Sara’s vodka mojito
2 drinks PREPARATION: 1 Put the vodka, syrup, the juice of the two lemons and the cucumber slices into two glasses. Mash the cucumber with the other ingredients using a pestle or a spoon. Fill …
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Makes 4 cups (1 liter) of each type of syrup PREPARATION: 1 Boil 1 gallon (3 liters) of water, 2½ cups (600 g) of sugar and the birch shoots. Continue boiling until there is about …
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When I wanted to find a drink that would be suitable for the Norwegian Wood music festival, which takes place in Frogner Park in the middle of Oslo, I was inspired by the name. There …
Read moreHomemade ramson sausages in potato pancake bread
Homemade sausages are not as difficult to make as you might think. They taste better and you know what they contain. Only your imagination can limit the type of ingredients you could use. This sausage …
Read moreChlorophyll pesto and bruschetta
There are wild, edible plants growing everywhere in the countryside (and in this case in Frogner Park in Oslo), including the ingredients I have used in this recipe, i.e. ground elder, ramsons and stinging nettles, …
Read moreWild rose ice cream
Wild roses make great flavoring for ice cream, and the best thing is that they grow almost everywhere and are free. This wild rose ice cream was prepared using an old-fashioned, manual ice cream maker. …
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