Category: Lifestyle
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Favorite Nordic Cookbook Volume 1
Starting with Magnus Nilsson: Fäviken, and The Nordic Cookbook There are many cookbooks to go to when I need reference. But when I’m looking for a nordic cookbook, this is where I go. In any cuisine you like to cook. You will start with something that triggers an interest to you whether it be a show,…
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Norwegian Independence Day
The History of Norwegian Independence Day Norwegian Independence day is celebrated every May 17 in Norway. The constitution day, also known as Syttende Mai, is an official public holiday celebrating the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814. Passing in a unanimous vote, it was then signed the following day on may 17 of that…
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How to Balance Flavor
Learning how to balance flavor is the key to baking and cooking well. And this may sound hard to do. But it isn’t. It just takes time and a bit of knowing what to look for. Someplace to start if you are struggling to understand how to balance flavors is from the cookbook, The Flavor…
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Let’s Celebrate a New Year!
Today is the start of a new year. I worked yesterday at KweiFei and we had a really long week. Being a Suichan Chinese food place, Christmas time is one of the busiest times of the year. Unfortunately, this also means that I was not able to go home for the holidays to NY. I…
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My start at cooking on the line
“The line,” in the professional cooking world, refers to the area that all cooks work in a kitchen. The Start I started my career as a dishwasher. I had just moved back to New York after living in Florida for a year and a half where I attended a motorcycle technician school. Needing a job,…