An American Diner

I was recently informed about a place north of us which had an “American Diner”. I was told that Amcar clubs meet at this diner and that it was really American. I thought this was strange as I’ve driven past this place several times over the last years and never seen anything like a diner..guess that proves I’m not looking around as well as I should cause here it is:

Cadillac Diner

Unfortunately the page is just in Norwegian but if you have one of those google translator programs, try it out. At any rate, seeing this got my wheels turning again in my old gnoggin (head)….why do I not market in on my Americanism? This is another example of people marketing in on the American way, American food, etc..and this time it’s a Norwegian marketing American stuff.

I know another guy who is helping a grocery store chain design a BBQ line of products and is helping a place in Oslo start up with BBQ serving…he is American though. So my thoughts have been running with questions about why I don’t cash in on this American influence wave? I love making my American food for people and they love my food. I’m not a gourmet cook but why not open a little diner myself? Sell yummy burgers, great salads, super sandwiches, curly fries, and baked goods, milkshakes, and such? There is actually a place for sale right across the bridge, a tiny little place which needs a TON of work on it, but it’s right on the Mjøsa…it could be a great little diner.

I’d also love to introduce eating breakfast out to Norwegians…serving breakfast on Saturdays or something, just until they get use to the idea and we saw how it turned out…I miss that about America, getting up on a Saturday, getting dressed, buying a newspaper and going to breakfast somewhere before the day began…was so great. Now if you want breakfast you make it yourself…which is fine and dandy…but when you just want to relax on a weekend how great is it to go somewhere and have breakfast served to you?

This was our breakfast today…yum. Have to admit I wasn’t pleased with my biscuits, something went wrong but they were still edible but not as fluffy as I like…I’m into fluff…hahahaha..

The kids and I had bought some exotic fruit the other day also, a miniature pineapple which basically tasted like pineapple, and papaya which to me tasted kinda like a cantalope without a ton of taste..and the final fruit was even more interesting, in Norwegian it’s called Kiwano. Not sure if it is the same in English but it was interesting. Consistency with boogers according to my kids (don’t really want to know how they know the consistency of boogers) Thomas felt it was maybe more like jello in consistency (thank you Thomas for that decent description)…as far as taste goes, I was tasting banana and lime which is pretty  much what I read it was suppose to taste like. The seeds were the worst part of the fruit and the fruit had tons of them…

Nothing like seeds in your teeth to keep you from totally enjoying your fruit…but never the less we were all in agreement it was interesting to try something new…

Sorry, got a little off the subject with the fruit but thought it was interesting and wanted to share that with you all…

The more I think of a diner idea the more I like it..the guy who has the Cadillac diner is only open on the weekends so perhaps I could do something like that and keep my job at the barnehage until I see if the diner idea took off? The only thing that concerns me is that I’m not a business woman. I haven’t a clue how to run a business. Cook the food, greet the customers, no problem…easy peasy…paper work and all that stuff, UGH…haven’t a clue…which is why I usually don’t follow through on my ideas…I don’t have the guts or know-how to follow through. I’d say more know-how then guts..guts I think I have…but business is not my area of expertise…this is…

Mmmmm..my version of a Philly cheese steak sandwich..yum! I’ve also passed my abilities on to my children…at least some of them so far…Sarah created these sinful pleasures the other night for us…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cookies…you can find the recipe here.

Hmmm, I don’t know if I will ever follow through on my thoughts of a little American diner here, would be loads of fun, but I just don’t know if I could the whole thing, paperwork and cooking…anyone out there who wants to do the paperwork for me, take contact!!! hahahaha…

I know I’ve not been blogging as much as I should but life is busy when I’m by myself with the gang and work.

This week the kids have had fall vacation so they’ve been home all week. I’ve had yesterday and today off. Yesterday I did very little…but it’s ok, you need days to recoup…today I will do some housework, take the gang for a walk (have to burn off those sinful cookies and sandwiches), and today I’m going to attempt to make blue mussels for the first time. If it goes well you’ll hear about it…hehehe…the sun is out and autum is showing herself from the best sides…maybe I’ll get some photos later. They say we might possibly get our first snow next week…uff…hope not, still have summer tires on and not sure who I’ll ask to change my tires yet…I know I could do it myself but what’s the fun in that??? hahahaha..

Until next time my friends…