Lingonberry-Studded Almond Cake (Gluten Free)
If you had asked me in my youth to define Norwegian food, I would have listed off a number of almond-flavored desserts: towering kransekake wreath cakes served at weddings, layered birthday cakes...
View ArticleRelaxed Hospitality: My New Book Club (with Recipe)
Posts may contain affiliate links; read more by clicking here. I started this new year with a new book club, and I couldn’t be happier about the fact that I get to invite a group of women into my home...
View ArticleA Scandinavian-Inspired Salad for Winter
I don’t know about you, but I’m wrestling with the seasons–the transition from one to the next, specifically. To be honest, I love winter. This time around, in particular. As I traded my debit card...
View ArticleMidsummer Picnic Potato Salad
Midsummer might just be one of my favorite times of the Scandinavian year—specifically because of the food. Think smoked or cured salmon and pickled herring, potato salad, berries, aquavit, and beer....
View ArticleScandinavian Poached Cod with Creamy Dill Sauce: A Sneak Peek from from my...
Post includes affiliate links; read more by clicking here. The following is excerpted from my forthcoming book, The Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners: 75 Recipes to Kick-Start Your Healthy Lifestyle,...
View ArticleCreamy Shrimp and Dill on Cucumber Slices (Skagenröra)
Toast Skagen, or Skagenröra, is a popular Scandinavian appetizer that’s as easy as can be yet a crowd pleaser. The original version—named after Skagen, a fishing port in northern Denmark—dates back to...
View ArticleScandinavian Rhubarb Soup with Vanilla Ice Cream
(Disclosure: Posts on this site may include Affiliate Links; click here to learn more.) If you’re lucky to have some late-season rhubarb in your garden or a stash from the spring harvest in the...
View ArticleMy Signature Gluten-Free Swedish Meatballs (Also Dairy-Free & Egg-Free)
In my 20s and early 30s, food allergies and sensitivities were something I was aware of in other people’s lives but something that I had little personal connection with. In recent years, however,...
View ArticlePickled Beets with Bay Leaf and Juniper: A Staple for Your Scandinavian Pantry
In Norway the storehouse is called a stabbur. My ancestors would have worked throughout the warm months to prepare and preserve food to last through the winter. In a country with just three percent...
View ArticleNorwegian Plukkfisk (Cod & potatoes)
For so many of us who embrace our Scandinavian roots, the celebration foods of the holidays are the ones we associate with our heritage. I’ve written plenty here over the years about the lefse,...
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