Julen er over, den er sirlig ryddet bort i kasser, esker, kister og skap, all den hjemmelagede maten er spist opp og det er på tide å tenke i andre baner. Spørsmålet er hva? Finnes det et liv utenom jul? 

Er du glad i grønnkål? da er dette pizzaen for deg!

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Do you love kale? Then this pizza is for you! You find the English text in the end 

Drømmen om å besøke Noma, en av verdens beste restauranter, har vært tilstede i flere år. Endelig var turen min! 

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I finally got to visit NOMA; one of the best restaurant´s in the world. English version is under the pictures 

Vintertid er suppetid! At den er fargerik i tillegg er jo bare et pluss.

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The English text is under the last picture 

Superraske og sunne scones som du, lett som en plett, lager til frokost, lørdagsbrunsjen eller som tilbehør til suppe

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English version is under the picture

En fin julesalat som passer til både ribbe, pølser, juleskinke, fisk, kalkun og hva du ellers måtte ha på julebordet i romjulen. (for the English recipe: scroll down, it´s under the Norwegian recipe)

Noen er mer opptatte av julen enn andre. De tenker på jul allerede fra september og spiller julemusikk fra 1. november. De gleder seg til kakebakst, brødbakst, gaveinnpakking, sølvpuss, kjøttrullaging og julestri døgnet rundt. Slik som undertegnede for eksempel.

This oh so nice italian Christmas cake is a pleasure to eat and to look at. Double the recipe, wrap one in beautiful paper and give it to a close friend. 

I have always liked chocolate cakes and I thought I had been eating the best one. I did not. This is the best one. It must be!

Beeing like a potato, in Norway means that a person can do many different jobs -they are versatile. No wonder the potato is used in this metaphor; the potato can be used in so many ways! Gnocchi is one of them and one of my favourites...

In Norway we have a long porridge tradition. I love all kinds of porridges and can also find reasons for eating it in the middle of the summer!

It´s a possibility of that I was french in my former life. I love almost everything in France, and Paris in particular. 

I can´t think of a better way to enjoy the autumn than to have a picnic outside in all the glory! 

This lovely cake from Piemonte (Piedmont) in Italy is a classic traditional autumn cake. I took the tradition with me back to Norway after a visit last year. 

In Norway we have a traditional dessert called `tilslørte bondepiker`(veiled countryside girls). This version is quickly made and has a bit more of all that is good ..

This wonderful dessert was made for Queen Maud of Norway in 1906. It is creamy and delicious and I would eat it every day if I could. I have an issue about creamy desserts...

At home I bake this for Christmas and easter. I love it! (and my husbond too, I actually have to hide it). We`ve had it in the café in the summer too and it´s very popular there as well. Eat it with a soup or as it is with butter.. or with cheese. It is some work (but of course worth the effort!) -make a double portion while you, after all, is doing the job. 

A soft, juicy wonderful cake filled with raisins and lots of carrots. 

A lovely lunch, first dish or use it with meat or fish as a main course. When we have this in the kitchen garden, we can actually pick the brussel sprouts in the middle of the winter as well. They even survive the snow! 

Perfekt vintermat for kalde dager!

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The perfect winter food (english version in the end)

A good way to use the broccoli stalk. Eat it as lunch or appetizer.

A nice and fresh alternative to the famous sister Aperol spritz

I have always searched for moments. For goose bumps experiences. For everything that gives life the little extra. Im a collector! 

June 8.-10. 2019:

Midsummer is around the corner, the days and nights are bright and extremely beautiful. Since its too bright outside to sleep, the evenings will be long and full of magic, as midsummer always is in nordic countries.

April 5.-7. 2019

A workshop in the early, tender spring and the focus will be easter/spring food.

No secret: I love Italy. I love Turin. Like many other italian cities Turin has a beautiful architecture, art, the charming italian atomosphere, life, people and culture, fabulous food and drinks, the country living quite close and also Turin has a short way to the alpes and it  feels a bit untouched...like traveling some decades back in time. I love it! 

The small, quiet and very charming fishing village

Go to Pythagorion in May, while there are few tourists. I experienced a calm and beautiful little town with a long harbour of fishing boats, lots of restaurants, colorful flowers, charming side streets with hidden mamma mia kind of places and lovely people. 

A wonderful and quick appetizer with plums, mozarella and mint

Meatfree day? make the mixture today and you´ll have a quick dinner tomorrow