Cookbooks

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The Sauna Cookbook 

 Food for Body and Soul 
A  tribute to Scandinavian cooking and the Finnish sauna tradition. More than 130 carefully chosen recipes balance traditional and modern culinary culture.

 

A relaxing and refreshing visit to the sauna combines naturally with good food and drink. The recipes in The Sauna Cookbook offer suggestions for delightful sauna afternoons and evenings - from sauna beverages-and fish baked on the sauna Stove to light salads or festive meals complete with homemade breads and condiments. A special chapter is devoted to traditional Christmas sauna entertaining.

Authors Tuula Kaitila and Edey Saarinen, drawing on both their Finnish and North American cooking experience, provide clear, easy-to-follow instructions, and offer informative and helpful cooks comments.

Hardcover only; 180 pages, color photographs (ISBN 0-9731053-5-6)
$35.00
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A Finnish Christmas Cookbook Recipes and Traditions from the Old Country

by Sargit Warriner and Liisa Krumsieg
"..The authors trace the origin of Finnish Christmas customs to harvest times and many of those rituals are still practiced  today.  A fundamental part of the celebration in Finland is the food preparation that creates a special aroma of Christmas that fills the kitchen and permeates the rest of the house..."

Softcover, Recipes, Illustrations , Color and B&W Photos, Essays- 111 pages
$14.95
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Scandinavian  Feasts

By Beatrice Ojakangas
Softcover, 281 pages
$18.95
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The Great Scandinavian  Baking Book

By Beatrice Ojakangas
Softcover, 318 pages
$18.95
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Scandinavian  Cooking

The Finnish Cookbook

Sulin Orchard Cookbook
100 Years of Family Farming


Collected by Jane Sulin Gillespie
Spiral bound, 160 pages
$12.00

Finnish Touches

Fine Finnish Foods

Suomi Specialties 

The Best of Finnish Cooking

By Taimi Previdi

• Authentic Finnish Recipes adapted for the American Kitchen
• Traditional recipes for main courses, soups, salads, appetizers, sandwiches, and desserts
• Delicious baking recipes for breads (both sweet and savory), cakes, and cookies.
• Menus for special holidays such as Easter, Midsummer, and Christmas
• Finnish names for recipes and an index in both Finnish and English

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