Norway in a Nutshell: Oslo to Bergen

As I mentioned a few posts ago, I recently traveled to Norway with several of my relatives. My mom, aunt, sister, and I all met up in Oslo for a week's vacation. The plan was to spend four days exploring Oslo and the Oslofjord area, followed by some sisterly bonding where my sister and I…

Bagels or “Flagels”

When my dad stocked up the pantry for our two weeks weeks of self-quarantine, he bought 3 blocks of cream cheese. Cream cheese is not something my parents usually keep on hand, so I don't know what the thinking behind that was. But every time I opened the fridge, I saw the cream cheese, and…

Alton Brown’s Baked Mac and Cheese

At the end of week one of quarantine, we all started to get a bit stressed out (as if the situation itself wasn't stressing us out to begin with). My sister, who is a nurse, was asked to go back to work and break her 14-day quarantine period. I needed to start thinking about how…

Bake on Saturday: Kanelbolle/Scandinavian Cinnamon Rolls

Hello, Reader. I'm back. For now. I'm also in Covid-19 self-quarantine, after returning from a family trip to Norway last week. I'm hunkered down at my parents house in New Jersey because it didn't seem to make sense to return to my house and housemates in Boston (why yes, I live in Boston now) when…