Oh, butter

Butter is one of those things I’ve been wanting to make for a while. My mother used to warn me (and I believe that it also says so on the cream carton) that if I whipped the cream too much, it would turn into butter. I was curious to see how long it took. The… Continue reading Oh, butter

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Happy song

Sometimes you have happy memories tied to songs. This is one of those songs. For me (and I suspect many others) it is associated with Barney and Robin from How I Met Your Mother.

Mette-Marit on sick leave.

Mette-Marit’s neck disc prolapse has returned and she is currently on sick leave for two weeks. She will do some engagements, according to the Palace spokesperson – but anything involving travel is out. The official trip to Finland will be done by Haakon solo. Next week’s literary train ride to Northern Norway that was on… Continue reading Mette-Marit on sick leave.

Cinnamon snails

As I said with the raspberry slices – there are certain things I miss about Denmark. The Kanelsnegle – or cinnamon snail – is one of them. It is slightly more cake-y than a regular cinnamon bun, and usually dripping with icing. I tried to make my own. And failed.     I tried my… Continue reading Cinnamon snails