Scandinavian Christmas

Author: Trine Hahnemann
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1787131955
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 367

Book Description
In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas, from the first Sunday in Advent to New Year's Day, is marked by festivals and celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge, the Danish word for cosiness, is about being inside with candles, great comfort food and lots of cakes and sweets. The first week of December is baking week - enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies, gingerbread houses and clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths, trees and tables decorated with white candles and fresh greenery - the perfect mix of ancient and modern. Brunches, cocktail and tea parties, lunches and dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies and delicious modern recipes. Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve, fish, ham and seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets, biscuits, puddings and other treats abound - all washed down with gluwein and fruity cocktails. In this glorious book, illustrated with Lars Ranek's evocative photographs, Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes - all featuring ingredients which are common to all northern climes - showing us how we, too, can decorate our homes and make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.

Scandi Christmas

Author: Christiane Bellstedt Myers
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782494720
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Create special Christmas memories by making these cards, decorations, garlands, and cozy gifts with a Scandinavian flavor. Create special Christmas memories by making these cards, decorations, garlands, and cozy gifts with a Scandinavian flavor. Christiane Bellstedt Myers has developed a beautiful collection of Christmas essentials using natural materials and traditional color themes of red and white, and green and silver. The four chapters cover a wide range of crafts, including collage, embroidery, sewing, and baking, and take inspiration from Scandinavian traditions to bring the magic of hygge to your holiday celebrations. Make a group of little sparkling Christmas trees for your table, hang Danish paper cone decorations on your tree, create a sweet pinecone family, or a scented anise wreath, and don’t forget to indulge in the Scandinavian passion for candlelight by making some beautiful twig candle holders. Try out some simple embroidery on the tiny framed pictures, which would make great gifts, or make a pretty mitten garland to hang on the mantelpiece. There is also a chapter of bakes including a delightful gingerbread house and a sweetly scented cookie wreath. So why not get the family involved and make the festive season really special by making decorations together? You can then relive those happy memories each year as you decorate your home.

Handmade Scandinavian Christmas

Author: Hege Barnholt
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9781446303610
Category : Christmas cards
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This year celebrate your own iconic Scandinavian Christmas -- the traditional tree and its decorations, homely lights against the dark nights, and kitchen tables full of wonderful-looking, wonderful-tasting food - with the help of Hege Barnholt's book. Handmade Scandinavian Christmas has more than 120 craft ideas so whether you want to make Christmas gifts, decorations, wrapping, cakes, bread, scarves, advent calendars, wine, accessories, sweets, flower arrangements, candle holders, cards or even something for the winter birds in your garden, you'll find a stylish but simple project here, complete with instructions (This is what you do...), photographic illustrations, and full-size templates.

Scandi Christmas

Author: Christiane Bellstedt Myers
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1800650639
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
Create special Christmas memories by making these cards, decorations, garlands and cosy gifts with a Scandinavian flavour.

Christmas Crafts Scandinavian Style

Author: Tone Merete Stenkløv
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 1461750768
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
A collection of 50 easy-to-make Christmas crafts with an appealing Norwegian flair Instructions, full-size patterns, and color photos cover stuffed dolls and animals, wreaths, cloth ornaments, stockings, pillows, gift wrap, greeting cards, wall hangings, and traditional edible treats Offers gift ideas and inspiration for displaying projects Includes instructions for simple craft techniques--sewing, embroidery, appliqué, and embossing--all at a beginner's level

Scandikitchen Christmas

Author: Brontë Aurell
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 178879138X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
"A festival of beautiful bakes and stunning photos." Review of ScandiKitchen: Fika & Hygge, Good Housekeeping Magazine. Let Brontë Aurell of The ScandiKitchen Café show you how to celebrate your Christmas Scandi-style by sharing her delicious recipes and family traditions with you. Anyone who has ever been in Scandinavian in December will know that Scandinavians really love Christmas. From huddling up in candlelit snowed-in cottages to consuming glögg at every opportunity, Christmas is peak-hygge season all over Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Everything reverts back to tradition once Advent Sunday has come along. From saffron scented bakes to 'gingerbread spice in everything!', Christmas is the time to break the never-ending darkness with edible treats and joyful feelings. Scandinavians visit friends and families taking along something home baked to share. They have Jul-Smörgåsbord parties where old and young celebrate with a spread of traditional dishes and delicacies. Everything they do for Jul is centred around food, tradition and home comforts. Join Bronte and feel the warmth, even when it's cold outside!

Craft Your Own Cosy Scandi Christmas

Author: Becci Coombes
Publisher: White Owl
ISBN: 1399093878
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Christmas is the most hyggelig of seasons, and in this book Becci shares over fifty ideas to bring a touch of Scandinavian coziness to your home this winter. The chapters cover everything from sumptuous edible gifts and homemade presents with a Nordic flavor, to traditional Danish crafts with which to decorate your space. Projects include a wild winter birch wreath, woven julestjerner star chandelier, five-minute sock gnomes and even a Christmas tree bath scrub! Try your hand at a quick finger-crochet scarf, scented white clay ornaments, or make bangles, cushions and baubles from a pre-loved sweater. Becci’s favorite recipes for the ultimate in Danish festive comfort food cover both baking and the all-important Christmas Eve feast, plus there are traditional after-dinner games for all the family to enjoy.

Seasonal Scandi Crafts

Author: Christiane Bellstedt Myers
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782496892
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Create 45 simple projects with a Scandinavian flavor, including home decorations, garlands, and beautiful gifts. Christiane Bellstedt Myers has developed a beautiful collection of decorative makes using rustic fabrics and natural materials. The four chapters—Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter—cover a wide range of crafts, including collage, embroidery, painting, and sewing, and take inspiration from Scandinavian seasonal traditions to bring magic to your year. Celebrate the coming of Spring with a lovely Clematis wreath, share the joy of Mid-Summer with your friends by setting the table outdoors using a handmade tablecloth, decorate your home for the Fall by bringing the harvest indoors, and make Winter a time for hygge by lighting plenty of candles and hanging some vintage chandelier crystals to capture the soft glow. Try out some simple embroidery on the lavender pillows, which would make great gifts, or make a pretty garland to hang on the mantelpiece at Christmas. So why not get the family involved and make each season really special by making decorations together? You can then relive those happy memories each year as you decorate your home.

Christmas Season, the Hb

Author: Katrine Martensen-Larsen
Publisher: Acc Art Books
ISBN: 9781788841351
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
- A beautiful gift book dedicated to Scandinavian Christmas design - A combination of stunning Nordic interiors, winter settings, Scandinavian Christmas traditions and DIY - Includes a selection of easy-to-make Christmas recipes Christmas has become a gaudy holiday, wrapped in tinsel and bright flashing lights. This book reimagines the festive season as a time for tasteful restraint and creature comforts. Blending minimalism, clean lines and functionality with 'hygge', a uniquely Danish concept of cosiness, Scandi interiors are some of the most sought-after and recognizable in the world. This book takes the core tenets of Scandinavian design and applies them to the festive season. Inspirational and poetic, this Nordic collection is sure to spark your imagination. Combining an exploration of traditional Scandinavian Christmas customs with clever DIY ideas and recipes for the whole family to enjoy, this book invites you to redesign Christmas within your own home.

The Little Book of Scandi Living

Author: Brontë Aurell
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 178131960X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
Why are Scandinavians the world's happiest people? How do you get more Scandi-style in your life? â??What is lagom and how do you use it? Whether you want your apartment to look like it belongs in Copenhagen, to workout like a Norwegian or to make cinnamon buns like a Swede, this pocket edition of North is the perfect introduction to the world's happiest countries. Full of inspiration and ideas, how-tos and recipes to help you experience the very best of Scandinavian design, philosophy, cookery and culture, this honest behind-the-scenes look at the culture provides an invaluable insight into the wonderful and visually stunning world of Scandinavia. Like her viking ancestors before her, Brontë Aurell left Denmark to explore the world beyond home shores and in her travels has come to understand the fascination with her kinfolk, as well as seeing the idiosyncrasies of the Scandinavian lifestyle that locals take for granted. With a signature wit and a keen eye for detail, she takes you on a journey through fjords and mountains, farmlands and cities to better understand these three nations and what makes each one so unique. So get outdoors, learn the life lesson that there's no such thing as bad weather (only bad clothing) and you may discover your inner Scandi sooner than you think.