Cooking: "The Norwegian Way"

As all of you know, I AM NOT NORWEGIAN. I'M SWEDISH! But, since I've pushed my Italian and Swedish sides on Jon long enough, I figured I had to give into his heritage a little to be fair. After all, I do talk about how Italians are such good cooks and that Swedes are the 'real' Scandinavians. What a nice and encouraging wife I am...Because of this, I decided to cave in and get a Norwegian cooking book at the library and make Jon some things from his heritage. I haven't tried anything yet, but they don't look too terrible and look somewhat familiar, since our two Scandinavian countries are very close to one another. You can take a look at the book and just by reading the title, you might laugh a little. I mean, I am Italian and I am from Wisconsin so the phrases 'low-fat' and 'vegetarian', aren't used very often. Good thing my family is pretty healthy and we do eat more than just meat, cheese, and pasta (although some nights, it's debatable).

The recipes in the book are really simple and so I don't know how authentic they will actually taste, but I'll give them a whirl. When I do try some recipes, I'll let you know and will add Jon's Norwegian review of them!

...After reading my mom's comment, I did realize I have two Norwegian cookbooks already. One is from Norske Nook, my favorite place for pancakes. Although it is called Norske, it does have many Swedish things on the menu as well, so that's why I can justify walking into the place. Jon and I also have a lefse board, stick, and special chef's hat for Jon. So, now I don't feel so bad by giving Jon and identity crisis for the last three+ years....love you!