New! Pizza buns, bean stew and raw cake

This year I will not win any awards for my efficiency in posting recipes on the blog, but since I last updated this blog I have, in fact, posted three recipes on Books & Latte. Yesterday it was pizza buns (yeast-free), in October curried bean stew with coconut milk, one of my favourite autumn and winter recipes, and this summer a wonderful raw (unbaked) cake that my kids love, walnut chocolate fudge cake with raspberries, recipe by Any Phyo.

The First Advent Sunday is almost upon us and I'm looking forward to it. On Sundays in December we enjoy an Advent brunch and before the first one our home looks moderately festive: small decorations, hyacinths and plenty of candles (we decorate the tree on the first or second weekend in December). This Sunday I serve, among others, Swedish braided bread with cardamom, a beloved recipe in our home that I put together last year. Here is a list of the Christmassy recipes you will find on Books & Latte:

• chai latte (Indian tea)
• meringue tops (and chocolate sauce)
• quinoa pudding with Greek yoghurt, berries and fruit
• rhubarb and strawberry crumble
• rice and almond pudding (risalamande)
• spice loaf / bread
• Swedish braided bread with cardamom

And here are the Christmassy ones that are still here on the old blog:

• Brussels sprouts w/chestnuts, bacon and parsley
• chocolate chip cookies with almonds and oats
• mashed sweet potatoes with pecan nuts

How about turning off those mobiles and enjoying the Advent with books, board games and cosy homes?!

New recipes: soups

Today I posted a lentil soup recipe on the Lunch & Latte blog. It has been some time since my last recipe post, which was also a soup recipe that I hadn't shared before, tomato soup with vegetables and curry powder.

Please keep in mind that all new and updated recipes are categorised under · Kitchen & Aroma. The old recipes that I haven't updated yet are still here on the old blog.

Happy Holidays | new and updated recipes

It is time for a little update. As most of you should know by now, I'm no longer posting recipes on this blog. I share all the new ones and the ones I'm updating on my blog Books & Latte. It always warms my heart to see the Christmas recipes get more traffic in December and yesterday I updated the recipe for rice and almond pudding (risalamande), a traditional Danish dessert. Earlier in December I shared a new recipe for Swedish braided bread with cardamom, which is our latest Christmas tradition; a wonderful addition to our Sunday brunches in December. Below you will find the recent list of new and updated recipes:

• bread buns with sesame seeds
• chai latte (Indian tea)
• chocolate sauce
• meringue tops
• pancakes with rice
• pear muffins
• quinoa pudding with Greek yoghurt, berries and fruit
• rhubarb and strawberry crumble
• rice and almond pudding (risalamande)
• spice loaf / bread
• Swedish braided bread with cardamom

• black bean burgers
• chicken drumsticks, marinated
• pesto with basil
• pizza sauce
• potato wedges with seasoned salt


Happy Holidays everyone and my best wishes for 2016! Thank you for the blog visits,

Lisa Stefan