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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
'A joy to behold' Yotam OttolenghiLearn how to cook the Swedish way with this beautiful book of over 100 delicious recipes. Spring picnics on the archipelago; barbecues at the summer cabin; cosy autumnal suppers; and dark snowy winters filled with candlelight, gingerbread and glögg - the Swedes love to celebrate every season via the food they eat. Complete with stunning location and food photography, and over 100 beautiful, fuss-free recipes, this cookbook lets you in on what the Swedish call lagom . . . the art of not too little, not too much, but just the right amount. Explore the nation's simple and balanced approach to cooking, sample their best-loved ingredients and discover a must-try cuisine that is about far more than just meatballs, fika and cinnamon buns . . . _________________Inside you'll find recipes for sunny days or cosy evenings, celebrations or nights curled up at home, such · POACHED CHICKEN WITH QUICK PICKLED STRAWBERRY SALAD. The ultimate barbecue salad. Replace the chicken with grilled halloumi cheese for a delicious vegetarian alternative.· PEAS, POTATOES AND CHICKEN IN A POT. The one dish summer comfort food that's perfect for midweek. · MIDSUMMER MERINGUE CROWNS. The Swedes have been wearing flower crowns since long before festival-goers discovered them. Now you can make beautiful edible ones for parties or puddings.· PLUM TOSCA CAKE. This Swedish favourite, named after Puccini's opera, is filled with tart plums and sweet almonds._________________'I am so ready to race home and devour these fun, effortless and beautiful recipes that just beg to be cooked' Melissa Hemsley'The magic of Sweden's beautiful seasons comes alive . . . a real celebration of seasonal Swedish home cooking and tradition with Rachel's trademark inspirational twists!' Donal Skehan
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 26, 2018
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About the author
Rachel Khoo
15 books83 followersRachel’s unconventional food background has helped formulate her unique culinary touch. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Art & Design from the renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Thereafter she worked for a luxury fashion brand, doing PR and e-marketing. Ultimately, her passion for pâtisserie lured her to Paris, where she studied at Le Cordon Bleu and obtained a pastry diploma.
She put her skills to excellent use at the delightful Paris culinary bookstore and tea salon, La Cocotte. There Rachel concocted delicious sweet treats, regularly providing catering for culinary book launches and hosting cookery classes on site. Following the success of her edible endeavours at La Cocotte, she now works on culinary projects throughout the world. Her role as an international food creative has spanned six-course dinners and workshops in places as far-flung as London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Melbourne, Sydney and Buenos Aires.
She is also a food writer with books “Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli faites maison” and “Pâtes à tartiner” published by Marabout. “Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli faites maison” has also been published in Dutch, Italian and most recently in English – “Pâtes à tartiner” has also been published in English. Her third cookbook (her first English book) “The Little Paris Kitchen” was published by Penguin on March the 15th 2012. This book has also been translated into Dutch, French, Italian, German, Danish, Japanese, Latvian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Taiwanese, Korean and Norwegian. The book has also been published in the USA, by Chronicle Books.
Her first cookery show “The Little Paris Kitchen” was aired on BBC 2 from the 19th March 2012 for six weeks and has since been shown around the world. The show has aired all over the world, from Australia to Brazil, Canada to Finland, the USA to Hong Kong and many more.
Rachel’s fourth book “My Little French Kitchen” was published by Michael Joseph in Autumn 2013. Foreign editions have been published in the following territories: Germany, Holland, Taiwan, US, Japan and Poland.
Rachel’s TV show for BBC World Wide, ‘Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London’ and ‘Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook’ aired around the globe in 2013. Rachel’s fifth book “Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook”, featuring all the recipes from the show plus many more was published by Michael Joseph in February 2015 in the UK – it’s been published in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and the United States too. It is available to order from Amazon now.
A six-part series ‘A Cook Abroad’ was aired on BBC2 and BBC2 HD in the UK in February 2015 – Rachel is one of the featured cooks in this fun series which sees cooks journey to places which inspire them. In her episode, Rachel journeys to Malaysia to explore part of her culinary heritage. Watch the trailer here.
Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne aired in Australia on SBS in July 2015 and is currently airing around the world. In February 2016, Rachel appeared as a guest judge on the popular Australian competitive cooking show, My Kitchen Rules. She co-hosted Zumbo’s Just Desserts show on Channel 7 in Australia which aired in the Summer 2016. And is currently airing on Netflix and around the world.
She has regularly written recipes for the London Evening Standard, The Times, The Guardian and various other media outlets. Aswell as consulting for hotels, restaurants and blue chip clients, most recently for the launch of the Soho house x Sydell group hotel in London, The Ned.
In 2015 Rachel launched, Khoollect. Khoollect is a creative studio based in London aswell as an online community celebrating inspiration found in unlikely places.
She put her skills to excellent use at the delightful Paris culinary bookstore and tea salon, La Cocotte. There Rachel concocted delicious sweet treats, regularly providing catering for culinary book launches and hosting cookery classes on site. Following the success of her edible endeavours at La Cocotte, she now works on culinary projects throughout the world. Her role as an international food creative has spanned six-course dinners and workshops in places as far-flung as London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Melbourne, Sydney and Buenos Aires.
She is also a food writer with books “Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli faites maison” and “Pâtes à tartiner” published by Marabout. “Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli faites maison” has also been published in Dutch, Italian and most recently in English – “Pâtes à tartiner” has also been published in English. Her third cookbook (her first English book) “The Little Paris Kitchen” was published by Penguin on March the 15th 2012. This book has also been translated into Dutch, French, Italian, German, Danish, Japanese, Latvian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Taiwanese, Korean and Norwegian. The book has also been published in the USA, by Chronicle Books.
Her first cookery show “The Little Paris Kitchen” was aired on BBC 2 from the 19th March 2012 for six weeks and has since been shown around the world. The show has aired all over the world, from Australia to Brazil, Canada to Finland, the USA to Hong Kong and many more.
Rachel’s fourth book “My Little French Kitchen” was published by Michael Joseph in Autumn 2013. Foreign editions have been published in the following territories: Germany, Holland, Taiwan, US, Japan and Poland.
Rachel’s TV show for BBC World Wide, ‘Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London’ and ‘Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook’ aired around the globe in 2013. Rachel’s fifth book “Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook”, featuring all the recipes from the show plus many more was published by Michael Joseph in February 2015 in the UK – it’s been published in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and the United States too. It is available to order from Amazon now.
A six-part series ‘A Cook Abroad’ was aired on BBC2 and BBC2 HD in the UK in February 2015 – Rachel is one of the featured cooks in this fun series which sees cooks journey to places which inspire them. In her episode, Rachel journeys to Malaysia to explore part of her culinary heritage. Watch the trailer here.
Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne aired in Australia on SBS in July 2015 and is currently airing around the world. In February 2016, Rachel appeared as a guest judge on the popular Australian competitive cooking show, My Kitchen Rules. She co-hosted Zumbo’s Just Desserts show on Channel 7 in Australia which aired in the Summer 2016. And is currently airing on Netflix and around the world.
She has regularly written recipes for the London Evening Standard, The Times, The Guardian and various other media outlets. Aswell as consulting for hotels, restaurants and blue chip clients, most recently for the launch of the Soho house x Sydell group hotel in London, The Ned.
In 2015 Rachel launched, Khoollect. Khoollect is a creative studio based in London aswell as an online community celebrating inspiration found in unlikely places.
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February 28, 2019
I want to be this woman's friend! She rocks! I got her book and as always I love to flip through her cookbooks to look at the images at first then I jump to the actual thing. This book is sort of different then her other books, it's less artistic (no illustrations) but it has her touch of little stories with each repiece. I'm looking forward to try the cream bun cakes, and the cardamom bun bombe, also I'm sort of obsessed with seafood at the moment, so many dishes with fish, salmon and shrimps and so on. the pastas look amazing as well. I must add the book is sectioned into the four seasons, and the sweets look so attractive! Hubby's birthday is coming soon, I will experiment!
December 10, 2018
Semlor -> the reason enough to make me go to Sweden, or even move there permanently!
This review might not be the most objective one, as I'm already a huge fan of Rachel. It's her personality, down to earth approach to food and cooking, but also her charm and that big smile that makes me like her so much! :)
I love her writing - simple, unpretentious, and "real". As an immigrant in Sweden, I feel I can relate to her, on many levels - being myself an immigrant in Ireland. Also as an immigrant, I believe she has an advantage of that "fresh look" and approach to Sweden, it's kitchen and culture, which is really fresh and interesting.
It's not a boring book "listen this is a traditional Swedish dish blah, blah, blah..." but rather an insight into everyday cooking, recipes passed down among family members (she's married to a Swede), but also a bit of that all traditional, maybe sometimes "touristy" must eats and tries when one finds itself visiting this country.
Great recipes, for all occasions and seasons of the year - and that's also how the book is divided, by seasons of the year, which Swedes take very seriously indeed. But isn't it the most natural way of living AND eating - taking advantage of what's actually in abundance..?
All in all, a great little (almost 500 pages!) cook/story book, and at this point my favourite written by Rachel Khoo (even though I'm a huge Francophile and one might think that My Little French or Paris Kitchen will take that prime spot...)
This review might not be the most objective one, as I'm already a huge fan of Rachel. It's her personality, down to earth approach to food and cooking, but also her charm and that big smile that makes me like her so much! :)
I love her writing - simple, unpretentious, and "real". As an immigrant in Sweden, I feel I can relate to her, on many levels - being myself an immigrant in Ireland. Also as an immigrant, I believe she has an advantage of that "fresh look" and approach to Sweden, it's kitchen and culture, which is really fresh and interesting.
It's not a boring book "listen this is a traditional Swedish dish blah, blah, blah..." but rather an insight into everyday cooking, recipes passed down among family members (she's married to a Swede), but also a bit of that all traditional, maybe sometimes "touristy" must eats and tries when one finds itself visiting this country.
Great recipes, for all occasions and seasons of the year - and that's also how the book is divided, by seasons of the year, which Swedes take very seriously indeed. But isn't it the most natural way of living AND eating - taking advantage of what's actually in abundance..?
All in all, a great little (almost 500 pages!) cook/story book, and at this point my favourite written by Rachel Khoo (even though I'm a huge Francophile and one might think that My Little French or Paris Kitchen will take that prime spot...)
December 3, 2024
I borrowed this cookbook from the library because we are doing a unit study on Sweden and I like to incorporate at least one traditional dish from the country we are learning about. I am so impressed with this! The recipes are laid out by season which I think is really smart and useful so that you can find in season ingredients more readily and quickly reference recipe ideas for the time of year you are currently in. The images throughout the book are stunning and the short stories that accompany each recipe makes me want to be her real life friend! It’s obvious a lot of thought and love went into this cookbook and it has become a happy little discovery for our family.
October 7, 2019
My first jump into the Food52 cookbook club was not what I wanted it to be. While I flagged a lot of recipes, many of them fell flat. I think that Swedish cooking is fairly bland; I am certainly a foodie who loves flavor! Perhaps I wasn't able to find as quality of ingredients to really appreciate Khoo's subtle cooking. Or perhaps the constant conversion from C/ML/G to F/Cups/Oz was taxing and I got things wrong. Regardless, only one the slow-roasted salmon recipe is one I'll return to. Apple and Cheese Spelt buns, Poached Chicken with Quick Pickled Strawberry Salad, Fresh Curds with Salted Caramel Sauce, and Peas/Potatoes/Chicken in a Pot are all not worth repeating. Perhaps I'll repeat the Beet a la Lindstrom someday.
Here's hoping next month's cookbook(s) are better!
Here's hoping next month's cookbook(s) are better!
October 11, 2019
I found the majority of these to be rather inaccessible.
December 31, 2020
This book is beautifully designed and made, and has some really lovely photos and introductions to each chapter. My main issue with the book, and this could be my unfamiliarity with the author, is that quite a few of the recipes are major riffs on classics rather than introducing you to the classic recipe itself. This could also be down to my expectations for what I thought this cookbook was and not what it is in reality. 3 stars may seem harsh, but when it comes to food I’m looking for perfection. All that being said, I did find a lot of recipes in the book that I’m very much looking forward to adding to my family’s repertoire of Swedish dishes.
January 4, 2021
Love Rachel Khoo’s cookbooks! I picked this up on a whim from the library; the photos are gorgeous, her anecdotes are full of whimsy and joy. Will have to buy a copy to sit alongside my cookbook collection and try cooking her delightful spin on classic dishes.
January 21, 2019
Lots of unusual Vegetarian recipes scattered throughout this book which I like. I enjoyed reading about Rachel's new life in Sweden as a new Mum and wife.
September 29, 2019
Rachel Khoo is well known for her Little Paris Kitchen, and her Little French Kitchen, but now she takes her little kitchen far away to beautiful Sweden.
This is a lovely cookbook filled with gorgeous photos and delectable recipes. On my first flip through I saw the Hazelnut and Apple Cakes and knew we HAD to make them! I was not disappointed! We are somewhat split, though. I think they were absolutely amazing still warm from the oven, but my daughter swears that eating them cold from the refrigerator is the best way. Either way, they are a delicious morsel that leaves you wanting more.
I have been craving beef stew, but the weather was just too hot. Fall has decided to come (with winter hovering right on its heels) here in South Dakota and we finally got some chilly days--perfect weather for beef stew! I opted for Rachel's Swedish Beef Stew, and I was not disappointed. There are ingredients you normally don't think of as being typical for beef stew (my family still doesn't know there were anchovies in it!), but they somehow come together for a delightful dish. I love the depth the fresh ground allspice gave it. They only way I deviated from the recipe is instead of cooking the potatoes and serving them separately, I put them in the stew the way my husband likes it, and we didn't serve the pickled beets or pickled onions, either.
There are still dishes I want to make. I love Veal Saltimbocca, so I would love to try her Venison 'Saltimbocca', I just need to get my hands on some venison. I'm fresh out right now. The Toasted Pearl Barley Mushroom Risotto looks amazing, and I can't wait to try the Apple and Cheese Spelt Buns.
There is plenty to delight in this book. The food is such as will warm you on those cold days, or celebrate the warm ones. Pull up a chair and take a quick trip to Sweden through the pages of this book. You'll enjoy the ride!
I received a copy of this book from Trafalgar Square Publishing through IPG Books for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is a lovely cookbook filled with gorgeous photos and delectable recipes. On my first flip through I saw the Hazelnut and Apple Cakes and knew we HAD to make them! I was not disappointed! We are somewhat split, though. I think they were absolutely amazing still warm from the oven, but my daughter swears that eating them cold from the refrigerator is the best way. Either way, they are a delicious morsel that leaves you wanting more.
I have been craving beef stew, but the weather was just too hot. Fall has decided to come (with winter hovering right on its heels) here in South Dakota and we finally got some chilly days--perfect weather for beef stew! I opted for Rachel's Swedish Beef Stew, and I was not disappointed. There are ingredients you normally don't think of as being typical for beef stew (my family still doesn't know there were anchovies in it!), but they somehow come together for a delightful dish. I love the depth the fresh ground allspice gave it. They only way I deviated from the recipe is instead of cooking the potatoes and serving them separately, I put them in the stew the way my husband likes it, and we didn't serve the pickled beets or pickled onions, either.
There are still dishes I want to make. I love Veal Saltimbocca, so I would love to try her Venison 'Saltimbocca', I just need to get my hands on some venison. I'm fresh out right now. The Toasted Pearl Barley Mushroom Risotto looks amazing, and I can't wait to try the Apple and Cheese Spelt Buns.
There is plenty to delight in this book. The food is such as will warm you on those cold days, or celebrate the warm ones. Pull up a chair and take a quick trip to Sweden through the pages of this book. You'll enjoy the ride!
I received a copy of this book from Trafalgar Square Publishing through IPG Books for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
June 16, 2020
I liked this, I think. I mostly appreciate how each recipe said outright if it was gluten/dairy/meat free, and what equipment would be needed. I found it well organized. I really appreciate the amount of vegetarian mains that were included - I'll have to try the swedish bean balls, and the beet a la lindstrom, and the celeriac hasselback 'ham', and the nut-dairy-gluten-egg free chocolate cake. I got a fair amount of nice sounding recipes out of this, I think. As someone who can't do dairy, there are a frustrating amount of recipes that call for cream - and most of the baking recipes are useless to me because of it - but I can vegan substitute around that in meatballs and such.
September 12, 2019
Interesting recipes from a cuisine with which I am not overly familiar. But although I appreciate the metric measurements, it would have been nice to be provided with oven temps in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Also many of the directions were not as precise as they should be especially when preparing food from a cuisine of which I and many other are not that knowledgeable. I made two recipes, one was delicious but not incredible and the other I didn't care for at all.
June 6, 2019
I guess I'm just not into Swedish food because nothing in here really jumped out at me as something I wanted to try. I did like that it was organized seasonally instead of by appetizers, entrees, etc. I'm not saying it's a bad cookbook, just not my thing.
April 11, 2025
This cookbook offers a charming blend of traditional and modern Swedish recipes, embodying the concept of Lagom. While the recipe selection is inspiring, some feel overly complex, and the layout and design could be more user-friendly. Still, it's a delightful exploration of Scandinavian cuisine.
June 3, 2019
Simple writing that makes you think you're having a cup of coffee with her and listening to her transplanting to Sweden. Delicious sounding recipes. Caution: some measurements are in metric.
August 26, 2019
Sheer simplicity
Love her recipes, they are so easy to follow. They make you want to go into the kitchen and try something completely out of your comfort zone.
Love her recipes, they are so easy to follow. They make you want to go into the kitchen and try something completely out of your comfort zone.
October 25, 2019
Fun, with great pictures. Not quite as nice as her French books, but still a good read
October 29, 2019
A lovely book that really makes you want to visit Sweden and try all these yummy foods!
December 30, 2019
Skimmed the text and read the recipes. Nice intro to Swedish cooking.
January 1, 2020
A lovely cookbook with unusual recipes among the classics, too.
April 19, 2020
Typical cookbook. Interesting and delicious recipes. Pretty pictures.
November 10, 2020
Not particularly memorable, but I love new scandi food anyway.
October 26, 2022
Very nice cookbook centered on Swedish dishes through the 4 seasons. Lots of unique flavors and dishes to enjoy.
May 16, 2022
Almond lingonberry buns were very delicious! I agree with some of the other reviews that I expected more traditional Swedish food rather than riffs. But what do I know? And probably Swedish people dont even eat "traditional"all the time. Anyway, this bun recipe is one I'll be making again and again!
February 13, 2022
This book was chosen as Food52 Cookbook group's September "cook through". At first glance, I wasn't sure if I wanted to cook from the book but I've never cooked Nordic food so I gave it a go. The timing was perfect too because the TV version of this book was on air in New Zealand.
I am glad that I got over my hesitance. I had to prepare ahead of time as there were Swedish ingredients which were hard to source but manage to order online. The recipes were simple and most importantly the outcome delicious! This is the cookbook that I've cooked most recipes from! All I needed was to follow Rachel's suggestions and buy the right ingredients. I highly recommend this cookbook if you want to dip your toes into Swedish cooking.
I am glad that I got over my hesitance. I had to prepare ahead of time as there were Swedish ingredients which were hard to source but manage to order online. The recipes were simple and most importantly the outcome delicious! This is the cookbook that I've cooked most recipes from! All I needed was to follow Rachel's suggestions and buy the right ingredients. I highly recommend this cookbook if you want to dip your toes into Swedish cooking.
June 23, 2024
Das Buch ist süß aufgemacht, allerdings beinhaltet es nicht wirklich viele Rezepte, die ich in Erwägung ziehen würde nach zumachen. Die schwedische Küche ich mit ihren Zutaten relativ gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber die Rezepte in diesem Buch sind sehr abwechslungsreich und präsentieren klassische Rezepte auch mal mit einem modernen Twist.
4 Sterne für die schöne Aufmachung. Auch wenn nicht viele Rezepte (abgesehen von den Desserts) für mich persönlich bei sind, ist es doch ein unterhaltsames Buch und schön anzusehen.
4 Sterne für die schöne Aufmachung. Auch wenn nicht viele Rezepte (abgesehen von den Desserts) für mich persönlich bei sind, ist es doch ein unterhaltsames Buch und schön anzusehen.
June 13, 2023
So ein süßes Buch!
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