I keep various notebooks and lists on the go of all the recipes that I want to try one day. Most are just titles or ingredients that I think would go particularly nicely together during a certain season or holiday. I would say that the majority of these ideas never actually make it into my kitchen, but I always come back to them when I am in need of a…
In northern Norway fruits and vegetables don’t come cheap and carrots are sold in kilogram bags. This did not go over well with me last summer as a hungry veggie loving traveler on a budget. The weight of our food bag would often be the cause of a few disagreements during our trip – I needed vegetables and I was sneaking in bags of carrots to get me through. It didn’t…
I had the best of intentions of getting this post up before the weekend, but the week sort of got away from me and well, here we are into a new one. I hope it was a good one you guys, it seems like love and chocolate were in abundance and that sounds pretty perfect to me. We had a friend of Matt’s visiting from France for a few days…
It’s always around this time of year when I start to feel a little restless. The novelty of hibernation mode is wearing off and I feel like I’ve exhausted the many different ways of making stew. The weather has been mild here lately and although I know that spring is still months away, it’s refreshing to feel the warmth of the sun. I haven’t spent nearly enough time outside this…