Old-School Norwegian Prune Porridge (Sviskegrøt)

I can’t help but feel like a detective or a historian when I go digging into traditional Scandinavian recipes, trying to find clues to help me understand my heritage and family history better. The way my story goes, my grandma–the…

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Almond Cake with Rhubarb Compote

I sometimes wonder what it was like to be her. Two feet on Norwegian soil, then one. And with the second step onto the gangway, a release, a launch into a new life. My grandmother was about 40 years old when…

Family Classics: Norwegian Waffles

I believe that food is a connector. Both to the people we love and to our heritage. I began writing about Scandinavian food in 2009 a couple of months after Grandma Agny passed away; the grief had struck me in…