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Classic Panzanella Salad
August is high season for tomatoes so the journey of cooking with tomatoes continues! Most of the time, I find myself making Italian dishes, which perhaps isn’t so strange as tomatoes are the reigning queen of the Italian table. While not indigenous to Italy, it’s...
The magic of Norwegian plums + a cake you will want to make!
There are few fruits as exquisite as Norwegian plums. They taste far better than any imported plums, yet the season in Norway is super short with availability during the month of August and September only. Norway has planted plums since the 18th century (possibly...
Recreate a Norwegian breakfast or lunch with rundstykker
What is 'rundstykker'? These 'round pieces' (=rundstykke) of bread are buns made with various cereals and grains, and are popular all throughout the Nordic countries, particularly in Norway and Denmark. As bread lovers, Scandinavians love to play around with...
Tilslørte Bondepiker; veganizing and elevating a classic Norwegian dessert
I've been having so much fun transforming traditinal Norwegian dishes into plant based alternatives these past few years, and while some have not turned out the way I had hoped or envisioned (I have high standards), others come out so much better than I had ever dared...
10 Things You May Not Know About Norwegian Waffles
If you are a fan of Norwegian waffles, you know that they are heart shaped, thinner and softer than the American version. We also don't eat waffles for breakfast, rather we enjoy them with a strong cup of black coffee in the afternoon or evening, preferably in the...
Råkostsalat; a true Norwegian vegan dish
Having just returned from a week in London, I definitely feel a tad heavier after too much restaurant food and wine. The Brits sure like their share of booze and heavy food... I do try to eat as healthy as possible while I am on vacation, but I also subscribe to the...
Forget about the prom; here’s how Norwegians celebrate the end of high school
Today's blog post was inspired by my niece Synne, who is graduating high school this month and is pictured in the feature image (she is the lovely young woman on the very left). Seeing her photos made me reminisce back to when I was celebrating finishing school in...
Leverpostei; another Norwegian classic reinvented
Liver pate, or leverpostei, is as common in Norway as smoked salmon, the brown cheese and that caviar that comes in a tube when it comes to spreads for open face sandwiches Norwegians eat for breakfast and lunch. Every kid grew up eating leverpostei, perhaps with...
Carrot "lox" – a healthier alternative to smoked salmon
When I decide to start my blog several years back, it stemmed from a desire to spread the word about Scandinavian, more specifically Norwegian, food and share with my readers that yes, we do eat foods beyond Swedish meatballs and smoked salmon. Of course the latter...
Bring YOU back into your life!
Do you ever feel like you are pretending? Pretending to be in love with your job, that you have it all together, the perfect life… but part of it feels like you are tied down to a certain way you ‘have’ to live, or should act? Yes, you are living up to society’s...
Norway’s obsession with licorice
If you've ever been, or go to Norway - you are bound to see an unusually wide variety of salty licorice candy in stores across the country. Norwegians' love for this not so sweet candy is very strong, and other Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Finland (the...
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...
The magic of Norwegian plums + a cake you will want to make!
There are few fruits as exquisite as Norwegian plums. They taste far better than any imported plums, yet the season in Norway is super short with availability during the month of August and September only. Norway has planted plums since the 18th century (possibly...
Recreate a Norwegian breakfast or lunch with rundstykker
What is 'rundstykker'? These 'round pieces' (=rundstykke) of bread are buns made with various cereals and grains, and are popular all throughout the Nordic countries, particularly in Norway and Denmark. As bread lovers, Scandinavians love to play around with...
Tilslørte Bondepiker; veganizing and elevating a classic Norwegian dessert
I've been having so much fun transforming traditinal Norwegian dishes into plant based alternatives these past few years, and while some have not turned out the way I had hoped or envisioned (I have high standards), others come out so much better than I had ever dared...
10 Things You May Not Know About Norwegian Waffles
If you are a fan of Norwegian waffles, you know that they are heart shaped, thinner and softer than the American version. We also don't eat waffles for breakfast, rather we enjoy them with a strong cup of black coffee in the afternoon or evening, preferably in the...
Råkostsalat; a true Norwegian vegan dish
Having just returned from a week in London, I definitely feel a tad heavier after too much restaurant food and wine. The Brits sure like their share of booze and heavy food... I do try to eat as healthy as possible while I am on vacation, but I also subscribe to the...
Forget about the prom; here’s how Norwegians celebrate the end of high school
Today's blog post was inspired by my niece Synne, who is graduating high school this month and is pictured in the feature image (she is the lovely young woman on the very left). Seeing her photos made me reminisce back to when I was celebrating finishing school in...
Leverpostei; another Norwegian classic reinvented
Liver pate, or leverpostei, is as common in Norway as smoked salmon, the brown cheese and that caviar that comes in a tube when it comes to spreads for open face sandwiches Norwegians eat for breakfast and lunch. Every kid grew up eating leverpostei, perhaps with...
Carrot "lox" – a healthier alternative to smoked salmon
When I decide to start my blog several years back, it stemmed from a desire to spread the word about Scandinavian, more specifically Norwegian, food and share with my readers that yes, we do eat foods beyond Swedish meatballs and smoked salmon. Of course the latter...
Bring YOU back into your life!
Do you ever feel like you are pretending? Pretending to be in love with your job, that you have it all together, the perfect life… but part of it feels like you are tied down to a certain way you ‘have’ to live, or should act? Yes, you are living up to society’s...