High Powered Meal

 Good morning,

This is breakfast-type food that can be served at any time of the day.  This is another Kjell meal so keep in mind he grew up in Norway where high calorie and high fat meals kept the cold away.  

This was quite tasty so was worth a few extra calories.  It's potatoes and carrots mashed with butter and served with white sauce with herbs from our garden.  Of course, that's bacon.  Good, thick bacon, I must add!

We don't always eat like this.  The day before our dinner was chicken, salad, and green beans all prepared by me.  

;),

Lois

Beautiful Weather in Ohioland

 Good morning,

We have had some beautiful weather in Ohio this week.

It was perfect weather to enjoy a glass of wine on the patio.

I hope all is well wherever you are.

All the best,

Lois

Shrimp Snack

 Good morning,

We had this Norwegian-type snack of shrimp boiled in salt water on bread with mayonnaise.

Yes, it's delicious!  It reminds me of when we bought shrimp on the dockside in Oslo and sat on a park bench to eat it.  We had plenty of competition from the sea gulls trying to steal our shrimp!

Happy Spring!

Lois

A Taste of Norway

 Good morning,

We're fortunate to have Jungle Jim's International Market near us where we can get foods from all over the world.

Since My Honey is Norwegian by birth and American by choice, we enjoy foods popular in both countries.  Pictured is a favorite.  Kjell fries the fish balls in butter, olive oil, and spices.  He serves them with potatoes, carrots, and a yummy white sauce with herbs (locally grown in our library hydroponic garden) and garlic that he makes himself.  

An image of the meal prepared is in my earlier post here. 

For those not familiar with fish balls, think of them as meatballs, only with fish instead of beef or pork.  The name of the brand of fish balls translates to House Mother.  I really like the traditional artwork on the can, too.  

What traditional foods do you enjoy?  

All the best,

Lois

Work in Process - Tunic Sweater

 

 Good morning,

Here's another Work in Process that I am working on between other projects.  I switch between knit and crochet to give my hands a rest.  It seems knitting is harder on my hands than crocheting.

I've designed this sweater for Catherine.  Her favorite style is a tunic and she likes the yarn.  I've finished the back and have started the front.  It's too warm to wear this now anyway, so I'll continue to work on it alternately with crochet projects.  

What are you making, baking, growing this week?

All the best,

Lois

Kjell's Salmon and Shrimp

 Good morning,

This image doesn't do the food justice.  This is Salmon in a Shrimp Sauce that Kjell made.  It's served with potatoes and carrots.

The trick to the salmon flavor is that it is pan fried on both sides.  The sauce contains shrimp, tomatoes, white wine, herbs from our hydroponic garden in our library, garlic, and lots of patience.

It was fabulous!

Thanks, Sweetie!  I love your concoctions!

Love you,

Lois

Tulip Magnolia in Bloom

 Good morning,

I have good news and bad news about our Tulip Magnolia.

First the good news!  It bloomed this week!  How gorgeous! 

 This is how it looks through our dining room french doors.  The screen door doesn't help the picture quality, but it's still pretty.

 I'm so glad I went outside to take pictures!

 This Magnolia came with the house 47 years ago and it has been a pleasure for us every Spring!

I'm so glad I went outside on Monday and took pictures.

Now for the bad news.  :( 

We had a hard freeze on Monday night.  Those gorgeous pink flowers are now all brown and falling off.  

There will be a few blossoms that missed the cold and will still bloom, but the full glory of the tree is gone for this year.

Mother Nature isn't always nice.  I'm just grateful for the few hours we were able to enjoy the glory of this tree in bloom.

Happy Spring!

Lois