It’s December 13, or Saint Lucia’s day today. What better day to make Lucia buns? The recipe has been translated and adapted from this one. Ingredients 50 g yeast 500 ml milk 150 g butter 250 g quark cheese 2 dl sugar 0.5 g saffron 0.5 tsp turmeric 1.6 liter all purpose flour, plus… Continue reading Lussekatter
Author: Anne
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Kransekake baking
Video: Traditional Norwegian Christmas song
The text mentions lighting a thousand Christmas candles. In Norwegian the words lys (light) & hus (house) can be replaced somewhat in lyrics like these for rhyming purposes, resulting in funny songs around the Christmas table. Or that might just be my family.
Quotation Monday #41
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ― Bob Hope
Second Sunday of Advent
Burnt clementine ice cream
So, it seems to be time to think about Christmas flavours, what with the Gingerbread ice cream last Friday and now this… I don’t know about abroad, but in Norway, clementines are really big in December. Just the smell of them being peeled is almost enough to put me in a Christmas mood. When I… Continue reading Burnt clementine ice cream
Gingerbread
Pulling out all the cookie cutters. What does the fox say?
Video: You know it is Christmas when…
Last Christmas’ Ylvis video – a Norwegian Christmas carol – the Ylvis way.
Quotation Monday #40
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder