Today marks the start of Easter in Norway - Palm Sunday is always an exciting day, as Norwegians look forward to the week ahead when they trek to the mountains in search of snow, sun, skiing, and of course... great food! The Easter holiday is huge in Norway, and...
Spring has been my favorite time of year ever since I was a little girl. Growing up in Norway, the winters were harsh, long, freezing cold and dark, which made people a bit depressed and not very social. Having day light only for about five to six hours a day will...
Although cauliflower is a winter hardy vegetable and is in season for most of the year here, it is summer time I associate with cauliflower soup growing up in Norway. While cauliflower tastes good all over the world, international cookbooks talk about the vegetable...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Today marks the start of Easter in Norway - Palm Sunday is always an exciting day, as Norwegians look forward to the week ahead when they trek to the mountains in search of snow, sun, skiing, and of course... great food! The Easter holiday is huge in Norway, and...
Spring has been my favorite time of year ever since I was a little girl. Growing up in Norway, the winters were harsh, long, freezing cold and dark, which made people a bit depressed and not very social. Having day light only for about five to six hours a day will...
Although cauliflower is a winter hardy vegetable and is in season for most of the year here, it is summer time I associate with cauliflower soup growing up in Norway. While cauliflower tastes good all over the world, international cookbooks talk about the vegetable...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...