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NPR praises husmanskost! Oh Ja!
We already knew nothing beats fried Kroppkakor, now the rest of the world will learn of the dumpling’s special deliciousness. http://www.npr.org/2013/11/13/244600582/new-nordics-cool-but-old-scandinavian-food-holds-its-own
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Marin/Marin Additional Dates!!
I saw Marin/Marin last night at the Swedish American Hall in SF. They were amazing. Here are additional dates for Northern California performances! Marin/Marin Tour November 2013 Marin/Marin, Swedish fiddle duo will tour California November 13 – 21, 2013. They will be here supporting their 3rd new, highly acclaimed cd, Skuggspel. Marin/Marin is one of […]
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Lutfisk Pizza (Yep!)
Here is the recipe for award-winning lutefisk pizza. This dish is made with ready to use ingredients. No more soaking your lutefisk in a stream for 7 to 10 days (no waiting, more time to enjoy your lutefisk!). Ingredients: Trader Joe’s raw pizza dough ready to cook lutefisk small red new potatoes bechamel sauce fresh […]
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Great Exhibit at Legion of Honor Museum – Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter
November 9, 2013 – February 2, 2014 One of the most famous living artists at the turn of the 20th century, Anders Zorn (1860–1920) dazzled the art world with his bravura paintings, watercolors, and etchings. His early travels took him to Spain and Algeria where the intense color and light inspired the virtuoso watercolorist to […]
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Geijer Glögg (say it 5 times fast!)
Met yesterday with Martin Geijer, founder and glögg advocate of Geijer Glögg. This is a delicious and very high quality product. It tastes just like the glögg you remember, but has a clean, crisp quality. It reportedly mixes really well to create other cocktails. I tried it straight. Delicious! This glögg is made locally of […]
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Singing Swedes!
Come and enjoy wonderful choral music sung by Swedish women! BCCO Fall Concert Series Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra Gounod’s Messe Solenelle de St. Cecilia Ralph Vaughan WIlliams’ Serenade to Music Saturday, November 16, 2013 8pm Friday, November 22, 2013 8pm Sunday, November 24, 2013 4:30 pm St. Joseph the Worker Church 1640 Addison (at […]
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Potatiskorv making at Nordic House
Fylgia Lodge in San Francisco is holding this year’s final cooking class Saturday October 19,2013 at Nordic House in Berkeley. We are making potatiskorv, which is a mild and delicious pork and potato sausage. Despite the common wisdom of not wanting to know what is in a sausage, we only use top quality ingredients. You […]
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O.P. Anderson Aquavit for Sale
Got your attention! You may know that OP Anderson was formerly the standard by which other Aquavits imported into the USA were judged. You may also be aware it is now almost impossible to obtain here in the U.S. However, your friendly editor has arranged with a local merchant, who is confident that if we […]
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Amazing Swedish Music and Dancing at Swedish American Hall
Fylgia Lodge in San Francisco, presents…. an evening of Swedish music and dance with MARIN/MARIN Dance and listen to the beautiful Swedish fiddle music of Mikael and Mia Marin Swedish American Hall 2174 Market St San Francisco Tuesday November 12, 2013 7pm $15 at the door Marin/Marin is Mikael and Mia Marin. Mikael is a […]
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Anno 1790
Just saw a great Swedish period show. It is subtitled in English. This is an intelligent and engaging show. Looking forward to next week. KCSM 10pm Wednesdays.
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Family History Exercise
I thought it would be interesting to add a different element to our newsletter. As a bit of background, I am a practicing psychotherapist and I teach and provide clinical case consultation in a small clinical psychology masters program. In the program, I teach a year-long theory sequence, and in the second semester I ask […]
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Crayfest 2013!
Crayfest is an urban version of the Swedish kräftskiva (crayfish party). Ours is an urban version, at Nordic House in Berkeley, Ca. We will have Crayfest on Saturday August 24th. Like last year, we will have crayfish, jansson’s temptation, other treats and live music and dancing! Change any summer plans you may have already made, […]
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Swedish Cooking Class in Berkeley at Nordic House
On Saturday, June 15th at 1pm, we will have a Swedish Cooking Class at Nordic House in Berkeley. We have another fun menu, and another guest presenter. Our presenter is a Swedish native, from Skåne. She will present two midsummer themed dishes. The first is a siltorta (a herring layered with bread and other ingredients), […]
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Swedish Names
Swedish names generally fall into a few categories. The first is the patronymic – the ‘son, names. There are a couple of interesting points about Swedish names. One is that in Sweden, all the names have two Ss. The first S is a possessive S. Here we would use an apostrophe s (‘s) to show […]
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Swedish Dance Lessons
Fylgia Lodge in San Francisco offers monthly traditional Swedish dance lessons. The lessons are on the second Tuesday of the month from 6:15 to 7:15. The cost is $5. Our dance teachers will be in Sweden, but are returning in September. (We occasionally have longer lessons. Check our website for schedule. http://www.vasaorder.net/?lodge=119 This great fun! […]