Havreflarn, or oat lace cookies, are popular in Norway and Sweden, and if you don’t live in Scandinavia you might recognize these as Ikea cookies. But personally I think homemade havreflarn cookies are far superior to the Ikea version. Havreflarn are super simple, made with just butter, sugar, an egg,…
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Continue ReadingWe’ve had beautiful weather here in Bergen the past few weeks, which has meant lots of brunches outside in the sun. And one of my favorite Scandinavian brunch staples is Toast Skagen. Toast Skagen is made with toasted white bread topped with a heaping portion of Skagenröra, which is a…
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Continue ReadingIf you’ve been to a Norwegian bakery you’ve probably been overwhelmed by all the delicious cardamom and cinnamon buns on offer. There are traditional kanelboller, cardamom rolls, twisted kanelsnurrer, and of course the classic skolebrød. How are you to choose just one? Lately I’ve found myself most often reaching for…
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Continue ReadingSome of my favorite sweet treats to buy at bakeries in Norway are mazariner, which are simple but oh so tasty almond tartlets with a shortbread cookie shell and almond filling. Apparently mazariner originally come from Sweden, so you might now them as Swedish almond tarts, but they seem to…
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Continue ReadingSince I was a little kid fiskesuppe (fish soup) has been one of my favorite Norwegian dishes. So of course when I moved to Norway as an adult fiskesuppe was already a staple in my repertoire. Fish soup is a Norwegian favorite, and there are so many different versions here.…
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Continue ReadingMost Norwegians refer to kvæfjord cake (kvæfjordkake) as simply verdens beste, or the world’s best cake. In fact some of my friends here in Norway didn’t even know that verdens beste is officially called kvæfjordkake. Now personally, if I were to give any cake the title of world’s best cake…
