norwegian open-faced sandwich crackers

07/29/2011 by · Leave a Comment

I am norwegian-american. (Maybe you guessed by my boys’ names… Bjørn & Haakon?)

Born and raised in America… but with norwegian blood.

We have family, and close friends living over there. And quite obviously… the tragedy in Oslo & Utoya - just one week ago - absolutely broke my heart.

Norway is such a peaceful country. A beautiful place full of mountains and fjørds and amazing people and wonderful food.

Not the kind of place you would expect a bombing and horrible shooting-spree to occur.

(Do we ever really expect that kind of tragedy?? But for some reason it shocks me more in Norway than even here on American soil!)

So, with Norway even more on my heart than usual this past week… I have often caught myself daydreaming of my favorite norwegian treats!

My heart is so full of love for that country and especially its people, and food is, well… a tangible expression of that love.

This little treat has been on my mind several times this week. If you familiar at all with Norway or Scandinavia, you have likely heard about/seen/tasted smørrebrød - norwegian open-faced sandwiches.

Usually spread with butter and topped with good things like brown gjetost (goat’s cheese) and jam, or shrimp salad and cucumber, and almost always beautiful… they are a staple at every norwegian table.

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jalapeño popper dip

11/24/2010 by · 3 Comments

I love jalapeño poppers, so when I saw this recipe - I knew immediately that it would become a favorite!

Boy was I right… creamy, cheesy, much less messy than poppers… and so perfect with chips!

I have been known to eat this dip as a meal. And it has happened more than once!

If you like jalapeño poppers, try this dip!

Oh and try this Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese too! Oh my.

jalapeño popper dip

Ingredients

  • 2 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1 (4oz) can diced green chiles
  • 6 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped (or 1/4 cup jarred jalapeños, rinsed & chopped)
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, sour cream and mayo until smooth. Stir in the chiles and peppers until mixed.

Spread the mixture into a baking dish. In a small bowl, stir together the parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Sprinkle this mixture on top of the spread in the dish.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cheese mixture is heated through and bubbly. If you'd like, at the end, turn on the broiler to brown the top a bit more!

Serve with lots of tortilla chips!

http://sweetannas.com/2010/11/jalapeno-popper-dip.html

adapted from babskitchen

(Oh, and this only tastes better the next day… you could throw it together the day before you wanted to heat it up and it will be amazing! Or, you can bake it up and eat some and then stick it back in the oven the next day… either way it is delicious!)

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andrew’s ‘game day’ nachos & more…

02/02/2009 by · 1 Comment
Andrew was so excited about our ‘game day’ nachos, that he wanted pictures to show them off! We basically just topped each chip with it’s toppings, instead of just piling everything all over… SO yummy! Oh, and I made my aunt Marie’s famous 7-layer dip (in the background!) also!

And since we’re posting food pics, I thought I would add my favorite obsession recently… baking bread! (especially these, my grandma Erdahl’s buns!)
Did this make you all as hungry as it just made me? :o)

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