For the Foodies

Normally I’d just post this as a sidebar link through [del.icio.us](http://del.icio.us/distractedmind), but this one is too nice to relegate to the sidebar. [Kokblog](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/), by Johanna Kindvall is a fabulous cooking blog with a definite Swedish flavor, but more than that it’s an absolutely gorgeous website.

Johanna is a Swedish expat living in New York who has married her love of cooking and her awesome artistic talent to create a cooking blog full of interesting recipes, many of which I will be trying (just a warning for my husband, who gets to play guinea pig for my culinary experiments). Some of the most appealing:

* [Rum Apple Pie](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/57/), because adding alcohol to anything creates a chance for the extraordinary….
* [Matcha Pistachio Chocolate Cake](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/44/), because it sounds fascinating
* [Creamy Bacon Pasta](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/55/), minus the chanterelle mushrooms (accommodations for the mushroom-allergic in my household)
* [Fresh Shrimps with Lime](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/27/) — this one is such a simple recipe, but it sounds absolutely delicious
* [Doggie Bag Stew](http://kokblog.mw2mw.com/32/) _waste not, want not_

Of course, if you try any of Johanna’s recipes, leave her a comment and let her know how it was. Also, if you try the gravlox, let _me_ know how it was — I’m curious, but not brave enough to try it in my own home (I’m a coward like that).