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Goat cheese and olives stuffed with garlic is two of my favorites! 

Det kandes som att denna helg var jattelang vilket ar underbart. Vanligtvis gar dagarna sa fort att man inte hinner med eller minns vad man har gjort. 
I lordags akte vi till Brooklyn for att fixa skattepapper. Jag ville folja med for att se hur det fungerar har. Kvinnan kom tva timmar for sent (inte ok!) sa vi gick och at brunch medan vi vantade. Pancakes och mimosa, yum! Sen tog det enormt lang tid for henne att fixa allt och i slutandan hade hon gjort en massa fel vilket suger. Aja, det loser sig, det blir bara lite extra jobb for Jim. Under sondagen blev det lite nodvandig shopping, stadning, omelette brunch, basket (March Madness), workout och massor av bus med Thor. Ingen speciell helg men vi fick iaf mycket tid tillsammans. 
I fredags kopte vi en massa gott som vi kunde njuta av tre kvallar i rad. Ost, brod, korv, sallad och fyllda oliver. Hittade aven den bra sorten av kakao (den forra tog slut for over ett ar sedan och den Tyska kakao som smakar bast finns inte att hitta overallt, jag har provat tre andra sorter och ingen ar bra) och var bara tvungen att gora chokladbollar som fika. Vara helger handlar mycket om mat. Vi gar garna ut och ater och testar garna nya stallen, men ibland har vi mat hemma. Att njuta av god mat och dryck ar trevligt att gora tillsammans. 

It felt like this weekend was really long which is wonderful. Normally the days goes by so fast that you can’t keep up or remember what you’ve done. 
On Saturday we went to Brooklyn to do taxes. I wanted to come with to see how it works here. The woman came two hours late (not ok!) so we went for brunch while we waited. Pancakes and mimosa, yum! Then it took really long time for her to fix everything and in the end she had made a lot of mistakes which sucks. Oh well, it will ok in the end, just a little more work for Jim. During the Sunday we went for necessary shopping, cleaning, omelette brunch, basketball (March Madness), workout and lots of fun with Thor. Not a special weekend but we got a lot of time together at least. 
On Friday we bought a lot of good stuff that we could enjoy three nights in a row. Cheese, bread, sausage, salad and stuffed olives. I also found the good kind of cocoa (I finished the last one over a year ago and the German cocoa that tastes the best they don’t have everywhere, I have tried three different kinds and none is good) and just had to make chocolate balls for fika. Our weekend is mostly about food. We gladly to go out to eat and we love to try new places, but sometimes we have food at home. To enjoy good food and drinks is nice to do together. 

I torsdags kom min man hem fran jobbet med en present till mig. Oh, jag har varldens basta make ♥
Jag har tittat pa en kimono pa Victoria’s Secret sedan jag flyttade hit och jag har namnt det nagra ganger genom aren. Han kom hem med en rosa pase till mig och gissa om jag blev glad (och chockad) nar jag sag vad som lag i.
Just nu sitter jag i min superskona kimono, dricker kaffe och laser bloggar medan min tva killar sover bredvid mig har i soffan. Lugn och skon lordagsmorgon innan Jim och jag ska ivag.

On Thursday, my hubby came home from work with a gift for me. Oh, I have the worlds best husband ♥
I have looked at a kimono at Victoria’s Secret since I moved here and I have mentioned it a few times throughout the years. He came home with a pink bag and guess if I got happy (and shocked) when I saw what was inside.
Right now I’m wearing my super soft kimono, drinking coffee and reading blogs while my two boys are sleeping here next to me on the couch. Relaxed and nice Saturday morning before Jim and I need to get going.

For ett tag sedan gjorde jag en riktigt god morotssoppa. Min syster skickade ett recept och jag gjorde om det lite efter vad jag hade hemma. Soppan var enkel att gora och blev underbart god. Resterna av soppan kan jag tanka mig kan vara en riktigt god dip till gurka, selleri eller chips for en lordags kvall. 
Jag anvande mig inte av nagra matt, jag gor sallan det, utan man far ga lite pa kann och smak. Det stod i receptet att man skulle anvanda creme fraiche, men vanlig sour cream har i USA smakar inte riktigt samma som i Sverige, sa jag valde philadelphia farskost vilket gjorde soppan lite tjockare, men ni far prova er till vilket ni tycker blir bast.
A while ago, I made a really tasty carrot soup. My sister sent me a recipe and I changed it a bit. The soup was easy to make and it was incredibly good. The leftovers I can imagine can be a really nice dip for cucumber, celery or chips on a Saturday night.
I didn’t really measure, I usually don’t, so just go on feeling and taste. It said in the recipe that you should use creme fraiche, but normal sour cream here in the US doesn’t quite taste the same as in Sweden, so I chose to use philadelphia creme cheese which made the soup a little thicker, but you can try what you think is best.

Sahar gjorde jag min soppa:
This is how I made my soup:

• morotter / carrots
• 1 paprika (jag anvande gron) / 1 pepper (I used green)
• ca 1 msk gul lok / ca 1 msk yellow onion
• ingefara / ginger 
• gronsaksbuljon / vegetable broth 

Skiva allt i sma bitar. Koka i vatten mixat med gronsaksbuljongen. Koka tills allt ar mjukt. 
Slice everything in small pieces. Cook in water mixed with the vegetable broth. Cook until everything is soft. 

Jag mosade allt med en gaffel forst och la sedan allt i mixern for att gora det mer som pure.
I mashed everything with a fork first and then put everything in the blender to make it more like pure.

• gradde / cream
• philadelphia farskost / philadelphia cream cheese
• salt, pepper 

Lagg gronsaks puren i en kastrull och lagg till gradde och farskost. Krydda efter smak. Servera soppan med kex eller farskt brod. Enjoy!
Put the vegetable pure in a pot and add cream and cream cheese. Add spices. Serve the soup with crackers or fresh bread. Enjoy!

Picture: found on google

Idag ar det Vaffeldagen. Jag onskar verkligen att jag hade ett svenskt vaffeljarn, men, om jag skulle kopa ett i Sverige och ta med hit skulle det formodligen anda inte funka. Vi har annan styrka pa elen har. Tog med mig locktang forsta gangen jag kom hit och den blev aldrig varm, sa i ett vaffeljarn skulle det nog bara bli vaffel-soppa. Men jag undrar om det finns liknande jarn har i USA att fa tag i…? Eller sa far kanske nagon snall person bjuda pa en vaffel-fika nar jag ar i Sverige 😉 Jag funderade dock pa att gora vanliga svenska pannkakor till frukost idag, men jag har varken mjol, mjolk eller agg hemma sa det blir kanske till middag ikvall istallet.
Ska ni ata vafflor idag?

Today is Waffle Day (in Sweden at least). I really wish I had a Swedish waffle iron, but if I would buy one in Sweden and bring here it would probably nor work anyway. We have a different strength on electricity here. Brought my curler first time I came here and it never got warm, so in a waffle iron it would probably only be waffle-soup. But I wonder if there is similar irons here in USA to get a hold on…? Or, maybe some nice person can invite me to a waffle-fika when I’m in Sweden 😉 But, I thought I would make normal Swedish pancakes for breakfast today, but I don’t have either flour, milk or egg at home so might be for dinner tonight instead.
Are you gonna eat waffles today?

Update:
Jag hittade hjartformade vaffeljarn online. Men, jag tror vi ska vanta med att kopa ett tills vi har ett hus.
I found heart-shaped waffle irons online. But, I think we should wait to buy one until we have a house.