This will be a busy day for me – I've a luncheon to attend; it’s Syttende Mai,
Norwegian Constitution Day, the day when they celebrate the signing of their
own constitution and their independence from Sweden; it’s my son and daughter-in-law’s
anniversary: Zen Hugs to them; and, celebrated according to the Chinese lunar
calendar, it’s the day for this year’s celebration of Buddha’s birthday.
As
always on Syttende Mai we will be flying our
Norwegian colors – red, white and blue, of course – and, this year, having
Norwegian
kjøttkaker, their meat cakes. I use a variation of Andreas
Viestad’s
recipe. To me they’re better than any Swedish meatballs, and served with
lots of lingonberry preserves they are just delicious. Sometimes in the past
we’ve had seafood au gratin or fiskefarse.
Fiskefarse, even fiske bröd, are better ways to say
fiskepudding, fish pudding. Doesn’t sound too appetizing does it? We Americans
conjure up images of a sweet for after dinner, the Europeans think savory. But
it is really delicious. I’ve put the recipe on Latelife Recipes.
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| Andreas Viestad's version of Norwegian kjøttkaker - have to have those lingonberries! |
Buddha’s birthday brings my dear Canadian friend to mind.
Her wonderful blog is here. Read her
blogs and you’ll know why Buddha’s birthday brings her to mind. Actually, there
are a lot of things that bring her to
mind. As I write this on the 15th she is having an operation, maybe
this very minute. I’m regularly sending warm Zen
Hugs thoughts up to her for a successful outcome and a speedy recovery.
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| At the Jogye Temple in Seoul This colorful picture is from the BBC |
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