For those of you who follow major world events, you will know that this past Monday was my stepson William’s 12th birthday. It was also the Swedish King’s birthday and (here in Sweden) Walpurgis Night, a traditional celebration day loosely connected with the beginning of spring (A.K.A. the emergency services’ favourite day of the year) where much of Sweden spends the afternoon and early evening drinking copious amounts of alcohol before attempting to light enormous bonfires after dark (and you thought Swedes were a cautious bunch). Read more » >>
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With four kids and one wife to cook for I hold my hands up and admit: some days I only find the time run into my local supermarket and pick up a tin (yes, a tin folks) of Soldatens Ärtsoppa. Soldier’s pea soup: a Swedish classic that, I’m guessing, they used to give to soldiers. But sometimes (a little too often if you ask my bank balance) I find the time to go on a little food safari. For those of you curious enough to read on, here’s my guide to the best of Swedish food shopping in Stockholm. No, really, read on. You never know when you might find yourself food shopping in Stockholm. Seriously. Read more » >>
Having read the news this week that a recent Harvard study concluded that eating too much red meat can increase your risk of death by 13% annually, I did the only sensible thing I could yesterday: went out and bought a kilo of braising steak. That’s chuck steak to my friends on the other side of the pond; högrev to you locals.


