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
Category: Other bits
The Danish painting (100 things #18)
The big royal discussion of the past month ended up being the new painting of the Danish royal family done by painter Thomas Kluge. It can be viewed here. It has been likened to the poster for a horror film, such as The Omen, and Huffington Post compared the image of Prince Christian to one… Continue reading The Danish painting (100 things #18)
Gingerbread Ice Cream
Gingerbread became a bit controversial in Norway last Christmas. Mainly because it is called pepperkake (i.e. pepper cake) and a lot of the recipes don’t contain pepper. Hence, it is linguistically wrong. We’re a small country. We like to argue about things like this. In English, the ginger is very clear in the recipes, and… Continue reading Gingerbread Ice Cream
Morning Smoothie
During September, I kept getting the feeling that I wasn’t eating enough fruit and vegetables. In October, I started throwing around a few things, such as the beet chips, pie, and so on. For the past month or so, I have been on an insane morning smoothie kick. And it is generally the same smoothie… Continue reading Morning Smoothie
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s history of ailments
Crown Princess Mette-Marit had her surgery yesterday, and, according to reports, came through all right.. She will have a few days of recuperation at the hospital, and then some re-training at home. It is just the latest in the line of unfortunate ailments for the Norwegian Crown Princess. Ever since the marriage in 2001, there… Continue reading Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s history of ailments
Napoleon’s hats
Last summer, as we were traveling through the islands in the south of Denmark, we stopped by a bakery and picked up assorted baked goods. The Napoleon’s hat, or Napoleonshatte in Danish, was one of them. I used this recipe from DR.dk as the foundation when I made mine. It was much easier to make… Continue reading Napoleon’s hats
Mette-Marit to have surgery
On October 8, the Norwegian royal court announced that the neck prolapse of Crown Princess Mette-Marit had returned, and that the Crown Princess was on sick leave for two weeks. On October 21, they announced that the leave had been expanded 6-8 weeks, as she was not better. She is still not better and the… Continue reading Mette-Marit to have surgery
Victoria and H&M
One of the foremost things a female royal today can do for her country’s fashion industry is to wear what they produce in public. Where she will be photographed. It is a promotion of that country and that industry. (Fashion is less important in the role than the humanitarian aspects and other official duties, but… Continue reading Victoria and H&M
Health issues
So, back in January I had a health episode of sorts that lead to me being off work (to a certain degree) for three weeks. The issues remained throughout the year, to a smaller/larger degree. I did lots of stuff to try to sort out what it might be, beyond the initial diagnosis, my doctor… Continue reading Health issues