With Eyes Open Wide !

What major change will occur in your life during the new year 2019 .... in my case I dearly hope it will be to slow down , since I have been told that I work , work all the time .... time for time ... to enjoy and live .. hmmm .. am totally used to be involved in projects that eats up my time & money .. completely the last 40 years ....xxx

But yeah , new year , new resolutions thats what they say or ..... you probably think , she is doing yoga and breathing all the time , that should slow her down ... not so easy though , since I am a very energetic person , naturally high you could say , I really dont want to think about how it would be without my breathing & stretching sessions , so for me that will my big goal for the new year to slow down or overcome busy , lose old habits .. anyway good luck to all of us with our new year resolutions !!

Moving from one year to another , change can be as easy or hard as we want to make it !

Love is friendship set on fire !!

I have my darling daughter from all this , and have had a lot of fun, in the company of interesting people in Greece !!

Time for transformation .. let go & get out of my own head ... thats my intention !!

Ok , lets turn to some food inspiration ...

I want to kind of go back some years in my foodie brain ... just thought the other day I never do those small appetizers we served the first years at Gotland , anymore ... I do think, I tried some at Lotus , when I was in charge of the breakfast there summer - 92

Lets put together some easy dips and fillings to use on toast , in potatoes or just plain maybe at New Years Eve !!

Roasted grape , ricotta , honey & thyme is a killer on toast , make small cute ones !!

Mushroom Bruschetta with Triple cream Brie, Sage & Truffle Oil , just put a piece of golden roasted mushroom on top of the brie and garnish !

Ginger Pesto goes with a lot of different things ,

blend together 1 and a half tbsp grated ginger , 1 cup of shredded parmesana cheese , half a cup of pine nuts, I prefer them a little toasted, a dash of olive oil or more .... half a cup chopped basil and some salt !

Dill creme

you will need

2 egg yoiks , 2 tbsp chopped dill , 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp dijon mustard , nearly 1 cup oil not olive oil and salt

this creme is made like an aioli or mayo , you mix all except the oil which you add slowly until it thickens !

White Fish Roe & Horseradish Dip

1 cup creme fraiche , 150 g white fish roe , 3 tbsp horseradish some salt

just blend together and garnish with spring onion !

They are perfect as fillings in small baked potatoes , " baked potatoe " totally forgotten the last years and then again a beautiful gem on a lot of buffet tables or as a terrific entree , take your pick !

If you want a delight for New Year , one of my personal favourites is this !

Saffron Gratinated Lobster or Scampi with fennel & roasted red peppers also named the Gold of the Sea !

Prepare the oven 225c

mix together the butter

100g fennel sliced , 100g red roasted peppers, 1 garlic clove, 50g butter room temperature, half a tsp saffron and seasalt maybe half a tsp .

Now slice the lobster in halves , clean out stomach and guts , spread the butter on the halves and sprinkle some shredded cheddar cheese on top .. time to gratinate 8 min. in the middle of the oven .. or more it all depends on the oven ...and

ready to enjoy with a salad or what suits you best , and please do not forget the champagne , prosecco or your favourite drink ...

Fell in love immediatly with this kitchen ....

Hippie happy ... I just heard on the radio , that 2019 will be the year we have to go back to a hippie lifestyle , due to the climate situation ... since I have been there all these years it is completely fine with me , as long as a glass of sparkle goes with it all ......

Dear friends , thats all for this time ..

" The clearest path to happiness emerges when what you think , what you say and what you do are in harmony " Ghandi

" When you say yes to others , be sure you are not saying no to yourself " Paulo Coelho

" Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea , drink the wild air " Ralph Waldo Emerson

While writing this post I have been listening to Queen , since I saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody this past week so good !

And ABBA Super Trouper , and more songs , because they will release a new album ... with new songs after 35 years ......

Sing , dance , hug , kiss , be kind , smile & love yourself because you cant love someone if you dont love yourself first !!

Chris from GrammasKitchen

at the moment in beautiful Sörmland , though in the wake of my new resolutions to slow down .. I might be part of the year on some Greek island !!

Happy New Year !