My Danish Kitchen

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1. on January 22, 2012 at 23:47 | Reply ~merry~

   I was thrilled to find your foodie blog with Danish recipes in English. A few years ago my sisters, cousin, and I published a family cookbook that contained a few Danish recipes from our great grandparents that had been passed down through the generations and seeing your recipes I’m afraid some of ours may have become Americanized along the way! Your recipes and photos look great. I hope to try some soon.
   ~merry~

   
   
   • on January 23, 2012 at 04:36 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Merry, well that the thing about recipes, they constantly evolve and there is no one correct way of making something. Every family has their own way of making a traditional dish. That’s what makes it fun

     
     
2. on January 9, 2012 at 22:08 | Reply Amanda Madsen

   My husband is from Denmark and we have been married almost two years and I really have made it a point to learn how to make some of his favorite foods. I have learned to love some of them too. This blog has helped me so much. Thank you! Next attempt, leverpostej.

   
   
   • on January 10, 2012 at 06:23 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Amanda, I am so glad that my little blog has been of some help to you. I am sure your husband is happy that you are willing to try making some Danish dishes for him

     
     
3. on December 4, 2011 at 10:33 | Reply Jenn

   I found your blog searching for a risalamande recipe. My great-grandparents both came from Denmark and when my great grandmother died when I was 19 she took a number of wonderful recipes and childhood memories with her. My grandmother also recently passed, taking the rest of our Danish recipes with her (neither liked to write things down…) and I’ve been on a search for similar ones ever since. Just wanted to say hello and how much I love your blog.

   
   
   • on December 4, 2011 at 21:26 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Thank you Jenn, I am so glad that you are enjoying the blog. I know what you mean, my mother is the same way…measuring everything by eyeballing (which by the way makes a great cook in my opinion) but also very difficult for others to follow along

     
     
4. on December 3, 2011 at 16:12 | Reply Pernille

   Hi Gitte,
   This is a wonderful blog and very helpful recipes.
   May I ask which food processor you are using? I have been looking around but finding it hard to find the right one.
   Thank you so much and glædelig jul

   Cheers from Pernille in Las Vegas.

   
   
   • on December 3, 2011 at 18:17 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Hello Pernille,
     Thank you for your kind words. I have a lot of fun with my food blog
     My food processor is a Hamilton Beach which I have had for a number of years and I don’t think I paid more than $60 for it. I use it all the time and it is one of my favorite small appliances. It has held up really well and I have no complaints about it. I hope this was helpful to you.
     Glædelig Jul to you and yours!

     
     
5. on November 2, 2011 at 09:44 | Reply Sophie33

   You have a beautiful blog over here! I am happy trying your tasty recipes!
   Many greetings from another foodie from Brussels, Belgium!!

   
   
   • on November 2, 2011 at 16:26 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Thank you so much Sophie

     
     
6. on October 10, 2011 at 23:42 | Reply Sarah B.

   I just stumbled upon your blog tonight and I am so happy that I found it!! I studied abroad in Copenhagen during the Spring of 2010 and I miss the food so much!! I love your recipes and cannot wait to cook some Danish foods for my friends here in Chicago!

   
   
   • on October 11, 2011 at 06:13 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Sarah, I am so glad that you enjoy my little blog and that it broght back some fond memories for you

     
     
7. on September 5, 2011 at 09:20 | Reply ecoelder

   Hej Gitte,

   Just stumbled upon your blog today but I am gonna keep reading.
   I am a Dane currently living in Denmark but I’m married to an American so I have also had to figure out cooking with unfamiliar ingredients and measures but I’ve grown fond of a lot of American food and holidays

   ecoelder

   
   
   • on September 5, 2011 at 16:27 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Hi Ecoelder,
     I hope you enjoy reading the blog. As a person from two worlds I am probably, in many many ways, very lucky, although difficult at times.

     
     
8. on September 4, 2011 at 15:37 | Reply Jorgen Visbak

   Hej Gitte,
   Jeg holder meget af vellagret Dansk Ost og fandt derved din Blog. Jeg boede i Danmark indtil 1947 – gik i Skole og studerede på Polyteknisk Læreanstalt under Krigen. Jeg emigrerede til U.S. i 1949 og har boet her siden. Jeg har tilbragt hver Sommer i Danmark siden 1960 og selvfølgelig spist en Masse gammel Ost. Nu har de Pigenavne, men jeg husker Gamle Ole fra gamle Dage.
   Mit Spørgsmål er nu : Hvor kan jeg købe disse Oste her. Jeg bor i Boulder City nær Las Vegas. Kan du hjælpe mig med det Problem?
   Mange Hilsener, Jørgen Visbak

   
   
   • on September 4, 2011 at 18:36 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     www.nordichouse.com/
     www.scandikitchen.co.uk/categories/Fresh/From-the-cheese-cellar/
     www.nordiskimport.com/category/Main-Shop-1
     hjemve.dk/
     De først to websites har en gang imellem Game Ole, men det er meget dyrt i shipping og handling. Jeg har aldrig set Gamle Ole på de sidste to websites. Jeg håber du finder en Gamle Ole for den er jo altså bare dejlig.

     
     
9. on September 1, 2011 at 21:19 | Reply Pernille

   Hej , hvor er du i Virginia, jeg bor i Linden men arbejder i Fairfax

   
   
   • on September 2, 2011 at 05:15 | Reply mydanishkitchen

     Hej Pernille, jeg er i Virginia Beach. Så vi er jo ikke så langt fra hinanden

     
     
10. on July 27, 2011 at 15:14 | Reply Kaytlyn

    Hej Gitte,

    Thank you so much for putting this blog up! Flipping through these recipes makes me miss Denmark so much! I spent 11 months there as a foreign exchange student and absolutely love it (lived in Hillerod). I hope to go back someday when I have the money too (dang college tuition), but for now, I can at least share the food I enjoyed with my friends and family!

    Mange tak!
    Kaytlyn

    
    
    • on July 28, 2011 at 03:53 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      My pleasure. Have fun trying some of the recipes

      
      
11. on July 23, 2011 at 14:18 | Reply Chris Rasmussen

    Hey Getti,
    I look forward to getting into you blog a little more. My Mother was a wonderful danish cook as well as my fatehr’s mother. I enjoy cooking and happened on your blog to see some different recipes for cucumber salad (I added a post at the end)

    My wife and kids like my cooking and I want to add more of a danish flavor to what I serve to help them identify with there danish heritage.

    I look forward to hearing more from you.

    God’s Peace!
    Chris Rasmussen

    
    
12. on July 21, 2011 at 07:15 | Reply Bente Aarup Paulsen

    Hei Gitte,
    Nice finding your blogg. I have lived in Norway for the last 23 years – and find it a lot of fun to see your recipes and recall eating a lot of them.
    - And since we have been “promised” a LOT o rain this weekend I might try some of them.
    Have a nice summer

    Vennlig hilsnser fra Bente i Norge

    
    
    • on July 21, 2011 at 07:40 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      I am so glad you enjoy reading the blog and I think you’ll really enjoy tasting some of the “good old” familiar flavors again. Have fun with it.

      
      
13. on April 27, 2011 at 05:38 | Reply Mette

    Kære Gitte

    Thank you So very much for your great site.
    I am a Dane living (not in the US) but in Australia and forever looking for THOSE special Foods to introduce my australian partner and our son to. Yes they also think some of them are strange and can still not get their teeth into RUGBRØD (ryebread) but they are learning…

    Thank you Thank you Thank you SOOOOO much for your great site….

    Knus

    Mette

    
    
    • on April 27, 2011 at 06:53 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      Kære Mette

      I am so glad that I can share some of these Danish recipes and that it makes a lot of individuals very happy. Thank you so much for your kind comment and believe me, it is all my pleasure. It has helped me stay connected to my own Danish roots.

      Tusinde Kærlige Hilsener fra
      Gitte

      
      
14. on March 10, 2011 at 13:29 | Reply Kellie

    Hejsaa! Jeg er amerikaner, og er glade for at have fundet din blog. Jeg boede i Danmark i naesten 7 aar, i KBH, og kan ind i mellem kom til at savne Danske traditioner og mad. Jeg havde det naesten ligesom dig i et stykke tid, og kender godt det med at man skal laere at lave mad i et lyt land med nye ingredienser og maal, osv! Det gjorde kokkenet endnu mere komplicerede denne gang fordi at jeg boede sammen med min franske kaereste! Meget glade for at laere din blog at kende; jeg oensker dig forsat success!

    
    
15. on March 7, 2011 at 21:37 | Reply Doris Levene

    Hej Gitte,

    Just like you I moved to the USA and I try to keep some of the Danish traditions and cook my favorite dishes. Recently I opened a store with Scandinavian foods. I am amazed how many Scandinavian people there are in the US and people are thrilled to be able to get stuff from home. If you or any of your readers are in the need of any Danish specialty I hope you will visit our on line store: scandinavianbutik.com
    Thanks,
    Doris

    
    
    • on March 8, 2011 at 04:40 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      As a Scandinavian living in abroad, you can never have too many sources of Danish goodies.

      
      
16. on February 9, 2011 at 00:34 | Reply Manu

    Hej Gitte!

    I have had (and partially still have) a similar experience to yours. I am Italian and live in Australia… I am lucky in a way, because there are many Italians who have migrated here before me… that helps because you find lots of Italian products… but not everything. There are things I still miss a lot, but I am glad I have found places that sell original Italian food (it took a long time to discover them!!!)! BTW… I LOVE Denmark… so I will definitely be back on your blog!

    
    
17. on January 19, 2011 at 15:38 | Reply Stephanie

    hello Gitte!
    I am doing a post on my blog about danish food and I have questions I would love to ask! May I email some questions to you?

    On another note my friend said he loves this danish pastry that contained pistachios but he can’t remember the name of it…do you know what he may be referring to?

    Best
    Stephanie

    
    
    • on January 19, 2011 at 18:55 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      Stephanie, yes of course you can email me questions and I’ll do my best to answer. About the pistachio pastry, I am afraid I don’t know which pastry your friend is reffering to, sorry.

      
      
18. on January 14, 2011 at 20:37 | Reply Jean

    Do you plan to change your blog banner/header for summer?

    Best of luck with your food blog. We were in Copenhagen this past summer for a few days.

    I occasionally write about food.

    
    
    • on January 15, 2011 at 05:49 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      Thank you and I hope you enjoyed Copenhagen. No the blog header changes quite often with the seasons

      
      
19. on December 27, 2010 at 19:38 | Reply judd

    great blog and a great job!
    I remember the days of “eternal spaghetti”!
    You’ve came a loooong way Baby!!!!!!

    
    
    • on December 28, 2010 at 04:02 | Reply mydanishkitchen

      LOL thank you Judd. Those were the good ol days eh.

      
      
20. on December 13, 2010 at 05:00 | Reply Bodil

    Kaere Gitte
    I too was happy to find your blog, as I have recently started