Scandinavian Christmas Dinner

Most Americans don't really know what Scandinavian food is. Most know the food court at Ikea, as well as the now the very famous Noma in Copenhagen. My friends are no different, so I thought I would kick off the holiday season by making some typical cold weather Scandinavian dishes. All of the recipes I used were out of "The Scandinavian Cookbook" with a few things from memory.

 To start we had some sparkling wine with gravlax, a dill sauce and toast. Dinner was made up of Swedish meatballs with gravy and lingonberry sauce, caramel potatoes and red cabbage. For dessert I made Danish Delights, Glogg and Ebelskriver. 

It isn't just about the food, it also about the lighting, and the table scape and of course, the company. The only lights that were on were on the Christmas tree, the remainder of the lighting came from soft candle lighting. I kept the table very basic with white plates, clear multi height wine glasses and a winter arrangement I put together.