{"product_id":"9781452905112","title":"Scandinavian Feasts: Celebrating Traditions throughout the Year","description":"\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon her rich knowledge of Scandinavian cuisine and culture, expert chef and veteran writer Beatrice Ojakangas presents a multitude of delicious yet remarkably simple recipes in this cookbook classic, available in paperback for the first time. \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Feasts\u003c\/i\u003e features the cuisine of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and it includes menus made up of a bounty of appetizers, drinks, smorgasbord, meats, fish, soups, vegetables, desserts, and breads. Easily as engaging as the dishes themselves, each recipe comes with an introduction that explains the cultural importance of the feast and details its seasonal significance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the long, dark Scandinavian winter, the meals tend to be hearty and substantial. In Sweden and western Finland, a traditional Thursday lunch consists of pea soup and pancakes. A typical winter dinner might include Danish crackling roast pork with sugar-browned potatoes topped off with an irresistible ice cream cake. Christmastime gatherings, in particular, are often a chance to celebrate with  a cup of hot glogg or Swedish punch. When the winter is finally over, the seemingly endless summer days are savored along with the fresh fruits and vegetables that are hard to find after the short growing season. During the white nights of Sweden and Norway, it is customary to serve a midnight supper after a concert or the theater, while a special occasion such as a baptism or anniversary might call for a feast of dill-stuffed whole salmon followed by kransekake, a beautiful towering ring cake of ground almonds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo matter what your level of expertise as a cook, the recipes are easy to use. The ingredients are commonly found in most grocery stores. \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Feasts\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to delight enthusiasts of Scandinavian culture and lovers of fine food everywhere.\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice Ojakangas is the author of two dozen cookbooks, including \u003ci\u003eThe Great Scandinavian Baking Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), also published by the University of Minnesota Press. Her articles have been published in\u003ci\u003e Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Cuisine,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRedbook, \u003c\/i\u003eand she has appeared on television’s \u003ci\u003eBaking with Julia Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart’s Living. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Duluth, Minnesota. ","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156069335280,"sku":"9781452905112","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452905112_p0.jpg?v=1763849892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452905112","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}