As a kid I didn’t like vegetables. Then one sudden day, I began liking tomatoes and ate it as it was, with a pinch of salt on it. Same goes for avocado. I didn’t like avocado until this past year or so, but now I can eat a whole slice of bread with only avocado on [...]
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A blog written by Julie, a web developer in Oslo, about everything from A to Z.
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28th February 2010 11:03
Cute teatime pastries — Madeleines
After seeing those cute shell shaped pastries over at Anna’s blog, I simply had to test them out! Sadly, you need a special tin to get the shell shape, so I caved in and bought a tin at Ebay for a reasonable price! The tin arrived in the mail the other day, and I got [...]
30th January 2010 12:00
おべんとう (obento) #6 – January 7th 2010
This post got backlogged quite a bit, sorry about that. For my older bentos (#1-6), check out my vox account! I made a おべんとう/bentou on January 7th because I had my Japanese class right after work and didn’t have time to go home and eat before class. At the end of the day however, I [...]
8th January 2010 21:17
New Jacket And Free Pizza!
Today was my job interview and I think it went well! They asked me to answer one of those personality tests, and I thought, oh no, what will that test reveal about me?? Haha! After a quick interview session with the boss (previous interview was with the lead tech guy), I got the result of [...]
22nd December 2009 21:57
Christmas Shopping, Cleaning & Baking!
Today has been a semi busy day! Been shopping for Christmas — getting all the groceries and of course a bottle of Baileys that I will have all to myself! Also been baking the batch of cookies — serinakaker, which are being given as presents to various people! I put a bit of nutmeg in [...]
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Baby Shower!
August 14, 2010
Yesterday we arranged a surprise baby shower for a friend of ours. We had decorated, made lots of food and pastries, and the mom-to-be was so surprised that she shed a few tears! She thought no one was going to hold one for her, and was a bit sad about that! But her frown turned [...]
Fall Is Upon Us
August 26, 2010It seems like fall is upon us here in Norway. It’s been windy and rainy these past few days. There was even a flood alert in Oslo this past Tuesday! :S So it’s time to find those warmer clothes, and start always carrying an umbrella in my purse! When fall comes I like to find [...]