Most of the time I'm happy to share the recipes I come up with on the blog, but this time there was something in me that thought I should just keep this one a secret and perhaps profit off of starting a caramel business. The caramels came out that good. I didn't...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Homemade caramels to bring you holiday happiness
Most of the time I'm happy to share the recipes I come up with on the blog, but this time there was something in me that thought I should just keep this one a secret and perhaps profit off of starting a caramel business. The caramels came out that good. I didn't...
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...
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...
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...
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...