© Little ScandinavianWith some smoked salmon from the Hansen & Lydersen smokehouse left in the fridge I was tempted to experiment with recipe ideas for a perfect starter. With the rich and tasty smoked salmon as the main ingredient it was all done in a few minutes. Guess what's on the menu when we have dinner guests tonight!? Ingredients 250g Smoked salmon 100g Mascarpone White pepper Lemon...
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Scandinavian food and recipes
Norwegian Layered Gateau
We wish all readers of little Scandinavian a Happy New Year and best wishes for 2012! Thank you for supporting us and we hope you'll follow our little blog's journey in the new year too. With love, The Little Scandinavian family. Norwegian Layered Gateau presented by Ginette Mathiot from the wonderful collection of recipes in 'The Art of French Baking'. Layered cake is a festive tradition in...
Read moreToday’s batch of Sourdough Bread
Baking your own bread is a bit more work than picking one up from your local bakery. But baking and eating homemade bread is not only rewarding in terms of taste but the baking process in itself is also very recreational. Below is today's sourdough bread batch baked by theScandinavianDad. Well what's left of it after the girls had made their packed lunch that is. Recipe on our all natural...
Read moreLittle A’s best pancake recipe
Little A was home from school last week, with a cold. When she wasn't busy cuddling up in the sofa with a book she was making her favourite dish, yummy vanilla pancakes. It's lovely to see how much fun she had in the kitchen! And the self confidence they gain with it -When serving the yummy lunch she proudly proclaimed she wanted to write a cook book! TBC... © Little Scandinavian. Little A's...
Read moreShirley Bredal very best cookie recipe and knits for AW11
First things first -the Danish designer based in Kathmandu have delivered yet another gorgeous unique little collection of knits for AW11. vailable at one of our favourite shops, lillefigaro.eu You can also follow Shirley's life and living in Kathmandu via her blog. And now, to Shirley's very best cookie recipe -something we haven't yet but will be trying out within the next few days! Ingredients...
Read moreWarm walnut bread for breakfast
Having warm freshly baked bread for breakfast is great, and a bread filled with rich tasty walnuts makes it even better. Ever since I grew up, has bread been an important part of the daily meals. In most parts of Scandinavia are the breakfast still considered the most important meal of the day, and families tend to sit down together around the kitchen table to start the day with a few slices of...
Read moreAndrouet London -the perfect restaurant for a special occasion.
Occasion Little B's 10th Birthday family dinner. She had requested "no pub food and no Italian please". By the tender age of 10 she's already an advanced food lover and wanted nothing but a memorable family dinner out in the city of London. Venue Master cheese monger and maturing experts, the House of Androuet was established in Paris in 1909. Androuet London opened a year ago in the heart of...
Read moreBasic sourdough bread
Baking is something which has always fascinated me, ever since we had cooking lessons in school and when baking christmas cakes at home. Making pizza has always been a favorite and a hit with the girls, while bread making has been more of an occasional habit, until earlier this year when we started making sourdough based bread. It is something more real about bread made without any artificial...
Read moreWhat’s in season; Beetroot
So beetroot is in season? What to do with a bunch of muddy dark red vegetables? We have made pickled beetroot, for use in salads, as sides for meat and on top of rye cracker with paté. Pick your own at a Pick your own farm or buy fresh ones at your local farmers marked. Here's our easy recipe for Pickled Beetroot: Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients 1kg beetroot 5 dl vinegar 100g sugar 2 tbsp...
Read moreNorwegian speciality; Stabburet’s Makrell i Tomat
Little time and still want to eat healthy? This is what I had for lunch today. Stabburet's Makrell i Tomat / mackerel fillets in tomato sauce (please note the brand -it has to be Stabburet) on Ryvita rye crackers, with cucumber slices and freshly ground pepper. Easy, tasty and healthy as the mackerel is full of Omega-3. So good for you that I had to have two... Here's a Norwegian TV advert for...
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