Entries Tagged as ‘Food/Diet’

November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving Menu

Steve & I are hosting Thanksgiving tomorrow and I am STOKED! I really love cooking/baking for others~ and doing so on the holidays makes it even more special. This post is for you Jen Hope your sweet baby girl shows herself SOON!!!
Here’s whats on the slate for this year~
I’m making….

Turkey & gravy: this [...]

July 27, 2009

Super Nachos

Steve & I went out to a coffee shop/restaurant to celebrate his birthday We just got drinks, but noticed a few others in the room snacking on some of the food that the place had to offer. One of the menu items was called “Super Nachos.” When I hear super nachos I think [...]

July 25, 2009

Brunost: Brown Cheese

Steve and I have developed a liking for a common Norwegian treat! It’s called brunost (according to the internet) or brown cheese.
News Flash, Steve & Brittany love cheese. Okay, so maybe not a news flash. Being from WI we love most types of cheese… hmmm cheese curds… But this cheese is very different from anything [...]

July 16, 2009

Peanut Butter Jelly Time

So as many of you know, I am not a huge fan of peanut butter. I don’t like the texture, it’s all sticky and gummy. I don’t like having to scrap it off the roof of my mouth. Ugh. Yuck. In fact, I think the last time I ate an entire PB&J sandwich was probably [...]

July 10, 2009

Friday Random Thoughts

Skype is awesome. Really, it’s such a great way to keep in touch with friends and family when you’re far away & can’t use the phone. It’s definitely reduced my homesickness in recent days. I didn’t realize that I would be so homesick… but I think a lot of it has to do with the [...]

June 29, 2009

Quote of the Day…

We were talking with my parents on Skype today ~ and they asked how we were doing with food/eating lately. As many of you know, we’ve talked about how we don’t eat as much here as we do in the US (not always by choice…)
Anyway, Steve leans into the camera and says, “I’ll have a [...]

June 22, 2009

Jan’s Cabin 30 Min North of Bodo: Saturday Night

Jan and his family invited us up to their cabin this weekend to relax and unwind. It was beautiful! I bet you all are sick of hearing me say that… sorry, there just aren’t any other words to describe it. 
We got there on Saturday afternoon ~ about 2pm~and Jan had just fixed his son’s boat [...]

June 18, 2009

Thurs~ Lesson learned

Today is Thursday ~ and we were going to head up to campus, but unfortunately, Jan’s daughter Nora is sick. We don’t have a bus pass or bikes yet, so we’re staying in our apartment and working from home today. It’s a beautiful & sunny day outside. A bit windy~ and “chilly” from [...]