Seven Types of Cookies for Christmas: Day One

Seven Types of Cookies for Christmas: Day One

Baking seven kinds of cookies for Christmas has long been a tradition in Norway. And why exactly seven, you ask? The number seven was regarded as a lucky number in the old days, which is why people felt the need to fill their cake boxes with this many varieties. ...

Rhubarb – a versatile fruit that welomes the Nordic climate

Spring is definitely here, and with that comes bounties of those gorgeous red and pink bunches, so versatile it can be made into both sweet and savory dishes.   Rhubarb reminds me of summer in Norway – my mom would have a small area behind our stabbur (outhouse)...

Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 1: Rye bread

Scandinavians are known for being big bread lovers and hence we are big consumers of this food.   Besides our famous open face sandwiches which we serve at various occasions, both breakfast and our evening snack often consists of hearty breads topped with a variety of...

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