My family thinks I am crazy because I typically get my holiday cards out really early each year. In this case I got a head start so that I could share a few ideas with my readers! Here are the 2017 Nordic holiday cards I created with instructions. TOOLS Watercolor Pencils Watercolor Water Brush Printer Paper Nisse Stamp or Digital Download 1. If you don't have a nisse stamp, look on Etsy.com for a digital download that you can easily manipulate in word. I purchased mine from

Ahh... the Big Canoe Lutefisk Supper! Every year the church community comes together to raise funds by serving the smelliest fish around. There is more than just cod soaked in lye, the supper consists of mashed potatoes, meatballs, rutabaga, green beans, lefse, jello salad (you can't be in a church basement without jelly salad), cookies, milk, and coffee. I personally don't each lutefisk so I go for the meatballs myself. The cookies and lefse are all made by the community and

Are you looking for a way to delight your guests with sweetness and design at the same time? Scandinavia has your answer! Bake some Prizzelles!!! These beautiful cookies are easy to prepare, light, tasty, and just perfect. They are certainly one of the top cookies on my list. These cookies made an appearance at both Christmas and Thanksgiving in my family. This was great because we would have boat loads of desserts to pick from at both holidays making it impossible to eat all

Mmmmm... with fall weather comes fall flavors and a long break until swimsuit season. With that in mind, I figured I would feature a yummy new recipe that is delicious enough to satisfy everyone! This recipe can be found in Melisaa Bahen's Scandinavian Gatherings recipe book and includes a number of appetizing flavors such as brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ground cloves and of course sugar. It also includes approximately four pears so you don't need to feel all that