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Kjötsúpa {Icelandic Lamb Soup}
It’s always been stew to me. Grandma Bodin’s stew. The first time I remember ever having it, I was 10 years old. It didn’t look like stew, as in from the can kind, but it had familiar elements of...
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Turkey Crisp
Leftovers are rarely an issue in this house, not because we eat gobble everything down, we have no problems eating leftovers. However on big meal days, like Thanksgiving (or when I seem to have no...
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Icelandic Fish Balls {Fiskibollur}
I know, snigger, snigger she said fish balls. I don’t think I’ll ever out grow my juvenile sense of humor. Fish balls-must be a small meal…Icelandic fish balls-must be cold… Okay so I won’t give up...
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Kartöflur í jafningi {Icelandic Potatoes in White Sauce}
For the longest time I had a dislike for cream sauce, it seemed as if it was used to cover up food that no child in their right mind would like. Lutefisk and peas in my case. Now put some cheese in...
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Icelandic Lakkrís Toppar
I can’t believe that I’ve been missing out on these amazing cookies all my life. It wasn’t until last year when I teamed up with Kris Voorhees to do a Scandinavian Cookie Class that I was introduced...
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Dill Pickle and Horseradish Potato Salad
At home we just call this “Jen’s Potato Salad”. Jen is my bestie, next to McGyver she is my soulmate. How lucky I feel to have a friend that I can share, unabashedly everything. Besides being a...
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Icelandic Sea Salt and Rosemary Flat Bread
Big News!!!! I’m going to Iceland in August. Like, wow, I mean wow I can’t believe it. If you’ve been hanging out here for awhile you’ll see that I have been posting a lot or Nordic, and more...
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Grillaður huma {broiled lobster)
Easy, easy lobster dish! And just in time for Valentines Day. Yes I am still exploring the culinary world of Iceland and have spent all of 10 minutes learning some Icelandic words down. I’m now a pro...
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Pulled Pork Teriyaki Bowls
We just had a Teriyaki Madness chain open up here in Great Falls and everyone loves it! I have to say I thought it was pretty decent myself. However, I’m a do it yourself gal in the kitchen and when...
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Carrot Top Asian Gremolata (pesto and/or chimichurri)
Usually a dish just names itself but I’m afraid that this little condiment/sauce suffers from an identity crisis. It looks like gremolata/pesto/chimichurri, it possesses some of the elements of all....
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Naked Orange Cake with Almond Buttercream Frosting {Great Falls Camera Club...
Five years ago, I finished my photography course at Rocky Mountain School of Photography. After graduating and moving back to Great Falls I really missed being around creative photo bugs. The cure...
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Pine Needle Syrup
It’s a Scandinavian thing, really it is! Drive down the road in Denmark during pine needle picking season and you’ll see Danes pulled off to the side of the road foraging pine needles. Seem strange?...
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The Viking Mule {Moscow Muled}
Summer time and Moscow Mules are made for each other! When Jessica from Moscow Muled (Moscow Mule Mugs) contacted me I thought the timing was perfect. I had been working on a Scandinavian version of...
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Roasted Beet Hummus
I really, really, really, want to love beets. They are one of the most beautiful vegetables to serve. They are easy to grow and they are nutritious too. Mostly they just taste like dirt to me. I...
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Blueberry Skyr Tart with Ginger Snap Crust
One taste of skyr and I was hopelessly in love! Haven’t heard of it? It’s kind of an Icelandic yogurt. Except it’s not really yogurt, it’s more of a super creamy soft cheese with a tangy taste that...
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Apple Salad with Candied Pecans
My sweet friend Trina, loves this recipe. So much so that she has asked me for it at least four times. Each time she swears it’ll be the last but then it’s lost in cyber/text world. It’s actually...
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Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Compote
If you think pork chops are mundane than you have another think coming to you. Hands down these are the best pork chops I have personally ever had. The bourbon molasses glaze, the parsnip puree and...
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Wine Poached Pears {insta-pot/pressure cooker}
Pears are just fucking sexy. They’re not even close to being my favorite fruit but oh, how I love their shape. There’s something about them that screams romantic, they ooze with sex appeal. Maybe it’s...
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Pork, Chicken and Beef Bone Broth
I recently wrote an article on a greener kitchen. One of the tips I gave was to save the scraps of food you would normally throw away. I save bones, carrot peelings, onion peels and ends, celery ends,...
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