Norwegian Cookbook

Easy Norwegian comfort food:

Karbonader (Norwegian Lean Beef Patties) - Norwegian Cookbook Since starting this Norwegian food blog, I’m always asking my Norwegian friends which Norwegian foods I should share recipes for. And there are a few foods that everyone immediately mentions: vafler, fiskesuppe, and of course their beloved karbonader. Karbonader might be a bit less famous than the...

I think everyone who has tried my mom’s suksessterte has agreed it’s the best cake they’ve ever tasted, and she is now sharing her recipe with us! Suksessterte is a simple almond cake with a delicious yellow cream frosting - perfect for Easter 🐣 Recipe:

Suksessterte (Norwegian almond "success cake") - Norwegian Cookbook I had been waiting until Easter to bake a suksessterte (also called suksesskake and gulkake, or success cake in English), mostly because it’s a festive yellow, but I couldn’t wait any longer so I made it a few days early. But this way you’ll have time to get the ingredients to bake your own su...

Fastelavn (Nordic Mardi Gras) starts on Sunday! Norwegians celebrate with these sweet cardamom fastelavnsboller filled with almond paste and whipped cream:

Fastelavnsboller With Almond Filling - Norwegian Cookbook Fastelavn in Norway Many cultures celebrate the days leading up to Lent with a big feast or celebration like Mardi Gras, Fastnacht, and Carnival. In Norway and other Nordic countries this is Fastelavn. While the 40-day fast period of Lent largely lost significance in Norway after the Reformation, No...