i heart cupcakes

i heart cupcakes, originally uploaded by tabithaemma86.

Super sweet...just what I want right now!

Enjoy!
Kristina

A Dinner Table is Rather Important

We haven't been able to photograph any fancy wonderful dinners lately mainly due to not having a dinner table in our new little apartment. So far we have been enjoying our casual summery meals of sandwiches and fruit and light salads on the coffee table sitting ackwardly on the couch. I really hope that we find a small table soon...I miss setting the table actually. I love placing out placemats and cutlery and folding napkins and stacking plates and arranging wine glasses and water glasses. Our deadline is September 1st but I do hope that we fix a table much earlier than that.

Kristina

Wedding favors

Wedding favors - Marci + Ben, originally uploaded by indigobunting.

I thought this was just the cutest thing I have ever seen. Wedding party favors with the bride and groom's favorite cookies macarons and macaroons! So cute and so freaking smart! Plus the illustration and design work by Indigo Bunting is just perfect and gorgeous...as usual. I adore all of her designs.

Hope you enjoy them too.
Kristina

Comic

Comic, originally uploaded by ▲li Constantine.

le toast. tee hee hee.

Vacation!

While on vacation we ate lots of really great food. We enjoyed a few home cooked meals at grandparents house, who have no problem filling up your plate once again even if you are so full you're about to burst. What is with grandparents and feeding?! We also enjoyed really great danish breakfast buffets at our hotel. Lots of fresh baked bread, fruit, pancakes, bacon, yogurt with all the toppings, tons of tea...plus a pretty gorgeous view of the ocean. We also enjoyed lots of yummy street food...pølse (danish hotdogs with tons of mustard). We treated ourselves to one really nice 3 course dinner with wine in Copenhagen. We ate at the very hip and trendy restaurant Madklubben.
What we ate:

Johan appetizer...sprængt kalvetunge – rabarber – friskost - radiser - selleri - maltbrød (calf tongue with rabarber, fresh cheese, radish, cellery, and malt) A really interesting mix. Super sweet and tart combinations. Plus gorgeous presentation in a white bowl with edible flowers.
Johan main...braiseret kalvenakke – røget marv - grønne jorbær - stegt gulerod - ærtepuré (braised calf with smoked marrow, green strawberries, roasted carrot, and green pea puree. As well as very buttery smashed potatoes.

Kristina...grøn & kølig sommersuppe krabbe - tomat – melon - peberfrugt - sprød brød (green & refreshing summer soup with crab, tomato, melon, bell pepper, crutons) Really really gorgeous presentation. The soup part was poured at the table. The bowl must have contained small dry ice flakes because the soup appeared to be boiling even though it was ice cold. So fun!
Kristina main...grillet svinekotelet – tomatsauce – fennikel - rødløg - spidskål (pork chop with tomato sauce, fennel, red onion, and cabbage)

We were really really impressed by our appetizers which were both gorgeous and interesting and innovative, but when it came to the main course the glutinous portion was just too much and the concept and taste just wasn't as exciting as before. We also took a cheese and port platter...which was a nice alternative to sweets.

Even though we really enjoyed this meal...our favorite was lunch at the Grand Hotel in Mölle. We both ate their lunch salad special. Tuna bulgur salad...which sounded light and perfect for lunch. We were pleasantly surprized when it came from the kitchen looking like this.



The tuna was encrusted in delicious black and white sesames and must have been marinated in sesame oil and mirin...so sweet and delicious and had a really great consistency. The bulgur salad was warm with roasted spring vegetables, dill, and lots and lots of butter. The salad was also served with a perfectly poached egg. Delicious. We sat in a gorgeous corner window as well; looking down from the top of the hillside towards the dramatic coast of Mölle...which helped to make lunch even more tasty.

Enjoy!
Kristina & Johan

Cupcake

Cupcake, originally uploaded by pragyakothari.

"Sosha sprinkled the cupcake with little hearts to tell Mory how much she loved him :)"

Such sweetness!

Lamb Roast Dinner

I think it turned out rather gorgeous, huh? The lamb roast gave me a bit of trouble...the thermometer was acting a bit wack...but even so I managed to cook it perfectly rosy and super juicy with a little feel and a lot of rest after cooking. I prepared the lamb by cutting slits and inserting garlic clove halves and lots of fresh thyme as well as drizzled over some olive oil. I suggest roasting at oven temp 200c till inner temperature reaches 60c and then let rest at least 15 minutes before carving.

With the roast I served extra large roasted potato wedges, roasted red onion also cut into wedges, boiled beets, fresh fig halves, feta cut into cubes and dressed in olive oil and fresh thyme, and a huge lemon wedge. Looks really nice on the plate...if I do say so myself.

If you would like to see more photos please visit Johan's Flickr.

Enjoy!
Kristina and Johan