Swedish Recipes & Cookbooks

How to Cook dishes from Sweden

• Ärtsoppa - Pea soup.
  
  
• Blodpudding - Black pudding - A sausage prepared by cooking blood with filling.
  
  
• Gravad lax - Cured salmon with salt, sugar, vinegar and dill. It is popular as an appetizer, and eaten with a dill and mustard sauce, on bread or with potato.
  
  
• Inlagd sill - Pickled herring.
  
  
• Janssons frestelse - A baked dish containing potato, onion and cream, with pickled sprats (Swedish: ansjovis).
  
  
• Kåldolmar - Rolls made from cabbage filled with pork and rice. They are usually eaten with boiled potato, gravy and lingonberry jam.
  
  
• Knäckebröd - A crisp cracker-like bread, made mostly from rye. It is often eaten for breakfast (Swedish: frukost) in the form of open sandwiches which are buttered and then topped with caviar, cold cuts, hard cheese or messmör (cheese spread).
  
  
  
• Köttbullar - Meatballs made either from ground (minced) beef, or a mixture of ground (minced) beef and pork. Before cooking, the meat is mixed with breadcrumbs and finally chopped onions, and seasoned with salt, and white pepper or allspice. Köttbullar are traditionally served with boiled potato, gravy, pickled cucumber and lingonberry jam.
  
  
• Köttsoppa - A meat and root vegetable soup. Beef is normally used, but sometimes elk or reindeer is used instead. The soup is sometimes eaten with klimp, which are small simple dumplings made from wheat flour, egg and milk.
  
  
• Kroppkaka - Potato dumplings, filled with pork and onions. Served with butter or cream, and lingonberry jam.
  
  
• Lutfisk - An unusual dish made from stockfish (air-dried white fish) prepared using a long process involving soda lye (a caustic soda solution).
  
  
  
• Pyttipanna - Potato, onions, and sausage or ham, chopped and then fried together in a pan.
  
  
• Raggmunk - Potato pancakes.
  
  
• Smörgåsbord - A buffet-style meal, with many small dishes to which guests can help themselves. Popular at holidays and Christmas, the latter being known as "Julbord".
  
  
• Smörgåstårta - Literally translated, smörgåstårta means "sandwich cake". It is prepared from layers of buttered bread, with fillings in between the layers and a topping. The fillings and topping may vary, but egg and mayonnaise fillings are popular, and they are usually accompanied by one or more of caviar, liver paté, olives, prawns and smoked salmon. Smörgåstårta is served cold, and cut into slices like a dessert cake.
  
  
• Surströmming - Fermented Baltic herring in brine.

• Kanelbulle - A cinnamon-flavored pastry roll.
  
  
  
• Knäck - A toffee eaten at Christmas.
  
  
• Ostkaka - A baked cake made using curded milk (or nowadays cottage cheese as a substitute). Eaten with jam and whipped cream, or ice cream and fruit.
  
  
  
• Saltlakrits - Salty liquorice.
  
  
• Spettekaka - A hollow cake prepared by cooking on a skewer over an open fire. Served with vanilla ice cream, dark roast coffee and port wine.

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• Scandinavian Recipes & Cookbooks

Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats By Anna Brones imusti Released: 2015-04-07 Hardcover (168 pages) List Price: $17.99* Lowest New Price: $6.00* Lowest Used Price: $6.84* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:42 Pacific 21 Oct 2018 More Info) Click Here Ten Speed Press Product Description: An illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika--a twice-daily coffee break--including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom. Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland—from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread—allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live.

Tina Nordström's Scandinavian Cooking: Simple Recipes for Home-Style Scandinavian Cuisine By Tina Nordström Skyhorse Publishing Paperback (384 pages) List Price: $22.99* Lowest New Price: $11.00* Lowest Used Price: $10.55* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:42 Pacific 21 Oct 2018 More Info) Click Here Skyhorse Publishing Product Description: Charming, lovable, and a brilliant chef—that’s Tina! Sweden’s very own master chef, Tina Nordström, is here to stay with this lavish and delightful cookbook. Forget all the do’s and don’ts that take the fun out of cooking. Perfectionism isn’t a word that exists in Tina’s kitchen, and you certainly don’t need a fancy set of kitchen utensils, unlimited time, or rare ingredients to prepare amazing food with this cookbook. Here’s a small taste of her recipes: • Salmon with warm grapes and capers • Roast beef with baked tomatoes and béarnaise sauce • Tina’s au gratin potatoes • Grilled watermelon and peanut sauce • Lemon Meringue pie Tina opens the door into her kitchen and shares more than two hundred of her favorite dishes. She provides plenty of her tried-and-true tips, shortcuts, and suggestions for expanding your kitchen wisdom and culinary know-how. Using Tina’s simple methods, you can transform one dish into a flavorful variant, reinvent family classics for a new kind of taco night, and jazz up the week’s leftovers with a dash of spice and some fresh new ingredients. This is a book that should be dog-eared and stained with spaghetti sauce, marked up with notes, and covered with floury thumbprints. It’s a book to be loved, pored over, used, and used again. Once you get started cooking with Tina Nordström, you’ll want to live in your kitchen! 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.

Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking By Darra Goldstein Ten Speed Press Released: 2015-10-13 Hardcover (304 pages) List Price: $40.00* Lowest New Price: $19.56* Lowest Used Price: $13.98* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:42 Pacific 21 Oct 2018 More Info) Click Here Ten Speed Press Product Description: 2016 James Beard Award nominee, 2016 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) nominee for Best International Cookbook, and 2016 Art of Eating Prize longlist finalist Bringing the best of Scandinavian home-cooking into your kitchen, Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking offers over 100 delicious recipes that showcase this region’s most beloved sweet and savory dishes.   Scandinavia is a region of extremes—where effortlessly chic design meets rugged wilderness, and perpetual winter nights are followed by endless days of summer—and Fire and Ice proves that Scandinavian cuisine is no exception. Founding editor of Gastronomica and the West’s leading culinary authority on the cuisines of the European North, Darra Goldstein explores the rich cultural history and culinary traditions of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. From the bold aroma of smoked arctic char to the delicate flavor of saffron buns, and from the earthy taste of chanterelle soup to the fragrant aroma of raspberry-rose petal jam, this beautifully curated cookbook features over 100 inspiring and achievable recipes that introduce home cooks to the glorious and diverse flavors of Nordic cooking.

Swedish Cooking By Sylvia Winnewisser NGV Hardcover (159 pages) Lowest New Price: $2.14* Lowest Used Price: $0.25* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:42 Pacific 21 Oct 2018 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Endless coasts, impressive mountains, extensive forests - Sweden is a dream destination for many people, with a strikingly varied landscape that entrances every nature lover. And just as rich, clean and unspoiled as the countryside is Swedish cuisine.

Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Midsummer Feast: 70 Simple Recipes & Crafts for Everyday Celebrations By Melissa Bahen Sasquatch Books Released: 2016-09-27 Hardcover (256 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $16.78* Lowest Used Price: $7.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:42 Pacific 21 Oct 2018 More Info) Click Here Sasquatch Books Product Description: Let Scandinavian Gatherings be your hygge handbook (pronounced hoo-ga) for cozy retreats in the comfort of your own home! With this darling collection of Scandinavian-inspired recipes, crafts, and entertaining ideas, you can turn your home into a stress-free hygge oasis and embrace relaxation the Nordic way. From the creator of the popular Lulu the Baker blog, Scandinavian Gatherings illustrates the Scandinavian spirit of simple pleasures through 10 seasonal, family-friendly gatherings filled with the flavors and traditions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland (a region regularly reported as the happiest place on earth!).   The book boasts 30 simple craft projects for entertaining and decorating, as well as 40 accessible recipes that put a modern twist on sweet and savory Scandinavian treats. You’ll soon be warming your home with the comforting smells of Mom’s Maple Pecan Rings, Swedish Meat Pies, Lucia Buns, Hot Chocolate with Homemade Cardamom Marshmallows, and more.   With gatherings like Nordic Brunch, Woodland Tea Party, Afternoon Fika, Lucia Day, and Christmas Cookie Exchange, you’ll be able to relax with loved ones and enjoy the hygge atmosphere.