The Norwegian Christmas Cookbook

Christmas is very popular in Norway, and the snowy Nordic setting suits many Christmas traditions making it a magical time. There are Christmas markets, parties and numerous other traditions and customs. The main day of Christmas in Norway is Christmas Eve on 24 December. A big part of these celebrations and occasions is Christmas food. There are many traditional Norwegian Christmas foods which are influenced by Norway’s long history and rural nature. These include many meat dishes – some rather bizarre - to fish dishes as Norway is famous for its seafood. Norwegian Christmas cookies and desserts are also wonderful. Try some Norwegian recipes this Christmas in this book – The Norwegian Christmas Cookbook

Norwegian Christmas - Foods & Traditions Dinners - Desserts - Cookies - Traditions - Songs - Lores The book contains two sections: #Part 1: Norwegian History, Tradition and Customs #Part 2: Norwegian Christmas Dinners, Desserts and Cookies In this book, Mr. Koch has worked on collecting his favorite Christmas Dishes and Christmas Cookies from Norway. This book covers the context, history, reason and meaning behind the Norwegian Christmas Traditions. In depth explanations are given throughout this book with illustrations and pictures. The book shows you how to cook up Amazing Dinners to impress Family and Friends. This book also contains sections - Some Norwegian Christmas Words Translated - Norwegian Folklore - In Viking times: Converting from Norse Heathendom to Christendom - Covering the time from the 1st Sunday in Advent until New Years Eve, including, Advent Traditions and Rituals, Norwegian Christmas, Little Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, 25th to 30th and New Year’s Eve, as well as. - Christmas Songs and Common Norwegian words cross-translated. PART 1: Norwegian Christmas Traditions - Some Norwegian Christmas Words - Santa Claus and Norwegian Folklore - Converting from Norse to Christianity - Advent, Advent Traditions and Rituals - Norwegian Christmas - New Year’s Eve - Christmas Songs PART 2: Norwegian Christmas Dishes, Cookies and Desserts - This book is meant to be used as an implementation tool for the reader, especially for the recipes presented. - The book goes in detail on how the reader can implement the traditions into his or her own family, or serve a Classy Traditional full dinner to friends or family. PART 2: Norwegian Christmas Dishes, Cookies and Desserts Part 2.1 Norwegian Christmas Cookies - German Sandwiches - Sand Cookies - Deer Antlers Doughnut - Christmas Bread - Fat White Cookie Men - Crisp, Thin Oat Flarn - Serina Cookie Part 2.2 Norwegian Christmas Dinners - Christmas Rib, Pork Belly - Stick Meat, Cured Salted Lamb Ribs - Lutefisk, Lyefish Part 2.3 Recipes for Sides Garnishes - Mashed Rutabaga Stew - Potatoes - Bacon bits, Melted Butter, Lingon Berries, Sourkraut, Dijon Mustard Part 2.4 Christmas Desserts - Cloudberry Whipped Cream - Rice Pudding with sauce Make it Your Own The book focuses on telling, showing and explaining how you can implement or try these Traditions, Christmas Meals and Christmas Cookies for yourself. Conversion and Facilitation You will find in the beginning of the food section, a whole page of all the recipes needed. In addition, American adaptation and facilitation to be able to find and buy ingredients in a regular American Grocery Store. Even a whole page of ingredients for all the Christmas Cookies are given. All of the units and content in this book has been converted from the Metric system to the American, so you can easily create delicious Traditional Norwegian Christmas Dinners and Christmas Cookies for you and your family. Common Norwegian Christmas Words and Songs The book also has a section of Norwegian common Christmas words, translated and shown from Norwegian to English. It also has a selection of Norwegian American Christmas songs, and Music Notes. The book is also richly illustrated throughout. This book is also great if you want to give it to someone that might be interested in the Scandinavian and Norwegian tradition. Henrik H. Koch Author & Editor

Introduces the land, culture, and cuisine of Norway and includes recipes for such foods as rice pudding, open-face sandwiches, and whipped cream cake.

Norway is a culturally rich country, covered in snow the majority of the year, filled with mountainous terrain, and populated by sincere people. With this book, you too can enjoy all of Norway’s finest traditional foods. With more than 300 recipes gathered from throughout Norway, this Authentic Norwegian Cooking is easy to use, includes recipes for every occasion, provides the history of the dishes, and includes a complete index and recipe titles in English and Norwegian. Included among full-color photographs are the recipes for delectable dishes, such as: • Pickled mackerel • Marinated salmon • Stuffed cabbage leaves • Lamb roll • Bergen pretzels • Spinach pie • Rhubarb soup • Thick rice pancakes • Sweet cardamom bread • Marzipan cake • And more! Astrid Karlsen Scott a native of Norway, is internationally known for her books on Norwegian culture. Her award-winning video, Christmas in Norway, has been shown on television in the United States and in Europe. She is also president of Nordic Adventure, a company dedicated to the promotion of Norwegian culture. She and her husband, Melvin McCabe Scott, Jr., live in Olympia, Washington. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.