Sweet paul

Recipe Monday

I don't know about you, but i'm so craving simple italian food these days.
Its something about italian, when made right, that is so amazingly tasty.
You just need really good ingredients.
This is my favorite "go to" snack.
Little skewers with marinated mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and off course basil.
Its like the perfect bite.
Photo by Frances Janisch

Cupcakes, the book!

My new cookbook "Cupcakes" are out!
Only in Norway for now, hopefully it should be out in English soon. I will keep you posted.
Its filled to the rim with great recipes, fun decor tips and just everything you need to know about cupcakes.
It was such a fun project to work on, the photographer was the ever lovely and my friend Frances Janisch and we shot the whole book in my little apartment in Brooklyn.
Its out on Versal Forlag and in stores now!

Crafty Friday

One of the stories that was the most fun to make in the Kid's issue of Sweet Paul Magazine was the cardboard box story.
I love turning something as plain as a cardboard box into something fun.
This house takes a while to make, but the result is just so cool.
Have a fab weekend all...

You will need:
One large box, ours was 24 x 18 x 18
Box cutter
Hot glue gun
Water-based paint
Fabric scraps for curtains

Stand box upright and start by cutting off the bottom flap using a box cutter.
Open the top flaps, trace a triangle on both side flaps; using a box cutter, cut off the excess so there is a triangle roof corner.
Hot glue the triangle flaps to the large flaps. (A good tip is to secure it with a little tape.)
Take the two long bottom flaps and hot glue them to the roof, so that you have a complete roof.
The chimney is a 6- by 18-inch piece of cardboard folded into a square tube and hot glued together.
Make two triangle cuts on opposite sides of the chimney and hot glue in place.
Cut out windows and door using a box cutter.
Paint the house.
The curtains are just small pieces of scrap fabric hot glued in place.
Ready for moving in.
(The grass and flowers are made of cardboard as well.)
Photo by Ellen Silverman

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Photo by Colin Cooke

Great ad deal for summer issue!

It's not to late to take out an ad in the summer issue of Sweet Paul Magazine.
Have some great deals at the moment.
Email for a media plan. advertising@sweetpaulmag.com

Recipe Monday

This image is from a Tapas cookbook Im writing and shooting with my pal Frances Janisch.
I not supposed to share this yet, but this recipe is so amazing that I simply could not wait.
Its really easy as well.
Buy 7-8 baby artichokes and cut them as thinly as you can. A mandolin is a great tool for this.
Place them in ice cold water with a couple of lemon slices in it.
Heat vegetable oil in a pan and deep fry the artichokes in batches.
Remember to patt them dry first with some paper.
Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and serve with aioli.
Its just so good.....

Sweet Paul Magazine on the news-stand(in Norway)

Great news for all Sweet Paul Magazine fans living in Norway.
Norway's largest woman's magazine KK will publish Sweet Paul Magazine as its own supplement that will be sold with the magazine.
First issue out first week of june.
More info to come later.......
Photo by Colin Cooke

Recipe Monday

Carbonara is one of those sauces that are so easy to make and tastes so good... if its made the right way.
I remember the first time I was in Italy and ordered carbonara.
This pile of spaghetti came on a plate with something that looked like a white gravy.
And it more or less was... Horrible.
I never order carbonara when Im out, always just makes it myself.
Just cant face another pile of pasta with white gravy......

Spaghetti Carbonara
Serves 4

6 ounces bacon, sliced
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
1 pound spaghetti
1 small carrot, thinly sliced
Salt, to taste
1 cup cream
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup peas, fresh or frozen, blanched

In a small pan, fry bacon and garlic until bacon is golden; set aside.
Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente, according to package instructions; for the last minute, add the carrots.
Drain and return to pot.
Add cream and egg yolk; heat gently.
Add bacon, Parmesan and peas.
Serve at once.
Photo by Colin Cooke.

Easter week, friday

All good things must come to an end.
This is the last easter post for this year, a whole year until the next one.
I leave you with a wreath I made of wool pom pom's. Really happy about it.
I also want to say thank you to all the birthday wishes I got here.
Happy easter to you all.....

What you’ll need:
Pom-pom maker*
Four different colored wool yarns
Glue gun
Wire wreath

Create about 30 pom-poms in different sizes.
Hot glue the pom-poms to a wire wreath.

*Createforless.com has some great ones at a good price. Having one will make your life so much easier if you are a crafter.
Photo by Alexandra Grablewski

Easter week, thursday

Today is a flower kind of day.
Why?
Because its my birthday....

Wool flowers
What you’ll need:
Two kinds of wool yarn
String
White sticks
White construction paper

Wrap wool around 3 fingers 12 times.
Then wrap the other wool 6 times around 2 fingers.
Place the two wool wraps together and tie with a string.
Cut all the ends and hot glue on a white stick.
Hot glue paper leaf cut-outs where stems would be.
Photo by Alexandra Grablewski