The holiday season has arrived, and so has Old Man Winter. With our lovely, extended autumn, I’d almost forgotten that we reside on the northern edge of our country, and the recent drop in temperature ...

In snowy Norway, nothing evokes Christmastime like a pot of glogg brewing on the stove. The traditional Scandinavian winter drink mixes wine and port with spices like clove, cardamom and cinnamon to ...

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