Recipes
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Sweet Potato Marshmallow Scones
This is sweet potato casserole in scone form. Need I say more?
Norwegian Morning Rolls (rundstykker)
These rolls are very popular for breakfast in Norway and Denmark, and now you can experience a Nordic breakfast right at home. They are soft and pillowy, with a beautiful golden crust adorned with poppy seeds. They are best served with good butter, cheese, and jam.
Nordic Mocha Latte Cupcakes
What makes these cupcakes “Nordic”? A healthy amount of cardamom and cinnamon, of course! They are marbled with a little chocolate for the “mocha” flavor, piped with decadent espresso buttercream, and dusted with cocoa powder. These are indulgent, fairly easy to throw together, and a fun twist on Nordic flavors.
Norwegian Cinnamon Sun Buns (solboller)
These buns truly embody all that sunshine brings—comfort, light, warmth, and coziness. The sweet dough is enriched with cardamom, rolled out and spread with butter and a cinnamon-sugar mixture, and baked with a dollop of homemade vanilla custard.
Norwegian Vanilla Custard Coconut Buns (skoleboller)
This classic Norwegian pastry can now be made in the comfort of your own home! Skoleboller are soft and tender cardamom buns, and they get baked with homemade vanilla custard, glazed, and patted with shredded coconut. These are my absolute favorite things to bake and eat!
Creamy Bacon and Bean Soup with Potatoes and Kale
This soup is extremely simple, yet it yields so much depth of flavor. It is hearty and packed with lots of veggies and protein, and it is perfect for the chillier weather.
Creamy Sausage Giardiniera and Spinach Rigatoni
Chicago-style giardiniera gives this dish a spicy and tangy kick while still being comforting and cozy for the colder months. This is a really great recipe, and it doesn’t hurt that it involves minimal chopping and is ready on the table in 30 minutes.
Almond Butter Noodles
These noodles are like no other! Creamy almond butter and coconut milk are whisked into a luscious dairy-free sauce that coats a bed of pappardelle, chicken, and peppers. It is a perfect meal for busy weeknights, coming together in 30 minutes.
Almond Olive Oil Cake with Homemade Fig Jam
Use up those in-season figs by making a simple homemade fig jam and pair it with this perfectly moist and tender almond olive oil cake. This is one of my favorites!
Indigenous Harvest Bowls
A bowl that was created out of appreciation for Native American culture and a way to inspire you at home to create something that can directly support tribes in your area. Bison, squash, wild rice, and sticky maple pumpkin seeds and cranberries pack this bowl with flavor, protein, fiber, and nutrients.
Heirloom Tomato Jam
Now that we are truly in tomato season, this is a great way to use up any of those heirlooms lingering in your kitchen. This heirloom tomato jam is so versatile, and it is amazing with eggs, on sandwiches, or slathered onto a cracker with some goat cheese.
Fried Zucchini Blossoms with Lemony-Basil Goat Cheese
Fresh zucchini blossoms stuffed with bright and tangy lemony-basil goat cheese and fried in a tempura batter make for the perfect end-of-summer snack.
Coconut Thai Turkey Bowls
These bowls are here to prove that you don’t have to sacrifice nutrition and flavor when you are short on time. They are made in 1 pan and are ready in just 30 minutes—perfect for those busy nights and with school just around the corner.
Zucchini Cornmeal Cakes
These humble cornmeal cakes are extremely simple and delicious. The perfect recipe to use up any extra zucchini you may have from the garden.
Pimento Cheese Heirloom Tomato Tartlets
3 ingredients and ready in 30 minutes—this tantalizing Southern-inspired appetizer is calling your name.
Brown Butter Rye Cornbread
This Brown Butter Rye Cornbread is perfectly nutty, sweet, and tender.
Lamb Ragu with Mint Pesto and Lemon Ricotta
This is probably my favorite recipe of mine. The comforting lamb ragu gets tossed with glossy pappardelle and dolloped with mint pesto and lemon ricotta that make their way into every nook and cranny. This recipe transports you to a cozy restaurant surrounded by good company (and good wine, of course).
Asparagus and Carrot Tartlets
These perfect-for-entertaining tartlets are easy to prep, taste great, and look amazing. Embrace the flavors of spring with asparagus and carrots on top of a bed of tarragon and goat cheese.
Grilled Goat Cheese Salad with Honey White Balsamic Vinaigrette
This salad is perfect for entertaining—and it is super simple to throw together. Gluten-free grilled goat cheese nestles in between a bed of butter lettuce—supplemented by dates, candied pecans, and gooseberries—and gets a drizzle of a delicious honey white balsamic vinaigrette. It doesn’t get better than this!
Wild Blueberry and Lemon Shortbread Mascarpone Ice Cream
This mascarpone ice cream layered with a wild blueberry compote and gluten-free lemon shortbread cookie pieces brings a sophisticated and complex flavor profile to the table. This is inspired by my favorite dessert—a fresh piece of Maine blueberry pie.