3rd December

Today I got these pizzas with boxes in my Lundby calendar. Not exactly the traditional Christmas dinner though... In Norway there are different Christmas dinner traditions depending on which part of the country you're from. In the south many have codfish for their Christmas dinner and many eat it like lutefish (dried cod fish treated with lye).

Very popular, especially in the western part of Norway is pinnekjøtt, which is salted lamb ribs that are laid in water with birch branches at the bottom of the pan. The ribs are cut into individual servings. Birch twigs are laid crosswise in the bottom of the saucepan to form a lattice upon which to set the ribs. The pan is filled with water up to the level of the twigs and the ribs meat are placed on the twigs. Then the meat is steamed over the boiling water until done, about two hours.

My parents always have roasted pork rib for Christmas, served together with small sausages, home made meat balls, cooked potatoes, gravy, sour cabbage, red cabbage and prunes.

My husband and I prefer stuffed turkey, which is the tradition in his family. Served with home made waldorf salad, cooked potatoes, thick gravy, peas, apples and prunes. Mmmm, yummy!