Book Description
Norwegian Touches: History, Recipes, Folk Arts tells the stories of Norwegian immigrants, their ancestors, and their descendants. It also includes tales of great Norwegians such as playwright Henrik Ibsen, artist Edvard Munch, composer Edvard Grieg, violinist Ole Bull, sculptor Jacob Fjelde, master novelist Ole Edvart Rölvaag, and Wisconsin woodcarvers Else Bigton and Phillip Odden. Featured tourist attractions include Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa; The Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City, South Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota’s Heritage Hjemkomst Center; and Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, which bills itself as the troll capital of America. The book is beautifully designed and is illustrated with about 80 photographs, half of them in full color. Readers don’t have to imagine the architectural majesty of a stavkirke; several gorgeous photos are in front of them to enjoy. And the food photography of tasty Norwegian treats are delicious enough to make any mouth water! About 100 classic recipes cover a range of Norwegian foods. A sample: meatballs, beef soup, lutefisk, cod chowder, dumplings, cucumber salad, lefse, coffee braid, gingerbread, prince’s cake, kringle, and lemon fromage with raspberry sauce.


About the Author
Louise Roalson’s family by marriage traces back to the Norwegian Island of Byre. Roalson ancestors, Iowa Norwegian pioneers, descended from Viking-age kings and queens of Norway. Roalson is a former writer for The Cedar Rapids Gazette and a freelancer to The Iowan magazine. As Penfield publisher, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret has published more than 100 books in 25 years. This photographer and writer is of Norwegian descent.