In honor of my new webshop that launched yesterday, I needed to make a decadent recipe that celebrated some of Norway’s most famous recipes: the marzipan cake! Did you know that nearly half of all cakes sold in Norway are some version of ‘marsipankake’? That’s one...
The upcoming “Fastelavn” in Norway where we gorge on cream puffs made me think of the decadent “Sørlandsboller”, which are filled with vanilla custard and topped with melted chocolate. It also inspired me to play around with different types of recipes for cardamom...
Gahkko or gáhkku is a traditional thick and soft flatbread, reminiscent of Norwegian polarbrød and also often goes by the name klappekake. The gáhkku dough is flavored with anise or fennel seeds and sweetened with a little syrup. Festive breads were often flavored as...
February 6th we celebrate the Sámi National Day in Norway. The Samí people are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia (the Kola Peninsula). Norway is home to about half of the total Sami population, approximately 40,000 people. ...
This a repurposed blog from a previous post I published back in January of 2013 before I turned vegan. I've wanted to make a vegan version of the amazing and popular sweet rolls Norwegians are known for, called skolebrød or skoleboller, depending on where in the...
Traditionally associated with Christmas time, these popular Norwegian donuts called smultringer are made from a dough that is often spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, and sometimes lemon or orange zest. Smaller than American donuts, the classic version is fried in lard,...
Toscacake has to be one of the most popular cakes in Norway, although it is said to have first appeared in cookbooks in Sweden in the 1930s, so technically considered Swedish. Regardless of its origin, it is baked frequently all across Scandinavia and once you try it...
“Lefse” is a common denominator for flat, round, and often soft pastries. They exist in a plethora of varieties all across Norway and around the globe. Originally they were cooked over an open flame on a stone slab or an iron plate, today they are often cooked on a...
Being Norwegian, I am not lacking in ideas of what to do with potatoes. As I’ve mentioned before in my previous posts, where would Norway be without potatoes? We seem to eat it with practically every meal, as this is an easy crop to grow in a cold weather...
Trollkrem, literally translated as "troll cream" is a popular Norwegian dessert and filling. It's really simple to make and consists only of 3-4 ingredients: whipped egg whites, lingonberries or lingonberry jam (in Norway we call these berries tyttebær), sugar, and...
In honor of my new webshop that launched yesterday, I needed to make a decadent recipe that celebrated some of Norway’s most famous recipes: the marzipan cake! Did you know that nearly half of all cakes sold in Norway are some version of ‘marsipankake’? That’s one...
The upcoming “Fastelavn” in Norway where we gorge on cream puffs made me think of the decadent “Sørlandsboller”, which are filled with vanilla custard and topped with melted chocolate. It also inspired me to play around with different types of recipes for cardamom...
Gahkko or gáhkku is a traditional thick and soft flatbread, reminiscent of Norwegian polarbrød and also often goes by the name klappekake. The gáhkku dough is flavored with anise or fennel seeds and sweetened with a little syrup. Festive breads were often flavored as...
February 6th we celebrate the Sámi National Day in Norway. The Samí people are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia (the Kola Peninsula). Norway is home to about half of the total Sami population, approximately 40,000 people. ...
This a repurposed blog from a previous post I published back in January of 2013 before I turned vegan. I've wanted to make a vegan version of the amazing and popular sweet rolls Norwegians are known for, called skolebrød or skoleboller, depending on where in the...
Traditionally associated with Christmas time, these popular Norwegian donuts called smultringer are made from a dough that is often spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, and sometimes lemon or orange zest. Smaller than American donuts, the classic version is fried in lard,...
Toscacake has to be one of the most popular cakes in Norway, although it is said to have first appeared in cookbooks in Sweden in the 1930s, so technically considered Swedish. Regardless of its origin, it is baked frequently all across Scandinavia and once you try it...
“Lefse” is a common denominator for flat, round, and often soft pastries. They exist in a plethora of varieties all across Norway and around the globe. Originally they were cooked over an open flame on a stone slab or an iron plate, today they are often cooked on a...
Being Norwegian, I am not lacking in ideas of what to do with potatoes. As I’ve mentioned before in my previous posts, where would Norway be without potatoes? We seem to eat it with practically every meal, as this is an easy crop to grow in a cold weather...
Trollkrem, literally translated as "troll cream" is a popular Norwegian dessert and filling. It's really simple to make and consists only of 3-4 ingredients: whipped egg whites, lingonberries or lingonberry jam (in Norway we call these berries tyttebær), sugar, and...