Travel theme: Gardens

14 mars, 201414 mars, 2014 / Leya / 29 kommentarer

Trädgårdar – jag bara måste, än en gång, ta foton från Ronneby Brunn. För några år sedan vald till Europas vackraste trädgård. Den består av många trädgårdar – här en liten vandring bland dem.

Gardens – how can I resist? Once again I will have to show Ronneby Brunn – once chosen as the most beautiful garden in Europe. It consists of many gardens – let’s have a walk together through some of them!

The Rhododendron Garden

The Garden of Scent

Peony from the Garden of Scent

The Japanese Garden

The pond

The Garden of Roses

Azaleas

For more beautiful and special gardens – visit Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Two Colours or Hues Only

11 mars, 201411 mars, 2014 / Leya / 31 kommentarer

From Cee came a two colours or hues – challenge. I found two giraffes…no idea where or when they were photographed, but I guess they fit in!

Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge: Hot

10 mars, 201411 mars, 2014 / Leya / 35 kommentarer

Some like it hot…but who would guess that I was once going to quote Paris Hilton? This photo is from one of the hot areas on Iceland. Please stick to the path here…

For more hot stuff – go to Ese!

This is Earth. Isn’t it hot?

Paris Hilton

Travel theme: Tempting

8 mars, 20148 mars, 2014 / Leya / 37 kommentarer

Tasty…

Healthy…

Thirsty…

And for today, March 8, the thirsty ones are the two most lovely women I know!

For more tempting things, click here.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

8 mars, 20148 mars, 2014 / Leya / 34 kommentarer

Different perspectives are truly energizing…these are from one of my windows for the WordPress Challenge.

One Trip EVERY Month Challenge: Östersund and Maria

6 mars, 20146 mars, 2014 / Leya / 28 kommentarer

Marianne has begun a new challenge where you take one trip every month, near or far, and take photos or write all about it. Join her here http://eastofmalaga.net/2014/01/20/new-challenge-one-trip-every-month/

Here’s how:

Each month, visit somewhere and then write about your trip or describe it using photographs – whichever suits you best.
Don´t forget to title and tag your entry ’One Trip EVERY Month Challenge’, and link back to this page.
Display the Challenge logo on your post or in your sidebar.
HAVE FUN!

I should have gone before Christmas, but a storm closed down all transportation in the southern part of Sweden. My flight was cancelled only a couple of hours before take-off. I was finally going to meet one of my blogger friends, Maria, living in Östersund up north, and I can’t say how disappointed I was. And Maria too. We had been planning this for about half a year, and we both laughed in the phone at the disaster …there was nothing else we could do…

I had to book another flight – not until February was it possible for us to meet. I was looking forward to a lot of winter, snow and fabulous walks on their big lake, Storsjön. The trip turned out to be … something quite different, but maybe not less wonderful!

My room

The real thing – Yarri!

One good way of transporting yourself on ice

Östersund – on wet ice

Åre and the mountains

Studio glassworks – Storsjöhyttan

Hot chocolate and …..

Östersund by night

For more on Jämtland, see my previous posts: https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/en-pa-miljonen-one-in-a-million/

https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/frozen-gems-ristafallet-och-tannforsen-a-john-bauer-and-j-r-r-tolkien-dream/

And MariaYarri who is the true source of Jämtland pictures and stories!

LIOLI#2

5 mars, 20145 mars, 2014 / Leya / 20 kommentarer

Foto: Martin Hanner, Spisa.nu

Fried liver anglaise or suédoise

2-3 persons

Ingredients

Liver 700,0 gram

Bacon 280,0 gram

Flour 0,5 dl

Butter 100,0 gram

Salt

Potatoes 0,8 kilo

Creme 4,0 dl

Lingonberry jam (fresh berries – not boiled)

or capers (pickled)

How to: (25 min )

Peel and boil potatoes.
cut the liver into fine slices, about a centimetre. turn in flour and salt.
Fry bacon and let the fat run off on a piece of paper.
Heat up butter in a frying pan. When no bubbles left, put in the slices – not too close to each other. Fry 2-3 minutes on one side and 1 minute on the other.
Warm the capers in the butter if ”anglaise”, or if ”suedoise” pour the cream in the pan and heat it up.
Serve with capers (anglaise) or with lingonberries (suédoise).

Frying tips: Important to fry the liver fast in hot butter and not too long ( we have all tasted ”rubber”, haven’t we…) , the slices should be pink inside.

Thanks to: Spisa.nu

This of course means that I like liver – when I cook it myself! I remember those ”rubber soles” we had to eat at school lunches…impossible for anything but shoes. But I always liked the smell and the creme sauce. My husband also loves liver, so when we’re alone I sometimes surprise him with it. And, not only for the smell. Our children are not that interested though…they were also served rubber soles at school.

So, it’s never too late – follow the frying instructions and enjoy!

And why not join in? http://margaretrosestringer.com/2014/03/04/lioli-2/