Thank you for 12 years
September 1, 2021 marked the 12-year anniversary of Outside Oslo. I began this Scandinavian food blog in 2009, and it has been a joy to share recipes, stories, and love of Scandinavia with you over the years. It is now…
Create your best Scandi-style life, no matter where you call home: The Heart & Huset is here
Does this describe you? Do you yearn to know more about the traditions of your heritage and how to incorporate them into your home? Do you want to bake and cook more traditional Scandinavian foods for each season and holiday?…
Fika & Hygge for Back-to-School Season (Plus Chocolate Rye Waffles)
If you’re here just for the recipe for chocolate rye waffles, feel free to scroll down. But if you happen to have kids who are going back to school, stick around for some thoughts on how to make this pandemic…
Scandinavian Ingredients – Recipes for an Authentic Pantry
In Norway the storehouse is called a stabbur. My ancestors would have worked throughout the warm months to prepare and preserve food to last through the winter. In a country with just three percent arable land, it was essential to…
A Summer Salad with Strawberries and Rye
Some years ago, after years of studying old Scandinavian and New Nordic cooking, it hit me: A reason why Nordic cooking makes so much sense to me was not just because of my heritage and family culture, but also my…
Kristin Lavransdatter and Other Books I Read: January 2020
Posts may contain affiliate links; read more by clicking here. Seldom does a character created with ink and paper seem as complexly real as flesh and blood as does Kristin Lavransdatter, the character in Sigrid Undset’s trilogy of novels that now, as a collection, bears that name.…
Brown Butter Almond Cake with Pears
Autumn might just be the coziest time of the year. I love the slow descent into the new season and how the clear mornings of summer give way to the misty start of autumn days. This time of year I…
Kvæfjordkake: Norway’s National Cake
Update on 7/1/20: Find an updated version of the recipe, without a paywall, here. If you’ve ever eaten a slice of Kvæfjordkake, you probably know that the cake pretty much speaks for itself. With its layers of buttery cake, delicate meringue, silky…
Biff à la Lindström
It occurred to me the other day as I set to work in the kitchen making an early dinner that the days are getting longer. Though afternoon, it was still light enough to snap some photos of the food, with…
An Evening with Noma’s René Redzepi
Raindrops pattered on the clear canopy above us, illuminated by the street lamps and Christmas light-wrapped trees in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square. The 150 or so of us had braved the cold, wet November evening to dine outdoors with René…
