CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE - the taste-good gifts

today i've got some tasty gift ideas for you, it's all about the cookbooks. i believe a good cookbook is never wrong to either give away or receive. here are my favorite picks for this christmas.

THE KINFOLK TABLE (as seen in the picture above) is a beautiful cookbook from the creators of the KINFOLK magazine, and it's a collection of 85 recipes for small gatherings, some of the recipes refreshingly simple. read more about the book HERE.

THE GREEN KITCHEN my personal favorite, 100 healthy, super tasty vegetarian recipes using whole food and organic products. the entire book is a colorful feast for the eye, just pop on over to their BLOG and you'll get the picture...

GRØNT, another cookbook focusing on vegetarian food and inspires healthy eating. written by camilla jensen. this is unfortunately only written in norwegian, but you can take a look inside over HERE.

TILBAKE TIL RØTTENE (the stone age diet) healthy eating, -the PALEO way, created by danish michelin-starred chef thomas rode andersen, available in NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH and DANISH.

WHAT KATIE ATE 107 unique and gorgeous recipes collected in a beautiful cookbook with a rustic feel, written and photographed by katie quinn davis, who is also the creator of the amazingly beautiful WHAT KATIE ATE food-blog.

CEREAL MAGAZINE an independent food and travel journal published quarterly. each volume of CEREAL contains detailed expositions of food, travel destinations, as well as profiles on products, people and places. since this is a magazine, and not an actual cookbook, a whole years SUBSCRIPTION would be pretty awesome to give away to someone special.

be sure to check out different online stores for delivery dates on receiving your books in time for christmas, or visit your local bookstore for the titles above.

a munich city guide

photo cherry blossom blog

the landmark notes - a city guide and notebook all in one

what's better than a city guide with plenty of room for your own notes? ...a guide to hidden places only locals know about... a handpicked selection of the coziest cafes, studios, workshops, small interior boutiques and the best food markets. well, susanne and her team has created an amazingly inspiring city guide just like that. and i love it.

susanne just sent me a copy of the guide for Munich, to do a review. and i must say, after flipping through, i really really reeeally want to take a trip to Munich. the notebook size is perfect to carry around, the pretty images so inviting and the total of more than one-hundred spots to visit, i am definitely inspired to explore Munich. 

i usually save EVERYTHING during travelling abroad, every buss ticket, every reseipt and so on...

but guess what, in this guide book they already thought about how you easily can save these treasures. they have attached a couple of paper envelopes bound into the book, where you can tuck it all in. along with plenty of blank pages for your personal notes along the way. that's brilliant!

it is written in both german and english, and you will also find a lot of websites to places you want to visit if you prefer doing some research before you go or during your trip!

the book comes with an elastic band to keep it all collected together when you are carrying it around, and a set of postcards as well!

this is definitely a highly recommended city guide to bring along to Munich. 

the Landmark Notes Munich is available for purchase here and here 

every day counts - book review

photos from the book fest hver dag

a little while back, i mentioned a new book from IKEA, a book about inspiring table settings and recipes, and now i am so happy to have received the book, called fest hver dag (every day counts) to do a book review for you!

i was really excited about this book, after seeing some of the photos from it here. and guess what? the book is even better than i expected. it is filled with the most inspiring table settings, in different colours, themes and for different seasons. the first part has a chapter for every day of the week, and the last part contains a collection of yummy recipes presented in the first part. 

the first and largest part of the book is printed on matte paper, which suites the photos very nicely, i just love that matte feeling. it presents several decorating ideas for easter, a tea party, weddings, picnic, christmas etc and some creative recipes to go along with it. the second part of the book is filled with delicious recipes, printed on glossier paper, -for sticky fingers, yeay!

i believe this is a book everyone can enjoy, because of the mixture of styles. some of the decorating ideas are simple black and white, some colorful and retro, others white and woody, playful, -and soft pastel pink.

i personally think the price is very reasonable and it makes a perfect gift as well. 

bonus: along with the book you get a collection of sweet postcards with images from the book.

you can read more about the book (in norwegian) here

the book can be purchased at your local IKEA store now.