A unique new work on Norwegian foods, holiday customs, recipes, and the "Norwegian-American Experience." The largest number of traditional Norwegian holiday recipes--cakes, cookies, breads-ever put together in one book, and interwoven with fascinating bits of Norwegian social history, including explanations of Norwegian Holiday traditions and customs, many of them kept alive to this day by millions of Norwegian-American families. Authentic manuscript recipes for over 125 holiday cookies, cakes, breads, toppings, and puddings are interwoven with fascinating bits of Norwegian and Newport, Rhode Island social history. Poignant recollections and photographs chronicle life in Newport-all was not "Bellevue Avenue high life." Lavishly illustrated, it offers over 300 photographs showcased by its 8 1/2 x 11 inch format illustrating life from Norway-to-Newport, R.I.--then and now--from period portraits and views of the late 19th and early 20th century, including antique post cards, to the present day. Unpublished photographs selected from private collections (including an autographed picture of Roald Amundsen, who discovered the South Pole), antique post cards, and contemporary Norwegian scenes.
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Flavors of the Fjords "may be the most detailed history of a Norwegian-American family yet published," noted the Royal Norwegian Embassy. "Flavors of the Fjords, the Norwegian Holiday Cookbook," is a most unusual oversize book, reported the Newport, RI Daily News. "The 317-page, well-indexed book, contains scores of photographs taken in Norway and the Newport area dating back to the last century.It would make a perfect Christmas gift." the Daily News concluded. Flavors of the Fjords received a warm reception from the Norwegian press. "A Beautiful Book About A Family Of Emigrants," reported Sunndal (Tidenskrev). "Quite a sensational thing happened in Sunndal Wednesday. Descendants from the Fladvad family, who immigrated to American in the last century, have published a book with old, highly treasured recipes, which one of the women brought along on the long trip across the Atlantic, and the history of daily life among a Norwegian American family. Aura Avis headlined: "Family History from Sunndal Became Beautiful Book in USA." "Flavors of the Fjords is the name of a unique and beautiful book newly published in the United States. As the title indicates, it is among other things a cookbook with a taste of the fjords, but it is even more so a family history, where Flatvad in the Sunndal is the center of interest."
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Faith Cottrell Raymond Connors. Faith Connors is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, serving as the Extension Agent 4-H for Charles County, Maryland. She manages one of the state's largest 4-H programs which assist youth in leadership and life skills development. The Charles County 4-H program includes nearly 600 youth and 300 adult leaders. Her education includes: Master of Arts in Teaching degree, Jacksonville University, 1980; and the Bachelor of Science in Education degree, University of Connecticut; 1961. She attended the University of Oslo, International Summer School in 1960, and has completed other graduate level studies at Bowie State University and the University of Maryland. In 1992 she received the National Achievement in Service Award from the National Association of Extension Agents 4-H, and has served as Vice President of the Maryland Association of Extension 4-H Agents. In 1993, she served as member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service 4-H National Visual Metaphors Conference and the National 4-H Work Force Preparedness Program Design Conference to design a new national model. She has an extensive background in foods and nutrition and serves on various state planning and curriculum committees.
Tracy Daniel Connors. For over thirty years, Tracy Connors has filled senior management and leadership positions in business, government and philanthropic organizations, with particular emphasis on public and Congressional affairs, business information services, management of advanced technology development or application programs, and electronic publishing. As a Captain in the Naval Reserve, he has accepted numerous special active duty assignments for the Navy since 1986, including: Director, Congressional Relations & Public Affairs, Naval Sea Systems Command; Total Quality Leadership Public Affairs Officer, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Deputy Director, Command Excellence & Leader Development Division, Navy Military Personnel Command, Washington, DC; Public Affairs Officer, Naval District Washington; and, Director, Congressional and Public Affairs, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command; and, the U.S. Commission on Roles and Missions. Since 1984 he has visited Norway ten times on business or Navy duties. His NATO operational experience, includes numerous exercises in Norway during which he served in senior public information positions . His civilian positions have included service as Administrative Assistant to Congressman Charles E. Bennett; Manager, Corporate Communications, Gould Electronics Defense Business Section; Vice President, Taft Corporation; and, Director of Satellite Learning Services for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As an editor, he has published seven reference works in communications and management of nonprofit organizations--Wiley, McGraw-Hill, AMACOM, and Longman. For the last 15 years, the most comprehensive management texts for nonprofit organizations in print have been those he published. He attended Jacksonville University, and received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Rhode Island.
Tove Johansen Halvorsen. Tove Halvorsen was born and educated in Oslo, Norway where she graduated from the Fagerborg Gymnasium, majoring in English. After starting her business career with positions in Copenhagen and Oslo, at the age of 24 she left Norway for what she intended to be a one year stay in the United States. During that year she met her husband to be, and the one year extended to 25 years. She has lived in New York, Vermont, Maine, and Wisconsin. In 1981 she returned to Norway to live and to resume her career with an Oslo Marine Insurance Broker firm. She divides her time between business, family, and several hobbies, including travel in Europe and the United States, and cooking. Of her three children, two live in the United States, and one lives in Norway. She hopes Flavors of the Fjords "will be like a window to the readers," a window through which they can catch a glimpse of her beloved country.
Bjorn Fladvad Johansen. After graduating from the College of Economics, Bjorn Johansen served in a Norwegian brigade as a component of the British Army on the Rhine in Germany. Following military service, he entered the insurance business and completed the Higher Insurance Examination. In 1958 he joined the Gjensidige ("The Mutual") to develop and expand its business operations. In 1961 he was appointed manager and a member of the management board of directors, and was placed in charge of all insurance and reinsurance activities for the company. During his career, he was a member of many insurance liaison committees between Nordic countries. In addition, he was a board member or chairman of many profit and nonprofit organizations operating in Nordic countries. From 1975 until his retirement, he was a member of the board for insurance companies operating in London, Paris, New York, and Bermuda. He is an avid stamp collector and gardener (ecological vegetables).
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I was very plaesed with how quick the book got to me after I ordered. And the condition was very new looking adn intriguing so i immediately opened and began reading. I made three differnt receipes out of it and my family all enjoyed them. Some of my in-laws even asked for the receipes they liked them so well.
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