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Cheesy Dinkel

Quick and easy: Cheesy Dinkel

May 13, 2013by wife ic Leave a comment

Quick and easy dinner much inspired by our last trip to Italy and the contents of my pantry. We had leftover chicken breasts and the rest of the ingredients were loitering in […]

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Cooking, Italy
Orange soup (7)

Orange soup

April 18, 2013by wife ic Leave a comment

We are having a slow going spring here in Emden and soup still sounds good. They are predicting warm weather for the weekend and I spotted southern German white asparagus […]

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Cooking
fish cakes III

Thai fish cakes

March 14, 2013by wife ic 2 Comments

Fish cakes are Norwegians answer to fast food. Just pick up a packet at the grocery store, warm them in a pan, little bit of brown sauce and boiled potatoes […]

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Amsterdam, Cooking
pumpkin cream cheese stuffed ravioli

Pumpkin Ravioli with Salmon Pesto Cream Sauce

May 3, 2012by wife ic 2 Comments

Italy meets Norway in this quick and filling dish. You need: Pumpkin Ravioli – recipe here 500 grams salmon, cut into cubes 1 tablespoon of Pesto – I have used […]

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Cooking, Italy, Norway
dried ravioli

Ravioli tutorial

May 2, 2012by wife ic 3 Comments

We spent last Easter in pottering about Tuscany and as mentioned had a cooking class at a fancy pants hotel outside of Lucca were we learned how to pump out tender pastas like Fazzoletti, Mezzalune, […]

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Cooking, Italy, Travel
Healing chicken broth

Spring Fever Chicken Soup – week 12

March 26, 2012by wife ic Leave a comment

Jazzy lemon chicken and orzo soup for a spring fever is the best medicine, even for your pollen allergies. This soup will help clear your sinuses and give you a […]

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Cooking, Homemaking
pruney pork

Pruney pork

January 10, 2012by wife ic Leave a comment

This recipe is a double hack. Hanne hacked it from Linda’s dad and I hacked it from Hanne.  Not sure if I got all the creamy goodness that Hanne did […]

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Cooking
Pretty shells

Novembe(r) is mussel time

November 10, 2011by wife ic Leave a comment

In Europe, they say it is safer to eat mussels, or any shellfish for that matter, in the months with an r. I have heard this is because there is […]

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Cooking, Eating
Sweet rolls and World Championship in Oslo

Celebrate Fastelavn with yummy Lent sweet rolls

March 6, 2011by wife ic 1 Comment

Norwegian sweet rolls or boller are about half as sweet as the American counterpart and about twice as moist as a German roll. I would say the taste of Norwegian […]

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Cooking, Eating, Homemaking, Norway, Traditions

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