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In The Rearview Mirror 2020 pt. 1

Snowshoeing in Montana

Flashback Friday

Memories

First-quarter of 2020

    2020 turned out to be one of the best and worst years in history for us. Right before getting on the plane to go to Sweden (to celebrate my dads 70th birthday) Winslow got a phone call and a job offer. We did two trips before Covid19 took its grip of our world. Sweden, and a week or so after I came back from there we went to Colorado to meet up with a bunch of friends. By March Covid19 in NYC was a fact and we started our weekly walk to Central Park. By mid March things started to shut down and I said bye to my lab for a couple of months.

January

    We celebrated Christmas and New Years in Bozeman again. Just like many other NYE celebrations we cheered early and went to bed. The next day we got up at 6am and ventured out in the snow. W and his dad put on back-country skis and I came with them for part of it on my snow shoes. I Couldn’t have started the new year in any better way, I was in heaven. We did another outing around Bozeman before getting back to the big city. Once back in NYC we got some crazy warm weather. We took advantage of it and went to our favorite local bar for a beer. W and I and my brother and his partner surprised my dad in Sweden for his birthday. But before that we had some time to explore my old stomping grounds. We arrived at Operakällarn and boy was my dad surprised. After that followed some cold but beautiful days in Stockholm. We walked around everywhere, as we tend to do now when we visit. Winslow flew back to NYC earlier than me and I had some more time with my dad. I walked by the old fruit/candy store where we always used to go when I was in high school. And many trips to the beautiful Hedvig Eleonora church, where I got baptized, mom and dad got married, and moms funeral was held and where her memorial is. I blinked and then that trip and January was all over.

February

    Spring started to appear already early February. Maybe mother earth knew we needed something bright and light in our lives? We went up to Poughkeepsie and Millbrook to check out the area where we would move if W accepted the job offer. our first trip to Canoe Hill, and the Wassaic Art Project. We even went to the local diner in Millbrook. Back in the city we did our monthly trip to chinatown and the obligatory seafood dinner at home. We went to mermaid in for oysters, and also went to one of our favorite dive bar in the East Village, the Library. Then we flew to Denver, went to the grocery store and bought 6 dozen oysters before we drove to Estes Park where we had rented an AirBnB. We got a beautiful hike in at Rocky Mountain National Park, and before we knew it the trip and February was over.

March

    March 2020, a month that felt like a year, and therefore there are a few more photos to share. We greeted spring in Central Park, and continued to greet it the whole month during our weekly walks. If there was one thing to be excited about it was the blooming of flowers and trees. We knew things were getting bad, we heard silent rumors about a potential shutdown, and on March 16th I went to the lab to shut it down, for the foreseeable future. The rest of the city followed in the coming weeks. It was a spring that came and then got cancelled. I don’t think any of us could have imagined what the next months could possibly bring, and boy were we in for a surprise.

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Ann Rumbleinthearctic and filed under Flashback Friday, Rearview Mirror, Life in New York and tagged rearviewmirror Spring NYC Big City Life snow turtle flowers Central Park Dive Bars Bars Baking Life in NYC rearviewmirror2020 2021 Colorado Sweden travels When the Pandemic Came Pandemic Covid19.

In The Rearview Mirror 2019 pt. 1

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Flashback Friday

Memories

First-quarter of 2019

    2020 and a new decade. How crazy is it that I have spent a decade in this country now? We have now lived in NYC for more than a year, which also feels crazy. But here is what happened that last year of the decade, 2019. I spent the first quarter of 2019 searching for a specific job. There are a lot of jobs in NYC, but unfortunately, I am picky. Dad was still visiting in January, he had come for Christmas 2018. In February nothing new really happened, I got some short term job opportunities that carried over into March and later April.

January

    We celebrated our first Christmas and New Year in NYC together with my dad who was visiting for almost a month. Back in the day when my brother did spend a year in the US for high school, we had all visited and also spent some time in New York, so it wasn’t my dad’s first trip here. The lack of snow was pretty obvious, and for us who used to have a lot of snow, it was pretty miserable. This was the first winter I didn’t do any cross country skiing since I moved to the US. My dad and I went to Brooklyn Bridge and walked around along the shoreline before we headed back to Manhattan. Another day the three of us went out to Cold Spring with Metro-North and walked through the old foundry. Today all that is left are the old brick houses and some leftover iron slag here and there. My dad and i also took advantage of the free admission to the 9/11 museum, which they have on Thursdays. I was actually surprised how much that visit affected me. It is definitely worth going there if you are ever in NYC. After my dad left W and I ventured out to Chinatown for an outing.

February

    We went to H-Mart, a Korean market that sells sushi-grade salmon and tuna so that we could make sushi. I went north to Van Cortland Park to meet another Swede who lives in NYC. Another day I went down towards the Battery Park to meet another Swedish friend. W and I went on many walks in Central Park, which has also become a favorite spot for us here in NYC. We got some light snow dustings, that did not last long. Another weekend we also went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We only spent a couple of hours, and probably only saw about 10% of the whole place. But, as NYC residents you can pay what you wish in admission, so it’s not too expensive to come back.

March

    In March I went out to Coney Island because I had an interview at the New York Aquarium. I also made another batch of my favorite no-knead bread. W and I ventured out to various neighborhoods and bars in March. By the end of March, you could definitely tell that Spring was on its way. Daffodils in Morningside Park and pretty flowers in Central Park. In March it also finally struck me that if I can make it in NYC, I can make it anywhere. March Went by so fast and before we knew it April had arrived.

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Ann Rumbleinthearctic and filed under Flashback Friday, Rearview Mirror and tagged rearviewmirror Spring rearviewmirror2019 2020 NYC Cold Spring Big City Life snow turtle flowers Central Park Dive Bars Bars Baking Life in NYC.

RECIPE: Gluten Free Blueberry Meringue Pie

I have not done a lot of gluten free baking, but I thought I should share some baked goods I made recently, gluten free. I have already posted the recipe for cinnamon buns HERE. My mom had been talking about a blueberry pie she had been making lately, and said it was really tasty. Now, unfortunately I don't have the same blueberries here as in Alaska. I know, bummer, like big BUMMER! I went to the store and bought blueberries (breaks my heart). I have to say though that I was positively surprised, they actually were pretty tasty, however, not even close to the wild ones, the arctic/boreal ones. For this recipe I just exchanged the regular flour with the Namaste Perfect Flour Blend and almond flour.

When I make a piecrust I usually take out the butter and let it sit for a little bit on the counter so it's easier to mix it with the flour. 

This recipe only has 7 ingredients, including two different types of flours, I know, AMAZING! 

Gluten Free Blueberry Meringue Pie

Pie Crust

  • 150 g butter  
  • 2 ½ dl Namaste Perfect Flour Blend (more if the dough feels to loose)
  • 2 dl Almond Flour (more if the dough feels to loose)
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 egg yolks (SAVE the whites for the meringue)

Meringue filling

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 dl sugar
  • 1 L blueberries

Set the oven temperature to 430-440 ℉ (220-225 ℃).

Mix the two different flour mixes and a pinch of salt. Add the butter in pieces and the egg yolks and either mix it by hand or with a food processor. Take the dough and press it out in a springform or pie pan. Try to make it equally thin all over and make sure you have about 3-5 cm of crust up the sides. 

Bake the pie crust in the oven (430-440 ℉ (220-225 ℃)) for about 10 minutes. While you are baking the pie crust, whisk the egg whites hard. You should be able to turn the bowl upside down without loosing any of your egg whites. Add the sugar and whisk for a couple more minutes. Add the blueberries to the mix and transfer it into the piecrust. Bake for about 10-15 minutes until the meringue has gotten some color. Turn off the oven and let the pie sit in the oven for a few more minutes. 

Pretty easy eh, and the crust is completely gluten free!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ann Rumbleinthearctic and filed under Baking, Madison Life, Recipes, Wisconsin and tagged blueberry blueberries blueberry pie gluten free gluten free blueberry pie pie Baking pie crust blåbärspaj recept bakning.