tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post3857568252448095026..comments2023-07-13T02:20:08.472-07:00Comments on . . svensto . .: Christmas Evesvenstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565466733067255410noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-52809813978501654312008-12-31T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:04:00.000-08:00This made me cry. My grandmother made this every C...This made me cry. My grandmother made this every Christmas. Her parents were both from Sweden. My grandmother died in 2004 and the absence of that bread is painful. I didn't have the recipe and had no idea even what the bread was called. We always called it Swedish Coffee Cake. Thank you for a wonderful gift. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-79490143758330864382008-12-31T07:56:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:56:00.000-08:00Goodness but you've been quiet this week! We hope ...Goodness but you've been quiet this week! We hope that isn't because you have been sick in bed!<BR/>Anxiously awaiting more fun reading coming from your keyboard~weeder1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13664668542203907470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-86585504844988492652008-12-26T10:12:00.000-08:002008-12-26T10:12:00.000-08:00Is that recipe like Korvapuustit in Finland?Merry ...Is that recipe like Korvapuustit in Finland?<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas! I love reading your blog. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918537228410155642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-31988780960191978052008-12-25T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-25T21:41:00.000-08:00Dear G,Thanks for the lovely recipe. I just read i...Dear G,<BR/>Thanks for the lovely recipe. I just read it now on Christmas evening. My husband & I spent all day cooking and preparing for a group of friends and family to join us for dinner. It was a balmy 70 degrees here in the Dallas area! We cooked some Jewish recipes for my step-daughter and fiancee who arrived around 8pm from Houston. We baked a beautiful kugel with brown sugar and pecan topping for a sweet with the meal. The meal was either or both Chicken Matso Ball soup and Cincinatti Chili with spagetti, cheese and onions. We also make a homemade sugar-free cheesecake with blackberry topping (made from scratch) plus banana nut bread and a sugar-free apple pie. My dear C is diabetic. We had a blended Chinese American family over with a 7 mo old, a 4 yr old, mom & dad plus her mom & dad from China. They love our strange American food especially the soup. I'm cooked out now. Plus Christmas CDs all day long. The Chinese family went home awhile ago, but the step-daughter & her friend are in watching the Maltese Falcon with C. I'm going to bed after I make a blog entry myself. Love from Dallas, JodieJodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893113808078485167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-15669281084558408042008-12-25T19:41:00.000-08:002008-12-25T19:41:00.000-08:00How very kind of you to share your bread with your...How very kind of you to share your bread with your fellow "inmates" and the recipe (with notes!) with your readers! :)Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-35545710539836772972008-12-25T18:13:00.000-08:002008-12-25T18:13:00.000-08:00Your recipe sounds delicious! I can't wait to try ...Your recipe sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it. <BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas! :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727132605846188747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-58197728583550440072008-12-25T18:08:00.000-08:002008-12-25T18:08:00.000-08:00Knowing how to make the best of things can turn a...Knowing how to make the best of things can turn a disappointing moment into an opportunity. At best, some of the people who received your cardamon rolls yesterday will turn into friends you'll enjoy spending time with right where you live. At the least, you'll have their good wishes. And, for sure, your children will be eager to see you when travel is safe again. So, no matter what, all will be well.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600817445206118167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-78879013882192041202008-12-25T13:33:00.000-08:002008-12-25T13:33:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas, Svensto! 'Love your stories.Merry Christmas, Svensto! 'Love your stories.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509431918259640103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-31789959547224874512008-12-25T12:39:00.000-08:002008-12-25T12:39:00.000-08:00Christmas Bread I think this works.<A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fromthefrontporch/3135508619/" REL="nofollow" TITLE=" Christmas Bread "> Christmas Bread </A><BR/><BR/>I think this works.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925164639039478342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-35025757930967715662008-12-25T12:30:00.000-08:002008-12-25T12:30:00.000-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/fromthefrontporch/313...<A>http://www.flickr.com/photos/fromthefrontporch/3135508619/ </A><BR/><BR/>My result is at the above - If that link works, that is my result. You might have to cut and paste into a browser...<BR/><BR/>Now, I had to made some adaptations...I didn't see the recipe until this morning and I didn't have cardamon. I substituted 3/4 tsp of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.<BR/><BR/>Also, I am Gluten Free and Casein Free - new at it! - and it is a mild intolerance so I did use butter.<BR/><BR/>But for anyone else who is GF/CF - here is what I did:<BR/><BR/>I used Hemp milk for the milk<BR/>I used Pamela's Wheat-Free Bread mix which had exactly 3 1/2 cups of the flour mix<BR/>I used brown sugar in the dough, but for the filling and topping, I used raw sugar (turbinado).<BR/><BR/>I kneaded in a bit of Bob Mill's Gluten Free flour mix - not even 1/8 of a cup.<BR/><BR/>I was wonderfully surprised that it came out - GF/GC baking can be a bit of trial and error. <BR/><BR/>I know this is not the recipe, but I kept the proportions and it tastes wonderful! I will try it again for New Year's, but with cardamon...from the health food store!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this wonderful Christmas treat!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925164639039478342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-7488056698146476232008-12-25T09:32:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:32:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas and cheers to you, once again, for...Merry Christmas and cheers to you, once again, for making the best out of the plans that went awry!<BR/><BR/>A Happy and Healthy New Year to you also,<BR/><BR/>Jo in MN (Not Stella)Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890014621743537798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-79108765244168642342008-12-25T09:20:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:20:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas from Cape Cod and Toronto! I inte...Merry Christmas from Cape Cod and Toronto! I intend to make this sometime this week and will let you know how it goes.<BR/><BR/>LeighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-69765235592750108192008-12-25T00:22:00.000-08:002008-12-25T00:22:00.000-08:00I look forward to trying your recipe (although it ...I look forward to trying your recipe (although it might take a month or so until I can get to it)!<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a very Merry Christmas! Thank you again for sharing moments of your life with us, it really is a wonderful read!TM Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163499787428436057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-55255696834104107902008-12-24T22:09:00.000-08:002008-12-24T22:09:00.000-08:00mmm sounds delicious! I wish I was your neighbor!...mmm sounds delicious! I wish I was your neighbor!<BR/><BR/>I escaped Ballard a day earlier than I had planned because of today's predicted snow. I love my little neighborhood but man I felt isolated this past week!Miss Subhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807393272869913743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-706368743480800842008-12-24T21:59:00.000-08:002008-12-24T21:59:00.000-08:00I close my eyes and can smell our old Christmases,...I close my eyes and can smell our old Christmases, too.<BR/><BR/>Makes me smile thinking of all the joy you brought to your "fellow inmates" today and all of us now and forever.<BR/><BR/>I love you, Mom. Thanks for creating so many wonderful memories...Plot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-36011590983829016962008-12-24T21:45:00.000-08:002008-12-24T21:45:00.000-08:00Merry Merry Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing...Merry Merry Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful stories and recipes. I am sorry I didn't see this earlier. No bread for our Christmas as they were all out at the store. Yikes!Sarah Mattingly Photography, LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120528199060732250noreply@blogger.com