I am grateful for my sense of taste because it means that I can buy a basket of Norwegian strawberries, take a bite and be transported back to my childhood. Sitting on the steps to my grandmother’s garden in the south of Norway and eating the same brand of strawberries with my dad. Even if… Continue reading Taste
Category: Food
Trick for Squeezing Lemons from Martha Stewart Food
Nifty trick for squeezing lemons to get all the juice out. Trick for Squeezing Lemons – Martha Stewart Food. Admittedly, I haven’t tried it, and it seems like something that could quickly get messy unless you’re doing it as pictured or over a larger bowl. But it could be practical for when the recipe calls… Continue reading Trick for Squeezing Lemons from Martha Stewart Food
Babies tasting food items for the first time
Once a month cooking
I’ve been trying out Once A Month Mom cooking this weekend. I now have a lot of delicious-smelling dishes in my freezer. It’s breakfasts, lunches and dinners – and you get the shopping lists for all the dishes as well as recipe cards, and the order of cooking to maximize time. Lessons learned (remember this… Continue reading Once a month cooking
Dangerous pastimes
Ikea in December is a dangerous place if you’re trying to be healthy. They have a gingerbread and gløgg-stand every five minutes, and even if you just ate… You will be inspired enough to partake in goods from all of them.
Chocolate-talking
The problem with recommending the new chocolate sauce and mousse-filled dark chocolate bar to everyone… Is that I keep giving myself cravings. Help?
Kitchen II
I’m still working my way through Regina Leeds’ book, albeit slowly. Last week I started planning for the game night I’ve got going on, and the trivia weekend the weekend after that – so even though I looked through the chapter on the second part of the kitchen organization, I haven’t implemented much yet. My… Continue reading Kitchen II
Organizing the kitchen I
Still going on about the Regina Leeds book One Year to an Organized Life: From Your Closets to Your Finances, the Week-by-week Guide to Getting Completely Organized for Good. I’ve made it to week 3 – and now we’re heading into kitchen territory. The first week is about planning how you’d like your kitchen to… Continue reading Organizing the kitchen I
Juicer
I’ve had my juicer for a fair bit now – and although it is a pain to clean up since I don’t have a dishwasher – it does see semi-regular use. I have discovered some don’ts – cucumber juice is not all that good when it is the core ingredient, actually. On the similar level,… Continue reading Juicer