ScandiKitchen: Midsommar: Simply delicious food for summer days

by Brontë Aurell

Brontë Aurell, owner of the ScandiKitchen Café in London, brings her famous flair to over 65 Scandinavian-style recipes that perfectly capture the joy of summer eating.

In the warmer months we crave food that is lighter and nourishing. Scandinavians do summer food so well—wholesome, flavorsome, simple yet sumptuous to look at—it is the essence of "lagom" or balance, with everything in moderation. For some Scandi balance into your summer meals try tempting breakfasts such as Cinnamon Bun French Toast. Sharing plates such as Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Rye Crisps are ideal for grazing, while satisfying larger plates include Danish Plaice with Remoulade. All-important cake and fika include a Midsommer Strawberry Cake, and a classic Sourdough Rye is on offer in the breads chapter. Delicious desserts include a Swedish Mess with Cloudberries. Also included are Brontë’s fascinating insights into Scandinavian summer traditions and celebrations.

Genres: Cookbooks

176 pages, Hardcover

Published May 11, 2021

About the author

I’m Brontë, a food writer and co-founder of ScandiKitchen, a café, grocery shop, online store and wholesale business. After I moved from Denmark to the UK and started a career in finance, I quickly realised that wasn’t for me. After some happy years working for Innocent drinks, I launched ScandiKitchen with my Swedish husband Jonas on 10th July 2007 – and gave birth to our first child a few hours later, just for an additional challenge.

So far, I’ve authored a few cookery books and published my own guide to hygge after an essay I wrote about it caused a mini media controversy. My mostly non-food book Nørth: How To Live Scandinavian is a humorous, but incisive look at what it means to be Scandinavian. I also manage to get out of the kitchen to appear on TV and radio as a cook, guest chef and talking about life as an entrepreneur, as well as helping with brand and recipe development for various companies. I created the #proudimmigrant movement in 2014 as a response to my own experiences as someone from overseas living and working in the UK.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an interesting book, even if you never prepare the recipes, which are a lovely representation of Scandinavian flavors and ingredients, lightened up for warmer days in more southern climes.

[E G Melby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half dozen recipes really speak to me, and would most likely make. Nice information and lovely to read the stories

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

summer scandinavian cooking - lots of open face sandwiches, potatoes and elderberry deserts. I also liked all the recipes using nettles.