After really binging this weekend (why, oh, why?) I felt the need for something healthy for dinner today. I landed on carrot patties – made from the same principle as hamburger patties, I guess, but without meat. If you have a food processor, this is not a time-consuming recipe. If not, like me, you’re going… Continue reading Healthy Cooking: Carrot patties
A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Recently, I was asked to hold a talk on books for some of my colleagues, and the afternoon before the book-talk, I picked up Ari Behn’s latest. The likelihood that someone else had read it was slim, since it’s just come out, and it was thin (unlike the latest tome on the Queen Mother, which… Continue reading A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Literary cooking: Miss Trunchbull’s Chocolate Cake
For this year’s Halloween bash, it was a goal for us to have a thoroughly gross fare on the table. We borrowed Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes by Felicity Dahl and Josie Fison, illustrated by Quentin Blake (in Norwegian) from the library and glanced through it. While a lot of the recipes were decidedly revolting, there… Continue reading Literary cooking: Miss Trunchbull’s Chocolate Cake
Marie to become protector of UNESCO Denmark
I have to admit that I already thought this was a done deal back in March, when she had her first engagement with UNESCO Denmark, but on the coming Tuesday, Princess Marie will be presented as the royal protector of the organization. In the months since the first engagement at the National Museum, Princess Marie… Continue reading Marie to become protector of UNESCO Denmark
Norwegian cooking: Pearl Porridge
Growing up, I always loved going to my grandmother’s to eat. Not just the Sunday steak, where dinner was followed by dessert, which in turn was followed by coffee and cakes, but also for some of the more everyday meals. One of those meals was sago porridge, or pearl porridge as we used to call… Continue reading Norwegian cooking: Pearl Porridge
Church and football
The Norwegian football cup finals were played today, and King Harald is usually present at Ullevål to hand out the trophy to the winners. However, he had another task today. As head of the Norwegian church, he was present at the inauguration of the new bishop, Erling Pettersen, in Stavanger today. This meant that someone… Continue reading Church and football
Denmark: Regent vs. Chancellor of the Realm
Currently, there is a Danish State Visit to Vietnam going on. This involves both the Queen and the Crown Prince – which means that according to Danish law, someone has to be home in Denmark to mind the store, so to speak. This time around, Prince Joachim was the fortunate one. The purpose of this… Continue reading Denmark: Regent vs. Chancellor of the Realm
Norwegian Royal House vaccinated
The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the senior members of the royal house, the King, the Queen, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, as well as some members of the court, have all been vaccinated against the swine flu.
The holiday home debate, round 2
It looked like the last piece in the saga around Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s summer house was over and done with, when they purchased the tiny island outside of Risør. Sure, the purchase might not make much sense to non-Norwegians, tiny cottage located on a rock in the middle of an ocean… Continue reading The holiday home debate, round 2