Throw open the windows and pack up your parkas!  It’s time for fresh air, sunshine, and family.

After months of cozy fires and cuddling under blankets, the first flowers of spring are popping through the melting snow on your lawn.  At O&H Danish Bakery, we celebrate spring by embracing the colors, flavors, and festive holidays of the season.  That means offering you a limited-time selection of scratch-made delights, like Easter bread, seasonal Kringle flavors, and everyday Danish desserts, from our bakery.

Hygge is a year-round way of life for us, so what better way to enjoy it than with good food, good drink, and great company?

How to Hygge

Hygge (pronounced hew-gah) is the Danish concept of cozy contentment.  Lacking a single-word description, it is the feeling of comfort and joy that occurs during life’s little moments.  And even though hygge is typically associated with the colder months, there are ways to indulge throughout the year.  So if you’re wondering how to create this feeling in spring and summer, we have some ideas.  Warm and cozy ideas.

Create Spring Hygge

Hygge your home with our spring update ideas that can create feelings of joy, contentment, and comfort.

Invite nature into your home.

Cut some of the spring daffodils sprouting in your lawn, fill vases with the yellow blooms, and place them throughout your kitchen, bedroom, and dining room.  Potted green plants add freshness to your surroundings and act as natural air purifiers, giving you the added benefit of cleaner air.

Take the time to de-clutter and de-stress.

The Danes have a name for the Saturday before Easter:  Skidenlørdag, or dirty Saturday.  On this day, you begin spring-cleaning to remove the dust and dirt that built up over the winter.  Once complete, sit down and enjoy the freshness surrounding you with a cup of coffee and a slice of coffee cake.  Feel free to do this day after day because we certainly will be.

Lighten up your home to lighten up your mood.

Replace wool blankets with fabrics that are cheery and bright, and place soft-colored pillows on the sofa and chairs around your living room.  A quick makeover will refresh your home and energy and brighten up your mood.

Candles generate a sense of security and warmth in a home.

For spring, swap out your candles for fresh and floral scents such as gardenia and lemon.  The lightness of the aromas will conjure feelings of happiness.  However, if you have a favorite scent that evokes your senses - just go with that!

Enjoy delicious food.

Aromas that permeate the home can bring back memories of your grandmother’s house when she spent hours cooking for family gatherings.  Of course, that doesn’t mean you need to spend your spring standing over the oven.  We have a wide range of mouthwatering Kringle, cakes, and brownies you can easily warm up or serve at room temperature.  Enjoy the sweet treat without the hard work.

Embrace Summer Hygge

Summer almost always includes tales of us gathering around a patio table for a late-night meal, huddling around a campfire roasting marshmallows, and simply getting caught staring up at the magnificent stars on a clear night.  If the goal is to enjoy a simple life, there is no better season than summer to embrace the uncomplicated rituals of hygge.

Enjoy great big ice cream cones with the whole family.

There isn’t a child on earth who doesn’t grin ear to ear the moment they get a lick of the creamy classic.  Better than a corner creamery cone, though?  Scoops of homemade ice cream.  Just pack your DIY machine with ice and let it go.  As the ice cream churns, you and your little ones can pick your favorite summer fruits to include.  For more mature palates, our Pecan Kringle, torn into smaller bits, is the perfect addition for a gourmet treat.

Host outdoor games with friends.

Children aren’t the only ones who enjoy good old-fashioned games.  Entertain your brood outdoors with Kick the Can and Red Light/Green Light, then bring everyone into your living room for a go at charades, a classic game of Monopoly, or a more modern round of Jenga.

Build a small campfire and roast goodies in your backyard.

You don’t have to live by the beach to enjoy a fun bonfire.  Your backyard works just as well for a weenie roast.  Use sticks you find along the perimeter as skewers for the hot dogs.  And since no humble campfire is complete without a s’more, don’t forget the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate bars.

Order O&H Bakery Desserts for Spring and Summer Hygge

Whether you’re cooking together to create a festive Easter dinner or barbecuing with family late into the summer evening, the joy of being together can create feelings of comfort and hygge.  We also think an authentic Danish dessert goes a long way to creating memories and enjoying time with family and friends.  We can provide you with Danish desserts from the first day of spring to the last day of summer, and beyond.

Enjoy our seasonal Kringle range with warm cups of coffee or impress your relatives with a scratch-made cake such as our Danish Layer Cake, Imperial Chocolate Crown cake, or Danish Dream Cake.  We fill our Kringle with delicious homemade fillings made from the finest ingredients from around the world.  You can readily order online for delivery, visit our local bakery, or reach out to our team for more spring and summer dessert ideas.