Sonja's apple cake
February 01, 2012
'As American as apple pie' ..here's an apple cake infused with almond paste and cardamom and straight from (where else?) Sweden. READ MORE »
Swedish News -
January 26, 2012
Best chef in Sweden: Klas Lindberg (Årets Kock) READ MORE »
Free fruit to save hearts
January 25, 2012
New medications, a ban on trans fats, and free fruit and veggies to all schoolchildren. These are some of the efforts discussed in Sweden. READ MORE »
An early 'semla' with a touch of apple
January 18, 2012
Shrove Tuesday, 'Fettisdagen' is not until mid-February but semlor are already on the menu in several spots in New York. READ MORE »
For the love of 'smoer'
January 12, 2012
..made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, butter (from the Latin 'butyrum') was in olden times a luxury and created many an expression in Swedish. READ MORE »
January 'detox'
January 03, 2012
After all the Christmas food here's a spring cleaning for the body in the shape of a detox of sorts. READ MORE »
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Gingerbread cheesecake
December 21, 2011
Swedish-American love story with a Christmas twist - Philadelphia cream cheese based cheesecake with a taste of both gingerbread and lingonberry. READ MORE »
Christmas at Hackeberga Castle
December 15, 2011
We visit with Chef Tomas Gustavsson and get a special take on a locally inspired gloegg. READ MORE »
Swedish butter selling like hot cakes
December 13, 2011
Scandinavia has suffered a lack of butter this fall. Norway seems to be worst off, which is why Swedish butter is sold there online for as much as SEK 1000 per kilo (close to $150 for 2 lbs). READ MORE »
Mediterranean diet sharpens your memory
December 11, 2011
Not that we're suggesting you need it but no harm in getting even better at remembering which level you parked on or where you last saw your cell phone... READ MORE »
Julbordspizza anyone?
December 11, 2011
Does it sound like an unlikely combination for the palate? Not if you travel to just south of the Arctic Circle. READ MORE »
Ginger snaps with salmon
December 09, 2011
'Pepparkakor' and salmon - it works, just like the combination of blue cheese or sharp cheese with the ginger snap cookies! READ MORE »
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Swedish celebrity treats for Christmas
December 06, 2011
Pernilla's snowballs... Ebba's cut ginger snaps... best in the world? Roasted gingerbread (old-fashioned, 'mjuk pepparkaka') with gloegg sauce and ice cream... READ MORE »
Gravlax, the recipe
December 02, 2011
A staple for the Swedish 'smörgåsbord' a global delicacy and not that hard to make yourself... READ MORE »
Jansson's Temptation (Janssons frestelse)
December 02, 2011
The First Temptation of the Swedes and yet another staple for the Swedish smorgasbord and common late night snack food for a "vickning" (A traditional second serving of food at a party, often served close to, or after, midnight.) READ MORE »
Food and drink for the holidays
November 30, 2011
Sure, the holidays can be a rowdy and boisterous affair with the family; perhaps you can have no festivities without grandma’s apricot half-moons or Uncle Bob’s eggnog. READ MORE »
Season for ginger...
November 29, 2011
Who does not like 'pepparkakor' READ MORE »
Meatballs with apple and mustard
November 23, 2011
Meatballs done in a different way... Afficionados will grumble but here's a variation on the traditional Swedish meatball. READ MORE »
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The official cookbook of Sweden
November 14, 2011
How do you make real Swedish meatballs? Or real Swedish pancakes? (Meatballs are, well, personal. As for pancakes, you'll find the "official blue and yellow" recipe below.) READ MORE »
Kanelbullar, Swedish style
November 08, 2011
Nordstjernan spent a day with Monica Lee, who bakes kanelbullar at the Swedish Church, to learn the trade and the "secret" recipe. READ MORE »
I scream for ice cream
November 01, 2011
It just snowed on the East Coast and here's a recipe for ice cream? Well, yes, who wants to wait till next summer... READ MORE »
Bleak roe - Caviar of Kalix
October 30, 2011
Now on par with Champagne, Parmesan cheese or Gorgonzola - first Swedish product to receive European Union 'Protected Geographical Status'. READ MORE »
The new superfruit: Lingonberry!
October 19, 2011
We've said it for years. Now, thanks to Oprah and Dr. Oz, lingonberries are the hottest item on the block. A selection of recipes and some background. READ MORE »
Glögg recipes
October 19, 2011
Tomas Gustavsson's apple glögg. Old-fashioned glögg. READ MORE »
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