Kvæfjordkake, also known as ‘verdens beste’, the world’s best cake, is Norway's national cake. Based on a sponge cake, it is layered and filled with whipped cream mixed with vanilla custard and topped with a ‘lid’ of meringue sprinkled with sliced almonds. Many would...
Even though it’s still snowing in Norway while I write this (yes, it can snow in May!), I am getting the spring feels here in New York as we enter a new month. The farmer’s markets around my area are slowly filling up with spring produce like scallions, asparagus,...
Norwegian breakfast rolls or rundstykker are a classic on most breakfast and brunch tables at home, as well as in restaurants, cafes, and hotels. Besides the breakfast table, these rolls are served on koldtbord (“cold buffet”), as an accompaniment to soups, stews,...
This is part 3 of a series of blog posts featuring the wonderful products from Eden Ciders. There’s a saying that goes “as American as apple pie” that I’d like to tweak for the purpose of this blog post to “as Norwegian as apple cake.” There is hardly a cake that is...
Tropisk Aroma (tropical aroma) is a classic on Norwegian cake tables. It’s a juicy and flavorful chocolate cake that many Norwegians associate with a visit to their grandmother. It’s in many ways old fashioned, but still a very popular cake today that evokes dear...
With Easter fast approaching and the first day of spring coming up next week, my mind goes to foods that reminds me of the bright sunshine, and "solskinnsboller" definitely fits the season. Decadent, fluffy cardamom buns with a "sun" in the middle of vanilla custard,...
When I asked my sister in Norway the other day if she had ever made kålruletter she responded “not since home economics in high school!”!We had a good laugh. While this is a well known dish in Norway, it’s by many considered ‘old fashioned’ and what was typically...
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...
Kvæfjordkake, also known as ‘verdens beste’, the world’s best cake, is Norway's national cake. Based on a sponge cake, it is layered and filled with whipped cream mixed with vanilla custard and topped with a ‘lid’ of meringue sprinkled with sliced almonds. Many would...
Even though it’s still snowing in Norway while I write this (yes, it can snow in May!), I am getting the spring feels here in New York as we enter a new month. The farmer’s markets around my area are slowly filling up with spring produce like scallions, asparagus,...
Norwegian breakfast rolls or rundstykker are a classic on most breakfast and brunch tables at home, as well as in restaurants, cafes, and hotels. Besides the breakfast table, these rolls are served on koldtbord (“cold buffet”), as an accompaniment to soups, stews,...
This is part 3 of a series of blog posts featuring the wonderful products from Eden Ciders. There’s a saying that goes “as American as apple pie” that I’d like to tweak for the purpose of this blog post to “as Norwegian as apple cake.” There is hardly a cake that is...
Tropisk Aroma (tropical aroma) is a classic on Norwegian cake tables. It’s a juicy and flavorful chocolate cake that many Norwegians associate with a visit to their grandmother. It’s in many ways old fashioned, but still a very popular cake today that evokes dear...
With Easter fast approaching and the first day of spring coming up next week, my mind goes to foods that reminds me of the bright sunshine, and "solskinnsboller" definitely fits the season. Decadent, fluffy cardamom buns with a "sun" in the middle of vanilla custard,...
When I asked my sister in Norway the other day if she had ever made kålruletter she responded “not since home economics in high school!”!We had a good laugh. While this is a well known dish in Norway, it’s by many considered ‘old fashioned’ and what was typically...
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...
