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You are what you eat

27/1/2017

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This blog was not supposed to be political. But in these crazy times I cannot keep silent.  
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If I was ever to be elected president, one of the first things I would do is to ensure good quality of food for everyone served their meals by the civic society. Children at day care and in schools, the elderly living in retirement homes, hospitalized patients, prisoners, staff in the public sector, etc. should all be offered locally a/o fair trade a/o organic food of good quality, with great taste and an optimal nutritional composition. I would love to extend that to all people actually, but one has to start somewhere. You are what you eat, and a happy stomach is the foundation which on society rests.

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Confessions or Tricks of the trade

22/1/2017

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I am the worst doodler, ever. I hate pencils and pens. They are extremely uncomfortable, not to mention untrustable. They never behave like I intend. This has been a problem for my entire life, and I was the first kid at school who was allowed to use a word processor for my essays (we’re talking very early 1990’s). The teacher could never read what I wrote, nor could I. Dyslexia some of you may think, but no, most certainly not. Dysgraphia then? No, I don’t think so. I just have very bad fine motoric skills. But you do embroidery, and lace making, and pearls and all those tiny things! That is true, but it is also very time consuming. What normal people finish of in half an hour would take me a full day.
 
Over the years I’ve learned a few tricks to get over it;
  • Go digital. Illustrator is magnificent once you learn how to manage it.
  • Work in a well-lit area and wear your glasses.
  • Choose the right kind of pen for the right kind of paper. I tend to need soft felt tips, soft graphite pencils (4-6B), and very smooth paper. Pitt Artist Pen Brush from Faber-Castell is a favourite.
  • Use a light board when tracing and refining sketches.
  • Abandon pen and pencils and go for paper cuts, potato printing, collage etc. This is both fun and creative, and also adds roughness and simplicity to your creations.
  • ​Save every doodle, no matter how horrible it looks to you at the moment. They might come to use and transform into something else.
As a special treat I decided to show you my worst doodles, and what became of them. Enjoy!
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The last day of Christmas

13/1/2017

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Today is the last day of the Swedish Christmas. On Knut’s Day we take down all the Christmas decorations and throw out the tree. We throw a little party where we eat any remaining Christmas biscuits and candy, and dance around the tree singing traditional songs. 
 
I’m super busy writing the last pages on my examination essay, it’s due today. Therefore all I have time for is making crepes. In Sweden we typically serve them with lingonberry jam.
Gluten-free Swedish crepes, makes more than 15
 
7 eggs
400-500 mL oat flour, finely ground
400 mL milk
50-75 grams butter

  1. Break the eggs and gently whisk them.
  2. Add flour, a little at a time while whisking. Make sure all lumps are resolved.
  3. Keep whisking and add the milk.
  4. Fry in butter, at medium heat, in a griddle. .
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