I spent Christmas in a lovely little log cabin in Northern Sweden. And when I told my friend Josephine, who is half Norwegian and half Swedish, that I would be in Sweden for Christmas, she sent me a long list of foods I needed to buy at the grocery store, as well as traditional Swedish recipe I could make: And she said that I had to make Jannsons frestelse, or Jansson’s Temptation, for Christmas. Janssons frestelse is a Swedish casserole with potatoes, onions, anchovies (or sprats), and cream. Swedes love to serve Janssons frestelse for Christmas, but people will also…
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Continue ReadingEver since I was a little kid Norwegian lefse has been one of my favorite foods, especially when it’s filled with butter and sugar to make kling. And I’m certainly not alone in my love for lefse. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with flour, butter, cream and…
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Continue ReadingIf you’ve been to Norway you might know that Norwegians eat tacos on Friday and sweets on Saturday. And you know what we eat on Thursday? Raspeballer! Actually, many Norwegians make raspeballer at home on Sundays, but most restaurants here will only serve raspeballer on Thursdays. Thursdays used to be…
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Continue ReadingAfter making lomper I of course had to buy a package of hotdogs to have some traditional Norwegian hotdogs in lomper. And then while I was in the supermarket I spotted some shrimp and thought I could maybe whip up some Skagenröra to add to the hotdogs. And then once…
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Continue ReadingLomper are a staple in Norwegian kitchens, and once you learn how to make them I bet they’ll become a staple in yours. They’re tasty, versatile, and healthy. Lomper are soft potato flatbreads, sort of like tortillas, made from potatoes, a bit of all purpose and rye flour, and a…
