Scandinavian
Swedish Potato Dumplings
Swedish potato dumplings, kroppkakor, filled with shredded meat and fried in butter, then served with caramelized onions and lingonberries.
Scandinavian
Yellow Pea Soup
Artsoppa, Swedish pea soup, is the most famous yellow pea soup recipe, although variations exist all over Scandinavia. This is a hearty winter meal.
Recipe
Lingonberry Sauce
Making lingonberry sauce is easy: It's just lingonberries and sugar - and time. Sugared lingonberries are a versatile Scandinavian condiment.
Fish
Pike Balls with Dill Cream Sauce
A classic pike recipe from Scandinavia, these pike balls are easy to make and get around all those bones. It's a fun appetizer or easy meal. Other fish work well, too.
Scandinavian
Swedish Breakfast Sausage
How to make stรฅngkorv, a Swedish sausage that has barley in it. This sausage is fermented, so it gets tangy. and is great for breakfast.
Appetizers and Snacks
Lihapiirakka, Finnish Meat Pies
A recipe for lihapiirakka, Finnish meat pies made with a yeasted bread dough then fried. You can fill them with anything from beef to grouse.
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Scandinavian Grouse Soup
If you like a good chicken soup, you will love this grouse soup, made with a rich grouse broth, root…
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Norwegian Meatballs
Kjรธttkaker, Norwegian meatballs, made with venison. As the name suggests, these are a bit more like meat cakes than balls. They are made of awesome.
Recipe
Pan Roasted Ptarmigan or Grouse
A simple recipe for pan-roasted ptarmigan -- or any other small game bird. This method works in a frying pan, either in camp or a kitchen.
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Nettle Soup
A recipe for Scandinavian nettle soup; basically a nettle bisque. This recipe is based on Swedish nasselsoppa, and can be made with any vivid spring green.
Fish
Pike Soup
Northern pike make an excellent soup fish, as they are lean, white and firm -- and, when you fillet them, you often get odd-shaped pieces that work well cut into soup bits. This is my take on Northern pike soup, done Manitoba style.
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Icelandic Salmon Soup
A Nordic take on salmon soup. Chunks of salmon or trout, served with potatoes, cream, dill and, if you have it, whey.
