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"Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005. Helen Henderson, the chef, says that to satisfy any potato loving Swede's craving for pasta salad, you should add angel-hair pasta tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper. I say this looks good enough to eat on its own and the olives and tomatoes look too good to leave out. I reduced the olive oil to 1 tablespoon..."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil...

"A non-traditional Aquavit recipe from Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson of Aquavit in NYC and Minneapolis. Use a good quality potato vodka for this recipe. The Aquavit needs to stand for 6-8 weeks before it is ready."

Ingredients: lingonberries, berries...

"This is from the food network. For the Scandinavian part of the World Tour!"

Ingredients: lime sorbet, mint leaves...

"Chipotle peppers are jalapeno chilies that have been smoked and dried. Their smoky heat is delicious brushed over tortillas and pizzas, and carefully added to soup and stews. A little will go a long way. The puree will keep almost indefinately; if you know you'll be storing it a long time, cover the puree with a thin layer of oil. Enjoy! Adapted..."

Ingredients: chipotle peppers, olive oil...

"According to Marcus Samuelsson, this is traditionally made in Sweden in June when the wild strawberries (which heretofore I only associated with Ingmar Bergman) are available. But Marcus says it's delicious with cultivated strawberries, or you can substitute other berries or a combination thereof. Cooking time includes three hours of cooling/chilling..."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, lemongrass, mint...

"An easy 3 step recipe adapted from the SproutPeople."

Ingredients: pepper, curry powder...

"A Scandinavian Vegetarian/Vegan salad from Eating Well Magazine. I have fond memories of simple salads such as these during my travels to Sweden. They recommend you use thin, tender asparagus for this recipe. NOTE: I found the raw asparagus kind of strange for me, so next time I am going to cook it slightly before putting it in the salad."

Ingredients: chives, fresh ground pepper...

"A delicious vegan meatless meatball recipe from Scandinavia. For the vegetarian gravy, you can purchase packaged gravy mixes. Just follow package directions. This recipe was found on earthyfamily.com"

Ingredients: vegetable bouillon cubes, ground flax seeds...

"An adult sorbet with a Scandinavian twist."

Ingredients: lingonberries, sugar, vodka...

"Another blue ribbon bread. This bread is hearty, but not heavy, has a nice flavor, and makes great sandwiches. It is not as easy and light to knead as my white bread... maybe it builds muscles! We all love this bread, my mother especially loved it. This freezes well, if you want to save the second loaf for another time."

Ingredients: dark brown sugar, dark molasses...

"From a Swedish cookbook of mine. Makes 6 servings."

Ingredients: cornstarch, water, flour...

"My grandma always served this traditional Swedish dessert to guests. Any dried fruit can be used. I use apples, cranberries, prunes, dates, raisins, apricots, whatever I have. From the "Swedish Food" cookbook, which suggests serving this with Swedish rusks."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dried fruit...

"The best way to get into the holiday spirit... And it makes your home smell absolutely amazing!"

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, raw sugar...

"This really yummy cereal-like mix of nuts and grains is a great, super-healthy snack/dessert any time of day. (Sorry if anything here is unclear, I'm translating this from my grandma, who's Swedish)."

Ingredients: coconut flakes, cooking oil...