Recipes
Caveat #1: I only sort of use recipes or measure things. I certainly look at a lot of recipes, but I consider them jumping off points rather than strict guidelines. That’s part of the fun of cooking and how discoveries are made and ingredients that are lying around get used! However this means that most of these recipes are more like sort-of recipes. The measurements and cooking times are not really exact, but I hope they will provide usable guidelines and inspiration for creating your own dishes. And always remember, you know your tastes better than anyone else does, so if you really like a spice, add a bit more, if you can’t handle much sourness, add a bit less, and so on. Take charge!
Caveat #2: I am not very good with technology. Therefore, I cannot for the life of me figure out how I could isolate and link just to the recipe parts of my posts. So, these links go to the full posts. The (sort-of) recipes tend to be toward the bottom, but some of them are embedded within the posts. So, just pretend that I’m your grandma (well, except I’m in my late 20’s), hanging out in the kitchen with you and telling you stories and bits of philosophy while giving you cooking suggestions. Also, someday I will figure out how to do jumps, down to each category in this index. Today is not yet that day.
Cooking 101
Handy spice and herb combinations
How to make stew and stew-like dishes (curries, tagines, and chili)
Pan roasted pork chop and pan sauce basics (with four example variations)
Sauteed greens, basic recipe (such as chard, kale, collards, etc.)
Appetizers and Snacks
Beet, fig, and goat cheese tart
Black pepper shortbread with chevre, pinenuts, and marinated summer squash
Chorizo empanadas with roasted peppers and arugula
Crostini with goat cheese and Meyer lemon, green olive, fig relish
Crostini with ricotta, kale and winter squash
Little buns stuffed with olive, cheese, and sausage, or apples and brie
Mushroom, spinach and Talleggio roulade
Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancakes)
Parmesan tart with Caesar salad topping
Ricotta with honeyed grape compote
Rustic butternut squash and goat cheese tart
Spinach, balsamic onion, goat cheese galette
Spinach pancakes with mint-lime yogurt sauce
Spring rolls with mango, avocado, and crab
Stuffed grape leaves with goat cheese, mint, olives, and raisins
Sweet potato and leeks cakes with cardamom
Beverages
Dirty chai latte (chai latte with espresso)
The “Honeycrisp” (a rye whiskey and hard cider cocktail)
Rosemary lemon champagne cocktail
The Mamie Taylor (a whiskey and ginger beer cocktail)
Breads and pastries (does not include pies/quiches or pizza topping ideas)
Boller (cardamom raisin buns)
Brown butter pumpkin (or other winter squash) loaf with brown butter icing
Cheesy, savory winter squash muffins
Em’s buns (sweet or savory stuffed buns)
Focaccia with roasted tomatoes
Ginger banana bread with cardamom crunch topping
Lefse (Norwegian potato flatbread)
Orange sticky buns with olive oil dough
Prosciutto and mozzarella bread
Raspberry muffins (best ever)
Skolebrød (Norwegian sweet buns with vanilla custard and coconut icing)
Syrian flatbread (like a cross between pita and naan)
Vanilla bean scones with bourbon soaked fruit
Breakfast
Baked eggs with mushrooms, greens, and ham
Baked eggs with spinach and za’atar
Breakfast arepas (corn cakes) with avocado and egg
Cinnamon sugar breakfast puffs
Frittata with mushrooms, chevre, and thyme
Ginger banana bread with cardamom crunch topping
Goat cheese popovers with maple blueberry sauce
Grilled bread with thyme pesto, lemon cream, and a fried egg
Hardboiled egg, avocado, and pickled onion sandwich
Norwegian heart waffles (vaffler)
Norwegian pancakes (pannekaker)
Orange sticky buns with olive oil dough
Poached eggs with sweet potato and brussels sprouts
Quiche with smoked salmon and spinach
Rice pudding with brown butter fig sauce
Scrambled eggs with chipotle, onions, and tomatoes
Strata with mushrooms, sweet potato, and bacon
Sweet potato breakfast gnocchi
Sweet potato rosti with avocado and smoked salmon
Truffled (or not) potato pancakes with fried eggs
Vanilla nut granola (grain free)
(Christmas morning) Vegetable frittata
Cookies
Bouchon Bakery chocolate chip cookies
Cardamom currant snickerdoodles
Hazelnut coconut grahams with chocolate and sea salt
Molasses spice cookies (grain, gluten, and refined sugar free)
Serinakaker – vanilla shortbread thumbprint cookies
Slumdog Millionaire’s shortbread (shortbread with coconut cream and spiced ganache)
Desserts
Baked rice pudding with rhubarb sauce
Brown butter rhubarb cake (rabarbra kake med brun smør)
Carrot cake (the World’s Best!!)
Chocolate pudding, the ultimate
Cinnamon snack cake (kanelkake)
Dark chocolate ganache tartelettes
Fastelavens boller (Norwegian Fat Tuesday buns)
Milk chocolate and nutmeg tart with hazelnut crust
Peach crisp with brown butter shortbread crumble
Plum and bourbon swirl ice cream
Raspberry ice cream sandwiches with coconut lemon shortbread
Rhubarb compote and whipped cream parfait (rabarbrasuppe med pisket krem)
Roasted apples with ginger mousse and cinnamon breadcrumbs
Roasted strawberries with honeyed, whipped chevre
Salted caramel ice cream with dark chocolate bits
Sesame ginger chocolate mousse
Strawberry rhubarb mini galettes
Veiled farm girls (tilslørte bondepiker) with pear – parfait of pear compote, cardamom spiced breadcrumbs, and whipped cream
Yogurt cake with pear and dark chocolate
Fruits
Bacon Lettuce Chevre and Cherry Sandwich
Caprese salad with nectarines and tomatoes
Celery and apple salad with raisins, capers, and mint
Kale and persimmon salad with avocado
Meyer lemon, green olive, and fig relish
Pear soup with pancetta and blue cheese
Quick pickled cucumber and melon salad
Roasted apples with ginger mousse and cinnamon breadcrumbs
Roasted butternut squash and apples
Roasted plums with bay leaf creme anglaise
Roasted strawberries with whipped chevre and honey
Warm fall (or winter) slaw with chevre
Winter panzanella (bread salad with winter vegetables and apples)
Meat (beef, pork, lamb)
Beef short ribs, braised in wine
Braised country style pork ribs
Carnitas piled atop cornbread, with avocado, caramelized corn, and salsa
Chile beef enchiladas with roasted tomatillo-poblano sauce
Chorizo with grilled flatbread and charred vegetables
Coconut and Thai curry soup with pork meatballs
Congee (Chinese rice porridge) with pork
Lamb braised with lemon and rosemary
Lamb chops with coconut mint sauce
My favorite curry (lamb or goat)
Pan fried pork chops with cranberry-fig chutney
Pork braised with beer and cinnamon
Thai red curry with pork and vegetables
Pasta (doesn’t include pasta salad)
Baked winter squash (butternut) pasta
Creamy orecchiette with peas, pancetta, and mint
Creamy pasta with chicken, greens, and feta
Pappardelle with steak and roasted tomato cream sauce
Pasta with burrata and kale-roasted garlic sauce
Pasta with butternut squash and Italian sausage
Pasta with cauliflower and bacon
Pasta with eggplant, tomatoes, and fresh ricotta
Ricotta gnocchi with butter braised summer squash
Ricotta gnocchi with creamy goat cheese, artichoke, lemon sauce
White lasagne with asparagus and mushrooms
Poultry
Chicken and artichokes in white wine sauce
Chicken and butternut squash chili
Chicken and pumpkin tagine with garlicky couscous
Chicken and spinach quesadilla
Chicken marinated in yogurt, cardamom, and spices
Dill-scented roast chicken with leeks and potatoes
Roasted chicken legs with warm tomato vinaigrette
“Spanakopita-Rice” with chicken
Warm chard salad with roasted chicken and bacon vinaigrette
Quiche and Savory Pie
Beet tart with figs, chevre, balsamic syrup, and mint
Carrot and pea hand pies with feta
Cauliflower and cheddar souffle
Ricotta, spinach, and butternut squash pie
Savory tart with leeks, kale and Cantal (or Gruyere)
Smoked salmon and spinach quiche
Salads
Arugula and delicata salad with pomegranate and pine nuts
Avocado, bacon, and grilled peach salad with creamy herb dressing
Beets and arugula with horseradish cream
Braised leeks with mustard vinaigrette
Broccoli salad with bacon, pecans, and cherries
Broccoli salad with tomato, avocado, and pepitas
Cabbage and kohlrabi slaw (with mint, cranberries, and honey-lemon vinaigrette)
(Zingy) Celery and apple salad with raisins, capers, and mint
Celery root (celeriac) and apple slaw(or remoulade)
Green bean salad with lemon-tarragon dressing
Greek salad with winter vegetables
Grilled kale salad with figs, beets, and ricotta
Italian mushroom and celery salad
Kale salad with avocado and persimmon
Moroccan-spiced warm red cabbage salad
Orzo pasta salad with glazed beets, greens, feta and cumin dressing
Orzo pasta salad with mixed herb pistou and veggies
Potato salad with chard and bacon
Quick pickled cucumber melon salad
Roasted carrot and avocado salad with citrus dressing
Roasted eggplant, artichoke, spinach salad
Roasted potato and radish salad with zesty yogurt dressing
Sturdy green salad with lemon-yogurt dressing
Summer salad with smoked trout
Warm chard salad with roasted chicken and bacon vinaigrette
Warm potato salad with brown butter vinaigrette
Winter panzanella (bread salad)
Sandwiches and Pizza
BLC-squared (Bacon lettuce chevre and cherries)
Caccio e pepe pizza with roasted radishes
Cornbread topped with carnitas, caramelized corn, avocado, and salsa
Crab “toasties” (crab melts) with avocado
Croque madame with spring garlic
Curried tuna salad with apples and raisins
Fried scallop sandwich with salsa verde mayo
Grilled bread with thyme pesto, lemon cream, and a fried egg
Heavenly grilled cheese with brie and tomato
Italian sausage burgers with garlicky spinach
Mushroom, spinach and Taleggio cheese roulade
My favorite pizza topping combos list
Pizza with lemons, mozzarella, olives, rosemary, and prosciutto
Spring tacos with asparagus, pickled radish, avocado, and feta
Stromboli with Italian meatballs (and some veggies)
Sweet potato and avocado panini (with goat cheese)
Tartine with goat cheese and confit tomatoes
Tartine with parsnip, pear, and blue cheese
Winter squash and cheese calzones
Sauces, salad dressings, spreads, and dips
Endlessly useful balsamic vinaigrette
Lemon yogurt and herb dressing
Mint-lime yogurt dipping sauce
Onion confit (aka “melted onions”)
Red pepper, onion, and raisin confit
Roasted tomatillo enchilada sauce
Tzatziki (cucumber-mint yogurt sauce)
Seafood
Cajun shrimp (en flambe, if you wish)
Crab and cheddar melts (crab toasties) with avocado
Cream roasted salmon with lemon and pepper sauce
Flounder with lemon-garlic-thyme sauce
Fried scallop sandwich with salsa verde mayo
Mediterranean inspired, fresh fish tacos
Pepper crusted salmon cakes with horseradish sauce
Risotto with lemon, peas, and shrimp
Mustard-baked salmon with cranberry sauce
Salmon tacos with avocado salsa
Salmon with maple-garlic-soy sauce
Salmon, roasted, with gravlax style marinade
Summer salad with smoked trout
Vindaloo curry with parsnips and fish
Soups
Broccoli soup with Parmesan and lemon
Cabbage, sausage, and potato soup
Celeriac and apple soup with paprika swirl and chorizo chips
Chicken and butternut squash chili
Chilled avocado, cucumber, buttermilk soup
Coconut and Thai curry soup with meatballs
Fiery roasted tomato soup (roasted tomato soup with Harissa)
Parsnip and leek soup with croutons
Pea soup with coconut and ginger
Pear soup with pancetta and blue cheese
Roasted carrot soup with citrus and cumin
Soupe au pistou (summer vegetable soup with herbs)
Sweet corn soup with cilantro and avocado-lime smash
Starches and some other sides
Baked sweet potatoes with lime butter
Beet green and ricotta gnudi (ricotta dumplings)
Congee (Chinese rice porridge)
Garlicky couscous with raisins and pecans
Grilled corn with smokey peach butter
Israeli couscous with butternut squash and cilantro sauce
Kohlrabi fries with chili and cumin
Leek and artichoke bread pudding
Lefse (Norwegian potato flatbread)
Lemony risotto with shrimp and peas
Panade with leeks, greens, and Gruyere
Parsnips with dates and tahini yogurt sauce
Polenta hiding mozzarella and lemony greens
Potato latkes with bleu cheese
Potato salad with chard and bacon
Summer squash and rice gratin with gruyere and salsa verde
Sweet corn polenta with broccoli pesto
Vegetables
Asparagus, grilled, with lemon-anchovy vinaigrette
Asparagus with lemon and mustard
Basic recipe for sauteed greens (such as chard, kale, collards, etc.)
Beets, apple cider glazed with curry
Beets, roasted, with horseradish cream
Broccoli, apple, and cheddar gratin
Broccoli, grilled, with pickled raisins and shallots
Broccoli, roasted, with preserved lemon
Broccoli salad with tomatoes, avocados, and pepitas
Braised Brussels sprouts with bacon
Brussels sprouts with garlic and molasses
Brussels sprouts with kimchi and sesame
Cauliflower, roasted with garam masala
Cauliflower, roasted, with harissa creme fraiche and pomegranate
Cauliflower sautee with garlic bread crumbs
Charred Brussels sprouts (aka “perfect Brussels sprouts)
Corn, grilled, with smokey peach butter
Cream and ginger braised cabbage (aka “suspiciously delicious” cabbage)
Elotes (Mexican street fair corn)
Green beans, Greek slow cooked
Green beans with lemon-tarragon dressing
Hakurei turnip puree with garlic
Kohlrabi fries with chili and cumin
Leeks with mustard vinaigrette
Moroccan-spiced warm red cabbage salad
Parsnips and dates with tahini yogurt
Pyttipanna – winter mixed vegetable hash, with ricotta
Sauteed greens with vinaigrette
Spaghetti squash with cauliflower, anchovies, currants, and pine nuts
Spring vegetable jumble with lemon-tarragon butter
Sugar snap peas with turmeric, mustard, and tarragon
Summer squash and rice gratin with gruyere and salsa verde
Sweet potatoes, baked, with lime butter
Sweet potatoes with andouille sausage
Whipped parsnips with sour cream
Vegetarian Main Dish
Baked winter squash (butternut) pasta
Beet green and ricotta gnudi (cheesy dumplings)
Broccoli, apple, and cheddar gratin
Broccoli and ginger dumplings with soy-ginger dipping sauce
Caccio e pepe pizza with roasted radishes
Carrot and pea hand pies with feta
Cauliflower and cheddar souffle
Grilled bread with thyme pesto, lemon cream, and a fried egg
Israeli couscous with butternut squash and cilantro sauce
Leek and artichoke bread pudding
Mushroom ragout with cheddar mashed root vegetables
Orzo pasta salad with glazed beets, greens, and cumin dressing
Pan-roasted carrots and raisins with carrot top sauce and a poached egg
Panade of leeks, greens, and Gruyere
Parmesan tart with Caesar salad topping
Parsnips and dates with tahini yogurt
Pear and Gouda savory Dutch Baby
Polenta hiding mozzarella and lemony greens
Rustic butternut squash and goat cheese tart
Savory tart with leeks, greens, and cheese (and a cornmeal crust)
Spinach, balsamic onion goat cheese galette
Spinach pancakes with mint-lime yogurt sauce
Spinach ricotta butternut squash pie
Spring tacos with asparagus, avocado, pickled radish, and feta
Sweet corn polenta with broccoli pesto
Sweet potato and avocado panini with chevre
Turkish stuffed flatbread with fresh mozzarella and za’atar greens
Vegetable potpies with sweet potato biscuit topping
White lasagne with asparagus and mushrooms
Winter squash and cheese calzones
Five And Spice 
I looked and looked and never found the first recipe for the cinnamon and spice donut puff things. Where the heck is it?
It’s here: https://fiveandspice.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/spiced-cinnamon-sugar-breakfast-puffs/ Sorry you couldn’t find it!
I’ve frequented hundreds and hundreds of food blogs. This is one of the best – if not the best – I’ve seen. Thank you for all the work you’ve put into this site.
Wow, that is a huge compliment. Thank you so much!
Your blog is outstanding! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and wit!
Thanks!
If you ever figure out how to do jumps, please share. I can’t figure that one out either. I love your blog!
Thank you! I’ll certainly keep you posted. 🙂 I found some information explaining it, but I read it and just went cross eyed. I pretty much didn’t understand a word. So, I’m thinking it’ll have to wait until I can hire someone to do it for me!
This is an amazing blog … I am so excited by all your recipes that I’m having trouble not jumping into the car and speeding down to the market for ingredient-shopping madness! I love how you mix so many different food cultures into a beautiful blend. I can’t wait to try these! The cacio e pepe pizza might be the best thing I’ve ever heard of … tied with breakfast gnocchi!
Thank you! You’re too kind.
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I would just like to say that all of your recipes sound incredible. I am in a total eating mood right now. Definitely bookmarking your blog! 🙂
Aw, thanks so much!!!
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