These rye buns with chocolate pieces are both healthy and very delicious at the same time. We personally love them as a little snack in-between two meals or as a healthy dessert for our lunch. In Denmark these buns are similar to the Chokorug which are sold at the very famous Lagkagehuset. Lagkagehuset is a Danish chain of bakeries which are selling traditional and modern bread and cakes. If you come to Denmark at some point you should definitely pay them a visit. [Read more...]
This recipe for Danish buttermilk soup is probably the most traditional Danish summer dish you have.
In Denmark we call this dish Koldskål, which translated means Cold Bowl. [Read more...]
On this page, I would like to share a recipe for homemade Danish Liver Pate or Leverpostej as it is called in Danish. Danish liver pate is probably one of the most traditional Danish food that you can serve together with the Danish rye bread.
Homemade Danish liver pate is mainly based on pork liver and pork fat and then some extra ingredients like onions, eggs, milk and flour. Making a homemade liver pate is super simple and does not require any professional cooking skills. [Read more...]
During the summer time in Denmark we have a very traditional dish which is called Koldskål. Directly translated Koldskål means Cold Bowl which probably does not make much sense. Nevertheless, Koldskål is a super popular summer dish in Denmark. It is probably the second most consumed diary product, after regular milk, during the summer and especially on the very hot summer days it is probably the most consumed dairy product. In Denmark, this refreshing summer dish is mainly sold ready-to-serve in cartons. However, making homemade Koldskål is super easy and does not require any master skill in the kitchen - I will show you how this is done further down this page. [Read more...]
This recipe I have posted here on this page is one of my favorite types of bread - the Nordic Rye Bread. This is actually the third recipe I have here on my blog for Rye Bread, but I simply just like it so much that I need different variations of this bread.
If it is you first time you are making a Danish Rye Bread I will recommend you to follow my other recipe for Rye Bread made without sourdough. If you are looking for the most traditional recipe for rye bread, you should follow the recipe where the sourdough is used. Find both recipes in the section with bread. [Read more...]
On this page I will show you a Nordic recipe for healthy broccoli buns. And before you get scared away I will start with a promise. Even though these buns are made with broccoli they are still very delicious and of course a very healthy and perfect alternative to normal white toast bread. Read more and see how easy it is to make some filling, healthy and delicious Nordic broccoli buns. [Read more...]
Some good homemade Nordic breakfast buns are just the best.
I do not think there is a better way of starting a Saturday or Sunday morning.
This recipe for overnight raised Nordic buns is simply super good and perfect for the weekend, where you want to make some extra good breakfast.
There is just something special about having a homemade and healthy breakfast on the weekend. [Read more...]
This dish, Danish apple pork, it a real traditional Danish Christmas dish typically served for a Christmas dinner. In Danish we call this dish Aebleflaesk which translated means Apple pork, and that's what it is. Aebleflaesk is a very simple dish which is based on three ingredients, apples, onions and streaky pork. As said, Aebleflaesk is a very traditional Danish dish but it's also a very regional dish which is prepared in different ways depending on which parts of Denmark you are from. This recipe is the one my family have always used and it's also the one I always use. [Read more...]
Today, I am sharing my top-1 favorite lunch dish. It is a pan fried fresh flounder fish, served on a slice of toasted Danish rye bread with thin slices of Avocado. The great things, and what I really like about this dish, are that this recipe is fantastic simple, easy to make, it is healthy and it has a wonderful taste. [Read more...]
Today, I would like to share another non-Nordic recipe. Even though, the origin for this recipe for minced beef pancakes are not any of the Nordic countries it is still quite normal and a popular dish in the Scandinavia. [Read more...]
I love easy and fast food and especially also the one that at the same time is very delicious - on this page I would like to share one of these dinner dishes with you. This recipe for a One-pot tomato basil pasta is just super easy to make and it has a wonderful taste. From start to finish this dish takes about 20 minutes to make and it requires a minimum amount of work from you - what more is there to ask for? [Read more...]
This time I would like to share one of my absolute favorite breakfast/lunch/dinner recipes - which is a tomato and chives egg omelet. The great thing about this omelet is that it is super easy to make and you can eat it for all meals. I normally have it for dinner but I have also served it for breakfast and lunch. It only takes about 15 minutes to make this omelet so it is perfect if you are late from work or if you only have a little extra time in the morning and want to make something delicious. [Read more...]
Bagels is just one of my favorite breakfast or lunch meals. I typically have them when I am traveling abroad - bagels are not that common in Denmark or the other Nordic countries. Even though, they are not that popular in my home country at the moment, I think that I see a trend that they start to become more and more popular. Especially, at the more trendy food places in and around Copenhagen and some of the other larger cities in Denmark. [Read more...]
This recipe for a salmon, Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Pasta is just super delicious and absolutely one of my most favorite pasta dishes. The great thing about this pasta dish, besides that it is very delicious and tasteful, is that it is a great source of good vitamins from the Spinach, good proteins from the ricotta cheese and then the good and healthy fat from salmon. Furthermore, it is quite easy to prepare the ingredients for this dish and in general simple to make. [Read more...]
Today, I would like to share another great and traditional Danish recipe. This recipe would in English be called Danish Sausage Rolls where the Danish name is Pølsehorn. I'm actually not sure if this recipe is originally from Denmark. However, it has been a really popular Danish snack for many years and it still is. [Read more...]
This time I would like to share another of my favorite recipes which can both be served for breakfast or later at the day for dinner.
The recipe is egg muffins with spinach and tomatoes. There are several reasons why I like these muffins a lot. The main reason is because they have a great taste and that they are very simple to make. The preparation time is only about 20-30 minutes and it does not require any special skills. I normally make these muffins in my muffin oven pan which has 8 holes to hold the muffins. If you don’t have such a muffin pan then you can use some muffin cups, they should give the same results. [Read more...]
This is one of my favorite breakfast recipes, which I normally make when I want something a little special in the weekends. The recipe for a baked avocado with an egg gives you the healthy vitamins and fat from the avocado and the protein from the egg. [Read more...]
Panini can be varied in lots of ways. You can even make a delicious vegetarian version. Maybe one with avocado, mozzarella and tomato would be great too. [Read more...]
In Danish these butter-fried potatoes are known as brasede kartofler or sometimes just braskartofler which roughly translated simply means fried potatoes. I do not think we can make a 'patent' out of this recipe or call it a traditional Danish recipe. However, it is for sure a well-known recipe in Denmark and a popular way of turning leftover potatoes into a delicious and filling dish. [Read more...]
This recipe for smoked mackerel salad is healthy, super delicious and very easy to make. In Denmark the official recommendation from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries is that you eat fish at least two times a week (total of 350 g - 12 oz). Fish is known to be a good source of several good nutrients and vitamins like D-vitamin, protein and fish oil.
This mackerel salad will help you comply with this recommendation. Fresh fish can at some places be difficult to get a hold of due to large distances to the ocean. In Denmark we have about 7300 km (4500 miles) of coastal line and no matter where you are the distance to the coast is maximum 1 hour by car.
See also: Recipe for Nordic stone age bread
This means that we have really good opportunities of getting fresh fish - so at least we can't have any excuses of not eating enough fish. We normally eat this smoked mackerel salad together with some fresh rye bread or our healthy and very delicious stone age bread. You can also serve the mackerel salad with a lettuce and a some tomatoes - then you have a lovely starter.
This recipe for Danish meatballs also known as Frikadeller is properly one of the most, if not the most, popular national dish in Denmark. For most of the Danes this is a dish they have on a regular basis and a dish that they have had their entire life.
See also: Recipe for Danish Remoulade (perfect dipping for Frikadeller)
Frikadeller is super easy to make and they have a great taste. You simply just mix all the ingredients in a large bowl, mix well and fry the meatballs on a frying pan with oil - it is that simple.
There are many different variants of Frikadeller, however the basic ingredients are always ground pork, onions, milk, eggs, flour and salt and pepper. I have always learned that the onions are the 'secret ingredient' in Frikadeller and that it is the onions that gives the characteristic taste to the meat. [Read more...]
Pan-fried coalfish with rye bread is one of our favorite dishes for lunch, it's super simple to make and it taste very delicious. In Denmark it's an official recommendation by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries that you eat fish twice a week which is equal to 350 g (12 oz) of fish. Fish is a great source of omega-3 oil, D-vitamin, iodine and selenium which are known to be good and important for your body. Fish twice a week can [Read more...]
We have heard about cauliflower pancakes several times and we have to confess it did not sound like something we would like. However, one day we had an extra cauliflower in the fridge, and we always try to avoid throwing out food, so we decided to try out the cauliflower pancakes - and we are glad that we did!
Cauliflower pancakes are pretty famous in the food blogging world, mostly because they are healthy and easy to cook, but also because they are very delicious. These pancakes go perfectly for each meal a day - breakfast, lunch, dinner or maybe just as a snack.
We would also like to recommend our healthy pancakes with oats and apples, and our famous healthy pancakes with banana - both recipes are healthy and super delicious!
You can buy many different, and often actually pretty great, prepared soups from the grocery store. These prepared soups are great when you are in a hurry - they are easy to heat in a saucepan or in the microwave oven and if you throw in a couple of meatballs or boiled noodles you have a decent dish. However, in our opinion the best soups are they homemade ones. The time it takes to make a homemade soup varies a lot from the most simple tomato soup to a more advanced Chinese soup. This recipe for thai soup with ginger, chili and garlic is relatively simple to cook and it is super delicious and creamy.
I love this soup because it has many great and tasteful ingredients that are packed with great vitamins that are healthy for your body. We normally serve this soup with some fried chicken filet strips which is low on fat and rich on proteins - but the soup is also great alone. [Read more...]
