LOVING LIQUORICE

My friend Linda stopped by yesterday and since weather has been warm and sunny in Sweden we sat down on my terrace and had a fika.. Fika is simply coffee or tea and maybe a little something to eat, like a cinnamon bun or cookies.. (or slice of pie or cheesecake or or...). In New York there's actually a restaurant named Fika.

The indulgence of the day was the Swedish Singoalla brand of cookies that have just hit the market with their new liquorice flavor.. Not too sweet, just simply yummy and very dipable :)

POTATOES & PLOPP

Mom was over for lunch. I sliced potatoes, carrots and chopped up yellow onion, mixed it with canola oil and dried rosemary. Shoved it in the oven for 30 minutes, 225C/435F. Served it with a side of crème fraîche that I had stirred a little wasabi paste into.
Thereafter we walked to a store a 7 minute walk away where I found this! The chocolate bar Plopp has been around for a while, but I haven't tried this new (?) liquorice version, woah; it was TOO good! A creamy caramel center with a hint of liquorice.. yumm..