Food

Kanelfläta

Possibly my favourite thing to bake ever, kanelfläta is essentially a sweet braided cardamom and cinnamon bread traditional to Swedish...

Soph Sjöström

Mar 14, 20202 min read

Spiced Plum Crumble

A delicious warm dessert to invite in the change of seasons here in Australia. We had a whole lot of plums sitting in the fridge and I...

Soph Sjöström

Mar 1, 20202 min read

What's your coffee order? A review of plant-based milks

Mine is an almond milk cappuccino. When I first stopped drinking cow's milk around 4 years ago, I had the option of soy or nothing. Now,...

Soph Sjöström

Feb 29, 20206 min read

The last hurrah - leaving Copenhagen

As I write this I'm now sitting at home in Melbourne, 16,000 km away from where I wrote my last post. I'm so glad to be home and with...

Soph Sjöström

Nov 21, 20192 min read

Halloween, gingerbread & Veggie World

It's been cold here. Like, -1º cold, where I walked out and there was frost on the leaves and the puddles were frozen. It's not so bad...

Soph Sjöström

Nov 3, 20192 min read

Easy & healthy veggie meals

This is probably the first time I'll be properly sharing some recipes for the meals I eat just about every day. As I'm sure you, and just...

Soph Sjöström

Oct 28, 20194 min read

I hate modern art

Well, not really. I can appreciate that to some, it has deep and diverse meanings; to me, it looks like something a 4th grader might...

Soph Sjöström

Sep 7, 20194 min read

The Glyptotek, doggos and wonky carrots

The past couple of days here have been a bit of a blur. I've finally found a somewhat of a groove and a nice group of Californian girls...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 22, 20192 min read

Copenhagen Pride weekend

Copenhagen Pride is one of the biggest celebrations in the city's annual calendar. It's Denmark's largest annual Human Rights festival,...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 18, 20192 min read

Designmuseum og kanelsnegler

Yesterday after Danish class, some friends and I decided to visit the Danish Design Museum. "The museum was founded in 1890 by...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Budget bus tour of Copenhagen

By the title of the post, I mean I took the pamphlet from the Hop-on Hop-off bus store, studied it, and then rode along to the same spots...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 2, 20194 min read

My first day in København

After sorting out my apartment today, I decided to head out into the city centre to explore it, as I was also meeting up with someone to...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 1, 20192 min read

Turning 20

Today was my birthday! I've now entered by 20s, and left my teenage years behind - mentally though, I still feel 16. I've spent the day...

Soph Sjöström

Jul 20, 20191 min read

How to make gnocchi

I think our family has a history of failures when it comes to trying to make gnocchi - which our chef emphasised really must be...

Soph Sjöström

Jul 19, 20193 min read

Why are there lemons everywhere?

Can someone explain to me why there are lemons everywhere in Sorrento - and I don't mean on just trees, I mean on tiles, clothing,...

Soph Sjöström

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Rome - Vatican City

We arrived in Rome today late in the afternoon, and heat was still, for me, almost unbearable in the sun. We took the train from Mestre...

Soph Sjöström

Jul 6, 20191 min read

London - Day #1

I arrived in London at 5:30 am in the morning, and made my way to with my luggage in tow to where I'm staying in Holborn - a short one...

Soph Sjöström

Jul 1, 20192 min read

Canggu - surf break central

The morning after arriving in Seminyak, we decided to make a day trip to Canggu, a renowned surf destination. Canggu is a small coastal...

Soph Sjöström

Jun 28, 20192 min read

1 Month Vegan Pledge

I've been unfortunately absent in the past month as I've been occupied with all kinds of things. To be frank, I'm struggling to push...

Soph Sjöström

Sep 3, 20152 min read

40 Hour Famine & Fighting World Hunger

“I believe peace begins with how we treat the most vulnerable. Exploitation runs chaos all over the world, in every industry. I'm trying...

Soph Sjöström

Aug 14, 20153 min read