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Bex’s foraged blackberry and almond flapjack
By Hyggestyle on September 20, 20232Tradition has it that blackberries shouldn’t be picked after September 29th. Apparently when the Devil was kicked out of Heaven on Michaelmas Day he landed in a bramble bush and spat on all the blackberries in a temper. For prosaic reasons, they do tend to be more watery this late in the year, and are more likely to have been
Quick and easy chocolate mocha and walnut fudge
By Hyggestyle on August 24, 2023Made with store cupboard ingredients, this easy-peasy treat does away the need for fiddling around with a sugar thermometer and is perfect for a quick hostess gift or those evenings when you really need a sweet little something while watching your new Scandi-noir box set (if you haven’t yet watched Ragnarok on Netflix we can highly recommend it!). Ingredients 397g
What a wonderful week!
By Hyggestyle on August 7, 2023Gosh, it’s been a busy one here at Hyggestyle HQ! Not only is it the school holidays and thus we are involved in driving teenagers here, there and everywhere, but we have also introduced a DIY alternative Christmas Matchbox cracker kit to our own range of craft boxes. Packed full of teeny plastic-free little gifts, the kit also includes, jokes,
A quick guide to Danish wedding traditions
By Hyggestyle on July 27, 2023Danish weddings are a festive and joyous occasion, and there are many traditional customs that are still observed today. We had the pleasure of going to my cousin’s Danish wedding at the weekend, and even though the weather was in the mid-thirties it was the most beautiful and relaxed event. Here are some of the most popular Danish wedding traditions:
DIY upcycled reuseable cotton bowl covers
By Hyggestyle on June 20, 2023While beeswax food covers have become a popular alternative to plastic food wrap over the last few years, neither I nor my friends have ever particularly got on well with them. They can be messy and expensive to make, and the fact that you can only spot clean them doesn’t really fit well with my lifestyle choices, as they say