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Tuscan Pappa al Pomodoro
I love the simple sophistication of Italian cuisine, and my favorite region is Tuscany (If you haven’t noticed already!). In the summer time I cook almost exclusively Italian, especially since it’s tomato season! Today’s blog post embodies the very ingredients that...
A Mackerel-less spread perfect for your smorgasbord
I've been speaking of and writing a lot about baking, cookies and cakes around the holidays as being a very big Norwegian tradition. But what about the savory dishes? Don't they get any love? Of course. In fact, this time of year, long, leisurely breakfasts we call...
Serinakaker; one of the original Norwegian Christmas cookies veganized
Serinakaker is regarded as one of the original, classic Christmas cookies in Norway and are classified as "småkaker" (small cookies). These are small butter-sugar-flour cookies with a ruffled pattern, topped with sliced almonds and sugar and are known as many...
A cake that smells like Christmas
"Krydderkake", as it's called in Norwegian, translates to "spiced cake" and is a juicy cake filled with lots of warming holiday spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom and all spice. The cake is a welcome change to all the cookies we typically see on tables...
Clearing the space for new energy, opportunities and harmony
On a weekend when most people are rushing to the stores, online-and off, to buy things on 'sale' that they don't actually need, I felt the urge to do a big purge this morning, as I got a message from the Universe that it was finally time. I'm big on energy and one of...
Karbonader; Norway’s hamburger
I remember when I first became vegan and started thinking about all the dishes I had grown up with that I would no longer be able to enjoy. Come to think of it, most traditional Norwegian foods have either meat, fish, dairy or eggs in them. But as I started...
My recipe e-book is here!
I'm so thrilled to announce that my first official recipe e-book, "A Collection of Recipes from Arctic Grub" is now online and available for sale! This is a collection of more than 60 of my favorite Norwegian recipes from my blog, in addition to some exclusives...
5 Reasons to Love Norwegian Bread
As a typical bread-loving Norwegian, it can be difficult to live in a country that is protein obsessed and deathly afraid of carbs. But it didn’t stop me from making today’s recipe of whole grain, multi-seeded loaves of bread.
A pumpkin bread recipe for when you want to impress
For someone who isn't a huge pumpkin fan to begin with, this is a pretty big statement which I hope will catch attention. Because your gustatory experience will depend on it. It's not often I even get tempted by anything "pumpkin" and as a native of Norway, I never...
Celebrate Apple Season With This Simple Norwegian Apple Cake
I've written about eplekake, Norwegian apple cake, a couple of times before on the blog, but it's one I could write about multiple times over. There are endless variations, such as a vegan version filled with marzipan which I shared here, and before I went vegan...
Vegan cardamom scented cinnamon buns in celebration of Cinnamon Bun Day on Oct 4th
I've long been trying to perfect a vegan cinnamon bun, or "kanelboller" or "kanelsnurrer" as they go by in Norwegian. Luckily it's not hard to veganize them, as they don't need eggs nor dairy, and omitting these ingredients will not affect neither the flavor nor the...
Peppernøtter; a Norwegian Christmas cookie with a deceiving name
Continuing my yearly holiday series of Norwegian cookies, I realized I have never shared my recipe for these delightful, two-bite sized cookies called peppernøtter. Perhaps it's not a coincidence, as they are a bit anonymous compared to the other famous seven kinds...
A Mackerel-less spread perfect for your smorgasbord
I've been speaking of and writing a lot about baking, cookies and cakes around the holidays as being a very big Norwegian tradition. But what about the savory dishes? Don't they get any love? Of course. In fact, this time of year, long, leisurely breakfasts we call...
Serinakaker; one of the original Norwegian Christmas cookies veganized
Serinakaker is regarded as one of the original, classic Christmas cookies in Norway and are classified as "småkaker" (small cookies). These are small butter-sugar-flour cookies with a ruffled pattern, topped with sliced almonds and sugar and are known as many...
A cake that smells like Christmas
"Krydderkake", as it's called in Norwegian, translates to "spiced cake" and is a juicy cake filled with lots of warming holiday spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom and all spice. The cake is a welcome change to all the cookies we typically see on tables...
Clearing the space for new energy, opportunities and harmony
On a weekend when most people are rushing to the stores, online-and off, to buy things on 'sale' that they don't actually need, I felt the urge to do a big purge this morning, as I got a message from the Universe that it was finally time. I'm big on energy and one of...
Karbonader; Norway’s hamburger
I remember when I first became vegan and started thinking about all the dishes I had grown up with that I would no longer be able to enjoy. Come to think of it, most traditional Norwegian foods have either meat, fish, dairy or eggs in them. But as I started...
My recipe e-book is here!
I'm so thrilled to announce that my first official recipe e-book, "A Collection of Recipes from Arctic Grub" is now online and available for sale! This is a collection of more than 60 of my favorite Norwegian recipes from my blog, in addition to some exclusives...
5 Reasons to Love Norwegian Bread
As a typical bread-loving Norwegian, it can be difficult to live in a country that is protein obsessed and deathly afraid of carbs. But it didn’t stop me from making today’s recipe of whole grain, multi-seeded loaves of bread.
A pumpkin bread recipe for when you want to impress
For someone who isn't a huge pumpkin fan to begin with, this is a pretty big statement which I hope will catch attention. Because your gustatory experience will depend on it. It's not often I even get tempted by anything "pumpkin" and as a native of Norway, I never...
Celebrate Apple Season With This Simple Norwegian Apple Cake
I've written about eplekake, Norwegian apple cake, a couple of times before on the blog, but it's one I could write about multiple times over. There are endless variations, such as a vegan version filled with marzipan which I shared here, and before I went vegan...
