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Noma:
Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
by René Redzepi
Hardcover from Phaidon Press
ISBN: 0714859036
Rene Redzepi has been widely credited with re-inventing Nordic cuisine.
His Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, was recognized as the #1 best in the world
by the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant awards in April 2010 after
receiving the 'Chef's Choice' award in 2009. Redzepi operates at the cutting
edge of gourmet cuisine, combining an unrelenting creativity and a remarkable
level of craftsmanship with an inimitable and innate knowledge of the produce
of his Nordic terroir. At Noma, which Redzepi created from a derelict eighteenth-century
warehouse in 2003 after previously working at both elBulli and The French
Laundry, diners are served exquisite concoctions, such as 'Newly-Ploughed
Potato Field' or 'The snowman from Jukkasjarvi', all painstakingly constructed
to express their amazing array of Nordic ingredients. His search for ingredients
involves foraging amongst local fields for wild produce, sourcing horse-mussels
from the Faroe Islands and the purest possible water from Greenland. Redzepi
has heightened the culinary philosophy of seasonally and regionally sourced
sustainable ingredients to an unprecedented level, and in doing so has
created an utterly delicious cuisine. At the age of 32, Redzepi is one
of the most influential chefs in the world.
Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine will offer an exclusive
insight into the food, philosophy and creativity of Rene Redzepi. It will
reveal the first behind the scenes look at the restaurant, Noma, and will
feature over 90 recipes as well as excerpts from Redzepi's diary from the
period leading up to the opening of the restaurant and texts on some the
most enigmatic of Noma's suppliers. The book will include 200 new specially
commissioned color photographs of the dishes, unique local ingredients
and landscapes from across the Nordic region. It will also include a foreward
by the artist Olafur Eliasson. |
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The
Great Scandinavian Baking Book
by Beatrice Ojakangas
Paperback from Univ Of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816634963
Beatrice Ojakangas, the author of Scandinavian Cooking and The Finnish
Cookbook calls on her Scandinavian heritage and wide-ranging knowledge
of Scandinavian baking to produce the definitive book on the subject. The
emphasis is on ease of preparation, and all these unusual and tempting
recipes will delight readers. |
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Scandinavian
Classic Baking
by Pat Sinclair
Hardcover from Pelican Publishing
Media Published: 2011-01-17
ISBN: 1589808975
From coffee breads and cakes to cookies and tarts, this gorgeous cookbook
offers forty-three recipes, along with photographs, history, musings, and
stories. These classic Scandinavian baking recipes are knockouts for the
eye and the taste buds. |
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Kitchen
of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking
by Andreas Viestad
Paperback from Artisan
ISBN: 1579653405
This charming and personal exploration of Scandinavian food and culture
from one of public television's most charismatic cooks engages readers
with personal anecdotes and flavorful recipes. Andreas shows the best way
to cure gravlaks, make butter, prepare a poached salmon feast, and flambé
a pork tenderloin with Scandinavia's favorite spirit aquavit. He shares
his passion for traditional recipes such as Pork Rib Roast with Cloves,
Mashed Rutabaga, and Norwegian Pancakes filled with berries.
In Kitchen of Light readers are transported to Viestad's Norway--fishing
for cod, halibut, and salmon; gathering chanterelles, porcini, and wild
berries. More than 100 recipes emphasize fresh, simple ingredients in delicious
and elegant dishes such as Pepper-Grilled Oysters and Scallops and Roast
Dill-Scented Chicken with Leeks and Potatoes. This inspired cookbook, a
companion to the public television series New Scandinavian Cooking,
is perfect for home cooks, armchair travelers, cultural food enthusiasts,
and anyone who yearns for the simple life.
In Scandinavia, where the land stretches far enough north that half
the year can be bathed in constant light or constant darkness, the notion
of a "kitchen of light" has special meaning. In the case of Kitchen
of Light, the cookbook by Norway's best known food writer, Andreas
Viestad, and companion book to the TV cooking show of the same name, it
means the shedding of light on a long-overlooked cuisine and culinary tradition.
There is more going on in the Land of the Midnight Sun than smorgasbord.
Fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients need not always be a notion married
to temperate agriculture and culinary zones. The seasons of fecundity can
be compressed; the nature of local can truly be wild. Such are the lessons
in Kitchen of Light. There is an underlying joy throughout this
book: the long winter has been beaten back and great food once again weighs
down the table. Viestad takes the reader into the country and into the
lives of the people who have made something of a celebration of food and
cooking.
Duck Soup with Madeira ought to wake up the sleepiest palate. In centuries
past, Maderia was bartered in Norway for dried salt cod. Porcini Consommé
gives honor to the brief but glorious wild mushroom season. An entire chapter
is given over to gravlaks, cured salmon you can do at home with spice and
Aquavit. In a land where cod and potatoes are no joke, Viestad proves that
a contemporary touch can be both relevant and exciting. Yellow and Red
Cod with Pomegranate-Mango Salad, anyone? Feasting is well-represented,
and seafood lies at its heart--salmon, halibut, mackerel, pollock, shellfish.
And just when you are falling into step, Viestad turn the corner and presents
the likes of Glazed Leg of Lamb with Roasted Root Vegetables.
In the end, after reading and admiring this beautifully photographed
and designed book where travel meets food meets joy, you'll have a much
better insight into the people of Scandinavia, and probably a deep and
unresolved desire to travel and dine there. Kitchen of Light is
not only enlightening, you can bring it home. --Schuyler Ingle |
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The
Scandinavian Kitchen: Over 100 Essential Ingredients with 200 Authentic
Receipes
by Camilla Plum
Hardcover from Kyle Books
ISBN: 1906868476
Scandinavians are eager foragers, picklers, and bakers, and their
traditions coexist with new ways of cooking, creating fresher, lighter,
more seasonal, and local food. Camilla Plum, co-owner of an organic farm
outside of Copenhagen, shares Scandinavian tastes, broken down by group
of ingredient, easy to recreate in your own kitchen. Scandinavian cooking
achieves a delicate balance between extravagance and the humble, producing
a wealth of seasonal daily food, and more luxurious festive food. The flavors
are fresh and intense, but not overwhelming, resulting in food prepared
simply, but effectively, to allow every ingredient to shine.
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The
Scandinavian Cookbook
by Trina Hahnemann
Hardcover from Andrews McMeel Publishing
Media Published: 2009-03-17
ISBN: 0740780948
Trina Hahnemann's offering, The Scandinavian Cookbook, brings
the essence of Scandinavia to life and to the table. Lars Ranek's food
and landscape photography is just as remarkable as Trina's seasonal recipes.
Trina offers a modern twist on Scandinavia's traditions with wholesome
and mouthwatering dishes organized by the calendar month. Her progressive
take on taste celebrates the region's rich traditions of family meals and
festivals, as well as its robust seasons, with simple recipes made from
healthy and timely ingredients.
We get a sampling of the seasons with delicious recipes for an entire
year's worth of fabulous and easy-to-prepare main courses, sides, desserts,
and more. From Swedish Christmas Ham, Skagen Fish Soup, Salmon Burgers,
and Kartoffelkage, to yummy Layer Cake with Strawberries and traditional
Crisp Vanilla Danish Butter Cookies, readers will quickly discover that
Scandinavian cooking is always in season.
Scandinavia may be a small region, but when it comes to food, its influence
and impact are big.
Taste the traditions and the seasons.
* Cooks will enjoy 340 rich and evocative four-color photographs by
Lars Ranek, who uniquely showcases the beauty he finds in the food and
culture of Scandinavia. |
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Finnish
Cookbook (The Crown Cookbook Series)
by Beatrice Ojakangas
Hardcover from Clarkson Potter
Media Published: 1964-12-13
ISBN: 0517501112
From the Crown Classic Cookbook series--which features a collection
of the world's best-loved international cookbooks, specially adapted for
use in American kitchens. |
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Authentic
Norwegian Cooking
by Astrid Karlsen Scott
Hardcover from Skyhorse Publishing
ISBN: 1616082178
"Authentic Norwegian Cooking is sure to become a bible for
the Norwegian cuisine on this continent."--Scandinavian Press
Norway is a fascinating and culturally-rich country--covered in snow
for more than half the year, strewn with mountains that limit land cultivation,
and populated with friendly, sincere people. And now you can enjoy all
of Norway's finest traditional foods with Authentic Norwegian Cooking.
With more than 300 recipes gathered from throughout Norway, this comprehensive
cookbook is easy to use, boasts recipes for every occasion, provides the
history of the dishes, and includes a complete index and recipe titles
in English and Norwegian. Included among full-color photographs are the
recipes for delectable dishes, such as:
· Pickled mackerel
· Marinated salmon
· Stuffed cabbage leaves
· Lamb roll
· Bergen pretzels
· Spinach pie
· Rhubarb soup
· Thick rice pancakes
· Sweet cardamom bread
· Marzipan cake
· And more!
Author Astrid Karlsen Scott also provides tips for throwing parties,
a helpful guide to temperatures, weights, and conversions, and excellent
resources for even more Norwegian cooking. Heralded as "magnificent" by
Ingrid Hovig Espelid, Norway's Julia Childs, now you, too, can enjoy Nordic
dining any day of the week! 75 full-color photographs and 100 black-and-white
line drawings |
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Scandinavian
Cooking
by Beatrice Ojakangas
Paperback from Univ Of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816638675
Beatrice Ojakangas brings to life the cuisines and customs of Norway,
Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, countries that share borders and bounty.
Danes lead with smørrebrød (an open-faced sandwich), which
may be topped with cheese, green pepper, and sliced fresh strawberries.
Finns specialize in earthy, chewy whole grain bread. Norwegians have wonderfully
fresh fish and seafood, and the Swedes gave the world smörgåsbord!
Ojakangas offers us true Scandinavian home cooking that features the
best of what is in season. Scandinavian Cooking provides traditional menus
for different occasions and seasons-from a Farmhouse Brunch with Buttered
Potato Soup to an Old-Fashioned Christmas Smörgåsbord with Dip-in-the-Kettle
Soup and Norwegian Cream Pudding, to a sumptuous Midsummer's Day Buffet
with Salmon-in-a-Crust and Fruit-Juice Glögg.
A good Scandinavian cook has a flair for color, texture, shape, and
simplicity in creating the food that these menus show off to perfection.
Beatrice Ojakangas describes her experiences gathering recipes at the tables
of friends on her visits to Scandinavia and the beautifully crafted tools
and tableware that will help to make the Scandinavian dishes you prepare
authentic.
Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than twenty cookbooks, including
The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (), Scandinavian Feasts (),
The Great Holiday Baking Book (), and Quick Breads ()-all available
in paperback from the University of Minnesota Press. Her articles have
been published in Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, Cuisine, and Redbook. She
has appeared on television's Baking with Julia Child and Martha Stewart's
Living, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. |
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