Aug 6, 2017 | Culture & History, Food
If you are a fan of Norwegian waffles, you know that they are heart shaped, thinner and softer than the American version. We also don’t eat waffles for breakfast, rather we enjoy them with a strong cup of black coffee in the afternoon or evening, preferably in...
May 5, 2017 | Culture & History
Today’s blog post was inspired by my niece Synne, who is graduating high school this month and is pictured in the feature image (she is the lovely young woman on the very left). Seeing her photos made me reminisce back to when I was celebrating finishing school...
Mar 29, 2017 | Culture & History
If you’ve ever been, or go to Norway – you are bound to see an unusually wide variety of salty licorice candy in stores across the country. Norwegians’ love for this not so sweet candy is very strong, and other Scandinavian countries like Sweden...
Mar 13, 2017 | Culture & History
Every so often life throws you those serendipitous moments when a reader of your blog connects with a Norwegian across the United States, mentions you, and suggests reaching out. That woman does, and you end up getting to know a wonderful, budding entrepreneur and...
Mar 15, 2016 | Culture & History, Food
Ok, so this is a blog post I’m not sure will really translate very well into English, but I happened to come across it earlier and it brought back so many wonderful childhood memories I just had to at least give this a try! This might be a funny story for the...