Full of vitamin C and so delicious!

Go out and find these golden red gems - the Rose hips! Full with vitamin C and so delicious!I pick both the wild roses hips Rosa dumalis ( Rosa Canina L.) and......the hips from Rosa rugosa.They are easy to pick it takes just a few minutes but it takes fairly long time to clean them and it is pretty boring but it is worth it.A small and pretty frosen November Rose.MY WILD ROSEHIPS MARMALADE1.5

Tjohoo even more Tomatoes...

They say that food with bright colours are extremely good for you, this must be great then. Although I wonder if I can get an overdose :-)Harvest of the day perfect for a nice tomato sallad. Dagens skörd av fantastiska tomater, det är så jätte kul nu när man nu kan skörda varje dag. Mycket tomatsallad etc. blir det :-)Sedan kan man ju göra fantastiska marmelader på småtomaterna. Här kommer ett

Rain... at last and Tomatoes in abundance

I'm back! Hallo all my garden friends. Fjoo... it has been a really hectic time, so much work to do and drought! I have been totally occupied with watering and working. This drought has been really bad, my garden looks like as if it is october. The bad drought however ended on Saturday because my family had arranged since May to have a big garden party. I nice barbeque for 35 friends, well ...no

Heavenly Meringues, Midsummer Holiday and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Heavenly Meringues3 egg whites2 3/4 dl sugar1/2 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon of baking sodaWhisk the egg whites hard and add sugar still whisking and then add the rest.Put them in a preheated oven 250 degrees and turn it off, leave them in the oven over night.Can it be easier? This makes 6 big ones and they are so delicious you just have to try them!Maypole at the Pavilion in Resarö,

Vaccinium mytillus - Superfruit

Vaccinium mytillus a SuperfruitBlueberry is not the same as the Swedish Blåbär but they are closely related. The wild Bilberry Vaccinium mytillus is the same as Blåbär and it is a low-growing shrub and the wild or cultivated Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum is a much taller shrub. I took this picture in the woods near my summerhouse, do you know I read somewhere that there are 250 miljon kilos of

The Swedish Saffron Bread

Butter glaced Saffron buns, the ideal recipe for 'antiwrinkle' bread. Saffron buns sprinkled with sugar Another perfect day in paradise, despite the weather. Today was one of those day that we didn't get proper daylight, very grey and no sun at all. Missy M and I decided to bake some lovely Saffron buns and play Scrabble. Perfect! TYRA

Veggies from the Botanical Garden of Uppsala

I just wanted to show you som more pictures a took on my visit to the 'Harvest exhibition' at the Botanical Garden of the University of Uppsala. Lovely veggies! Solanum tuberosum. The potatoes, they are the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop in terms of fresh produce, that is after rice, wheat, and maize. I grew french 'Almond' this year and they are delicious

Potage d'oignon - Onion Soup

Today it´s time for a classic soup.Idag har det verkligen varit en sådan där novemberdag man inte gillar. Runt nollan på termometern, snöfall nästan horisontellt och lite blåst. Jag ville inte sätta näsan utanför dörren i dag på min lediga dag. Jag tog och dammade av min 25 år gamla kokbok 'Den franska maten' letade reda på en gammal favorit, gratinerad löksoppa. Nu gick jag i alla fall ut till

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,

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,

Tyra's Raspberry Jam

Each year I make a few jars of lovely raspberry jam. I pick my berries when ripe and that is in July and August here on my latitude. Then I throw them in the freezer for later use. Normally I make jams on cold, grey and rainy winter days but this last weekend I needed some lovely jam for my waffles and the shelves were empty.I have these absolutely brilliant jam jars from Italy called Quatre

Margerita is the Latin word for pearl.

En liten bit av Mexico i Tyras Trädgård.T.G.I Friday and the weekend is coming up. I love Mexico, mexican food and mexican drinks. One of my absolute favorite is the Margerita cocktail. There are a lot of recipes how to make the perfect Margerita (not as many as the perfect Dry Martini of course) This is how I make it.1 lime - 1 Tequila - 1 Triple secEasy enough? 1 part is about 5 cl/person. Now

Why Gooseberry

I wonder from where it got it´s name GOOSEBERRY? Anyway I love gooseberries and I think it´s underrated. The best way to eat them are straight from the bush as most berries are, don´t you agree? But they make a wonderful jam and very nice pies. Swiss Roll with gooseberry jam filling is delicious! Did I say that you can top it of with wipped cream....and a glass of Tokaji. Krusbär tillhör en av

Rainy Days ... I just love those.

RAINY DAYS.I just love those lovely rainy summer days. I don´t have to water the garden, I can spend a hole day baking. In our summer house we have have an old iron stove that we heat with wood. In this iron stove oven you can make wonderful bread. This day we decided to make Focaccia al pomodoro on the savory side and on the sweet side Plum tart and White bread croissant with almond filling. Oh,

Man tager vad man haver....

Pudrade rabarber bakelser.... Mmmmumsich! Låter det inte underbart, ett litet baktips inför Pingsthelgen.Spröda rabarber från Tyras Trädgård, det är nu man skall frossa i rabarberPudrade rabarber bakelserKunde inte motstå denna frestelse som jag hittade i DN.Portioner: 4 styckenTid: 35 minuterIngredienser:2 frysta smördegsplattor2 mindre rabarberstjälkar2 msk strösocker1 msk vattenmarsánkräm av 2

Födelsedagsfrukost

FödelsedagsfrukostLyxig toast med nybryggt kaffe och färskpressad apelsinjuice. foto: TYRAJag tycker att jag är lyckligt lottad som fyller år i årets bästa månad, maj. I maj kommer värmen, björkarna slår ut och allt blir grönt och skönt. Fåglarna kvittrar som aldrig förr, ibland så det nästan gör ont i öronen. En bukett med gullvivor Primula veris L. brukar jag få på mitt frukostbord när jag

Blackthorn "in floribus"

Botanical name Prunus spinosa My topiary Blackthorn tree is in bloom. Such a pretty flower, small and delicate.From the fruit of the Blackthorn, sloe, you can make Sloe wine and Sloe snaps and Sloe gin . I´ve not tried it yet but I will. There hasn´t been any good "sloe years" lately. Prunus spinosa Blackthorn tree in Tyra´s GardenSloeThis is the best time of the year! Please STOP the time for a

Rhubarbs, books and tulips....a perfect weekend

Weekend at Åkerby, the summerhouse.I had a wonderful weekend in Åkerby. The tulips were in full bloom and I harvest the first Rhubarbs for the year. In the "summerhouse" there isn´t much to do, that is the point with it. You go there, just to have a peaceful and quiet weekend. The profound silence is rare to find these days but in Åkerby you have it. We use say that when you go there it takes at

Första Maj och Valborgsmässoafton

Valborg igen !Goda glada vänner, på trappen i väntan på mat.Valborgmässoafton blev riktig kall i år, men vi hade bestämt oss för att inviga den nya paellagrytan. Efter lite tapas i köket var det dags för våra vänner att hoppa i varma kläder, vi skulle laga maten ute! Kallt var det men kul. Paellan blev jätte god, här kommer receptet.PaellaKyckling - jag tog ett lår per personfräs i olja med 2

Cynara scolymus L.

KRONÄRTSKOCKAArtichoke, Carciofi, Cynara Scolymus, Al- Karshuuf خرشوفةKronärtskockan är bra för våra nyttiga tarmbakterierHjärtat av kronärtskocka innehåller ämnet inulin. Inulin är rena dopningsmedlet för våra nyttiga tarmbakterier som växer till sig i antal. Kronärtskocka stimulerar matsmältningenKronärtskockans blad som kan köpas som te stimulerar matsmältningen. Kronärtskocka är