Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris by Ann Mah I’m currently working my way through the Julia Child memoir of living in Paris. I seem to be on a Paris book-kick at the moment. (Julia Child, David Lebovitz, Laura Florand and Lauren Willig, to name… Continue reading Review: Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris
Quotation Monday #36
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway
Favourite things in nature
I’m generally not an autumn person. I don’t like it when it gets colder outside, which (in Norway) happens just about when the calendar hits September 1. This year we’ve been fortunate, and have had a very mild season. But what I do love about autumn – the changing colours. This was taken in the… Continue reading Favourite things in nature
Beet, feta and pesto pie
I have been on a beet kick lately (thumb cutting aside). I guess it is because I really love the flavour of it, and for once I found it in store (ergo, I had to buy). But once I had the bag of beets in-house, I had to figure out what to do with it… Continue reading Beet, feta and pesto pie
Quotation Monday #35
As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something. Hagar the Horrible
Norwegian cooking: Gomme
A lot of the time, traditional Norwegian food does not look particularly appetizing. In many cases, it looks bland and boring. And other times, it sort of looks like a brain exploded. Which is why, if you’re throwing a Halloween bash or a gory themed party, this dish is perfect for the visual aspect. Gomme/Gome… Continue reading Norwegian cooking: Gomme
Quotation Monday #34
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none. Tecumseh
Review: The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is about Don, a professor of genetics, who is socially awkward and limited in his circle of friends. He likes things as they are, but he has decided that it is time to get married. He starts a project, with a… Continue reading Review: The Rosie Project
Oh, butter
Butter is one of those things I’ve been wanting to make for a while. My mother used to warn me (and I believe that it also says so on the cream carton) that if I whipped the cream too much, it would turn into butter. I was curious to see how long it took. The… Continue reading Oh, butter