Hitting the road

Ryan and I are off to San Francisco for the long weekend!  I will be taking a brief blogging break for the next week or so.  I wish you all a very happy new year, happy 2012!

Photo taken by our wonderful photographer, John.

Scandinavian Christmas Round-up

God Jul / Merry Christmas!  

Thanks for joining in the fun of Scandinavian Christmas!  Here is a list of all the recipes and crafts that were featured these past 12 days, be sure to check them out!

Day 1: Tutorial for a Lucia crown card

Day 2: Pam's recipe for Palaeg Choklad

Day 3: Carina's recipe for Danish brunede kartofler

Day 4: Helena's tutorial for Danish Woven Hearts

Day 5: Karin's tutorial for Swedish Smallkarameller

Day 6: Rachel's tutorial for a Dala Horse Crown

Day 7: Astrid told us all about Nisse

Day 8: Birgitte showed us how to make heart ornaments

Day 9: Ryan's (my hubby!) recipe for Swedish glogg

Day 10: Erica's recipe for Norwegian rosettes

Day 11: Margit's recipe for Rice Pudding

Day 12: Leila's recipe for Swedish Pickled Herring in Mustard Sauce

Have a very merry Christmas!

Scandinavian Christmas: Day 12

It's the twelfth day of Scandinavian Christmas! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in making this series so much fun!  I will be posting a round-up and recap of all the participants and projects tomorrow (Christmas Day, woo!).  I thought it only fitting to end the series again with a new recipe for pickled herring.  If you didn't already know, I love herring.  For our Christmas Eve dinner we always have a full Swedish smorgasbord, complete with at least 3 (this year 5) different kinds of herring.  Today I will share a recipe for one of my favorite kinds - mustard herring.

Last year for the Scandinavian Christmas series we were lucky to have Pernilla share her own pickled herring recipe here.  I love the red onion in it.

This year I found an amazing recipe from Leila's blog.  Her blog is all about recipes and books, you have to make sure you check it out, stat!  It is also full of great photos and recipes, Swedish mustard herring being one of them.

photo from Leila

The recipe for Swedish Mustard Herring is found here on Leila's blog.  She writes clear and concise directions for the recipe that are easy to follow.  If you've never tried pickled herring before, now is your chance! 

Merry Christmas Eve!