Chanterelle, Fig, and Blue Cheese Salad
It was some years ago when I realized I loved September. I don’t think I had actually thought about it until I was an adult, but Septembers have been peppered with sweetness throughout my entire life. Some people gravitate toward…
The Nordic Cookbook’s Finnish Spinach Pancakes (Pinaattiohukaiset)
I’ve been sitting with the book for quite some time now. Perhaps you’ve seen it around, maybe even have a copy of your own. The Nordic Cookbook, by Magnus Nilsson, came out last fall, and ever since it’s become my…
Nordic Roasted Cauliflower Soup (Blomkålsuppe) with Brown Butter and Cardamom
The house feels bare this week. Freshly cleared of Christmas decorations, the rooms seem more spacious, cavernous even, as the furniture and ordinary décor settle back into their normal positions and I adjust to the amount of physical space that…
Nordic Whipped Porridge & The Writing Life
We find our own way, sometimes. I started my career on the serious journalism track, my days played out to the soundtrack of police scanners and competing top-of-the-hour headlines. “You have to love news,” the golden-haired anchor told me over…
Norwegian Coffee Treats: A Class at Nordic Heritage Museum
When we bake with love, that’s when beauty comes into our creations, I told a sold-out crowd of students at the Nordic Heritage Museum on a recent Saturday. They were there to learn how to make a variety of Norwegian…
Starting Again, with Pickled Beets
Time goes quickly here, sometimes too quickly. I know it’s something we all experience, the subject of small talk and of catching up with old acquaintances at big events, but it’s true. The time really does fly. As I sit here…
Easy Holiday Appetizer: Gravlax
Oh friends, how does one even start after having been silent for so long? Life is full in the real world, even if it seems quiet in the virtual one. I’ll get to the gravlax you see here in the…
Reflecting on a Milestone
Wow. I’d like to thank you all for your encouragement and celebration when I announced that my Nordic food article was featured as the centerpiece food story last week in The Oregonian. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many likes…
“Nordic in the Northwest”: My Article and Recipes in The Oregonian
So, here it is: the article I have been longing to tell you about! Published yesterday as the centerpiece food piece in The Oregonian (with a front-page teaser!), “Nordic in the Northwest” examines the similarities between the way of eating in…
Nordic Blueberry Tart with a Rye Crust
June 25, 3:45 p.m. – The velvety smell of melted butter mingling with oozing blueberries permeates my kitchen right now as a rye and berry tart bakes. The aroma lures me from the sofa where I am opening a new book…
