My name is Gitte and I’m from Denmark. I live in the USA with my wonderful husband Joseph and together we have a grown son Nicholas who is off in college having way too much fun. My family is my pride and joy. My relationship with food has been a love/hate relationship. I love the experience of food with all its different flavors, smells, textures and colors. But learning to cook using unfamiliar ingredients, in a foreign country and without close family support has been, shall we say, a challenge. And so I have taught myself to cook with the help of hundreds of phone calls to my family, cookbooks, food magazines, and now I have finally discovered the food blogging community. Here I am 25 years later and through trial and error (oh my poor husband and son) I have come from having a fear of cooking to learning to embrace it and even loving it. Today I am enjoying experimenting with new recipes as well as revisiting some old familiar Danish ones. This blog is meant to expand my horizons and to document my culinary adventures. I hope you enjoy this site and feel free to stop in anytime. Please leave a comment, I would love to hear from you.
Hello from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada! I really enjoy reading your blog – my mom is from Denmark too, so it is great to see so many recipes that I remember from my childhood. I look forward to reading more soon!
I am so glad you are enjoying the blog
Well I got my question answered here
How many years have you been living in USA?
26 plus years, I try to go back home (DK) and visit as often as I can
I was thrilled to find your foodie blog with Danish recipes in English. A few years ago my sisters, cousin, and I published a family cookbook that contained a few Danish recipes from our great grandparents that had been passed down through the generations and seeing your recipes I’m afraid some of ours may have become Americanized along the way! Your recipes and photos look great. I hope to try some soon.
~merry~
Merry, well that the thing about recipes, they constantly evolve and there is no one correct way of making something. Every family has their own way of making a traditional dish. That’s what makes it fun
My husband is from Denmark and we have been married almost two years and I really have made it a point to learn how to make some of his favorite foods. I have learned to love some of them too. This blog has helped me so much. Thank you! Next attempt, leverpostej.
Amanda, I am so glad that my little blog has been of some help to you. I am sure your husband is happy that you are willing to try making some Danish dishes for him
I found your blog searching for a risalamande recipe. My great-grandparents both came from Denmark and when my great grandmother died when I was 19 she took a number of wonderful recipes and childhood memories with her. My grandmother also recently passed, taking the rest of our Danish recipes with her (neither liked to write things down…) and I’ve been on a search for similar ones ever since.
Just wanted to say hello and how much I love your blog.
Thank you Jenn, I am so glad that you are enjoying the blog. I know what you mean, my mother is the same way…measuring everything by eyeballing (which by the way makes a great cook in my opinion) but also very difficult for others to follow along
Hi Gitte,
This is a wonderful blog and very helpful recipes.
May I ask which food processor you are using? I have been looking around but finding it hard to find the right one.
Thank you so much and glædelig jul
Cheers from Pernille in Las Vegas.
Hello Pernille,
Thank you for your kind words. I have a lot of fun with my food blog
My food processor is a Hamilton Beach which I have had for a number of years and I don’t think I paid more than $60 for it. I use it all the time and it is one of my favorite small appliances. It has held up really well and I have no complaints about it. I hope this was helpful to you.
Glædelig Jul to you and yours!
You have a beautiful blog over here! I am happy trying your tasty recipes!
Many greetings from another foodie from Brussels, Belgium!!
Thank you so much Sophie
I just stumbled upon your blog tonight and I am so happy that I found it!! I studied abroad in Copenhagen during the Spring of 2010 and I miss the food so much!!
I love your recipes and cannot wait to cook some Danish foods for my friends here in Chicago!
Sarah, I am so glad that you enjoy my little blog and that it broght back some fond memories for you
Hej Gitte,
Just stumbled upon your blog today but I am gonna keep reading.
I am a Dane currently living in Denmark but I’m married to an American so I have also had to figure out cooking with unfamiliar ingredients and measures but I’ve grown fond of a lot of American food and holidays
ecoelder
Hi Ecoelder,
I hope you enjoy reading the blog. As a person from two worlds I am probably, in many many ways, very lucky, although difficult at times.
Hej Gitte,
Jeg holder meget af vellagret Dansk Ost og fandt derved din Blog. Jeg boede i Danmark indtil 1947 – gik i Skole og studerede på Polyteknisk Læreanstalt under Krigen. Jeg emigrerede til U.S. i 1949 og har boet her siden. Jeg har tilbragt hver Sommer i Danmark siden 1960 og selvfølgelig spist en Masse gammel Ost. Nu har de Pigenavne, men jeg husker Gamle Ole fra gamle Dage.
Mit Spørgsmål er nu : Hvor kan jeg købe disse Oste her. Jeg bor i Boulder City nær Las Vegas. Kan du hjælpe mig med det Problem?
Mange Hilsener, Jørgen Visbak
http://www.nordichouse.com/
http://www.scandikitchen.co.uk/categories/Fresh/From-the-cheese-cellar/
http://www.nordiskimport.com/category/Main-Shop-1
http://hjemve.dk/
De først to websites har en gang imellem Game Ole, men det er meget dyrt i shipping og handling. Jeg har aldrig set Gamle Ole på de sidste to websites. Jeg håber du finder en Gamle Ole for den er jo altså bare dejlig.
Hej , hvor er du i Virginia, jeg bor i Linden men arbejder i Fairfax
Hej Pernille, jeg er i Virginia Beach. Så vi er jo ikke så langt fra hinanden
Hej Gitte,
Thank you so much for putting this blog up! Flipping through these recipes makes me miss Denmark so much! I spent 11 months there as a foreign exchange student and absolutely love it (lived in Hillerod). I hope to go back someday when I have the money too (dang college tuition), but for now, I can at least share the food I enjoyed with my friends and family!
Mange tak!
Kaytlyn
My pleasure. Have fun trying some of the recipes
Hey Getti,
I look forward to getting into you blog a little more. My Mother was a wonderful danish cook as well as my fatehr’s mother. I enjoy cooking and happened on your blog to see some different recipes for cucumber salad (I added a post at the end)
My wife and kids like my cooking and I want to add more of a danish flavor to what I serve to help them identify with there danish heritage.
I look forward to hearing more from you.
God’s Peace!
Chris Rasmussen
Hei Gitte,
Nice finding your blogg. I have lived in Norway for the last 23 years – and find it a lot of fun to see your recipes and recall eating a lot of them.
- And since we have been “promised” a LOT o rain this weekend I might try some of them.
Have a nice summer
Vennlig hilsnser fra Bente i Norge
I am so glad you enjoy reading the blog
and I think you’ll really enjoy tasting some of the “good old” familiar flavors again. Have fun with it.
Kære Gitte
Thank you So very much for your great site.
I am a Dane living (not in the US) but in Australia and forever looking for THOSE special Foods to introduce my australian partner and our son to. Yes they also think some of them are strange and can still not get their teeth into RUGBRØD (ryebread) but they are learning…
Thank you Thank you Thank you SOOOOO much for your great site….
Knus
Mette
Kære Mette
I am so glad that I can share some of these Danish recipes and that it makes a lot of individuals very happy. Thank you so much for your kind comment and believe me, it is all my pleasure. It has helped me stay connected to my own Danish roots.
Tusinde Kærlige Hilsener fra
Gitte
Hejsaa! Jeg er amerikaner, og er glade for at have fundet din blog. Jeg boede i Danmark i naesten 7 aar, i KBH, og kan ind i mellem kom til at savne Danske traditioner og mad. Jeg havde det naesten ligesom dig i et stykke tid, og kender godt det med at man skal laere at lave mad i et lyt land med nye ingredienser og maal, osv! Det gjorde kokkenet endnu mere komplicerede denne gang fordi at jeg boede sammen med min franske kaereste! Meget glade for at laere din blog at kende; jeg oensker dig forsat success!
Hej Gitte,
Just like you I moved to the USA and I try to keep some of the Danish traditions and cook my favorite dishes. Recently I opened a store with Scandinavian foods. I am amazed how many Scandinavian people there are in the US and people are thrilled to be able to get stuff from home. If you or any of your readers are in the need of any Danish specialty I hope you will visit our on line store: scandinavianbutik.com
Thanks,
Doris
As a Scandinavian living in abroad, you can never have too many sources of Danish goodies.
Hej Gitte!
I have had (and partially still have) a similar experience to yours. I am Italian and live in Australia… I am lucky in a way, because there are many Italians who have migrated here before me… that helps because you find lots of Italian products… but not everything. There are things I still miss a lot, but I am glad I have found places that sell original Italian food (it took a long time to discover them!!!)! BTW… I LOVE Denmark… so I will definitely be back on your blog!
hello Gitte!
I am doing a post on my blog about danish food and I have questions I would love to ask! May I email some questions to you?
On another note my friend said he loves this danish pastry that contained pistachios but he can’t remember the name of it…do you know what he may be referring to?
Best
Stephanie
Stephanie, yes of course you can email me questions and I’ll do my best to answer. About the pistachio pastry, I am afraid I don’t know which pastry your friend is reffering to, sorry.
Do you plan to change your blog banner/header for summer?
Best of luck with your food blog. We were in Copenhagen this past summer for a few days.
I occasionally write about food.
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed Copenhagen. No the blog header changes quite often with the seasons
great blog and a great job!
I remember the days of “eternal spaghetti”!
You’ve came a loooong way Baby!!!!!!
LOL thank you Judd. Those were the good ol days eh.
Kaere Gitte
I too was happy to find your blog, as I have recently started a frequent correspondance with a relative of mine in Michigan, who is very interested in Danish customs and her family roots. I particularly wanted to send her a recipe for Pebernødder, and as I’m no baker myself, and as I find it hard to translate the measurements, your blog will come in very handy for Becky and myself!
Best advent wishes from Bodil
I am so glad that I decided to translate the ingredients and unit measurements. Not everyone has a weight scale that converts.
Hello Gitte,
My husband came across your site in search of Danish Christmas Cookies. He will be headed to the store for a few more ingredients. I noticed some really pretty spoons in a few of your pictures on the Ris a la mande. Can you tell me where those are from or where one could purchase those particular spoons. They are beautiful!
Thank you, they are beautiful indeed. They are old, not sure how old and I really don’t know where you could buy them?
I am an American living in Denmark and I also have a food blog about cooking, baking, dancing and living here. I love your blog! Thank you for bringing your lovely Danish traditions to America!!!
Shelby, it’s all my pleasure and I hope you are enjoying your stay in Denmark
I have enjoying looking at your blog! I am sure I will make some of the things on it. I was especially looking for a good Danish “bolle” recipe. I remember mother making them and eating them with lots of butter and cheese. If you have one will you please e-mail it to me. Thanks, Lise
Hi there,
Jeg er ogsaa en dansker i udlandet! Am at university in England, and live with my English boyfriend, who just LOVES Danish food. I was searching for a recipe for pebernoedder on google and happened to find your blog – I will def. keep watching out for new posts!
Camilla
Camilla, I am so glad I can provide you with some Danish recipes for Christmas. Hope you and your boyfriend likes them.
Gitte-
My son is 9 and working on a school project. He needs a easy recipe to make that he can share from the 50`s in Denmark! Any help? Thanks ! Scott Edwards
I am not sure what baked goods were eaten the 50′s specifically, but tomorrow I’ll be posting about Danish Pebernødder cookies which are easy and fun to make. I’m sure it was eaten at Christmas in the 50′s since it is though to be one of the oldest Danish cookies. The only thing you may not have on hand it Cardamom but you should be able to find it in just about any grocery store. Hope this helps your sons project.
Today is my lucky day! I found your blog while looking for a recipe for cold buttermilk soup. My parents came to Canada from Denmark in the 50′s. I crave everything Danish when it comes to food and learning about Danish cooking. We also have just one son. And he just left for university too and is having way too much fun! Congratulations on your beautiful blog.
Thank you so much for your kind words and I am so glad you enjoy reading my blog. I will be posting more Danish recipes in the near future and have quite a few Danish Christmas items coming up.
Maybe I should try to make those Christmas recipes at the same time as you! What a way to bring back some great memories! Thanks for stopping by to visit today.
Anne
Hi Gitte
I am hoping you can help with a Danish cake recipe. My Danish grandmother used to make this absolutely scrumptious cake at the holidays. It was nine layer white cake with either ligonberry or raspberry perserve like filling between the layers and iced with a fresh whipped cream. Have you ever heard of this type of cake? If so, do you have a recipe to share? Looking forward to more Danish recipes in your posts.
Thanks
Sara
Hi Sara, no I don’t know the name of the cake your describing but it sounds like some sort of “lagkage” (layer cake). Lagkage is very popular in Denmark and it’s basically layers of cake with some type of berry or preserve and soft cream inbetween the layers. Here is a link so you can see some examples of lagkage.
I am glad I found your blog. I totally understand your story. Mine is very similar! I hope we can share more delicious recipes and beautiful stories in the future.
I love to add your blog to my blog roll, hope you don’t mind.
Thank you for your kind words. No I don’t mind at all, as a matter of fact, it’s an honor. Thank you. And I’ll add your site to my blogroll as well.
I feel the same way. I never enjoyed cooking but picked it up to have a healthier lifestyle for myself and my family. I come from a line of wonderful cooks, so i’m trying to catch up if you will. I love your site and I see that you’re in VA. I’m in MD myself. Lets keep in touch!
This sounds so familiar. Originally from Israel, I now live in the northern (or should I say frozen) part of Quebec, in a native territory. I too struggle sometimes between what’s offered here in the store and what I am used to, especially when I try to cook “Israeli”.
You recipes sound good and your blog is very lovely.
Ayalla