This collection of Swedish recipes spans the calendar, from saffron-scented tea cakes for Saint Lucia's Day to dill-flecked spinach soup and crisp quick-pickled cucumbers perfect for a Midsummer ...

For the Monson family of Minneapolis, summer officially begins the Swedish way, as friends and three generations of relatives gather annually in their welcoming back yard on June 21 to eat, sing and ...

The idea of seasonal eating reaches its apotheosis in Sweden on Midsummer Eve, a magical day of feasting where a cake layered with strawberries and cream is the crowning glory. On the Thursday night ...

Celebrating the summer solstice dates back thousand of years, to before Christian times. Honoring the longest day of the year has carried on throughout the centuries, and there are important midsummer ...

It is midsummer weekend in our Scandinavian household as we celebrate summer solstice and the longest day of the year on the 20th and the Swedish holiday of Midsummer Day on the 24th. It's a time of ...