SPARTAN COOKING with Wolfgang le chef

Hejsan everybody!

First of all let me thank Amreta for inviting me to this little blog! For the rest of you: thanks for being around ;)

Then maybe there should be some introduction. However, I guess you all know me (still) and Fina - please ask Amreta for the details =)

Well then, lets begin. You are probably quite surprised that I already write since I have received the invitation just three (!!) weeks ago ;)

You mitght know I have spent the last year in beautiful Sweden on student exchange. You might be curious about that (since we met in Sweden) but I decided not to write about that and instead stick with the topic of this blog (and, by the way, it would take too much time =P )

So, you might wonder about the title I chose; the Spartan warriors were feared throughout ancient Greece and beyond for being the most dreadful opponents. In battle, Spartans would fight to the last man. The reason for this contempt of death was - and I have trusted sources for this - the absolutely abominable rations they were served. "Inspiring", I thought... and now we are approaching the topic of this blog. I build my own cooking on these principles.

However, since there are no battles anymore where you could find merciful death, I found it necessary to - then and again - actually try and cook something (very basic though). So here I proudly present - the first onion cake (lökpaj) ever made by me *frantic applause*

Anyway, I used a ready-to-go pizza dough, six medium size onions, grated cheese, sour cream and some curry and nutmeg plus two eggs. As you can see, it is very easy to make. As the taste of it is not too refined, it is recommended to add some sort of dipsauce to it. Since I forgot to buy pepper dipsauce I almost panicked but at that moment I found a homemade (yes, from my mum ;)) apple chutney that I had stolen on my last visit home. How lucky! It went very well with the paj. Some red wine - Montepulciano - complemented the meal. Deeeelicious

Unfortunately (or fortunately for him) a friend I intended to invite had no time so I had to eat alone. The only good thing about that is I have three quarters of the paj left, so I can probably make it through the week without further efforts =)
So much for cooking!

No home is complete without music. Therefore, allow me to introduce a band I have become very fond of - Royksopp from Norway (the original, first 'o' is crossed - I dont have it on my keyboard - its pronounced like the Swedish 'ö').
Listen to some of their work on the website: www.royksopp.com and click on the band's name. Then, go to videos and watch: 'Remind me'. Tell me if this is not the most original music video clip you have ever seen. Well, it reminds me of our complicated modern life.

Speaking of... I was at the city library today and got eight books about how to write a good job application. It seems I have not yet found the perfect way to divert attention from my embarrassingly empty CV =( it seems I am harvesting the 'fruits' of prior lazyness.
I hope that eventually I can get something. Ten hours per week along studies would be just fine. Well, I will keep you informed ;)

That's it for now... hope you are all doing well. I have read all of your previous posts, so be assured your comments are most welcome!

P.S. If you find spelling errors you may keep them.