Serving up love in a time of fear and uncertainty: A collection of Scandinavian cookbooks to inspire you
I initially shared this message with my email newsletter subscribers in my weekly email. However, it feels important enough, especially during this uncertain time, to post here on the blog too, so everyone has access. If you want to sign…
Going deeper with those we love (and how food helps)
Each of us has an ache, I suspect–a longing for deeper connection. If you’ve been following Outside Oslo for a while, you may know part of the story of how I began writing about Scandinavian food over ten years ago. It was…
I Wrote You a Book! “Modern Scandinavian Baking”
Posts may contain affiliate links; read more by clicking here. Food has an incredible way to connect us to others, a means by which we show love. I’ve written for years here on Outside Oslo, about my grandmothers, those wonderful women who shared their hearts through the traditional…
Smørbrød with Pickled Herring, Egg Salad, a Tangle of Watercress, and Dill
My childhood is studded with taste memories influenced by my Norwegian heritage. Almond. Lingonberry. The Norwegian brown goat cheese called geitost. Seafood. Dill. Pickled herring. I realize now that my childhood taste palate was not normal for a child in…
A Scandinavian-Inspired Salad for Winter
I don’t know about you, but I’m wrestling with the seasons–the transition from one to the next, specifically. To be honest, I love winter. This time around, in particular. As I traded my debit card for a double-shot almond milk…
Grandma Adeline’s Norwegian Potato Dumplings
I’ll be honest, I’m sharing this recipe from a place of vulnerability. I could get away without mentioning that fact, but by doing so I would feel like I were just tossing the recipe into the world with no reverence…
Relaxed Hospitality: My New Book Club (with Recipe)
Posts may contain affiliate links; read more by clicking here. I started this new year with a new book club, and I couldn’t be happier about the fact that I get to invite a group of women into my home each month and talk about books and…
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.…
10 Favorite Books I Read in 2019
Posts may contain affiliate links; read more by clicking here. While Scandinavian food has been the focus of my blog for the past decade, I’ve been itching to write more about books here as well. I’m an avid reader who devours books like others binge on Netflix.…
10 Years of Outside Oslo
A bit of a milestone passed by unobserved here a few months ago: the 10-year anniversary of Outside Oslo. I still remember clicking "publish" on that first post on September 1, 2009, and how the blog became a powerful tool…
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