beautiful food

Years ago when I was wooing the wife, I made a breakfast roll that a neighbor had shared with me, I called him Mosshead.  Mosshead had a lot of great qualities although he was a weirdo too, a hoarder before there were hoarders.  But he taught me to make a Scandanavian breakfast roll that could charm the pants off any lady, and naturally,  I used them to do just that ;)


I think the whole idea of making little cat pastries is hilarious too, here is the background:


"A Swedish Tradition On 13 December the Swedes celebrate the Italian Saint Lucia with a remarkable enthusiasm, surpassing any Italian festivities devoted to the same lady. One mandatory constituent in the celebrations is a saffron-flavoured bun, in Swedish called a lussekatt, a "Lucia cat". The shape of this bun might vary somewhat, but is always based on bread designs dating back to earlier Christmas celebrations in Sweden. 
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/saint-lucia-buns-lussekatter-saffron-buns-43784#ixzz1vgcbqJdC"

There are different recipes for St Lucia's Cats but this one is pretty good and pretty close to what I do, and simple too! I sometimes bake with eggs, but they are easily made vegan and with a cinnamon sugar coating rather than egg white.


another version of the recipe, maybe easier to understand, very close to what I make http://www.writingatthekitchentable.com/2007/12/st-lucia-day.html

In other news, me and the pup had the hike late Tuesday...oh gosh, it was glorious out before the thunder and lightening and all!