My Husband’s Classic Scandinavian Cucumber Salad with Dill (aka Scandi Quick Pickles)
The quintessential side for all sorts of meals from Swedish meatballs to a simple poached salmon or cod, this Scandinavian cucumber salad with dill is a bit of a salad and a bit of a relish. Think of it as…
Smoked Mackerel Salad, Two Ways
On hot summer days when you just don't want to turn on the oven, salads can be an appealing dinner option. Today I have two versions of a smoked mackerel salad that offer plenty of flavor and protein with little…
Scandinavian Recipes for Summer
If your pandemic cooking routine needs a little inspiration this summer, then you're in the right place! In this post you'll find a mix of Nordic-inspired and traditional Scandinavian summe recipes for every course, from my lightened up version of…
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…
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…
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…
Two Red Cabbage Salads for Your Christmas Table
The Christmas tree stands unadorned in my living room where it’s taken residence since the Sunday before last. The strings of lights and masses of translucent, opaque, and metallic red bulbs are ready to be strung and strewn throughout its…
Creamy Cucumber Salad with Yogurt and Spice
There is a rolling continuum of the ingredients I cook with throughout the year, mounds of rhubarb in late spring toppling into the berries of summer, mingling on occasion in recipes like Nordic rhubarb and strawberry jam. In this way,…
Salad with Tomatoes, Radishes, Dill, and Danish Blue Cheese
To paint with light–that is what photographers do. That idea, a way to reshape the way I look at the world, is the one nugget that’s stayed with me all these years since I was first studying photography. Fast forward…
Savoring the Seasons: Chicken with Baked Rhubarb
Visiting Bergen back in the summer of 2008 I noticed something special about the Norwegians, the way they embraced the long hours of sunlight and milked the sunshine for every last drop. Out on ski boats in bikinis and swim…
