Recipes
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Brown Butter Swedish Shrimp Salad
This traditional Swedish shrimp salad is one of my favorite things to make in the warmer months, because it is light and refreshing, yet satiating. This time, I spruced it up with a brown butter dressing to add richness, nuttiness, and depth. It is absolutely amazing, and I know this Scandinavian classic will also become a staple in your kitchen.
Creamy Tomato Harissa Lamb Meatballs
This recipe is truly phenomenal. It is one of my favorite recipes I’ve developed for this blog so far. The meatballs are so juicy, moist, and packed with flavor. The sauce is full of Middle Eastern flavor with French influences, and the result is a magnificent meal that comes together in 30 minutes. You’re going to love this recipe!
Norwegian Success Tart (suksessterte)
This Norwegian celebratory tart is made year-round for special occasions, but it has found a special home on the Easter table. Simple, decadent, rich, and naturally gluten-free—this tart is truly incredible. With a hazelnut macaron base and a lovely vanilla custard spread on top with dark chocolate shavings, this will surely be your new favorite springtime bake.
Tahini Carrot Cake
I’m sharing three recipes for Easter. The first is my super delicious Tahini Carrot Cake. Carrot cake has always been one of my favorites, but I usually find it a bit too sweet. So, I gave it a savory twist. Tahini and olive oil add moisture and richness, lending a subtle, nutty, fruity undertone that balances the natural sweetness of the carrots. The result is a deeply flavorful, not-too-sweet carrot cake that just happens to be dairy-free. Frost it however you like—or leave it bare. It’s just as good either way. Perfect for spring and especially lovely on an Easter table.
Strawberry Chamomile Buttermilk Biscuits
Fruity, floral, buttery, and flaky—these biscuits taste like you are picnicking in a meadow full of spring flowers and babbling creeks.
Coconut Harissa White Beans and Chicken
This one-pan meal comes together in just over 30 minutes. It is the perfect light and refreshing dish to make as we transition into the warmer months. Packed with protein and fiber and the perfect balance of spiciness, tanginess, and creaminess, it will be your new favorite weeknight dinner. Plus, it is gluten—and dairy-free.
One-Pan Chicken and Couscous with Olives and Herbs
This is one of the best recipes I have ever developed, and it took several tests to get it exactly perfect. This is such a flavorful, bright, and comforting dish to transition from winter to spring. The chicken and couscous comes together in one pan, and the tangy and briny olive and herb salad brings this dish together by cutting through the richness of the chicken and couscous. You’re going to love this one!
Irish Soda Bread “Scone Muffins”
Inspired by my strong Irish heritage and the viral soda bread scones from Mary O’s in New York City, these are the perfect trifecta of Irish soda bread, scones, and muffins. They have the craggy tops of soda bread, the buttery tanginess of a scone, and the tenderness and fluffiness of a muffin. These are absolutely phenomenal, and I am beyond happy with these, and I know you will be too!
Norwegian Salmon Cakes
Fish cakes are extremely popular in Norway, but they tend to use white fish instead of the incredible Norwegian salmon that they are known for. I decided to change that! These salmon cakes are loaded with dill, capers, and lemon juice and served with a briny cream cheese sauce to tie it all together. Do you like lox bagels? Then you will absolutely love these.
One-Pan Herb Goat Cheese Gnocchi with Asparagus and Tomatoes
This incredibly easy one-pan meal comes together in under 30 minutes and involves minimal chopping and dirty dishes. It is the perfect vegetarian weeknight meal that you and the whole family will love.
Rye Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Inspired by the Nordic desserts that use rye flour, these cookies are nutty, earthy, butterscotchy, and have crispy edges and chewy centers. This is THE cookie recipe.
Romanian-Inspired Lamb and Pea Stew
This stew is inspired by a Romanian pea stew, but this version has tender lamb, and is layered with depth of flavor from wine, stock, and Eastern European-style seasonings. It is packed full of veggies and best served with a nice crusty bread like sourdough. You’ll love this one!
Herby Orange Farro with Crispy Beans and Goat Cheese
Crispy white beans are piled onto a bed of tangy goat cheese and herby farro, dressed with fresh orange juice and zest. This refreshing salad invokes spring flavors while using up the surplus of winter citrus.
Herby Citrusy Shrimp with Crusty Bread
This tangy, briny, and herby meal comes together in 20 minutes, making it perfect for last minute meals. This is one of the best things I have had in a while, and the crusty bread truly makes this dish sing.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Halloumi Salad
This is not any ordinary salad! Roasted Brussels sprouts are coated in a creamy tahini-pomegranate molasses dressing and served with grilled halloumi cheese, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, and hot honey. This simple yet flavorful salad will for sure be a new favorite.
Lingonberry Vanilla Custard Buns
These Nordic buns are super fluffy, tender, and delicious. Lightly spiced with cardamom, filled with lingonberry jam, and baked with a dollop of homemade vanilla bean custard—these buns are truly the best you’ll ever have.
Dirty Goat Cheese Martini Pasta
This is a dirty martini with goat cheese-stuffed olives in pasta form. It’s full of briny and piney flavors, and the creamy, luscious goat cheese sauce brings it all together. This vegetarian main dish is ready in under 30 minutes, making it the perfect weeknight meal.
Chicken Cutlets with Cornichon Cream Sauce
Calling all pickle lovers! This is the best recipe to start off your 2025 with. A crispy chicken cutlet (made in the air-fryer or oven!) sits on top of a bed of dill mashed potatoes, and they both get smothered in a creamy, zingy, comforting cornichon cream sauce. You will absolutely love this easy and unique dinner!
Cardamom Cloudberry Thumbprint Cookies
Of course, I had to create a Nordic-inspired Christmas treat! These moist and tender thumbprint cookies are infused with freshly ground cardamom, rolled in cardamom sugar, and filled with Swedish cloudberry preserves. This rare arctic berry tastes like vanilla-laced apricots. These are truly a one-of-a-kind Nordic-American treat!
Cookie Butter Puppy Chow
Try out this Midwestern classic that is now revamped with spiced cookie butter and creamy white chocolate.