"What are you eating?" said my friend, entering the kitchen this morning. My mouth was full, and I didn't realize she had woken up yet.

Scandinavians throw themselves into chilly scenes of the season with warmth, hospitality, food from land and sea, and icy glasses of aquavit.

Indian spices have been part of Scandinavian cuisine for hundreds of years thanks to the region's thriving shipping trade.

This dish, or some form thereof, can be found in most Scandinavian countries. The apples and prunes are usually stuffed inside the pork roast, but here we’ve put them in the sauce....

These potatoes get their stylishness from a series of thin parallel cuts that allow the butter to run inside and the exposed edges to fan slightly and become crisp.

Lingonberries grow wild in forests all over Scandinavia— they have a tartness similar to cranberries but with an earthy, pinelike undertone.

Root vegetables have always been popular in Scandinavia because they store well during the long winter months and are therefore available year-round.

Typically, Scandinavian krumkake are painstakingly formed one at a time, using a hot iron over the stove. But we made these treats less labor-intensive.