There could be no greater compliment for our Norwegian lefse than the one we got from our school nurse, Elizabeth, who said the lefse–or potato crepes–we made in our food appreciation classes tasted just like the ones her Norwegian grandmother used to serve. Who knew? The Norwegians have their own version of a French crepe, […]
What’s special about Norwegian Christmas cookies? They look like ordinary sugar cookies at first blush. But one bite is all you need to tell the difference: These cookies are chewy and full of almond, coconut and oats. What? You say you’ve never heard of oats in Christmas cookies? Our food appreciation classes have started their […]
This was the last week in Scandinavia for my food appreciation classes on our virtual world culinary tour. We couldn’t very well leave without sampling one of the Nordic region’s favorite vegetables: rutabaga. I know what you’re thinking: Rutabaga! Yuck! This underground cousin of cabbage and kale is so closely associated with Swedish tastes that […]
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