs a child, one of the first experiences I had with making my own food was the popular ‘SNOBRØD’ – roughly translated as twisted bread. It is basically bread on a stick, cooked over the open fire, and since you have cooked it all by…
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Welcome to SIMPLY DANISH LIVING
Read moreHello and a very warm welcome to my new blog SIMPLY DANISH LIVING. This blog has been on my mind for a while now, and I am more than excited to share it all with you. As some of you might know, I have been…
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The things that really matter
Read moreWhen I was younger, I had the travelling bug and couldn’t get out of here fast enough. I finished school, and off I went to London – and ended up staying for 11 years, travelling all over the world, seeing everything. But every year I…
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Starting your urban garden
Read moreI love this time of year where everything starts to sprout, and small flowers are popping up everywhere. We live in the city, but have our own small garden, where we love planting flowers, herbs and some vegetables. Now is the time to begin, so Audrey and…
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Springtime in the woods
Read moreAfter a slow start to Spring here in Denmark; the sunshine returned with a vengeance and we have been basking in it for the long weekend. This Thursday, we went on a picnic with our fab friends and their daughters, and we walked through a…