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, ...
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 ...