Kari's Scandinavian Food Blog

In Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Scandinavia's three constitutional monarchies, the birthdays of royal family members are recognized as national holidays. Today Swedes will raise their flags in tribute to King ... Read More

Our kids love pancakes—for breakfast, for dinner, for dessert, at any time of the year. When I don't have the time or the inclination to stand over a griddle or ... Read More

Quick. Can you name five favorite foods that share names with movies? Possibly the first title that would come to a Swede's mind would be "Janssons Frestelse," or "Jansson's Temptation," a ... Read More

It's Walpurgis Night soon! This is a very special event and a great way to experience local traditions like big bonfires and old folk songs, especially in Sweden. Walpurgis (in Swedish: Valborg) on ... Read More

Of all of the specialty Scandinavian baking tools that I use, I think that my favorite is my aebleskiver pan. Aebleskiver, or "Apple Slices" in Danish, are one of Denmark's ... Read More

Fishing season begins in exactly one week. I have a hopelessly tangled fishing line, a jumbled tackle box, and a catch record from last year of precisely one … stick. ... Read More

If any vegetable can vie for the title of “America’s most underrated vegetable,” it would be the “humble” beet. You rarely see them in restaurants nowadays, as a side dish ... Read More

Although it’s only Monday, it’s already turning into one of those weeks where my “to do” list is longer than a Russian novel. It’s also hailing and grey outside, a ... Read More

On the Pacific Northwest coast, where I live, it’s easy to make fish a regular and healthy part of our diets … especially on Fridays. That’s the day when the ... Read More

In Scandinavia, it’s a common rite of Spring to go outside as the ground begins to thaw and to harvest the first fresh nettle leaves. Stinging nettles are so ... Read More