The problem with getting recipes from the Internet is that there will usually be some part of it that is impossible to get, or to understand. For those of us who don’t get our butter in sticks… recipes that feature that measurement can be incomprehensible. That is, until you find a butter converter. It becomes… Continue reading The power of the internet, or quick solutions when cooking
Category: Food
New Year’s Eve Menu
Some people eat the same thing each New Year’s Eve. My parents, for example, have landed on the tradition of having tacos (every guest is responsible for one part), whereas others go for turkey or other Norwegian traditions that they didn’t eat on Christmas Eve. My sister and I have celebrated New Year’s Eve the… Continue reading New Year’s Eve Menu
Want: Nancy Drew’s lunch
I’m not one of those very particular types – I’d be hopeless at cutting vegetables the same size, and neatly. Never mind the sandwich squares. However, I find the notion of that particular attention of detail appealing. As is the case with the lunch Nancy Drew brings to school on her first day Nancy Drew
Apple Chutney
Chutneys are becoming one of my favorite things to make – essentially it is just a matter of putting the ingredients into a saucepan and letting them bubble together for a long period. The downside is that the chutneys need to stand for a while to mature, so no instant gratification. The apple tree in… Continue reading Apple Chutney
Plum chutney
We’ve had a fair bit of plums outside this year. They’re not as tasty-looking as in previous years, (I am really picky when it comes to eating plums from the tree – they have to look just right, or else I won’t bother) so the obvious thing is to use them as an ingredient in… Continue reading Plum chutney
Want: Twinings Lady Grey
Maybe there is something about being a librarian… Most of the places I’ve worked, where there have been a large librarian population – tea breaks have been the norm, not coffee breaks. When I was out on work placement in the UK, I noted that my supervisor and colleagues were adamant that I take my… Continue reading Want: Twinings Lady Grey
Eating at work
When I got back to work after a two-week vacation, they had started renovating the cafeteria closest to my desk. For the past two days we’ve been trying out the other cafeterias in the building – they serve the same food, which is made in the same kitchen – but somehow it is not the… Continue reading Eating at work
The Eurovision menu
Having an Eurovision party is an excellent time to try out the recipes I’ve collected from other blogs. Norway isn’t in the finals, which didn’t come as a huge shock, but the food should be good anyway. Currently in the oven is the Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart bread. Earlier today, I made Lemon Poppy Seed… Continue reading The Eurovision menu
Cooking chicken with white sauce
From my great grandmother’s cookbook from 1920, or thereabouts, I have now learnt how to make chicken with white sauce. It is quite simple, really. You simply make it like you would make hen with white sauce. That’s the entire recipe. Granted, the hen with white sauce was the recipe before that, so it is… Continue reading Cooking chicken with white sauce