Scandinavian Christmas Market in Auckland

If you are planning a trip to Auckland next weekend. Don't miss the Scandinavian Christmas Market on Sunday the 6 Nov, 10-4 at the Danish House, 6 Rockridge Ave, Penrose. Sounds like a great event!

And the Winner is....

Congratulations to Carol Wideberg for winning the 2011 Meatball competition!

A big Thank You to the judges who had to work very hard to find the winning meatballs :-)
A big Thank You to all the competitors, well done!


I hope everyone who came along to the evening enjoyed the Meatballs and the Movie - I sure did!

M&M – Meatballs and Movie - this Thursday 20 Oct

Please, don't forget our popular M&M Evening - Thursday this week! We will start the evening with a Meatball competition – expert or amateur – everyone can enter!!

We encourage everyone to enter the competition but if you for some reason rather not enter - you are still very welcome to come along as we will share the meatballs after they have been judged - before the movie. (Mmmm… & Mmmm….)

About the movie:

Old Boys, a Danish Comedy: A Nordic road movie taking in a whole series of comic, serious and, above all, well-written scenarios.

In Danish with English Subtitles

For more information in regards to meatball competition rules, the movie etc, please see our latest newsletter: http://www.sweden.org.nz/SweNZ/Welcome_files/newsletter.pdf

When: Thursday 20 October 2011

Time: 6.30 pm

Where: The New Zealand – Netherlands Society Wellington Inc Club House.

Situated: Avalon House, 61Taita Drive, Avalon, Lower Hutt

Cost: $15 for non-competitors

FREE for competitors in the meatball competition. (1 free person per entry)

Please Note: BYO Wine or Beer.

We will provide: Non- alcoholic drinks and a light supper to compliment the meatballs.

RSVP: Tinni on 04-499 9895 or email tinni@sweden.org.nz

With this new venues there is no seat limit but RSVP still required to help us gauge numbers for supper.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 - Tomas Tranströmer

Nobel prize for literature goes to Swedish Poet Tomas Tranströmer.
Prize motivation: "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

Tranströmer is well known internationally, translated into over 50 languages and "one of the world's now living poet that has been translated the most."
The last Swede to win the literature Nobel was in 1974, when the Swedish authors Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson took the prize jointly.

For more info see: http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/swedish-poet-wins-nobel-literature-prize-4454092

Kanelbullens dag - Cinnamon Bun day - TODAY!

Get baking - today is the day of the Cinnamon Bun - Kanelbullens dag - in Sweden.


As it is mentioned in Wikipedia that this day is celebrated amongst Swedes in New Zealand - we better live up to the reputation and start baking :-) [See http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanelbullens_dag]

Cinnamon buns are an almost daily feature of Swedish life, but today, 4th October, is their special day. The tradition of celebrating Kanelbullens dag is however only eight years old – though it fits in perfectly with Swedish culture and tradition.
Cinnamon Bun Day was established in 1999 when staff at Sweden's Hembakningsrådet ('Home Baking Council') were looking for a way to celebrate their fortieth anniversary.

The idea behind the creation of the day was to celebrate Sweden's home baking tradition by highlighting a traditional and much-loved pastry. The autumn harvest is high season for baking in Swedish homes, so it was an ideal time of the year for a festive day with a baking theme.
(Source: http://www.su.se/english/about/news-and-events/cinnamon-bun-day-kanelbullens-dag-1.5166)

For the classic recipe see our food blog page:
http://senzfood.blogspot.com/2011/10/kanelbulle-swedish-cinnamon-roll.html