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!!
Four mothers in the UK were ejected from the IKEA cafeteria in Bletchley and later received an official apology from both from IKEA management in Sweden and the local store manager. Why? Perhaps because not everyone understands homeschooling.
The four homeschooling families have been in the habit of meeting every Monday in the IKEA cafeteria for coffee and a quiet play session, consisting of board and card games and other quiet activities. Recently 6 IKEA co-workers confronted the group and they were ejected from the store for reasons varying from taking up too much room (the cafeteria was 1/2 empty) to bringing outside food (two moms brought food for their babies) and even the highly dubious statement that the kids games were “gambling” and against store rules. One of the co-workers said: ”I don’t see much education going on.” Read more…
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!
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