Although I was totally off the hook for the first 5 courses at our dinner party last night, the dessert course was my playground. I d...

The Danes are well-known for their open-faced sandwiches (smørrebrød). There are many tried and true recipes that have been handed down thr...

This past Friday marked the 100th wedding anniversary of my maternal grandparents. Their love story is shrouded in drama and intrigue. ...

If only one cookie is made in Danish homes at Christmas time it would likely be vaniljekranse . (The English would say vanillakranse . My ...

For today's mid-morning feast I used my homemade bacon jam in a modern day version of smørrebrød, Denmark's open-faced sandwich. A...

Finskbrød is Denmark's version of the Christmas shortbread. One observation of my Scandinavian heritage is that everything tastes bet...

Rødkål (braised red cabbage) is a very popular dish in Denmark. It is commonly served with roast pork, sausages, duck, goose, frikadeller...

I have a charming recipe for cucumber salad that came from my mother and is much like every other cucumber salad recipe in Denmark, where ...

The Danish pancakes balls called æbleskivers can be served as a breakfast treat or dressed up as a dessert. My post back in May details ...

As soon as I picked up my Roots and Shoots Farm CSA produce last Wednesday, I had my mind set on pickled beets. I have never made them be...

One of my kitchen family heirlooms that I really treasure is called an æbleskiver pan. (Pronounced AY-ble-ski-wyr ). My pan is made of heavy...

Well, I found my heat-buster dish for supper last night. It seemed to be the talk of the day in Ottawa. What does one prepare when the hum...

On our Victoria Day Monday we had our neighbours into the sanctuary of our cozy backyard for morning coffee and a little bite. We are so bl...