I’ve got a podcast!
Much like my books, it’s about the funny things that happen as an expat living in Sweden. I interview a...
Cinnamon Bun Day
It’s Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden. Why do we celebrate? I don’t know. It’s so depressing heading toward winter so...
It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!
I planned to bring both of my sons to the beach yesterday. I packed two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,...
Apple pie burger
We were told to visit a popular burger place in East Texas that serves an Apple Pie Burger. I pictured...
Pickle juice craze
I’m back from 3 weeks in the states with a confused stomach and many new food observations. Today is all...
Coca-Cola Revives and Sustains
I’m spending my morning looking for a list of Coke slogans on Wikipedia. No reason really, other than I got...
I’m a cabbage man…
My husband got a special pickling jar for Christmas. He is currently buying all the cabbage available in Sweden and...
Svart fredag?
For several years now, here in Sweden, I’ve been seeing stores advertise for “Black Friday.” It’s not the chaos of...
Yes.
I never read the context of these articles. I pretend they are direct questions posted to me and then I...
One step removed celebrity recipes
A family member posted a recipe today for a Pinapple pie. The recipe was listed as being “Johnny Cash’s Mother’s...
Toothbrush thoughts
My son had a good dentist appointment this week and the dentist gave him a new toothbrush when he left....
Overheard conversation between my kids
Boy 1: Are you ok with guacamole on your tacos? Boy 2: You don’t seem to understand the meaning of...
How to get kids to eat less chips
“Well kids, they might be chips and they might be cobras. How about a nice apple instead?”
Hamburgers of Stockholm
I’m actually on vacation for a few weeks, so this is a scheduled post, as are any appearing the next...
Always be prepared
Sometimes I think I might have a touch of obsessive compulsive disorder, but then I remind myself that there’s nothing...
School lunch
My son recently got back from a school trip to Tallinn, Estonia where his class visited another school. A nice...
Rules of Swedish advertising
Here in Sweden, advertising rules are fairly strict. No advertising to children. No cigarette or alcoholic beverage ads on tv....
Food trucks
We may finally have hamburger and taco trucks in Stockholm, but we still haven’t reached Lisbon’s standards: