I was on a
minibreak in Oslo in Norway. I took a cruiseship from
Copenhagen up to Oslo and back, and admired once again the amazing
Norwegian landscapes. Here are some photos from the trip, and also
some items I purchased there.
Litago
chocolate milk was one of the main reasons visiting Norway again.
I just love this little cow character, and the milk is pretty good
too.
I haven't been
able to find Gran Luchito products in Denmark yet, but they seemed to
have some in Norway. I took this tomatillo and jalapeno enchilada
cooking sauce with me, and very much look forward to cooking a
Mexican feast with it.
I got some Finnish
chocolates and liquorice on the ship.
There was also a
good offer on Fisk, a classic spirit. It is made with a
mixture of vodka, eucalyptus, menthol and liquorice, so good and
punchy.
I also bought some
special Norwegian craft beers to be enjoyed later at home.
I bought a very
cheap toast and panini grill for my kitchen. I've already used
it a lot in the few days that it has been with us. I think it's very
handy, and makes a really tasty toast. Here are some super tasty
cheese, tomato, garlic and fried onion toasties I made with it a
couple of days ago.
It was Shrove
Tuesday and the lent has begun. In the Nordic countries it's a
tradition to eat a lot of creamy shrove buns before the lent.
I was too lazy to bake this year, so I just bought a ready dough for
croissants and filled them with strawberry jam and cream. They were
also a quite nice version of the Shrove bun.
I recently cooked
a vegan spinach and lentil green Thai curry. It was a really
tasty dish.
Here are also
recent cheese, onion and potato pasties I made.
So this was my
kitchen in March, looking forward to more spring cooking soon. As
always, I'm sharing the post with Sherry from Sherry's Pickings, who is hosting the In My Kitchen blog series.
Your VegHog
Your photos of the trip to Norway are very beautiful. I have been there only in June, so didn't see the winter landscape.
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Norway is very beautiful in the summertime too, any season really. :)
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ReplyDeletelove the look of those pasties. and am feeling envious of all that snow. it is 36C here today and we are hoping for a storm. love your paper napkins with the bear and the owl on them. what about the fisk?:) wow it sounds very feisty. never would have thought of putting those flavours together. thanks for being part of IMK this month. cheers sherry
Thank you Sherry! Fisk is a very nice drink, when you just have a little bit of it. :)
DeleteBeautiful landscapes and that cow is so cute. What is the difference between the two packs of liquorice - I love liquorice. It seems quite funny to go to another country to buy a panini machine but I imagine a nice warm panini would go down very well in your cold weather. And your pasties look good - we had some tonight that were meant to be cheese onion and potato but sylvia got the mixture together without me and forgot the onion - wasn't as good without it
ReplyDeleteOne of the liquorice is salty liquorice and the other one is "regular". I should have added that I bought the panini grill in Copenhagen. I didn't bring it all the way from Norway.
DeleteWe did pancakes on Shrove Tuesday but I must confess I've never heard of Shrove buns until now. I may need to try that next year! That curry looks especially delicious. =)
ReplyDeletePancake day always seems weird to me, because we have the buns. Haha, cultural differences. :)
DeleteBrr I admire the snow, but from afar. Your purchases from Norway are good. And like Johanna, I too would like to know the different between the two liquorices. Ah your pasties look good, I made some a couple of weeks back with the mushrooms (showcased in IMK post).
ReplyDeletePasties are always good, and I often forget to make them for a while. I need to remember to make them more often. Like already commented above: salty liquorice and non-salty, the normal type.
DeleteVeg Hog, it looks like your break was very inspiring. (Photo-wise and otherwise.) Wasn't there a Beatle's song called "Norwegian Wood?" Your craft beers and Fisk are interesting acquisitions. Mostly I'm just hungry from looking at your photos!!! Thanks for the look in your kitchen. xo
ReplyDeleteIndeed it's a Beatles song, and I guess that's how the beer got its name. Thanks for stopping by in my kitchen!
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