So here’s the story: I came home from London yesterday, and discovered we had plums that were about three weeks old in the fridge. I didn’t really feel like eating them whole and raw, so instead, inspired by the Norwegian movement #spisoppmaten (finish/eat up your food), I decided to make plum chia jam. It turned […]
Fall is here in Oslo and I’ve started craving warm, gooey porridge for breakfast. Fall is my favourite time of year, especially here in Oslo with all the beautiful colours, some sunshine, long walks in the park and my birthday;) I’m also excited about getting back to school, music, folk dance, blogging, etcetera, but right […]
Yesterday, I wanted something fresh, colourful and vibrant with my breakfast and decided to make juice. Coincidentally, I had a big bag of beetroots and carrots in the fridge along with some apples, raspberries and herbs. And there was juice. Anyhow, juicing is a great way to get lots of different vitamins and minerals and […]
We arrived back home from Kragerø yesterday, and I discovered we still had those two bananas – those two bananas which were not green enough for me on Friday and certainly not today. I thought to myself; what does one do with spotty bananas? And I concluded that the best (and easiest) thing to do […]
At some point during the Christmas holidays, most Norwegians eat “risengrynsgrøt” or “risgrøt”. Most people have it for dinner on December 23rd and then eat the leftovers cold with a berry sauce for dessert on Christmas Eve. When eaten cold, it’s called “riskrem”. It’s basically a rice pudding with white rice, milk, vanilla and then […]
