It's happened. Finally (but I hope not irrevocably). I've burned out on chocolate. Chocolate ranks right up there with coffee as the rocket fuel that keeps me going during the dark days ... Read More

On the first Friday after January 19th, Icelanders gather to celebrate the Nordic feast of Thorrablot (Þorrablót), enjoying traditional smoked and preserved foods washed down with generous amounts of brennivin ... Read More

If you're lucky enough to be in the Minneapolis area on the third Saturday of every month through April, give yourself a treat and check out the Winter Foods Market ... Read More

Water, water, everywhere … In a few weeks, Icelanders will celebrate their rich Norse heritage with the feast of Thorrablot, when people gather to drink strongly alcoholic brennivin and sample ... Read More

One of my primary resolutions this year is to more consistently follow the Swedish cooking proverb, "Man tager vad man haver"- to take what I already have on hand, using ... Read More