I’ve mentioned before that my friends gather every Tuesday for a TV night, and it’s always the perfect opportunity for me to test new recipes, especially because one of my friends is half Swedish, so she not only grew up with Norwegian baking like the rest of us, but also…
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Continue ReadingYesterday I shared a recipe for Norwegian cardamom cookies, but I have a confession: those aren’t my favorite cardamom cookies. And now I have an embarrassing confession: my favorite cardamom cookies are actually Swedish. These sliced cardamom cookies are soft and fudgy with a hint of cinnamon and caramel. They…
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Continue ReadingNorwegians love to use cardamom in baking, especially in sweet buns like cinnamon buns, solskinsboller, and Norwegian school bread (skolebrød). But you’ll also see cardamom used sometimes in Norwegian cookies like krumkaker, or these simple cardamom butter cookies that I made over the weekend. These Norwegian cardamom cookies are basic…
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Continue ReadingOnce a week my friends in Bergen gather for Trashy Tuesday to watch reality tv together. It’s a perfect opportunity for a weekday catchup, and it’s also a perfect opportunity for me to test out new recipes. Often it takes me a few tries to perfect the recipe I want…
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Continue ReadingSweden has so many great cakes, but one of my favorites is kärleksmums, or “love treats.” This is a light chocolate cake topped with a dark chocolate coffee glaze and shredded coconut. It’s like the chocolate version of silviakaka, one of my other favorite Swedish cakes. Tips This is quite…
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Continue ReadingWe’ve had the most beautiful start to autumn in Bergen this year. The leaves on the trees are turning orange and red and when I walk Alfie each evening I can smell fårikål wafting through Bergen’s cobblestone streets. Okay that last bit might be an exaggeration, but I’m sure a…
