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Aebleskiver

A New Take on Traditional Danish Pancakes 70 delicious twists on the classic Danish treat, from sweet delights to savory surprises, aebleskiver are perfect for any meal—especially brunch with family and friends. Historically, slices of apple were dipped in pancake batter and fried, explaining the origin of the name, aebleskiver, which literally means apple-slices. Æble = apple and skiver = slices. Over time, the name stayed the same but the recipes evolved, and now æbleskiver can include other i

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Better Elk Horn Club Cookbook

This cookbook is a special project of the Better Elk Horn Club. The Club was organized in 1912 and had 92 members of businessmen and farmers. The early Better Elk Horn Club was instrumental in bringing about such improvements as the building of new sidewalks, putting streets to grade, offering cash prizes in good roads contests on all roads leading into Elk Horn, and encouraging good roads generally. Elk Horn is the site of The Danish Windmill and the Museum of Danish America and is the heart of

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Cozy Christmas Cookbook

Bring on the holiday spirit with toasty, traditional, and trendy recipes from The Cozy Christmas Cookbook. This modern Christmas cookbook elevates the holidays with recipes that blend classic warmth with a fresh, modern twist. From Instagram-worthy desserts to fresh takes on seasonal classics, this cookbook is your passport to a stylish and delicious celebration. Share, savor, and sparkle with these chic and cozy recipes that will make this Christmas season your most cherished and photogenic one

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Danish Touches - Recipes and Reflections

Julie Jensen McDonald presents Danish recipes and recalls Danish immigrant life in Danish Touches: Recipes & Reflections, a new title from Penfield Books. McDonald grew up in Harlan, Iowa, where most of the babies had white-blond hair, where most of the last names ended with “-sen,” and where the adults would speak Danish to “thwart ‘little pitchers with big ears.’” The book features the Danish Immigrant Museum and the Danish Windmill in Elk Horn, Iowa, as well as the Danish-themed village of So

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EBK335

Disney Frozen: The Official Cookbook

Feel like you are visiting Arendelle with Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf in this cookbook inspired by Disney’s Frozen and Frozen 2, featuring open-faced sandwiches inspired by Anna, Christmas kransekake inspired by Elsa, beloved lefse, a giant cookie in the wavy shape of Norway, and more! For the first time in forever, fans of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf will get to experience sights, smells, and tastes of Arendelle. This all-new cookbook features Scandinavian recipes celebrating some of the

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EBK411

Eat Copenhagen

An updated edition of Trine Hahnemann's award-winning book, in a modern format with brand-new recipes and photography. A collection of recipes from an effortlessly stylish city, interspersed with stories that set the culinary scene of the Danish capital. From the chic restaurants of Vesterbro to the buzzing streets of Nørrebro, eating in Copenhagen is quite unlike dining anywhere else in the world. Known for its innovation, the city’s calming vibe draws people from everywhere, and for good reaso

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Elbelskivers

Ebelskivers

The only cookbook for the break-out best-selling new pan for making the popular sphere-shaped filled pancakes from Denmark. Ebelskivers offers 40 mouthwatering recipes for the Danish-style pancakes, ranging from traditional to whimsical and everything in between. This book includes everything you need to know to make and fill these treats, plus step-by-step photographs and recipes for sauces, toppings, and glazes. Originally from Denmark, ebelskivers (pronounced “able-skeevers”) are snacks or de

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Festive Coffee Shop Drinks

This comforting collection of drinks will carry you through the cold days and darker nights of the winter. There are Soothing recipes to curl up with in front of the fire such as a Cinnamon and Clementine Hot Chocolate and Chai Tea Latte. Restorative recipes include Spiced Winter Tea—especially reviving after a long winter’s walk. For a fortifying tipple try a Hot Buttered Rum or a punchy Penicillin which combines Scotch with lemon, honey, and ginger—the perfect winter warmer to soothe sore thro

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Festive, Recipes for Advent

The anticipation of Christmas and the excitement of Advent bring out the cook in everyone. Whether you're making nibbles to serve with drinks for friends, planning your holiday season menu, or baking heartfelt gifts for loved ones, Festive: Recipes for Advent has you covered. This collection of 24 seasonal recipes features everything from classic Christmas treats like panettone and jam cookies to more creative dishes like pumpkin wellington and ginger punch. With recipes for both sweet and savor

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Flour Power

Teacher and baker Tara Jensen introduces new and experienced bakers to approachable techniques and recipes for making sourdough, rye, and desem (hearty wheat) bread. Flour Power is divided into two parts: the workshop and the recipes. In the workshop, bakers learn all about flour and how to build strength in dough by hand, read a bread formula, and troubleshoot sluggish starters and unruly doughs. The recipes section is divided into chapters by flour and bread type. There’s a chapter on sourdoug

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For the Love of Licorice

Finally, a complete recipe book for licorice! For the Love of Licorice contains sixty exciting and delicious recipes for everything from licorice fudge and salt licorice ice cream to licorice Tosca cake, licorice-marinated lamb, and licorice liqueur. These recipes are proof that there are no boundaries to how this trendy and healthy root can be used in food and sweets. Along with recipes, this book also provides facts about the world’s most delicious root and what it can be used for: • Raw licor

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Danish Kitchens

From Danish Kitchens

This cookbook was written to preserve favorite Danish recipes. Danish dishes require high grade products. Many recipes vary slightly in different sections of Denmark. The recipes make Danish cooking a delight with easy to follow directions. PREFACE from the cookbook: The purpose of this cook book is to preserve favorite Danish recipes. All people who have enjoyed Danish cooking will be delighted to find within the covers of this book recipes that employ measurements and directions which are easy

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Gluten-Free Scandinavian Treats

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Treats provides recipes for a variety of cakes, cookies, desserts, quick breads and lefse from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. Both everyday recipes and recipes for special occasions are included. All recipes can be made with off-the-shelf commercial gluten-free flours. No mixing your own gluten-free flour for every recipe. Multiple tests of each recipe with different brands of flour showed that not every brand of gluten-free flour works in every recipe. Recipes ar

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Mead: The Libations, Legends, and Lore of History's Oldest Drink

With fantastical narratives, home-brewing instructions, and original craft cocktail recipes, Mead is the ultimate exploration of the resurgent alcoholic beverage that is nearly as old as time itself. Beloved by figures as diverse as Queen Elizabeth and Thor, the Vikings and the Greek gods, mead is one of history’s most storied beverages. But this mixture of fermented honey isn’t just a relic of bygone eras — it’s experiencing a cultural renaissance, taking pride of place in trendy cocktail bars

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Modern Gingerbread

Traditional gingerbread goodies are given the modern treatment in this delectable book featuring 15 projects to make, eat or display. Modern Gingerbread seeks to tap into, and lead, the trend for contemporary gingerbread baking and decorating, and lauded cake-maker Sandra Monger is full of terrific ideas for gingerbread projects, from decorative gingerbread tiles and wreaths to a Norwegian Kransekake delicately crafted from rings of gingerbread. The pièce de resistance in Modern Gingerbread is S

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Modern Scandinavian Baking

Master the art and heart of Scandinavian baking—60+ authentic recipes Now you can whip up a slice of Scandinavian hospitality in the comfort of your own kitchen! Modern Scandinavian Baking is a complete guide for bakers of all levels who want to create the sweet and savory treats of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. From breads, to pastries, cakes, and cookies, there's a simple and scrumptious recipe to delight everyone in this beautifully designed Scandinavian cookbook. Enjoy contemporary takes on c

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Original Elk Horn Community Cook Book

Forward: We, the women of Circle 9, wish to express our thanks to the many women in the Elk Horn and Kimballton community who are so generously sharing their prized recipes with us in this cook book. Our thanks to the many Business and Professional Friends of our cook book who are helping us realize our dream of a cook book of good recipes from this area. A special thanks to the girls who typed our recipes. These were Mrs. Verdell Hansen, Mrs. Lenora Fredericksen, Miss Barbara Sue Larsen, and Mr

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EBK653

Pumpkin: 50 Cozy Recipes

Over 50 heart-warming recipes perfect for colder months, from wholesome soups and stews to delicious desserts like pumpkin pie and much more. A blustery fall evening calls for a large helping of something hearty, nourishing, and warming—and pumpkin is the ideal ingredient to deliver some warming comfort. Filling enough to leave you satisfied but ultimately a highly nutritious vegetable, it is a wonderful ingredient for use in many meals and desserts and the perfect tonic for a cold gray day. Roa

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ScandiKitchen Christmas

Let Bronte Aurell of The ScandiKitchen Café show you how to celebrate your Christmas Scandi-style by sharing her delicious recipes and family traditions with you. Anyone who has ever been in Scandinavian in December will know that Scandinavians really love Christmas. From huddling up in candlelit snowed-in cottages to consuming glögg at every opportunity, Christmas is peak-hygge season all over Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Everything reverts back to tradition once Advent Sunday has come along. F

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ScandiKitchen: Midsommar

Brontë Aurell, owner of the ScandiKitchen Café in London, brings her famous flair to over 65 Scandinavian-style recipes that perfectly capture the joy of summer eating. In the warmer months we crave food that is lighter and nourishing. Scandinavians do summer food so well—wholesome, flavorsome, simple yet sumptuous to look at—it is the essence of "lagom" or balance, with everything in moderation. For some Scandi balance into your summer meals try tempting breakfasts such as Cinnamon Bun French T

$21.99

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