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Living a Nordic Life
Welcome to Living A Nordic Life, helping you live a Nordic Life, wherever you are.
From my home in southern Norway I'd love to share my Nordic lifestyle, cooking and surroundings with you, and show you how I have discovered that you don't need to live in Norway to enjoy and embrace a Nordic lifestyle and way of living.
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Homemade Prim (Norwegian Brown Cheese Spread)
In the Nordics prim is as well known as brunost or brown cheese. Outside of Norway it's a little less well known, but once you have tasted it I promise you will love it. For the uninformed, brunost or Norwegian brown cheese is a strange food. It's always in the cheese aisle at the supermarket, but it's not actually a cheese. It's made by slowly cooking whey (the liquid that is usually thrown away after cheese making) until it's caramelises into a thick liquid. This is t

Fiona McKinna
Jul 82 min read


Old Fashioned Norwegian Syrup Cake (Sirupskake) with no eggs or butter!
Delicious, traditional Norwegian cake made with sirup and fragrant spices is soft and tasty even though it contains NO butter or eggs.

Fiona McKinna
Apr 152 min read


Sjokolade og Appelsin Cookies (Chocolate Orange Cookies)
The PERFECT chocolate chip and orange cookie. Gooey centre and slightly crispy edges will make this your new favourite cookie recipe.

Fiona McKinna
Mar 252 min read


How to Make Chocolate Covered Spruce Tips
Spruce tips are delicious seasonal treat. A few years ago I was given a beautiful German cookery book. It was one I had coveted for a long time and I was excited to read the recipes. It was a collection of fairly unknown and regional recipes from around Germany. I loved it. But after I had read through and made a few of the dishes I flicked to the end of the book and discovered a small section devoted to leftovers and foraged food. It was really only a couple of pages of

Fiona McKinna
Jun 11, 20253 min read


4-Korn Brød (Norwegian 4 Grain Seed Bread)
No Nordic table is complete with a hearty and wholesome loaf of bread. Perfect for Nordic open faced sandwiches!

Fiona McKinna
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Sørlandsbolle (Chocolate Covered Vanilla Cream Bun)
Sørlandsboller are a speciality from southern Norway. A soft cardamom bun is filled with vanilla custard and topped with chocolate icing.

Fiona McKinna
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Serinakaker, Norwegian Butter Cookies
If you like Danish butter cookies, you are going to love these buttery, crumbly Norwegian cookies, serinakaker

Fiona McKinna
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Mustikkapiirakka (Finnish Blueberry Tart)
Blueberries are one of the most beloved foods in the autumn in the Nordics and this Finnish blueberry tart is rich, creamy and delicious

Fiona McKinna
Sep 29, 20233 min read


Prinsesstårta, Swedish Showstopper Cake
Prinsesstårta is a fabulous showstopping cake from Sweden that is deceptively easy to make and will always impress your guests.

Fiona McKinna
Jan 28, 20225 min read


Danske Pølsehorn, the Danish Sausage Roll
Danke pølsehorn, or Danish sausage rolls are a perfect quick (healthier) snack and are a great food for picnics and trips

Fiona McKinna
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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