Busy and yet...

I have a couple of new series coming up on the blog soon, involving some of our favorite things: coffee, food, and cultural differences/observations.

But for now, here are a few recent pics. We have been quite busy with regular life stuff, and a bit of travel, both work-related and personal. (It seems to be a bit biased toward Daniel, but William is getting to that age where he isn't so interested in having every aspect of his life documented in pictures!)

Daniel built his own foosball table during a project at school, using recycle materials. We were very impressed!

A certain adorable nephew turned one a few weeks ago. Isn't he the cutest?

Daniel continues to uncover his passion and talents.

The boys got some gifts from family in the states. 

We continue to work on our sushi skills.

And I finally crocheted something that I will actually wear out into public...

which is good, because you never know when winter might sneak up again. We got 17+ inches of snow from last night till this afternoon!

Teaching our children important skills, like the art of a pour-over... yes, we do love coffee!

Norwegian food: Kebab

Yeah, yeah. It's really more of a mediterranean or Middle Eastern food. But I don't think it is possible to drive through a city in Norway - regardless of the size - and not find at least one kebab restaurant. It is like the national fast food of this country.

It is also one of the cheaper restaurant options. It's usually available fairly quickly (prepared to order, but doesn't take long), and typically at a counter service establishment. It isn't the healthiest food, but from time to time I find I must indulge! The meat is typically lamb, but many restaurants offer a chicken option, as well as some beef or blend options.


The lamb is often cooked on a large upright spit. In that case, the meat is shaved from the spit. At other restaurants it is chopped.

Daniel prefers kebab i pita: a warm pita filled with lettuce, meat, and other toppings like onions, corn, tomatoes, cucumber and sauce. We all like kebab tallerken as well. It has all the stuff you would find in a pita, but spread over a bed of French fries.

Kebab
(noun) Kebab.

Used in a sentence
Det er min mening at man ikke har vært i Norge før man har prøvd kebab.
(It is my opinion that you haven't been to Norway until you've tried kebab.)


Related Words 
kjøtt - meat
tallerken - plate/platter
salat - lettuce
løk - onion
agurk - cucumber
sterk - spicy