Notes from Norge: Coffee & Culture: Pinterest, and a few of our favorite things

Sometimes the blog becomes my spot for confession.

You may recall that in the past I've shared my strong attraction to things like

Coffee (read that here. and here.)
Pizza (read about that here. and here.)
Chocolate (read about that here)

And now it's time to admit one more. I'm here to share that I ~~am addicted to~~ really like Pinterest. A lot.

Pinterest has been our source for a lot of new meals, home remedies, restaurant copycat recipes, and homemade versions of things I can't find in Norway. I've learned to improvise on things we miss from the states, and find healthy alternatives to some of our favorites. And of course, the occasional guilty pleasure is included as well!

One of my Pinterest boards is entitled Pinterest Success, where I save all the things that have received positive reviews from some pretty tough critics...

I thought I'd share a few of of our favorites, and ask if you have any Pinterest success stories to share.

Our Top Five Favorite Pinterest Finds, in no particular order

Avocado Chicken Burgers: we all love avocados. And chicken. So this was a no-brainer. I didn't have any breadcrumbs so I made some using a couple of slices of my homemade bread (see item #3 below). These were great!
No-mayo Tuna Salad: Zack and I like tuna, but we don't like mayo. Because of this, we'd never made tuna salad. But thanks to this great recipe, we make it often and really enjoy it!
Peasant Bread: like I've talked about in a previous post (here), I make most of our bread from scratch these days. And peasant bread is my go-to recipe. I bake it in a bread pan instead of a bowl, and I change up the types of flour or throw in some seeds or herbs, depending on what's on hand.
No-yeast No-rise Cinnamon Rolls: here's one of those guilty pleasures I mentioned. These are not at all healthy (although I do replace some of the white flour with whole wheat). But they are incredible!
Sloppy Joes on Cornbread Waffles: I'm now learning there are lots of non-traditional ways to use your waffle iron. But our first adventure was a HUGE hit with the whole family. I made a healthy sloppy joe mix, with lots of diced veggies and ground chicken. Then we put that on top of waffles made with corn bread batter. Delicious!