Get your IKEA on! For 2 days only, and only until 10:30am, get a free breakfast at IKEA! Tomorrow, January 31st, 2009 and Sunday, February 1st, 2009.
Not valid for our IKEA friends in Hicksville, Houston, or Pittsburgh. Boo! One free small breakfast, and one free cup of coffee each, please!
Oh, and there’s some furniture on sale too. See here: Seize the Days
Enjoy!!
IKEA Swedish Meatballs are YUM!
From IKEA’s Real Swedish Book referenced in the post: IKEA Meatballs, Why Are They So Good? from way back in November 2005. Gotta love a Swedish Meatball.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Heat the onion till golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter.
2. Mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour in a little water.
3. Mix all the ingredients until there is consistency and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) a little finely crushed allspice.
4. Use a pair of spoons to shape the mixture into relatively large, round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board.
5. Fry them slowly in plenty of butter.
How to make the cream sauce:
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Swirl the boiling water or beef stock in a pan.
2. Add cream and thicken with white flour if preferred.
3. Season well with salt and pepper.
4. Serve the meatballs with the sauce, freshly boiled potatoes, uncooked lingonberry jam and salad.
There you have the perfect Swedish meal! Yum!
From IKEA-friends
“Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with
your bare hands – and then eat just one of those pieces”
Photo by Quirijne @ FLICKR.
The Netherlands
© All rights reserved. Used with permission.
“The Great Swedish Meatball contest @ IKEA Ottawa for 101 Week.”
Photo by Gabriel Castro @ FLICKR
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This could very well be the beginning of our Monday “Cuteness Attack” tradition.
“First trip to IKEA, first swedish meatballs”
By Nordensved @ FLICKR
© All rights reserved. Used with permission.
“…15 meatballs in cream sauce, new potatoes, lingonberry sauce, soup or
salad, and drink (lingonberry soda, please) all for around $6.00 can’t
be beat. For me, it is half the reason to go to IKEA. And how psyched
was I the first time I discovered that they sold their
meatballs—frozen— the marketplace. I know people either love or hate
the Swedish meatball. And I know that they are infinitely better made
from scratch. But…but…there is something about an IKEA meatball.
They are perfect bites of savory goodness. They are equally bready and
meaty, and they are ever-so-slightly perfumed with nutmeg. Tangy-tart
lingonberry sauce complements them perfectly…”
Stefania Butler
Slashfood
Image: IKEA, Original recipe is here.
