What’s Hygge?
The Danish word Hygge (hugh-gah) is a feeling or mood that comes from taking genuine pleasure in making ordinary everyday things simply extraordinary.
It’s about being conscious and authentic from home to work to friends to celebrations to the every day tasks. Hygge can be used to describe a lot of things in a lot of ways.
My favourite? Simple, cosy, charming. That's what I hope to share here.
By the way, I'm alex (the girl). Learn more here.Elsewhere
Category Archives: Pleasures of Food
Slow Cooking
Cooking has never been an interest of mine; I tend to eat pretty simply on my own, opting for Whole Foods salad bars or a quick and easy rice meal at home. Although I enjoy baking and tend to do… Continue reading
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Macarons
I hate to admit it but in all my trips to Paris I have never had a macaron. I didn’t even think to have one. There was never a craving or desire to look at all the pretty little cookies… Continue reading
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Category French Life, Pleasures of Food
Asparges/Asparagus
I think the only (spring) food that Danes like more than their new potatoes are perhaps Asparges. After a long, cold, winter the spring is welcomed with everything asparagus; soup, salad, open-faced sandwiches, and as alone as a simple side… Continue reading
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Category Danish Life, Pleasures of Food
Coffee Break
Scandinavians tend to drink the most coffee per capita although specialty, sweet, and flavoured coffees still aren’t as popular as in North America. The coffee here is usually bold, rich, dark and always had for breakfast and after meals (even… Continue reading
Sweet Beets
Beets have always played a huge part in Denmark; it’s one of two major crops (the other is potatoes) and it’s also harvested for sugar (there’s even a museum dedicated to it). There’s a 99% chance that if you are… Continue reading
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