24 Nov 2024
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Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe of the Week: Spicy Pork & Chicken Birria

With our lives so busy – and getting busier all the time – one-pot cooking is the perfect solution when you want a delicious meal that satisfies your palate and frees up your time. This recipe fits the bill on both counts! I’m not going to lie to you – this one has a kick […]

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Recipe of the Week: Elk Tenderloin with Brandy Sauce

With hunting season drawing to a close here in Sweden, this week’s recipe puts elk on the menu! Although originally from Africa, this recipe is perfect for the Swedish dinner plate.    What you need:  2 Elk tenderloins, about 225-300 g each 2 packets bacon 120 ml button mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp Grey Poupon mustard […]

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Recipe of the Week: Black Bean Soup

Now that the cold has truly arrived I can think of nothing better to warm us up than a delicious and hearty soup.  This one actually comes from Cuba but is perfect for these dark, winter days.    Black beans are full of hearty goodness, something we can all probably use as we try to […]

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Expat Cookbook Swedish Culture

Glöggfika: the Swedish Christmas social

So, it’s almost Christmas and your boss/neighbour/Swedish friend has requested your attendance at a function beginning with glögg-something. What to expect? What to bring? The questions are a-massing…  December is drawing nigh, it’s peak glögg-glugging time and chances are that you’ve been invited to a glöggfika, or perhaps you want to hold your own only… you […]

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Recipe of the week: kaczka pieczona z jabłkami (roast duck with apples)

Forget Mårtengås – this Polish recipe for succulent duck and apples served with potatoes (cooked in the duck fat, natch) is a winner for dinner this month. Enjoy!  

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Recipe of the week: kotlet schabowy (pork schnitzel)

Polish Independence Day is on the 11th November and we invite you to celebrate with YLC’s recipes from Poland this month!

Submitted by the wonderful Alina Pawlewicz

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Recipe of the week: placki z jabłkami (apple pancakes)

Polish Independence Day is on the 11th November and we invite you to celebrate with YLC’s recipes from Poland this month!

Submitted by the wonderful Alina Pawlewicz

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Recipe of the Week: Paella

Olé Olé – it’s Spanish national day on 12th October and we are celebrating with a month of Castillian cuisine.

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Recipe of the Week: Empanada de Atún

Olé Olé – it’s Spanish national day on 12th October and we are celebrating with a month of Castillian cuisine

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Culture Lifestyle

YLC guide: Mushroom Picking for Dummies

Let us take you to fungi town! Sweden is in the grip of the autumn mushroom picking craze!

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