The Lederman Kitchen

After our first and second day in Stockholm, we had really fallen in love with the city, the people, the lifestyle and the food. Before the trip, our only plan was to spend a day biking ( check ).  And a day on a boat, exploring the archipelago a bit more.  The boat tours of the archipelago were all day excursions, and we decided that being confined to a boat all day (these were loooong tours, like 8-10 hours) was not what we wanted.  Instead, we decided to take a 30 minute boat ride to the island Fjaderholmarna, which came recommended by several co-workers and friends. Heading out on the water Boating by the other end of Djurgarden, where we biked around the day before The plan in the morning was to grab some picnic essentials, head to the island and enjoy a nice lunch.  As it was Sunday, the food hall,  Östermalms Saluhall, that we planned on going to was closed.  We found the next best thing, a gourmet food shop under one of the big departmen...

After the perfect start to our trip in Stockholm visiting with My Swedish Family , we filled our weekend with biking, walking, picnicking, soaking up some sun, enjoying the amazing food scene, and swooning over the Swedish lifestyle. Just a little Red, White & Blue This photo below says a lot. The water is so clean in Stockholm, in the middle of the city, that people actually safely fish and swim. And you can believe it just by looking down into the water.  It's clear and there isn't any garbage floating in it.  Pretty amazing for the middle of a city. Just a normal summer's evening, fishing in the Riddarfj ä rden First of many bike rides along the water Friday night, we found a restaurant on Sodermalm island, which was the neighborhood we were staying in.  It was time to try some more classic Swedish dishes: meatballs with potatoes and lingonberries (they have a similar taste to cranberries) and gravlax (salmon cured in salt, lemon and dill) with potat...

Brian and I just got back from one of the best weekends we've had in Europe, in Stockholm.  It's hard to say anything bad about it.  We spent our days biking, picnicking, admiring the views and enjoying the sun.  But I'll get to all that later. This was actually my 3rd trip to Sweden.  My first trip was way back in 1996, I was 14 and my soccer team traveled to Europe to play tournaments in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.  In Sweden, we stayed with host families, which were the families of the local team our age.  We were a few hours north of Stoc kholm in  Borlänge. My Swedish Family - Britt, Ida, and Shell Let's just say, I got lucky.  The family I stayed with was the best.  They took me in, showed me around  Borlänge, cooked the most amazing Swedish Pancakes for me (twice!  I liked them that much), let me borrow a bike, and made me feel very welcome.  They even let me eat with them, so I didn't have to eat the cafeteria...