Everybody and has their favourite family recipe for banana bread and this is mine. I have adapted it over the years but this is the one I reach too now. It’s not too moist that sometimes I find banana breads can be. I also love to add nuts into this too – walnuts or pecans, … More Banana Bread
I’m very excited to share my first post and pictures which have in it my new dinnerware. It is by Kari Ceramics, who lives in Amsterdam. For the last two years she has come over to Edinburgh and had a stall at Edinburgh’s Christmas market. Kari’s ceramics are beautiful and we bought lots to give … More Apple, Chia and Cinnamon Porridge
WordPress informed me today that I registered this blog four years ago! It is incredible just how different my life is compared to when I wrote my first post sitting in my kitchen on an awfully windy and dark December day. Today I am writing this post sitting at my desk, with on a beautiful sunny, cold and snowy winter day … More Cinnamon Spiced Pecan and Cranberry Brownies
I love apple cakes, they are a real taste of autumn. Apples are in season here in the UK now so is the perfect time to start making them. I have been baking apple cakes for years, in fact I don’t know how I haven’t shared the recipe for one until now! This recipe is … More Norwegian Apple Cake
This is a wonderful warming drink for days when the weather is starting to cool off. It is also great for fighting off colds (I think it is but I am not a nutritionist or health professional!), which I have to say I have my first one of the season. My sister’s family started with this … More Warm Pear, Blackberry and Ginger Juice
This is the final cake for this week. Beetroot, carrots and courgette have been popular in cakes for years so here is one that features butternut squash. Butternut squash is wonderfully sweet so works really well in this cake. This is another gluten free cake but not dairy free. My sister adapted this from Queen … More Flourless Cinnamon, Chocolate and Cherry Cake
I love breakfast. I try to keep it interesting by not just having toast or cereal everyday. In the UK I would eat a lot of muesli and granola but I never made myself. I only just returned to Oslo 24 hours ago but I have had a very productive day, making pans of soup, … More Almond and Apricot Granola
I love porridge, I know many people do not like it but this is not traditional porridge made with water and salt. This is rich and creamy, topped with hazelnuts, cranberries, chocolate and maple syrup, yum! My mum always made porridge with milk and that is the way I like it. The milk could also … More Indulgent Porridge
Everybody has a favourite recipe to make pumpkin pie and this is mine. I use double cream rather than condensed milk in order to get a creamier texture, it is a little like a cheesecake texture rather than a gelatinous texture. I brought four tins of Libby’s pumpkin puree with me to Norway and I … More Pumpkin Pie
It is a wet and windy day here in Orkney so I thought I would make a comforting cake to have this afternoon with coffee. I had never made this before so it was a bit of an experiment. I had a block of Orkney fudge and some apples which were quite bashed so perfect … More Spiced Apple and Fudge Cake
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