Thursday miles
I just ran intervals in the hottest summer day weather in Sweden since...forever? It was 34C outside!! And I freaking love the burn. SO MUCH.
One of a kind
Hey guys. Monday has already passed by, I feel like the days go faster than lightning. Except for work and training for the Culinary World Cup this week I have plans to do a running session with the Adidas team, squeeze in some
intervals and weight lifting, make some pastillage roses, go on an interesting meeting and all in between hug my little brother while he is here visiting. Here’s an outfit from last week too!
Kringla
No one is happier than me right now. Some people like diamond rings, some people like cars, I like bikes! Watch out everyone!
Big sky country
Enjoying summer in Sweden so much right now.
16/7
Long day made short; Early breakfast before heading to (first day after vacay!) work, made 4000 buns, trained for Culinary World Cup, went to the gym and woke up my muscles, ran the fastest I could home, took a cold shower and now I’m sitting here writing
this post and transferring some photos to my hardwire. Bed is calling soon, have a goodnight everyone out there.
Wera Stockholm
My absolutely favorite jacket right now.
The Barn
Let me just talk about this burger I ate while I was in Gothenburg. I had some expectations before going there, my brother and his friends had been there once and they said that "It was freaking amazing." And then two other friends recommended
me to go there too. And I did. We came right on time just before they opened up for the day, but there were already so many people standing outside waiting to be seated. Luckily we already had booked a table. We ordered our burgers and while we were waiting
we could see the burgers flying out from the kitchen, we started to get so hungry and just hoped that the next burgers were for us. A couple of minutes later, it came.
Right in front of me I got a perfect stacked burger (reminded my of the Krusty Crabs burger on Spongebob.)
It looked so simple, but let me tell you. It was simple PLUS A LOT MORE!
Look at it! First bite, "omg", second bite "OMG!, third bite "This is the best burger I’ve ever had!". So juicy, creamy, flavorful, PERFECT. No doubt in the world that this is my favorite burger so far.
Perfect soft bun that catched all the juice, amazing maple syrup glazed braided (!) bacon, perfect pickled red onions and the mayo - SHIIIIIET! I loved everything about this. GO HERE if you are passing by Gothenburg. Just do it.
Smoke
Hey guys. One day in Stockholm has already passed by, and oh my, I really missed it. Feels good to be home again. To make a long story short (if you haven’t followed me on other social media’s I’ve updated on my stories) the trip took five extra hours long...
FIVE! I arrived in the middle of the night/morning to Stockholm. At least it was an adventure! "It’s not the destination, it’s the journey." Will update furthe more today so check in later. And have a good day!
Bloody hell
Ed Sheeran. He was why I went to the other coast side of Sweden. It was my first "real" concert, and it was magical! Amazing, fenomenal, perfect and everything in between. LOVED IT. I’m going to sleep like the happiest baby tonight. Iiiiiiih,
goodnight.
Sleepyhead
Goodmorning everybody! Took my luggage at 3AM this morning and hopped on the train that’s going to Gothenburg. What I’m doing there? I’ll let you know soon.
Que porte
@Mikael Nguyen
Went gold digging this morning
Projects
I talk a lot about the Culinary World Cup in November. I’m thinking about how important it is to be nice to yourself when a project is happening in your life. You know when you’re in a period when you have a project. That’s really important for you. It
can be like working really hard to have money for something, an important exam, rehab training after an injury, or like now, the gold medal in November.
Projects takes energy and time, and it has the ability to devour your whole self. When this happens I know it’s so important to take care of yourself. To not push yourself so freaking hard. To not keep up with this project at the same time
when you want to have the perfect clean house - be the perfect sister, daughter and girlfriend - gym and train six times a week.
I’ve noticed myself how busy I am. I have together with thirteen other people one goal. We are in the middle of it and I have really hard time to focus on something else. That’s why I let go of everything else in my life (like that I rarely talk and see
my friends, once a year if we’re lucky). Now these days I will try to relax from the thoughts of the competition and hug my little brother a lot!
Sparkling vacation pictures
Good morning. Sitting at a café eating my soy yoghurt and blueberries while waiting for my bus to go home to see my family. Vacation. It’s hard to relax when you’re constantly thinking of the competition in November, how to perfect the dishes, and of
course, gold. I’m scrolling through all the pictures on different social media’s and everything looks so perfect. But there’s so much in between all the sparkling vacation pictures. My only expectations right now is to have some quality time
with my family and closest friends, nothing else. I think you should too, enjoy your vacation with not too high expectations. Okay?
The little things
Got a dinasour as a "table number" at a breakfast place this morning. Thought it was unique and cute!
Oats with cloudberries and golden milk with a crazy, fun and caring friend. Oh yeah, and the croissant with coffee mascarpone and pistachio (she misread and didn’t know it was coffee flavored, and she doesn’t like coffee. So we basically
only ate the croissant itself.) The oats was BOMB though!
Tomatoe plants
For about one month the tomatoe plants on our balcony has been slowly starting to lean downwards... Have I done something about it? Noooo, I pushed it to the last minute until the plants touched the ground. Bought some sticks and guess what, it took me
two minutes to fix it.
(Yup, it’s an onion. My sister is cute when she jokes around.)
Eating disorder
Would you believe me if I said that one of my fears a few years ago was eating a sandwich? Yes, a sandwich with butter, cheese or other topping, or just plain bread as it is. That was one of my greatest fears.
I lived on a very limited calorie intake and was mentally controlled, a sandwich or some bread could make me feel bad. It took me years to get comfortable eating bread, my so called weaknesses. I made bread become my weakness, because I removed it from
my diet and made it as something "forbidden". And it just made me want it more. When I ate it, I started to overeat it.
Now many years later when I’ve had experience of different eating disorders, I can say that I learned that balance is the best and most important thing when it applies to health. I understand that this is the situation that occurs when you have "little
demons" inside your head that controls your psyche, body, health and approach to food.
Today I eat bread without any problem. I eat with joy without feeling anxious afterwards, or fear that afterwards I will start to overeat or take methods to "get rid of what I’ve eaten." Balance and eating a little of everything is all
that’s needed.
Through my camera
Hi guys. I’ve been very busy. I’ve been traveling, I’ve been working and I’ve been training. And everything between. It has happened quite some stuff since I last posted, and I can’t promise I will be able to recap everything. But I will try,
ready?
Starting with a food picture. Had heared so much about this sausage place near a corner in Stockholm and just had to check it out. What can I say, the rumors can sometimes be true - good food, A LOT of food and cheap. Three yes!
Fell in love with pink earlier this spring because of this sweater. Still one of my favorite "shirts".
Bought three new shoes. Simple, clean with good quality. I love Vagabond.
A friend cooked steamed eggs for dinner one day, it was the first time I’ve had it. Love trying new stuff! Healthy and simple food!
I went on a weekend vacation to Copenhagen. Just some good food, exploring, and some time to relax. I loved Copenhagen and I will definitely go back.
Ramen at Mikellers in Copenhagen was delicious!!!
I thought how their service was build up was very smart. You got to order your ramen and drinks through a vending machine, got the ticket and paid.
Tips: Rent a bike in Copenhagen, a bike friendly city, and my personal taste in transportation. You get to see so much and understands the city faster.
The colorful houses near the harbor.
"Look up".
Breakfast was...
...flaky.
Had a seven course dinner at...
Manfreds! Which was awesome. They are focusing on veggies and if I remember right, they are the only restaurant in the world that’s focused on veggies. Go there!!!
Freetown Christiania.
This was a special place.
One of the last things I ate in Copenhagen before I went back to Stockholm was salted caramel ice cream, made with nitrogen! Tasted like ice cream, it just melted a bit faster.
Came back to Stockholm and went to a garden with my friends. I’m so happy I have so intelligent friends. They teach me something everyday! Like these potatoe "plants". Did you know that this is how you start to grow potatoes? Me neither...
One of the best ice creams I’ve eaten and them <3.
Me and my sister started to take care of our balcony in early May, we planted some new plants and made it more cozy. Now the tomatoe plants are 40cm high...
And at work we started to bake with rhubarbs!
Between working, seeing friends and practicing for the Culinary World Cup I love to sweat my ass of at the gym.
I’ve also had my first langos ever. It wasn’t as good as I expected... but it was good!
Lost my watch ;( and bought a new one! ;)
In June I went on a Vegan event.
We tried some vegan ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s. Thumbs of for the chocolate one!
Had more vegan ice cream. These I really recommend! It’s like a frozen smoothie, really nice.
Had some none - vegan ice cream too haha! Last time I ate this was seven years ago! Seven! And it’s still so freaking good. (Raspberry our and soft ice cream).
Found my magic cape a few weeks ago. I wear it everywhere. It gives me superpowers.
I rarely wear dresses, but when Sweden has had this amazing weather for so long I’m motivated to try to dress in something else than black!
I’ve played some arcade.
Someone who once said "I will never move to Stockholm", can’t think of another place than Stockholm she would want to live in right now.
Ran a race called "Toughest". 8km with 40 obstacles. It was hot as hell, but so fun! Thinking of signing up for the next race in August.
Me and my sister got invited by a friend an evening for a Pad Thai dinner. O. M. G. On the picture is one of the best pad thai’s I’ve ever had. And I’ve been in Thailand, eating many pad thai’s.
I competed in a cooking dual on stage at a food event a couple of weeks ago. The rules was: "Cook something that can be served at a restaurant under 20 minutes". We didn’t know what the main ingredient was until 30 minutes before, and what I was nervous
about was the only 20 minutes we had. I was able to cook a two course dinner though and I won!
A spring outfit from my bedroom.
My sister saved our plant that we though was dead. It’s so beautiful now. Our plants are like our childrens.
I’ve went on a couple of walks after kitchen hours just to try to relax.
Did I tell you I’m a sucker for breakfast food? Had a nice morning meeting with a nice bowl of greek yoghurt, figs and granola a week ago.
This lady is my oldest friend. We’ve known eachother from birth. Sister from another mother. And guess what? She is soon moving in with us. We are going to be the best trio in Stockholm.
Haha, I hugged a monkey on an amusement park yesterday. Didn’t see that the kid wanted a hug too...
And this. This is what I get to see every night. And it’s so beautiful. Makes my heart warm. And I just can’t stop the love that’s growing each and everyday for Stockholm.