A few years ago (well, more than ten years to be honest. It feels like yesterday, I promise!) some friends called me "Mama Muffin" because of my habit of always making muffins. I wanted to perfect my baking skills, but I never suceeded with anything else but muffins.



These are Lemon muffins with cream cheese frosting on top. The blue plates are from Indiska.

Muffins are fun to make with kids. Tyra likes to help with almost everything and she of course gets to lick the bowl when we are finished.

Coffee accompanied with something sweet is called a "fika" in swedish. This word  contains much more than a hot drink and something to eat on the side. It is a moment of relaxation, often shared with a friend and it cannot be rushed. During our work days we take a "fikapaus" with our colleagues and chat albout anything but work. You can invite or get invited for a simple "fika" at a friends place or meet for a "fika" downtown. Gramatically speaking, it is both a verb and a substantive. A traditional "fika" would be a cup of brewed coffee and a cinnamon bun or "kanelbulle".