Would you rather...

[rocknrollgirl]

Going to pack, right now....that is really beautiful. I would give you a pic of my view right now, but it is a bit drismal. It has been raining for 3 days.

Oh and wine over hot chocolate please....

[IBrakeforPastry]

Thanks for the invite....I am on my way.

Is that your view?

This was exactly my reaction!
I'm not much of a lie-around-on-a-sandy-beach type person, but I love the waterfront. Your photos are beautiful Rebecca - I can hear the surf pounding away.

[lph]

Maybe I should ask him if he wants to eat Rudolph for dinner. Reindeer burger or steak... My co-worker returning from Tampere Finland said, "Rudolph was very lean and very tasty!!"

We're having Rudolph for dinner! We have a large reindeer steak in the fridge which has just thawed and needs eating. Very tasty, especially with a traditional rich cream sauce with goat's cheese. we can't because of dh's milk allergy, but the meat is still good, and free range.

[Catrin]

We're having Rudolph for dinner! We have a large reindeer steak in the fridge which has just thawed and needs eating. Very tasty, especially with a traditional rich cream sauce with goat's cheese. we can't because of dh's milk allergy, but the meat is still good, and free range.

Can I come over for dinner? Now, just where ARE the keys to my private jet

[lph]

Sure, pop over, landing strip is clear ;-) It's in the oven now with onions, carrots, cauliflower and red beets around it and smells great. Candles all over the house and Jessye Norman is belting out "Jerusalem", at least until my guys start complaining. So for being in a country that finished celebrating yesterday, I think we're doing pretty well :-) Wishing all TE'ers a good evening, and brightening days to come.

[rebeccaC]

"you can't eat rudolph cuz santa needs him for the teeter totter".....odin

[smilingcat]

Okay so no Rudolph not even a distant cousin. some unrelated reindeer. BTW, I read that only people allowed to raise and keep a reindeer herd is Sami people. Not allowed otherwise. Not even if you are Norwegian, Swede or Finn.

I'll ask if my neighbor wants faarikaal instead. A very rustic simple dish. Lamb, cabbage and peppercorn and some stock. I love lamb. So far, my neighbor has had me eat smoked Norwegian cheese. Pretty smokey and I think I can get to like it after several shots of aquavit. He also had me try pickled herring. I'm bit picky so the herring was good except for the "blood line" the dark meat down the middle. And the traditional Brot (bread) was mighty chewy... rye bread heavy stuff. his bread wasn't the big thin flat circular thing with a hole in the middle...

Yes Rudolph is spared. I think my neighbor will take faarikaal over reindeer any day. My neighbor can't cook all that well anymore so no worries about lutefisk. or maybe I should really be worried.

[lph]

Wow, I'm impressed that you know so much about norwegian traditions! Faarikaal is pretty simple to make, and hearty comfort food. Reindeer: they're free range and cover quite large areas, as they prefer different areas for the calving, winter feeding etc. Keeping reindeer herds in these traditional and protected communal grounds is only for people of Sami origin. But you can keep and raise reindeer on your own land if you like.

[smilingcat]

It's my neighbor's fault. He pulled out a pristine pair of baby seal boots out of the closet once and wanted to give them to me. Nope not having any part of it. I think its banned in US. Very pretty, looked very comfortable and very warm. It's the one with pointed toes that curled up a bit. My partner took them to a fund raiser for golden retriever rescue group where it was promptly bought by an another Norwegian. I should have taken a photo of it. My partner said that the woman who bought it was so very excited.

He is trying to teach me "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". I can't carry a tune even my life depended on it. This came about from watching Alt for Norge. The last two contestants were asked to sing the first eight words from it. He laughed and counted it off on his finger as he sang. Tells me "See its easy"

I think he misses home. He has lots of stories he tells me. He is a good story teller so even the terrifying things are funny, Sometimes, he brings out things like troll dolls. And I really do enjoy and look forward to talking to him. He tells me of the wild midnight party in the daylight where they go to the summer cottage. go for a brisk swim in the fjord... Can't be that warm?? Sometimes, I think he is telling me tall tales. Good thing for internet, I can pull up photos of the places like trolltunga. You'll never get me to go out on that rock!! It is breathtakingly beautiful but nope. I'm not about to step out onto that rock. And ofcourse he had to tell me Its Constitution Day last May. (It's equivalent to Fourth of July). And it was he who said, or Norwegian is just like German. So I should not have any problem learning it. I'm not so sure.

So yes its his fault. And few other people. One of my former co-worker told me that she hated going to her grandmother's place when she was little. She had to "like" lutefisk. It was a "special treat" for jul. Poor thing.

back to the thread. Yes Rudolph not just because he is tasty but he is pretty cool and Santa needs him to deliver toys for children.

[Trek420]

A little late but here's a way to put TE or any website into the holiday spirit;

http://falalalala.it

[Catrin]

A little late but here's a way to put TE or any website into the holiday spirit;

http://falalalala.it

Fun!!!

[lph]

back to the thread. Yes Rudolph not just because he is tasty but he is pretty cool and Santa needs him to deliver toys for children.

Not to mention the reindeer police. I thought you might enjoy this:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...r-police-force
http://siberiantimes.com/other/other...-is-after-you/

I love the pragmatic view the Siberians have on machinery. In harsh cold, well, it just breaks down, doesn't it. Go reindeer. Enjoy your special quality diet.

[smilingcat]

Yes I enjoyed it. But animals need to be fed, they can get injured and lame... I hope they take good care of the reindeer.