Little Miss Sunshine

In April, in Sweden, you should always be prepared for a quick change in the weather. So after a week or so with amazing weather, sun shining from a bright blue sky, winds as mild as a really good vanilla ice-cream, urging you to take the clothes off - we're now experience that capricious moodswing of April.

The wind is blowing from the north, it's merciless and vicious, the skies are dull and pointless, the only thing shining is the sun with its absence. And yes, if freezing rain pouring down wasn't bad enough, we actually had lots of hail yesterday, followed by a snowy, white lawn in the evening.

April days like this you just want to curl up in bed, under the duvet and go into hibernation a bit longer. But if you can't do that, you might think about starting the day with a nice fruity smoothie with different kind of seeds. And feel the mood- and energylifting little internal fellas get to work.

In the afternoon you might have the opportunity to have a movie-watching, tea-drinking, cake-eating experience in the sofa. And if you want a really uplifting, sweet movie with a darker twist to it I highly recommend Little Miss Sunshine. It teams up well with a matching cake, such as a


chocolate marzipan covered pearmousse one.

And when it's time for dinner in the evening, you might like to get some more energy-boosting veggies. Why not opt for a really simple, but oh so tasty paprika-sauce and pasta?


And here's the basic recipe:

3-4 red/orange/yellow paprikas
1 jar of creme fraiche (2,5 dl)
1 of your favourite onion
oil, salt, pepper, spices of your liking
some slices of your favourite soya, quorn product, like veggieballs or sausage

Slice the cleaned paprikas in pieces. Parboil them a couple of minutes. Pour them in a mixer with the creme fraiche until it's a smooth mix. Slice the onion and fry it for a while. Pour the paprikasauce over the onions, spice it up and add the veggieballs. Serve with pasta.

And I wouldn't be surprised if this comibination of moodlifters (all completely legal) will leave you feeling like a little miss Sunshine when you curl up in bed at night.