New finds

A litle shopping trip with my son yesterday (we have a car now ) so we have been going crazy driving all over the place and having fun and to be able to go almost everywhere i whant is just amazing ,even if its no the best looking car i can go from A to B and thats good for me .
so we whent for a drive and i found this in a store i cant remember the name of

i thought is was so cool i had to get one ,there where more sayings so i may end up getting more :)
and then we whent to plantasjen and there we found these cute flowers made of stone .

the sun is out there so im gona go and enjoy the great weather ,we seem to have alot of good days here in norge

Vakre ting

Here are some beautiful things that i have in my home ,some i bought when i moved to Norway and some are old things that i have had for years and some mean the world to me cause the kids made them for me ,love things that the kids make ,they put everything in them and they are so happy to see what you think of them and the smile they have on there faces ,i still have candles that they made for me ,i dont really whant to burn them .

These houses i bought here in Norway ,i love the way the look and you can put candles in them to

here is origano in a cute pot i bought yesterday

this house i got yesterday as well ,i found it in a store called Kid

This is one of those things i have had for a long time ,it was my grandmothers and it has some old things in there that belong to my mom and my grandmother ,priceless to me

and this is something i really love ,my spoons that where bought in america

this is very old to and i cant remeber where i got it from but in was in Iceland ,means alot to me and i think its very pretty

this is just so cute and very close to my heart ,my 8 year old dd gave it me the other day and its something that she made for me ,porkypine or pintsvin or what every they are called here hehe but she was so glad to give it to me and the smile on her face awww melts my heart .

these i have had for years now ,they are yarn roller or something like that ,they are very pretty and old and i love them

and this is Icelandic design and my very best friend dísa gave it to me after i moved here to Norway ,its very very pretty and gifts like that mean the world to me
you can see more here www.bility.is

i may show you some more stuff later ,i have loads of old stuff i brough with me ,i just dont really have the space for all of it .

Giveaway

vakrehjem har en giveaway ,

På YankeeStore.no finner du et av Norges største utvalg av Yankee Candle duftlys. Duftlysene finnes i mange varianter - som glasskrukker med lokk, smeltelys, kubbelys og duftvoks til å smelte i aromalampe. Noen dufter finnes også i andre spennende varianter - "car jars" til å ha i bilen, duftspray, potpourri og duftposer til å friske opp skuffer og skap. Med stort og smått har du over 80 forskjellige dufter å velge mellom hos YankeeStore.no og det kommer stadig noe nytt. Med unntak av nyhetene som kommer inn når årstidene skifter, er utvalget basert på ønsker fra kunder.  

Favorittbilde

Med dette bilde melder jeg meg på potokonkurranse hos Mona 

Garden

Its saturday night and im having some beer oh yeh
but today it was very hot ,the sun was trying to hide from in the sky´s !!!

here is a pic of my strawb plant ,its grown so much since i gott it ,i cant wait for so some berry´s grow here.
the day was pretty boring :( no car so we dint do much ,have to say i wasnt in a good mood today
but then joi´s friend brought a car that he is gona lend us for 2 months oh yeh how nice is he :)) such a great guy

 so im gona go tomm and try to drive here in norway ,i havent driven a car in 9 months now

thats my litle guy watering my flowers ,he will start kindergarden in august ,and he is so happy about that :)

Cheesecake in a jar

Hellooo and good morning to ya all .
Ive been a busy bee this morning ,did some cleaning and baked these jummy cheesecakes in a jar ,omg if this isnt the most wonderful idea ive ever see i dont know my own name .

This can be something you have in a birthday party or when you have a garden party ,take to the beach or just a romantic picnic with the one you love .

cause you just put the lid on and youre ready to go to the beach ,how neat is that .

and i will for sure make more of these ,it has  strawberry curd and its so jummy and fresh strawberry´s ,blueberry´s and the litle red berry i cant remember the name of and some mint for garnish .ribbon and my wonderful spoons .

Dont you just love that red color ,its just so pretty .

Blackberry Curd Cheesecake in a Jar
 
cheesecake from The Good Housekeeping Book of Illustrated Desserts and blackberry curd from Renaissance Culinaire

crust
2 cups (250g) graham cracker crumbs
6 tbsps (85g) sugar
6 tbsps butter, melted

cheesecake
40 oz. (1.15kg) cream cheese, softened
14 oz. (400g) sugar (I’d reduce this to 12 ounces next time)
5 large eggs
2 oz. (60 ml) milk
3 tbsps all-purpose flour
2 large egg yolks
1 lemon, grated peel of

blackberry curd
2-4 cups blackberries, fresh or thawed (I used 4 cups)
1/2 cup water
1 tsp orange zest
1 cup sugar
2 oz. butter
4 tbsps cornstarch
4 tbsps cold water (originally 2 tbsps, but was impossible to mix)

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Have approximately 12 8-ounce jars clean and dry at the ready. You don’t need the lids (unless you want to seal them for transport). Boil a pot of water.

Crust: Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter together. Press enough crust into the bottom of each jar about a half-inch thick (it really depends on how big your jars are).

Cheesecake: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and slowly beat in the sugar. Scrape the sides down periodically to avoid any cream cheese lumps. Beat in the eggs, milk, flour, egg yolks, and the lemon peel. Continue beating until uniform and smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Pour the batter into each jar about 2-3 inches deep. Tap the base of the jars on a counter or table to get the air bubbles out of the batter. Place the jars in a roasting pan and carefully pour the boiling water into the pan avoiding getting any water into the cheesecake jars. The water should come up to an inch below the shortest jar. Place in oven and reduce heat to 300°F. Bake 30 minutes then turn off the oven and let the cheesecakes sit in the oven for another 20 minutes. Centers should be jiggly while the edges should be slightly firm. Remove from oven, remove from water bath and let cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.

Blackberry curd: Place the blackberries, water, and orange zest in a pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Press the mixture through a food mill or you can purée the berry mixture in a food processor and press through a sieve. Pour the berry liquid back into the saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1 cup sugar and 2 ounces butter. Mix the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. While whisking the berry mixture, pour the cornstarch into the pan. Stir until thick and bubbly and stir for another 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour the contents into a bowl or vessel and cover with plastic wrap. Let cool.

Top each cheesecake with blackberry curd and garnish as desired. 
http://userealbutter.com/2011/04/25/blackberry-curd-cheesecake-in-a-jar-recipe/

i used strawberry´s cause that was so cheap in the store today :)
are you getting tierd of these pic´s ? well im not i just love this red and green tog so im gona post a few more just for fun .

the last one ,you really should try these they are fun to make and taste good and im sure eveyone would love to sit on a blankie and eat pretty cakes like this .

Take care and enjoy the colors out there

Monday

Its a new week how time fly´s ,its been nine months since i moved here to Norway on the 5th of May
it seems a long time but its not .

Iceland will always be home no matter how much i like Norway ,i dont think about how long we will live here better to just stay in the moment and now worrie about what will happen in the future .
Me and my litle guy baked some bread buns with cottage cheese in and wow they are really soft just perfect ,sure the girls will love to get new bread when they come home from school .
you can find the recipe here but its in icelandic
http://www.ms.is/uppskriftir/bakstur/Kotasaelubollur/item.aspx

need help with it just ask :)

i just found this tree in my garden and it has the most beautiful flowers ,it seems as its been grafted to another tree .

we had wonderful weekend ,the weather has been just awesome :) im really loving it here ,we had lunch in the garden yesterday and then we took the kids to the carnival again ,just for a few rides .
then i got a haircut ,so happy with my hair now .

enjoy youre day