Salma and shortbread

It was time for some fish

and today we chose Salma

What a lovely color, I almost wanted to

eat it raw!

Cucumber salad

quick pickled

in vinegar, salt, sugar, black pepper and water

The salmon baked in the oven

it was the most juicy fish I've had in a long time

Oven baked potatoes,
bless them with the soft inside and the rough outside

A palette of color and taste!

Then a little baking

Shortbread, so simple

with a hint of cinnamon

Put the kettle on!

Tonka time

It's time to light candles

Light the fire

and enjoy fall!

We have no Tonka trucks

But when it comes to tonka beans
I got a few in a sweet smelling mail yesterday
from my friend Christo!

Now I have to google

Harvest time

Last year I brought a tomato home from Greece

I planted the seeds

and took good care of the plants

Like I've never done before!

But the summer was rainy, and cold.

Nothing like the sunny Greek summer!

From my lovely green tomato plants

I got only one decent tomato

The rest of them were small

At least it was a good tomato


And gave me new seeds for next year.
I'm not a quitter!!

In the backround

a couple of drying chiles

At least they came out red and lovely!

The sweetness of a ripe banana

When our bananas start to look like this

my husband wants to throw them away.

But inside there is mature sweetness

Perfect for a massive banana cake!
And he loves banana cake!
No more talk about throwing anything away!
Until next time he spots some brown bananas.

Lungemos and Tea time

There is something called "Lungemos" in Norway

Some love it, some hate it , some haven't even tried it

and there is them who haven't heard of it at all.

We used to have it for our dinner in the seventies,

cheap and good and very child-friendly

We used to mash out potatoes in it

and the taste was salty and spicy,

and no need to chew

It's the Haggis of Norway

made of meat, heart, lungs and other stuff from pork, lamb or cow.

(Lungemos means mash of lungs,

maybe that's what putting people off?)

Today I got a surprise at work.

A colleague brought me a book,

which she had got from someone.

Since I am a anglofile Norwegian girl

who loves to cook and bake, this was a treat for me!

A book about traditions, reciepes and little anecdotes..

Crumpets.. The first time I went to visit my husbands family
I got these round strange things, full of holes,
warm and dripping with butter
in what would become my mother-in-law's kitchen.
I might not try to make them, but there is other things in there
like scones, mincemeat pies, fruitcakes, tarts, biscuits and cucumber sandwiches.

Chile

Almost a year ago
I recieved a packet og Candy from my friend Le Chien

In New York

The candy was the type I like

It was chile

grown in New Mexico
It has given so much warmth, color

and taste

through the year

There was also seeds

which I planted in our scandinavian soil The summer was rainy and wet

But I took care of my plants the best that I could
I waited and waited

and suddenly one plant started to flower.

After a while I saw to my excitement

that a chile baby was on it's way!

It grew bigger and bigger and finally when the plant started to get tired

the red color appeared

I'm so proud! My first Chile baby

From so far away!

I wonder if it will taste differently than it's origin!

Different days

Early morning preperations:

Two different kinds of pancake batter

with and without lactose

and a couple of packets of dried tomato soup

An easy and popular dinner on a thursday in october

messages to the one who's gonna cook itAnd then its' Saturday
More time to cook and enjoy
less order