The best sledging hill in town....

Finally the snow arrived in Medway and we had our fair share overnight. What a delightful sight this morning, the kids were over exited and out in the snow just after breakfast!! Al did the clearing of the drive and quite a bit of the road with help from next door.  I baked 'Fastelavns boller' (A sweet bread roll filled with custard and jam that we eat in Denmark up to the start of Lent). After lunch we hit the best sledging hill in town - We had so much fun.

BRITISH thing of the week # 4

I love Jamie Oliver, or should I say I love the way he cooks. I have a subscription on his monthly magazine which is always packed with fantastic recipes. We also have all of his cook books.


My favourite recipe so far is 'Jool's favourite beef stew' you can find it here, a perfect dish for cold days. 

I also have some of 'Jamie at Home' products which you can only buy at home parties. I have hosted a few my self, they are great fun and as a hostess you always get points to buy new lovely things. This is what I have bought so far:

Teany weany bunting

A while ago I bought this little box of masking tape on ebay - I have seen similar idea's on other blogs that inspired me to make this cute little bunting.

Blowing bobbles

Pale

Close up - Canon Macro Lens EFS60mm

  

New clothes to Miss Op

Last night Ophelia, Anne Sofie and I went to Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, about 30 min drive from home. This is what Op got from River Island - Fabulous knit dress in the most amazing colours and a nice soft cotton cardigan. Lucky girl x 

  

The high tops and the sweat was not available in her size, so they are ordered online....

BRITISH thing of the week # 3

This lovely classic in new wraps 

Terry's Chocolate Orange taste delicious 

(This version has 'popping' sweets hidden in the chocolate)

And if you are a Dane and like Orange St œnger this is your British equivalent 

Spiced Apple Cake

This lovely cake comes from an old cook book my Mother in-law gave to me.
After this picture was taken, I decorated the cake with a icing made of icing sugar, fresh orange and apple juice and 2 tsp of cinnamon. 


This is what you need:

175g Butter, softened

175g caster sugar

3 eggs, beaten

175g self-raising flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 apples, cut in small pieces

2 tsp apple juice or milk

a small handful flaked almonds

• lightly grease a cake tin, I used a bread tin, but you can you anything you like. If you bake the cake in small muffin cups reduce the baking time and if you do as I did, increase the baking time.

• Mix together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten eggs.

• Sieve the flour and cinnamon and fold them into the mixture. Then mix in the apples, the apple juice or milk to a soft dropping consistency.

• Sprinkle the flaked almonds around the base of the cake tin and spoon the cake mixture on top.

• Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180˚ for about 30 min (Mine took nearly an hour due to the size of tin i used) When a skewer comes out clean the cake is done!

• Leave the cake to cool in the tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely (if you can wait) You can serve the cake with vanilla ice cream for the extra wow factor.... 

Enjoy