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Norwegian Country Group Hellbillies Posted by kari on Mar 20, 2011
The Hellbillies are my favorite Norwegian country music. In fact, they are my favorite country music band (which isn’t exactly too big of a feat because country is probably my least favorite musical genre…). I first heard them as a sophomore in college thanks to my good friend who was half Norwegian. His family comes…
The Norwegian verb ´to be´ Posted by kari on Feb 24, 2011
å være eller å ikke være-to be or not to be. det er spørsmålet-that is the question. Alright, I couldn´t resist after I decided to write a post about the verb ´to be´-å være. This is a verb that we probably use more than any other. In some or another we talk about ourselves and…
Polarsirkelen-the Arctic Circle Posted by kari on Feb 8, 2011
My best friend and I stopped here on our road trip from his family’s hometown in southern Troms Fylke (county) all the way down to where we lived in Oslo. It was an absolutely incredible road trip. I have posted pictures on Facebook of the trip, so you can see more pictures there. The coolest…
Root vegetables in Norwegian Cuisine Posted by kari on Feb 6, 2011
Glazed Leg of Lamb with Roasted Root Vegetables Root vegetables are important ingredients in Scandinavian cuisine. In this dish the lamb meat is accompanied by a plethora of root vegetables – scented with mustard, rosemary and garlic—New Scandinavian Cooking So I went to ´The Inn´last night with my family. I had heard it was…
Ostehøvel-a Norwegian invented the cheese slicer Posted by kari on Jan 21, 2011
Sure, the French are known for their oster (cheeses), but a Norwegian invented osthøvelen (the cheese slicer). Although some sorts of ostehøvler have been around in Europe for ages, it was not until 1925 that Thor Bjørklund, a Norwegian carpenter from Lillehammer, patented osthøvelen. Do you wonder why this carpenter invented something to slice cheese…
Norwegian winter Posted by kari on Jan 20, 2011
January in the north always drags out because it is so cold and dark. I live in MN where the temperature is frequently in the single digits, and sometimes (like right now…) below zero. I´ve lived in MN my whole life except for the 2 times I lived in Norway, so cold and snowy climates…
Fires in Norway Posted by kari on Dec 25, 2010
I have always been astounded by the amount of coverage branner (fires) get in the Norwegian media. I swear in every Norwegian newspaper I open, there is an article about a brann. I used to think that perhaps there isn’t enough other interesting stuff to share with the public, so stories about branner naturally…