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i’m always on the look for the perfect cookbook, both visually and recipe-wisely and i think i might have found it, and so close to christmas time too (this will make a perfect present for my seafood-loving dad). nothing makes me want to pack my bags and go live in a cottage by the sea as much as this. sole meunière, bleak roe toast with ice cold beer and hake with garlic and lentils. it kind of makes me feel the smell of ocean, even though i’m in stockholm in not the best of weather conditions.

the book is called Hav (ocean in swedish) and is by the owners of an excellent sea food store called Hav in Hötorgshallen in Stockholm. can be bought by their counters in Hötorgshallen or by calling +468 20 30 03

warm cookies, warm baths, more warm cookies and warm beds. that’s my ideal december right there. first photo via finelittleday.

tropical summery flower bouquet and playful christmas package. and now i’m going to eat a warm lussekatt with saffron, drink some glögg and decorate the christmas tree. yay!

black pleating, ceramic faces vases and secret flower handshakes.

quiet sundays, outer worldly bouquets (it’s from 1645 by jan davidsz de geen) and unpractical cleaning. and the dark days of december.

cheese and soup, tree stickers on packages and the stillness of a pine forest (where i’d like to escape in december and live in a perfectly snug, hidden cottage, if you know what i mean) via tas-ka and wrap shop.

tonight i’ve been making the classical serbian dishes sarma and gibanica. i love the almost handicrafty way you fold the sauerkraut, layer the filos and brush the cheese in between each chiffon-like coating. then the milk soaking, the smell when it’s in the oven.. the whole procedure is very meditative and relaxing.

the photos are from a lovely swedish cookbook called “Mitt balkan” by Jovan Radomir.

lil’ balcony by the coast, why can’t you be mine in this december stress? architect: mathias klotz

rodarte dresses, light bulbs and square bangles. via velveteen and gabbjana.

busses and beaches, by jenny gage, tom betterton and mathias klotz.

winter, snow, libraries and hot takeaway coffees: the best of combinations. i wonder where this library is.. malmö stadsbibliotek! huge ceiling height.

the quitness and stillness of a sunday eve and a marshmallow tree. nothing more, nothing less. 2nd photo by smarin.

a terrace that sort of speaks for itself. i think it’s saying: terrific, this is just terrific.

carrying a plate of that dessert towards that room and then eating it in bed watching this series, that would be kind of awesome. food by marcus wareing.

soft and sombre pastels and a martini kit. i’d like a martini kit. and chubby crystal glasses to go with it.