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A couple of weeks back my dear friend Frances came over and we made Gravlax together.
Or I made it and she shot it for her blog.
Gravlax is a Scandinavian dish that involves curing salmon with spices and herbs.
Really easy and so wonderful.
You can see more images and the recipe on Frances blog, right here!

Some years ago while I was still living in Oslo I had the idea of making an outdoors shower.
I though it would be so cool to shower in the garden. Wearing bathing trunks off course, didn't want to scare the birds.
The setup was easy, a large shower head fastened to a long hose.
I then fastened the shower head on a big tree branch.
It worked like a dream.
I didn't use it as much as I though I would.
Just a little to much work in the mornings to go outside.  read more »

Today is a hot day in New York.
98F, thats 36C, thats hot folks.
The only thing I want to eat when its this hot is fruits and berries.
And drink lots of water off course.
This is a very simple but tasty fruit salad with ginger syrup.
It really cools you down a bit.
Stay cool!

Watermelon and strawberry salad with ginger syrup
Serves 4  read more »

Sunday is 4th of july here in the US.
I think its a good day t make a beautiful flower wreath for someone you love.
They are quite easy to make as well.
What you need is a wire ring, you can make one of a wire hanger.
Take your flowers and make small bunches.
Start with fasten one bunch to the ring using wire string.
Place the next bunch a little away from the first, so they overlap each other and fasten with the wire.
Work all around.
Wear with pride.  read more »

This is a great little recipe I whipped up a while back.
Its the perfect little dessert or snack on a hot summers day.

cantaloupe melon and yogurt parfait
serves
4

1/2 cantaloupe melon, pealed and cubed
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out  read more »

*Guest post by Joelle Wehkamp  read more »

I used to have a garden, miss it a lot.
When I did I made this carrier out of an old apple crate.
I painted it white, drilled 4 holes, two on each side and made handles of some thick cotton rope.
Easy as pie.
And very handy when you need to bring stuff out to the garden. Saves you a few trips.
Have a fab weekend all (Its going to be a hot one here in Brooklyn)
Photography by Studio Dreyer Hensley

Today here in Brooklyn its over 90F out, for all you non americans, thats 33C.
And that's hot!
Watermelon always tastes so good in the heat, and it you spike it with some lime flavored vodka its even better.
You make a hole in the watermelon all the way into the meat.
Place a funnel in the hole and pour in the vodka.
It takes a long time for the watermelon to soak it up.
2 cups takes about 2 days, so do it in the fridge.  read more »

I went to a diner here in Brooklyn on saturday with my friend Kurt.
Its called Juniors, most famous for its cheese cake.
But the highlight for me was the beet salad they served before the meal came out.
It made me realize how long its been since I cooked anything with beets.
For me, the best thing ever is just a simple roasted beet.
Roast it, peel it and eat it together with chicken, a nice piece of white fish or simply slice it and make a mayo, chives and beet sandwich.  read more »