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Rhubarb Shrub + an announcement!
I recently came across some recipes for shrub and was reminded of how wonderful these are for creating amazingly refreshing drinks, both with and without alcohol. One of the many things I love to dabble in is mixology. Creating drinks is much like developing food...
Heart Food; In More Ways Than One
For Valentine's Day I thought it appropriate to post about one of Norway's more popular and well known foods: our beloved heart shaped waffles. Soft and sweet, these are not eaten for breakfast, but rather as an afternoon treat or served with coffee at night (0r any...
Sjokoladekake – A Cake That Will Please Everyone
Chocolate cake is the most baked cake in Norway. The reason might be that it's easy to put together, using ingredients everyone most likely have in their cabinet already. Recipes vary, and there are countless versions with different fillings or ingredients, like...
Kanelboller – part of a Norwegian diet
You'd be hard pressed to find a Norwegian who doesn't absolutely LOVE cinnamon. One could say 3 out of 4 pastry recipes in Norway includes this delightful spice (exaggerating here and there), and kanelboller, or kanelsnurrer as some call them (in English we know them...
Kringle: The Nordic Pretzel
The kringle is a familiar Scandinavian pastry here in the U.S. among those familiar with Nordic cuisine. Often times referred to as the Nordic pretzel because of its similarity in shape, it is said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic monks....
Brytebrød; for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Norwegians love to bake, and it's a craft they have mastered to perfection. From cakes to cookies, breads and everything in between, there is something so special about baked goods from my home country. Most creations fit in the "rustic" category, and this brytebrød...
Pickled Pumpkin; A Forgotten Recipe
January is a meager month in Norway, where it's typically so cold and dark nothing seems to ever be able to survive outside. This is when we have to turn to our pantry for food, and to the mason jars we worked at filling over the summer and autumn with all types of...
Homemade and healthy Knekkebrød
Each time I go home to Norway, the meal I most look forward to is breakfast. Norwegians and Scandinavians alike take this meal really seriously. It is often a serious spread and the meal can go just as long as dinner. Various spreads are placed on the table, mostly...
Happy New Year and a brief announcement
Hello my dear readers and a Happy New Year to you all! For the past couple of years, I have been building this page around my Norwegian upbringing and background as a food professional, combining traditional recipes from my homeland with my interest in beverages and...
Riskrem: A classic Norwegian Christmas dessert
I am sure as children, and even adults, we have all been guilty of quickly and dutifully finishing our dinner in anticipation of dessert. Whenever my mom declared we would have riskrem for dessert, this was usually the time I didn't care what the main course was once...
Seven Types of Cookies for Christmas: Day Seven
Just two more days until Christmas and here comes my last day of my cookie series! I wanted to leave a really easy one for last since most of you are probably feeling the stress of the holiday preparations by now. This "cookie" is part cookie, part candy and...
Scandinavian Burger: Where Beet, Not Meat, Is The Star
The beet is an old cultural plant that has been grown in Europe for over three thousand years but likely arrived in Scandinavia in the 15th of 16th century. Both the red beet and sugar beet stem from the beach beet, which grows wild along coastal Europe. Beets...
Heart Food; In More Ways Than One
For Valentine's Day I thought it appropriate to post about one of Norway's more popular and well known foods: our beloved heart shaped waffles. Soft and sweet, these are not eaten for breakfast, but rather as an afternoon treat or served with coffee at night (0r any...
Sjokoladekake – A Cake That Will Please Everyone
Chocolate cake is the most baked cake in Norway. The reason might be that it's easy to put together, using ingredients everyone most likely have in their cabinet already. Recipes vary, and there are countless versions with different fillings or ingredients, like...
Kanelboller – part of a Norwegian diet
You'd be hard pressed to find a Norwegian who doesn't absolutely LOVE cinnamon. One could say 3 out of 4 pastry recipes in Norway includes this delightful spice (exaggerating here and there), and kanelboller, or kanelsnurrer as some call them (in English we know them...
Kringle: The Nordic Pretzel
The kringle is a familiar Scandinavian pastry here in the U.S. among those familiar with Nordic cuisine. Often times referred to as the Nordic pretzel because of its similarity in shape, it is said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic monks....
Brytebrød; for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Norwegians love to bake, and it's a craft they have mastered to perfection. From cakes to cookies, breads and everything in between, there is something so special about baked goods from my home country. Most creations fit in the "rustic" category, and this brytebrød...
Pickled Pumpkin; A Forgotten Recipe
January is a meager month in Norway, where it's typically so cold and dark nothing seems to ever be able to survive outside. This is when we have to turn to our pantry for food, and to the mason jars we worked at filling over the summer and autumn with all types of...
Homemade and healthy Knekkebrød
Each time I go home to Norway, the meal I most look forward to is breakfast. Norwegians and Scandinavians alike take this meal really seriously. It is often a serious spread and the meal can go just as long as dinner. Various spreads are placed on the table, mostly...
Happy New Year and a brief announcement
Hello my dear readers and a Happy New Year to you all! For the past couple of years, I have been building this page around my Norwegian upbringing and background as a food professional, combining traditional recipes from my homeland with my interest in beverages and...
Riskrem: A classic Norwegian Christmas dessert
I am sure as children, and even adults, we have all been guilty of quickly and dutifully finishing our dinner in anticipation of dessert. Whenever my mom declared we would have riskrem for dessert, this was usually the time I didn't care what the main course was once...