For some reason, I find it hard to let fruit that we've grown in our own yard go to waste. I'll ignore a store-bought, non-local, non-seasonal cucumber in the back ... Read More

When I think of the old-fashioned dessert, "Brown Betty," with its comforting layers of applesauce and breadcrumbs, I envision pioneer women on the Oregon Trail or in Civil War ... Read More

When life gives you apples ... make cardamom applesauce! It took me years to venture into making homemade applesauce for my family. I had very vivid memories of how ... Read More

For me, baked apples are one of the gifts of autumn, as seasonal as high school football games and falling leaves. I've never thought of them as a particularly ... Read More

Woo Hoo! One of my favorite places to order Scandinavian ingredients for Nordic recipes (and to buy them in person, when I'm visiting Poulsbo, WA) is giving away free food ... Read More

Long a staple of frugal Nordic kitchens where nothing was allowed to go to waste, fresh homemade rye breadcrumbs serve as the "filler" not only for things like meatballs, but ... Read More

We recently returned from a rather exciting vacation (don't ask - multiple medical clinics and hospitals were involved, which is why I haven't blogged for a while), to find our ... Read More