The other day we took advantage of the fact that the Norwegian summer seems to pay us a visit for more than one day at the time. My brother and I brought my mother out for a nice sushi dinner and some wine. There had been some rain showers earlier in the day, but in… Continue reading Sushi and summer nights
Category: Food
The edible town party
At the same time as the Glad Mat festival that I wrote about, there is another festival called the edible town party going on around 1,5 kilometer away. This is a good festival with a few food trucks and a few resturant seeing food outside. The focus here is to eat nice food and relax.… Continue reading The edible town party
Glad Mat festival
This week there is a few food festivals going on in Stavanger. One og them is called Glad Mat, that litteraly translate to Happy Food. This has been going on for more than 10 years and it’s allways well attended. This year the first two days the weather was really on our side and the… Continue reading Glad Mat festival
A me day
Today I took a day off from work. I had no big plans I was just feeling like I wanted to use some of the extra hours I have saved up lately just for me. I kind of started yesterday by going to the hairdresser. This is not something I’m a fan of, but it’s… Continue reading A me day
Norwegian dish: Komla (potao balls)
This Sunday I spent time at my mother’s house preparing a traditional Norwegian dish kalled komla.This is a kind of potato ball. I like making traditional food like this because it makes sure the traditions are kept alive. We made quite a lot as we were having quite a few relatives over for dinner. After… Continue reading Norwegian dish: Komla (potao balls)
Harry and Paddy weekend
This weekend has been very lovely. Friday was St. Patrick’s day and it’s also the anniversary for me and my man. We celebrated by eating at a resturant called ” The adventures of Harry Pepper, the telephone man, on his way to Mexico” Harry Pepper for short. The resturant has been around since 1986, just like me.… Continue reading Harry and Paddy weekend
Friday feeling
Weekends are always something I’m looking forward to, but this weekend the feeling of elevation was extra strong this week. I’ve been a little tired over the week and the thought of not having to be up early for two days in a row! Last week I went out to enjoy a lovely meals that… Continue reading Friday feeling
Norwegian Meat Cake (large meat balls)
I was asked lately if I could include a recipe for the Norwegian Meat Cakes I mentioned previous. I usually don’t use recipes as anything more than a general guideline, so all the ingredients are there, but the amounts are not absoulte. So here goes: 800 g ground beef 2 eggs 3 table spoons Potato… Continue reading Norwegian Meat Cake (large meat balls)
It’s cold outside!
It’s starting to get quite cold outside with temperatures creaping down to minus 5 degrees Celsius. It feels a bit colder due to the wind. But it’s very dry out so there is no snow and there are warnings out to keep people from using fire outside. I find soup to be some of the… Continue reading It’s cold outside!
The thoughts and life of me 