Semla (Shrove Tuesday) wraps
The semla takes its name from semolina, the finest wheat flour, and is (normally) a bun, flavored with cardamom and filled with whipped cream and almond paste. You’re hooked already, aren’t you?
Another name for this cream-filled treat is “Shrove Tuesday Bun” which doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? Way back when, semlas were only eaten today – the final day before fasting during Lent. But the semla was too irresistible and the Swedes, not known for being ...
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Vegan Powerhouse cookies
I guess another, slightly less catchy name for these would be "everything but the kitchen sink" cookies. These cookies are not for the fainthearted. They are not for anyone looking to lose weight. They are packed with energy. The kind of energy you might need on a winter hike, in-between periods when you’re playing a game of ice hockey, before a cross-fit workout, when you’re chopping wood for the fireplace or if you’re a bear waking up from hibernation. None of them applies to you? ...
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