Celebration

It's my mum's birthday soon and I will be the one taking care of the food and the celebration itself. I really like the idea of small finger food. you can go and grab a bite and you don't fell like having a stone in your stomach, especially in summer after a large dinner.

picture:: mat och vin

picture ica

Children's room

My cousin just got a baby and asked me about some ideas for a children's room. For me the most important thing is that it should be cozy for the child and I like pastel colors and then a lot of colors for children. Like in the picture below from Bloomingville:

Picture Bloomingville

European championship

Tonight Sweden will play against Irland in the European football championship. I need to keep my fingers crossed even though I also like the Irish team very much :) I'll be out on a dinner with customers which means I cannot see the game but I hope to be able to check the live ticker :)

Picture: aftonbladet

Gartensalon Schwabing

I went to a very nice breakfast place this morning, Gartensalon in Schwabing. It's a cozy place in a backyard of Schwabing in Amalienpassage with a lot of things to choose and a very nice atmosphere.

Copenhagen

End of June I will not only be in Sweden but also in Denmark in Copenhagen. I look so much forward to going there too. It's such a cozy city with these narrow streets and the long light days. Summer in Scandinavia is something special!

Picture: Süddeutsche

Simple chocolate ice creme

We have an ice creme maker but sometimes I am too lazy and need a simple recipe that you can put into the fridge and then just enjoy :) A very simple chocolate ice creme recipe which I would like to share with you is the following.

picture: gutekueche 

• 1 tablespoon Nutella ( or any other hazelnut-cocoa spread or cocoa spread )
• 250 ml cream

Beat the cream until soft peaks form, either with a large handheld or if you are using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed, being careful not to overbeat (the cream will turn buttery), then fold in the hazelnut cocoa spread and put into the fridge for 5 hours.


.... and then enjoy :)

Frasera Ikea

Summer for me means smoothies and cocktails and in a nice glass they taste even better. :) A beautiful glas is the Frasera whiskey glas from Ikea. 

Molos Greek restaurant Munich

Finally a sunny day in Munich after a couple of days of rain. That's why Tim and I decided to go out for dinner today. Greek food during summer is simply the best, Gyros with Tzaziki and Pita... yummy! A Greek restaurant that I can recommend in Munich is Molos. It is a little bit posh but the food is very good and you can sit outside and as soon as it gets dark they have candles which is quite romantic and perfect for me as the candle person :)

picture: golocal

picture: golocal

Pågen's Gifflar

If you grew up with 2 different cultures and live most of your life in one of the countries you miss the other culture very much. That's why I was really happy to find Swedish Pågen's Gifflar in the German supermarket today. It is a cinnamon bun and it tastes white good, especially with a glas of milk ;)

picture: Pågen

picture: Pågen

Tiny balcony

The only thing I'm really missing is a garden or a balcony. In my first apartment I had a square meter which back then I planted  a lot of plants and flowers on to make it look like a tiny garden. My sister has a tiny balcony and I helped her to plant some flowers today and we found this wonderful green table in a shop just around the corner. On the way out at the cash desk we found soap bubbles and couldn't resist. That's why you also see a couple of soap bubbles ;)

Enamel

I don't know why I like enamel so much. Maybe it is because it is such an old material used for so many decades or because it is durable and at the same time simple without a lot of bric-a-brac. I found these very nice things at Swedish Ahlens shop, which I definitely going to have a look at this summer when I'm there. Can't wait ... :)

Beer garden Augustiner Munich

This weekend we are going to the beer garden with the entire family. Beer gardens are the best place to be when it is summer in Munich. Most of them have chestnut trees and it is allowed to bring your own food the only thing you need to buy is ( the name already tells you :)) beer/drinks. People also "share" the bench with strangers which is very nice as you get to know a lot of new people very easily Due to the trees it is a little green area in the middle of the city and it is cooler than at most places plus it is very refreshing to drink a fresh beer or shandy. My favorite beer garden in Munich is Augustiner Keller. For me it is the most traditional one and even though it can be crowded on very hot summer days you will still find a place to sit due to the big size of it.

picture: sueddeutsche.de

Exotic fruit trend- pineapples

Currently there is palm trees and pineapples in every interior shop, in every interior magazine. It is a new trend to have exotic fruits and plants as decoration objects. I also couldn't quite resist, but as it doesn't fit to the rest of my Scandinavian apartment, I only chose a small pineapple from H&M Home:

Hall update

I spent a lot of time to update our hall. first I painted one wall in grey and the rest in white to give it a fresh look. The new mirror is from Ikea and of course also here a geometric pattern lantern :)

Behind the door there is tiny space which I've used until the very last centimeter but I am really happy about the result. The 2 pictures you see are also from the New York artist: