Classes in Decorah
Norwegian Food Traditions
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Ekte Norsk Jul Mat
(Authentic Norwegian Christmas Meal)
Howard Amundson
Class members will assist with the preparation of an authentic Norwegian Christmas dinner. The class will begin with hors d’oeuvres, then a main course, and will finish with a special dessert. As a finale, participants will enjoy the classic Norwegian meal together. There will be an additional taster’s fee to cover the cost of ingredients.
Level of instruction: All levels.
October 16 | $64 members / $84 non-members
Howard Amundson was raised on a farm in northern Minnesota and developed an interest in food and cooking at his mother’s side. By age 10 he was often called on to provide meals for the entire family. Later in life, he catered small group occasions and, when he joined the Sons of Norway, he developed an interest in Norwegian cooking. He now cooks for several Norwegian organizations, including his Sons of Norway lodge, which auctions off as a fundraiser an authentic Norwegian Christmas dinner that he prepares.
The Seven Cookies of Christmas
Darlene Fossum-Martin
In this one day class students will learn how to make sandbakkels, krumkaker, berlinerkranser, rosettes, fattigman, goro, and sirupssnipper, just in time for the holiday season. Each student will take home samples of the cookies. God Jul! There will be an additional taster’s fee to cover the cost of ingredients.
Level of instruction: All levels.
Offered on two different dates:
November 6 or November 7 | $64 members / $84 non-members
Darlene Fossum-Martin, of Decorah, Iowa, says her cooking style is shaped by the Scandinavian cuisine of her ancestors. Although she holds a degree in home economics and education, she says her strengths in Scandinavian—especially Norwegian—cooking came from the women in her family and community, as well as the years she spent living in Norway and traveling in Scandinavia. Darlene teaches traditional Norwegian food classes in adult education and summer programming for children of all ages throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Darlene has also coordinated and led two Vesterheim folk-art study tours to Norway—one of which included a two-week traditional Norwegian cooking class at a folk high school in Voss.
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