As promised, I made a trip back to the neighborhood butcher my landlady suggested. In fact, I did so the morning after I posted the original smoerrebroed post. Apparently, even Danes are crazy about their smoerrebroed, because when she saw my blog post, she got hungry for some and asked me to pick a few … Continue reading
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scrumptious smoerrebroed!!!
Before I decided to travel to Denmark, I had never even heard of smoerrebroed. (It’s actually spelled with an “o” that has a line through it, not with an oe, but my keyboard doesn’t have danish characters…) But, as soon as I started reading travel guides and doing online research about Denmark and Copenhagen, I … Continue reading
crying
I cried three times today. The first was over something silly. I got frustrated because I couldn’t figure out how to do something quite simple. Like open a door, or unlock a bike, or some other such thing that should be easy, but, because I’m in a different county, it turns into something so complex … Continue reading
potato salad!
Anyone who knows me at all knows I despise potato salad. Cold chunks of overcooked mealy potatos sodden with greasy mayonnaise, topped with green pepper and paprikia… *gag* I’m not even a huge fan of potatoes cooked other ways, either. However, the adorable little Danish potatoes I kept encountering intrigued and tempted me…but how could … Continue reading
love…
It’s true. I followed a man to Denmark. From the moment I met him, I was smitten, head-over-heels, crazy in love. My heart pounded when I read his letters. He wrote of love—the real kind—and made me swoon. And when listening to him, all I could do was nod my head and agree with everything … Continue reading
eight first impressions of denmark
Converse all-star shoes—both high- and low-tops in all different colors—are quite popular. I should have brought my red ones. Danes are ridiculously friendly. They may not look it off-hand, but so far, if I ask anyone directions, or what something means in English, and they become immediately helpful and kind. In fact, I asked a … Continue reading
eight reasons to love the amsterdam airport
Fish pedicures and an oxygen bar. A grand piano that the public can play at will. The seating is super awesome, and some of it is arranged in cozy configurations. It’s perfect for napping. Fresh organic juices at reasonable prices. Gift shops are fully stocked with cheeses. And meats, herrings, smoked eel, and caviar… … Continue reading
my very first blog post
For the last several months or so—okay, more like the last nine months or so—my upstairs neighbors have been pestering me to write a cookbook. See, I invite them down to try my cooking and my raw-foods “un-cooking,” and they repay me by aggravating me and hounding me to write the recipes down so I … Continue reading
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