Reason to miss the North

 

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"Sex is permitted in the park. But show respect! Many children's institutions visit the park."
 - Allegedly put up by the municipality in Copenhagen.

And in Granada you can't even sit on the grass in the city's only decent park without risking a fine. Yes, the police comes to check - either in a big van with barred windows, or on horses.

People can't sit on the grass, dogs can't run free, but the police's horses can leave heaps of dung in the middle of the pathway. Can anyone tell me the logic in that?

Marinen park in Trondheim, Norway

I made it and I ate it!

A Sunday with pouring rain and thunder and lightning is the perfect day to do some long postponed school work...

OR to experiment in the kitchen!

I felt a little hunger in my tummy and after talking to my waffle-friend (we have regular waffle dates - hei, Sigve!), I felt in the mood for – guess what – waffles! But seeing that this country still hasn’t realized the importance of a waffle iron in every home, I made pancakes instead.

Pancakes for dinner are so underestimated! At least in Norway, where we usually just eat sweet pancakes as a dessert or evening meal. I made both variants today: having dinner pancakes doesn't mean one should skip the dessert pancakes all together.

I made a super simple pancake batter, - eggs, milk, flour and salt, before starting on a spinach filling. Frozen spinach and cream (for cooking) is a match made in heaven! I threw in some raisins and walnuts since neither of them - in any dish - can ever fail, - unlike me in my classes this semestre. With some black pepper, ground nutmeg (muskat/nuez moscada) and freshly grated parmesan to give it both that extra taste and body, you end up with a healthy, mild and tasty blend!

Topped with fresh spinach

After satisfying my hunger for dinner, it was time for dessert! (Haha! Who am I kidding? It's ALWAYS time for dessert!). I put some sugar in the remaining batter and fried up a couple of sweet pancakes. The amazing perfection of apple, cinnamon and raisins together almost makes me believe in a higher power, - so for dessert filling I mixed them all in a pot together with a few drops of water, 5-6 teaspoons of sugar and some honey (total improvisation, - I really don't have a clue), and let it boil down from watery to sweet and sticky.

For one pancake I used half an apple. For the other pancake of sweetness I kept it simple, - cottage cheese and blackberry marmelade, topped with more cinnamon. In the initial brainstorming process I also thought about chevre (queso de cabra) with honey and walnuts, or youghurt with banana and honey, - the possibilities are endless!

Here in Spain I enjoy lower prices and a bigger offer of different goods, as well as an extra Erasmus scholarship. I have to take full advantage of this combination while I can, before it's back to oatmeal and potatoes, and no more student luxury... Sadface...