Nevada Berg
My Norwegian Table
Where Meals Become Stories – 90 Seasonal Recipes from North Wild Kitchen
Meals become stories in this elegant and inviting cookbook, in which Nevada Berg shares the seasonal recipes, tales, and traditions that bring Norway’s land and sea to the table.
Organized around the seasons of the year, this collection follows Berg through a decade of fishing trips, foraging walks, and days on a family farm. Ninety recipes emerge from what field, forest, and fjord provide—from spring’s Pickled Dandelion Buds with Juniper and Honey-Glazed Short Ribs; to summer’s Wild Blueberry Tart and Butter Porridge with Waffles; autumn’s Beef-Stuffed Pears with Toasted Almonds and Pillowy Cardamom Buns; and winter’s Spiced Gravlax and Gingerbread Meringue Cake. Thoughtful headnotes connect each recipe to the season, place, and occasion that inspired it. Woven between the recipes are a dozen heartwarming stories, which give the book its emotional depth: the young girl who invented the country’s most beloved cheese; a day spent tending a cold-smoking fire with a farmer and his father; a pilgrimage to Berg’s husband’s family island in the sea—the stories of the people whose lives are inseparable from the food they make are told by an inspiring writer and expert chef who has made Norway her home. With more than 150 sumptuous photographs tracing the country’s beauty through every season, the book is as absorbing to read as it is to cook from—a warm, well-earned follow-up for Berg’s devoted readers and a welcoming introduction for anyone drawn to Norwegian food and culture.
Biography
Nevada Berg, author and creator of the award-winning food and culture blog “North Wild Kitchen,” is regarded internationally as one of the most recognized voices for Norwegian food. Her successful first cookbook North Wild Kitchen was published by Prestel in 2018 and named by the New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of the year. Nevada resides in the medieval valley of Numedal, Norway.
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