Bad weather...kill some time with Slowbaking....

.....this bread takes two days to make, but it IS worth waiting for. It is from the most southern region of Sweden, Skåne. Rather dark and quite sweet bread made from rye, flavoured with caraway seeds.Black rye bread, Tyra baking bread...no Tyra baking bread! no...but it is a pretty picture. Today I baked four loafs of this marvellous 'Skånsk Kavring'. I found the recipe in one of my bread books,

Coffee, Stuart Little and Red Hot Chili....

....you must come and visit my Greenhouse.....

Squash and Pumpkin Parade

CLICK TO ENLARGE!Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Blue Hubbard' and 'Marina di Chioggia' are the green ones at the bottom. The yellow/orange one I think really looks like a how pumpkin should look like, it's a Pumpkin Racer F1. The rest are just small one's that I grow purely for decorations. Blue Hubbard has got this wonderful bright orange flesh, good for cooking.More about 'Blue Hubbard' in Swedish.

Brassica - a Favorite in Tyra's Garden and Kitchen

Brassicas are definitely my favorites in Tyra's Garden. This big family adds colour and structure to my potager. All those lovely colours of green: pale, soft, blueish green, purple green etc.Brassica a huge group of plants. DESCRIPTION: This is a group of plants belonging to the Mustard family, Cruciferae. It includes vegetables that are commonly grown and known as Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts,

The Big Dig part II. The Roses

The Roses Done, 39 roses are down ready for the long rest. Det var verkligen ett slavjobb. Tungt och skitigt rent ut sagt. Längst ner i botten under själva planteringsgropen lade jag stallgödsel, ingen rolig historia, sedan jord, vatten, ros och jord igen kupat upp runt rosen. Hoppas att det blir bra. Jag är ju definitivt novis på rosor. Men man lär så länge man lever.The list of the roses in the

The Big Dig

October is absolutely perfect for planting. This is my project "The Big Dig" . I'm going to plant 39 roses. 12 different kind of roses 3 of each except for Rosa Rugosa 'Hansa' that is my husbands favorite so of those I have 6. My plan is that they are going to form a hedge.... hm we will see......and oh YES, look I have a real plan.This is how they arrived and this is were I order my roses.Jag

Stephanotis floribunda - fragrant climber

Stephanotis floribundaStephanotis floribunda is a tender, evergreen, twining climber. It requires warm growing conditions and is best suited to greenhouse or conservatory culture. It can grow to about 3 meters and bears beautiful white, waxy, very fragrant flowers. Stephanotis floribunda will occasionally produce longish, fleshy fruits, particularly during warm summers. The fruit may reach

In - Law Weekend

In -Law Weekend in Umeå. A lot of fun, food & drink, 'relax' and walks. A visit to Gammlia and the "Egil the tug" museum. The city offers world-class art, drama, films, industries, music and research. It aims to attract more companies, break new construction records and, not least become the European Capital of Culture 2014. Umeå is one of Sweden's fastest growing cities. The average age of the