Over the years we have cooked duck breast for dinner many times. One our favourite ways to prepare this is the Gingery duck salad recipe by Nigella Lawson. However, this week we decided to try something different. The choice fell on a whole fresh duck that we roasted using a mix of orange, honey, soya…
This August made 40 years since my husband first landed at Oslo Fornebu airport, he was here on an assignment from his Indian company in 1986. He spent the first months in Norway, getting to know how things worked and meeting up with friends and family of people he knew back in India. One of…
In April, I developed a condition called pneumothorax, where the lung cavity is punctured causing air to collect. I was unable to travel by air, since the low air pressure on a flight could result in further damage or a collapse of the lung. As a result, we spent our summer in Norway, with a…
This biryani recipe has worked well for a few family dinners over the last years. The original recipe was from Chenna (a relative from Hyderabad who got it from his sister ) and a few suggestions online. Ingredients (serves 6 adults) Main ingredients Marinade for the lamb Aromatics for Rice Layering, Aromatics & Seal Prep…
Mum always made a big batch of beef mince cutlets that were packed and kept in the freezer, ready to fry. I have fond memories of the aroma of cutlets frying in mum’s kitchen. Our neighbours would often pop by when there were cutlets for dinner since the aroma was hard to miss. Rice, dal…
Late last year, Norway qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The team and the nation celebrated this milestone as if Norway had won the World Cup. There was some criticism from a few but for most people this was something to be celebrated. It’s been…
The last few weeks have been a combination of highs and lows that are hard to explain. However I feel like I need to remind myself of the feelings. A week ago, I met my oncologist to discuss the results of the MRI I did in May. Thankfully, the report shows that there are no…
In Norway, we have a few public holidays during the spring months. This means a couple of long weekends off and sometimes some good weather. We decided on a weekend trip to the South of Norway, staying in Arendal and doing a day trip to an Art museum in Kristiansand (https://www.kunstsilo.no/) A walkaround along the…
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