Tag: pastries

  • image shows a beautiful pastry called the semla

    Sweden takes its semlor seriously.

    Take a peek into a Swedish workplace on Fat Tuesday and discover that the only acceptable topic for discussion is SEMLOR!

  • Happy Mardi Gras

    Today is Mardi Gras!  In Sweden, that means you have to eat one of these – a semla.  Believe me, it’s totally equal to partying in New Orleans in terms […]

  • All hail the mighty cinnamon bun!

    One of the best things about Sweden is all the pastry-themed holidays.  Today is Cinnamon bun day!  When I asked why we have a cinnamon bun day, I was told […]