Wow, there’s less than one hour left of the month of May. Where has time gone? Tomorrow will be the first of June, and summer is just three weeks away. Since my last post, I’ve been prett...
This time, it’s all about you. What do you love best about Scandinavian food? Do you have a favorite Norwegian soup recipe or a beloved Swedish cookie you remember eating while growing up? What memor...
Hi friends, those among you in Seattle and those from the far corners of the world. I’m amazed when I read the blog stats and see where you come from. Some of you—most of you, actually—are from the U...
Yesterday I promised to share the recipes for Swedish cheesecake and Swedish apple pie with you. Today as I eat a slice of leftover cheesecake for breakfast, it seems like the perfect time to keep my...
The dishes are drying, the food is put away. It’s been an hour since my last guest and her baby said goodbye and left to catch the bus back home. In these quiet, peaceful moments while my baby ...
It’s a quiet Sunday morning here at my house. Birds are chirping outside and I hear the quiet hum of the computer and refrigerator, but all is still. I’m still in my pajamas, sipping a cu...
I’m excited to share that Foodista has named Outside Oslo its Food Blog of the Day for today! Outside Oslo is a place where I share food and stories that mean something to me as they relate to ...
Every once in a while you come across a cookbook that you feel you would like to live with exclusively for a few weeks, cooking obsessively through the mouth-watering recipes and discovering the full...
When it comes to special events, what menu items come to mind? Dry-aged steak grilled to perfection? Truffles? Foie grasor another rich and fancy hors d’oeuvres? I’m guessing that cod, beets, bacon, ...
When it comes to comfort food, one needs to look no further than Scandinavia for inspiration, with its array of root vegetables, meat stews, cured and pickled fish, and soups such as the traditional ...
Thanks for all of your interest in helping me recreate an old cookie of Grandma D.’s. Last year I embarked on a search for a lost recipe: a traditional Norwegian cookie that my late grandmother...
First of all, there’s nothing Scandinavian about the content of this post. But if you’re a new mom or know anyone expecting a baby, perhaps you’ll still be interested in reading it....
I’m spending a little time on this quiet Friday afternoon thinking about what to make for a few special Christmas meals in the next couple of days. If you, like me, are also looking for last-mi...
Outside Oslo is now on Facebook! I hope you’ll check it out and click “Like” to follow it. The page is in its infancy at the moment, but I’ll be using it to update you on new ...
Grandpa M. and me many years ago. Some of my most treasured possessions from my relatives are their recipes. Whether they’re handwritten in Grandma H.’s spiral-bound handwritten collectio...
“Kaffe?” I knew exactly what the flight attendant was saying. Though I speak virtually no Norwegian, that word transcends most Western languages. Though spelling and intonation may change, coffee, in...
I’ve joked in the past that all the news you need to know is on Facebook. Sure, it might be a drastic way of limiting your news consumption, but stick with me here. Being a former television ne...
In normal years I imagine summer to be filled with gin and tonics on the front porch, fresh corn on the cob grilled in their husks alongside simply seasoned steaks, grilled sardines paired perfectly ...
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