Hygge

Hygge is a Danish word describing a moment as special or charming or cozy. It is a feeling that can occur at home or outside the home, alone or with family. It is both ordinary and extraordinary because it fills you with warmth and comfort.

Danish Burning Love

Danish Burning Love, Brӕndade Kӕlighed, - the name is appropriate for Valentine’s Day. Whether the burning love is for bacon, ...
Appealing chocolate cake with minimal work

Fast and Fancy Cake with Cardamom-kissed Latte

“If I knew you were coming, I would have baked a cake!” It’s a warm, welcoming phrase and with Anne ...

Applesauce with Elderflower Syrup and Cardamom

The apple, a plump and tasty member of the rose family, began its journey west as a small, unprepossessing, and ...

Hygge – Have Your Cake And Eat A Lot Of It Too

Food is a big part of hygge. Since hygge translates to cozy/comfort in English when it comes to hygge+food = ...

Hygge and More

I’ve been writing about hygge for the past few weeks but I would like to introduce you to three new ...

Hygge and Light: Part 2

Meik Wiking, the hygge master, says: “Lighting is not just about candles. Danes are obsessed by lighting in general....Danes select ...

Hygge and Light: Part 1 – Candles

Candles are to hygge as water is to swimming. From what I’ve read I feel confident sharing this analogy although ...

Hygge Vocabulary

The word “hygge” is often translated as cozy or a sense of well-being. And I’ve discovered there is a whole ...

Hygge ‘Til You Drop

“The art of hygge is therefore also the art of expanding your comfort zone to include other people.” “The Little ...

Hyggekrog Sweet Hyggekrog

Remember the song Liza Doolittle sings in “My Fair Lady” – “All I want is a room somewhere Far away ...