RECIPE: QUICK VIETNAMESE PHO

This is my version of the Vietnamese noodle soup Pho.

2 servings

Ingredients for the broth:

2 cubes of chicken stock (Obviously homemade chicken stock would be great, but this is my super-quick version)

1l. water

1/4 - 1/2 yellow onion

1 spring onion

1 clove of garlic, sliced

1/2 red chili, in chunks

5 cm fresh ginger, sliced

Throw all of the ingredients above in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil.

Skim off any foam as you want to keep the broth as clear as possible.

Pour broth through a fine siv to get rid of the chunks and bits. Pour back into the saucepan.

Keep it simmering until you are ready to use it.

Noodles:

Rice noodles (as much as you want to eat) cooked according to package. Rinse them thoroughly in cold water and set aside until ready to use.

(I use none-carb noodles as I don't eat carbs)

Ingredients meatballs:

Minced chicken

Garlic according to taste (I like A LOT)

salt, white pepper

Make into bite sized meatballs and let simmer in the broth until ready.

You can swap the meatballs for chicken breast, prawns, veggies or whatever you feel like. It's up to you!

The veggies and herbs:

Fresh mint

Fresh coriander

lime wedges

bean sprouts

red chili in slices

spring onion in slices

When you are ready to serve do this:

Place noodles in a bowl (not a serving bowl, but the bowl you want to eat in)

Place meatballs on top

Pour over broth

Let everyone help themselves to the veggies and herbs.

Squeeze over lime.

Slurp!

COLOUR SERIES: HAINT BLUE

The colour originated in the deep American South and the original Haint Blue creators were descendants of African slaves who worked on rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia. They where known as Gullah (or Geechee) people.

They kept the traditions, stories, and beliefs of their ancestors, including a fear of haints (=ghosts) alive.

Luckily, the Gullah people remembered that these angry spirits cannot cross water.

 According to some, the paint is meant to trick the haints into thinking they're facing a stream or other form of running water, which they cannot cross. 

Others say that the paint is applied to the ceiling of covered porches to confuse spiders and wasps into thinking the ceiling is really the sky and therefore unsuitable for building nests in. 

Some simply suggest that the color brings good luck.

Today, in cities and towns throughout the south, one will find these blues and greens tints on shutters, doors, porch ceilings and windowsills, gracing many historic homes. The pretty blues and greens compliment any grand old Victorian mansion, but the first painted strokes of Haint Blue adorned not the homes of the rich, but the simple shacks of African slaves.

COLOUR SERIES: KELLY GREEN

Starting today, the blog will get a brand new series: THE COLOUR SERIES!

The first colour I have the pleasure to introduce is:

KELLY GREEN

Kelly green is one of my favourite colours and every time I see it - my heart skips a beat.



The name "kelly green" for a color originated in Ireland - this is not hard to imagine, since both the color green and the surname "Kelly" are quite common there.
The first recorded use of of it as a color name was in 1917.

This shade of green is highly saturated, but leans a bit more towards yellow than an emerald green.
It somehow manages to be both cool and warm at the same time.

FRESH FISH MASQUERADE BALL

For the 2nd annual Fresh Fish Masquerade Ball, milliner Patrik Selling lent me one of his gorgeous hats.

The dress is by Zetterberg and leopard pumps by Bally

Me, Josefin, Kitty, Jelena and Lotta

FRESH FISH 2013

I can finally show you the work I've done for Fresh Fish fashion fair and competition.

I was responsible for the visual concept and interior design.

Fresh Fish fashion fair is Sweden's Annual Fashion Fair & Competition. 

It's 3 eventful days filled with the most talented and fresh new designers held at the gorgeous Hotel Clarion Post in Gothenburg.

So this is a bit of my work:

The runway

A huge lounge group with furniture from Bolia.

Fur, baby!

 I used details in neon for a fresh feel.

The exhibition hall with huge screens showing the fashion shows live.

 Photo studio where the visitors could watch photo shoots.