Small elaborate changes that make the ordinary seem extraordinary!!
Being an advocate of creating and “Chasing hygge” everywhere, I absolutely adored coming across the hyggelige and cozy greenhouse belonging to my lovely girlfriend Mille. Her greenhouse is her sanctuary, a place she relaxes all year round. She has decked it out for winter, and now it looks utterly amazing and very hyggeligt for Christmas. We have included a few tips on how you can – with little effort make… Keep Reading
One of the first things I do every year is to make a beautiful wreath that can adorn my door or wall all of December. It is a thing I look forward to putting up every year. I think there is something very hyggeligt about traditions you stick to every year. This year I have made it really easy for you – as I have asked my Grandmother to help… Keep Reading
In Denmark, almost everybody buys or makes Advent candle decorations. The tradition is very hyggelig – and you burn one candle every Sunday leading up to Christmas. If you do it right – you’ll end up with 4 candles, all different shape Everyone looks forward to lighting the candle on Sundays, and the children are the first to tell you when you need to blow out the candle, so you… Keep Reading
If you ever visit Copenhagen, I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the Royal Smushi Café. The café is one of the prettiest places in town, and the coffee is great too. For lunch, they serve the famous Danish ‘Smørrebrød’ (open-sandwiches) in bite-sized bits of delight. And the best part is that pretty much all the ornaments and decorations are for sale too. Royal Smushi Cafe, Amagertorv 6, 1160 København, Denmark… Keep Reading
I love toasted sandwiches with everything yummy and scrumptious inside. I am fully aware that they are probably not the healthiest option when it comes to lunch, but it is one of the tastiest. We used to have a panini press when I grew up, and some of the toasted sandwiches we made were heavenly, and oozing with yummy cheese – probably one of the reasons I haven’t purchased one for… Keep Reading
We love to explore in our family. As far as I am concerned, if you see something new every day, you will broaden your horizons, and learn something you didn’t know. That is a day well spent if you ask me. My girls are as eager to explore as I am, so we often find new and exciting places to see; I just love observing their faces when they see… Keep Reading
Copenhagen has the oldest amusement park in the World, and it is called Tivoli gardens. If you think fairground rides, candy floss and rollercoasters you are right, but Tivoli gardens is soo much more. When I was a child, Tivoli was only open in the summer season; from April – October, and I remember it as a magic place where you came, once a year, for a very special day out. I remember… Keep Reading
Some of the best and most hyggelig food is food you make yourself, with no effort and with minimal cost. When we carved our pumpkins for Halloween we had many pumpkin seeds left, so I decided to turn them into something yummy and healthy: Spicy pumpkin seeds. I discovered that it’s very simple and takes literally no time at all. You’ll end up with something that will serve as a tasty snack,… Keep Reading
When Denmark adopted the Halloween tradition, we also adopted the Halloween pumpkin carving. It has been a fun thing to do for the last few years, and we end up with some pretty cool and scary looking pumpkins. This year we also made a grown-up pumpkin, using a small drill for a different, more graphic look. The look we went for is a polka-dot pattern, and it looks beautiful when… Keep Reading
In addition to fruits and berries, autumn also means conkers! When the horse chestnut trees start to drop their prickly green fruits we go out and collect as many as we can. The children love peeling off the skin and finding a shiny brown conker inside. The Danes do not do conker fighting but use their conker harvest for something a little more hyggeligt. We turn them into magical creatures… Keep Reading
One of my favourite flavours, when I bake, is cinnamon. Cinnamon reminds me of autumn, leaves falling off trees, golden sun-rays and warm sweaters. When we go to the bakery here in Denmark, I always pick a cinnamon Danish without a doubt. Usually, when you try and replicate a Danish, it ends up rather dry because we make it with dough, and the bakers use real pastry. But not in… Keep Reading
