What’s your favorite recipe?

It’s Swedish & I stress baked quite a few during the pandemic. The best part is to make it in an iron pan you put in the oven. I know the ingredients by heart & bake by feel.

Best eaten right from the oven. The whole house smells of cardamom. It’s like comfort food as brownies but just different.

My Mom is Swedish & she used to bake it on the weekends when I was a kid. The dough is delicate so over mixing isn’t a good idea as you mix out all the air for the cake.

What’s your favorite recipe?

What is a word you feel that too many people use?

In Norway where I live the most over used word is “serr.” Because saying the word serious is too hard & takes too long to say out loud.

When I first started hearing it I didn’t understand why it had been shortened? Why shorten such a basic word.

I’ve used serr on a few occasions but find it ridiculous & weird. I’m in my 50’s now & don’t use very many slang words as I feel they make you look stupid. Something I’ve never been.

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?

I’ve always wanted to open a café. It would have ethical beans & milks. It’d source used furniture & books. The books would be for the customers to take. I’d have titles like “Infinite Jest” & the Brontë sisters & of course some Shakespeare.

I’d have coffee & home made treats fresh every day. Because I did the poetry slam back in the day I’d have an open mic once a month.

The WiFi however would be  purchase only as I’m a writer that still believes in paper & pen. The purchase would Only last 45 minutes at a time & not unlimited.

Because the world is sick of bricks in cafés that hog tables with the crusty, gross cups of lattes that were finished 3-4 hours. Nope. No bricks in my café. Writers yes but they’d have to show that they’re not using the WiFi to write their book.

Would you support my endeavour? Or would the WiFi be a deal breaker?