Here is an easy dessert tip, specially suited for lazy summer days! 😍

Coconut balls and sweet, Norwegian strawberries are all you need, and the combination is delightful! 😊

This is so simple it can't even be called a recipe, but just wait and see: You will be met with enthusiasm when you present these coconut balls filled with strawberries! 😄

There are lovely summer days in Oslo at the moment, and soon it will be the weekend too. 😃 That's when it might be fitting to serve a delicious, ice-cold, Italian dessert drink after the meal! 😎

Sgroppino al limone was apparently invented in Venice in the 1600s, where the drink was served between meals in the aristocratic environment as a "digestivo". "Sgroppino" (pronounced "sgro-pi-no") means to "loosen up" in Italian, which is exactly what the drink was intended to do.

Sgroppino al limone is made with lemon sorbet, vodka, and prosecco. Lemon sorbet gives the drink a delightful foam on top and a light, sweet taste. If you want an even sweeter variant, vodka can be replaced with the lemon liqueur Limoncello. 

Here you have a delightful and summery pasta salad with hot smoked salmon!

The flavorful salmon is lovely combined with asparagus, spring onions, red onions, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and dill.

The sour cream dressing makes the pasta salad extra good!

For more popular pasta salads, see HERE.

This dish is inspired by "New Style Sashimi" from the Nobu restaurant!

Nobu is a famous restaurant chain founded by Japanese celebrity chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and his actor friend Robert De Niro.

It is said that the New Style Sashimi dish was created when a restaurant guest sent back a plate of sashimi because he didn't like raw fish. Nobu's solution was to pour hot oil over the salmon so that the fish appeared slightly more cooked. 😊 The salmon slices are topped with sesame seeds, pressed garlic, grated ginger, and chives. The sauce consists of soy sauce, olive oil, and sesame oil, mixed with yuzu juice. Yuzu is an Asian citrus fruit, but it's fine to use orange juice and a bit of squeezed lime instead. The orange juice doesn't blend in the soy sauce, giving the sauce a stylish, marbled appearance.

In the restaurant, this dish is presented as a flower, with elongated salmon slices and chives arranged in a circle on the plate. However, you can also lay smaller salmon slices in a shingle pattern, as I have done here.

A tasty and elegant sashimi dish that's easy to make!

Homemade blackberry jam is absolutely delicious! 

The beautiful, large berries with their deep purple color give a jam that appeals both in taste and appearance.

It doesn't matter whether you use fresh or frozen blackberries, so the jam can be made all year round! 😊

I love Verdens Beste!

I have previously made Verdens Beste with blueberries. Here is a round version of this cake, which I have filled with blueberry jam and fresh blueberries in addition to vanilla cream.

A delicious cake!

Baba ganoush is a delicious eggplant dip that originally comes from Lebanon, but is served across the Middle East in slightly different variations.

Some versions of Baba ganoush are creamy, like the one I've made here, and are often called Moutabal. The creamy texture and delightful flavor come from blending the eggplant puree with tahini, olive oil, crushed garlic, paprika, and lemon juice. Moutabal sometimes also contains yogurt, making it even creamier, while yogurt is not as common in Baba ganoush. Other versions of Baba ganoush are chunkier and are mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, and sometimes walnuts. Both Baba ganoush and Moutabal are often topped with pomegranate seeds, herbs, olive oil, and a sprinkle of sumac (a tangy and fruity spice widely used in the Middle East).

A characteristic of traditional Baba ganoush is the smoky flavor, which comes from the eggplants ideally being grilled over an open flame until the skin on the outside is charred and can easily be peeled off. However, the eggplants can also be roasted in the oven, although the smoky flavor will be less pronounced.

Baba ganoush (and Moutabal) is typically served with Meze, which consists of cold and hot small dishes. It is also often served as a starter, for example with flatbread or pita bread. Baba ganoush is also a wonderful accompaniment to grilled meat!

The recipe for these stuffed mushrooms was served to me by my friend Marianne at a girls' dinner many years ago. I thought they were sooo good and couldn't stop serving myself. 😅 This was while we were still in school (as mentioned, many years ago 😊), and I can't count how many times I've made them since.

These are mushrooms (use large champignons or portobello mushrooms) filled with a feta cream made from feta, crème fraîche, and plenty of garlic. They are then oven-baked until the mushrooms are tender and juicy.

These stuffed mushrooms are delightful as a side dish for many types of meals or as part of a tapas or cold buffet.

This is a delightful cabbage salad that combines white cabbage and red cabbage with red onion, spring onion, and parsley.

A fresh yogurt dressing with garlic provides a good flavor.

This cabbage salad is excellent as a side dish for grilled food!

This is a simple, yet very good potato salad with butter, dill, and spring onion.

The potato salad should be served warm and freshly made.

Great with most fish and barbecue dishes!