Norwegian Saurkraut Recipe – Surkål
When I moved to Norway a few years back I was pleased to find I enjoyed Sukål. Sukål is the Norwegian word for saurkraut. It makes such a great accompaniment to strong tasting or fatty meat dishes. Giving a cleansing taste with a little sweetness. Norwegian surkål differs from what I perceived sauerkraut to be […]
Tofu Trial
Who knew making tofu was so easy. See my first attempts and earn how to make Tofu yourself.
Video I saw today – Why we over eat
I subscribe to a number of health feeds in twitter and on Facebook and one of those today referred me to a video I enjoyed watching. I usually enjoy AsapSciences videos and this one was no different. In fact as I am doing an online course on nutrition through Courssera I watched it twice. We […]
Chicken scallopini with herb and laughing cow cheese recipe
I found a recipe online for Chicken Scallopini and was going to make it for my hard working husband but he opted for Norwegian hotdogs in lompa instead. So I thought about how the make the recipe Dukan safe. It is not close to the orignal recipe now. I omitted hard cheese, wine, canned tomatoes among […]
Turkey Pate
Now the festive season is past Turkeys are going cheap so I grabbed us one. I roasted it up sans stuffing and used the giblets to make a pate. The roast was for two of us and so you know I had lots of left over turkey, yum. I sliced upthe rest and baged it […]
Piquant Salsa / Sauce
My wonderful husband and I just spent a relaxing vacation in the canary islands with his parents. The canary islands are part of Spain but lie off the coast of Africa. So we got a bit of winter sunshine in. It was so great to be so close to the sea, to see palm trees […]
Lemony Cottage Pudding
I grew up with cottage cheese being touted as a diet food, which I think made me think early on it was not a desireable food. However, I have discovered on Dukan how great it is cooked and in desserts. Cooked it goes all stretchy and cheese like and is great when I am missing yellow hard cheese. […]
Flavourings
I have found a solution to a taste problem I have had. Living in Norway one of the things that I miss now is the essences we had back home. I always thought there should be more essences back home but here in Norway the norm is to have only Rum, Almond and Vanilla essence. […]
Om du er i Norge – If you’re in Norway
Om du er i Norge, her er Dukan ingredienser på norsk. If you are in Norway, here are what the Dukan ingredients are called in norwegian. They are split up into groups: Meat, poultry and game Dairy products Sea foods, including fish Other proteins Vegetables These you can recognise by site in the grocery store […]
Dukan Pancake Recipe, looking for variety? Christmas spice
I have stealed myself to only eat the Dukan list of 100 foods till I reach my goal weight. So it surprised me when we were out shopping recently and I saw all the Christmas foods on display, that I felt a strong longing for them. Generally I find it is easier to make a […]