Tuesday 17 May 2011

17 May!


It always feels a little strange celebrating 17 May and not being in Norway... Every year I say 'Next year I will be home', but it is hard to fit a trip in when it is still normal working days over here. 

Never mind, we also celebrate over here!
In the afternoon Our Boy and I are looking forward to a piece (or two) of this lovely Budapest cake (click on the link for the recipe) which I also made for his birthday last year!

But I leave you a picture of waffles - one of the most Norwegian coffee treats there is. I made some on Sunday when a friend popped over and there wasn't anything else to offer her in house. I have to admit I don't use any particular recipe for the waffles... any measurements is more or less 'in my hands', but this is roughly what goes into them:

2 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
approx. 4 dl milk
approx. 4 dl flour
25 grams melted butter

Whip eggs and sugar and add some milk and some flour until a lumpfree batter. Add the melted butter.

Let them cool slightly. 
Spread either jam/sugar/cheddar cheese or Norwegian goat cheese (or even butter) and fold them over two and two.

Gratulerer Med Dagen!

5 comments:

  1. Happy Constitution Day! Sorry to have been so hopeless at being in touch recently, but it's been busy and I've been distracted – however, M's now home and C's due back tomorrow.
    Your photography course looked fantastic! I really liked what you were able to do in black and white ... very atmospheric!
    Have a great day,
    Sarah

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  2. Hei Mette
    Gratulerer med dagen, håper du har hatt en kjempeflott 17-mai feiring :) Skjønner godt
    at du savner Norge på slike dager, men som
    jeg ser fra tv så kan nordmenn å feire i
    utlandet ღ Det ble laget vaffelrøre her i
    dag også, men greide ikke å få ned en eneste
    bit, så den får vi ta igjen i morgen :)) Ha
    en fortsatt fin kveld og uke som kommer...
    Stor klem fra Mette

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  3. Vel overstått dag Mette m/familie!;)
    Kaken høres spennende ut, og vaffler...det ELSKER vi;-))
    Håper dere fikk feiret dagen på deres måte, selv om dere er utenlands!
    Klem Anne Karin

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  4. Vel overstått feiring! Kos at dere feirer i England også.. Vafler er jo veldig norsk :)
    Og Budapestkake - mmmmm :)

    Jeg skal unne med en kakerest om litt! En av gjestene hadde med en nydelig kake, sjokolade, med eggekrem og bringebærfyll og sjokoladekrem på toppen. Kjempegod :)
    Nyt kvelden..

    Klem fra Tove

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