Sometimes you just want an easy meal. This Stir-fried pork with ginger & honey from BBC Good Food is sure to fulfill that. Easy, tasty, and it doesn’t take too long to put together. Perfect for those days when you don’t have the time to cook for ages, but still want something home-made. And if you… Continue reading Stir-fried pork with ginger & honey
Quotation Monday #50
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Airport love
In Norway, the television channel TV2 won the rights to the 2014 Olympics over the State broadcaster NRK. This means that there are commercial breaks during the games. They’re not too good about showing when the commercials start. In the Olympic Opening Ceremony the following commercial was shown. And it took me until the end… Continue reading Airport love
Crown Prince Haakon for Lillehammer 2016
Behind the scenes: Crown Prince Haakon from our film shoot today. Nice jacket! @Kronprinsparet #lillehammer2016 pic.twitter.com/YnQwEfB9nh — Lillehammer2016 (@lillehammer2016) February 7, 2014 Crown Prince Haakon is on the committee for the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympics. Yesterday he was filming a promotional film for the games.
“Thai” Chicken Pizza
In some ways, this pizza is deceptive. The picture looks about the same as the pizza did. Not very attractive. Oh, but the taste… It is pure deliciousness from the first bite. There might have been leftovers for the next day (since I can’t eat a whole of these pizzas by myself at one time),… Continue reading “Thai” Chicken Pizza
Winter Olympics then and now
In preparation for the Winter Olympics tomorrow: Mashable has created a GIF list of some the various sports of the Winter Olympics, and the difference between when they were first introduced and now. The scariest one is the Swiss bob sled team. I don’t think it is without reason that the bob sledders now (unlike… Continue reading Winter Olympics then and now
Linguistic question
In Norwegian, an umbrella is called paraply. It takes its name from the French (presumably) parapluie. It means defence against the rain. A parasol is designed to use as defence against the sun. This lady in front of me today was using her umbrella to protect herself against the snow. I wonder if there is… Continue reading Linguistic question
WordCamp Norway
Last weekend I hung out at WordCamp Norway. Something I would not have done if I wasn’t in Oslo this year. So much fun!
Broccoli & cheddar soup
So, again, the snow is falling outside. Snow. Snow. Snow. It means that it is a pretty good time for making this creamy, cheesy, warm soup. Plus, there is broccoli in it – so despite the cheese, not totally unhealthy. I rummaged through some old bookmarks, and found this version from the Pioneer Woman. Her… Continue reading Broccoli & cheddar soup