Gudrun’s Kitchen

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Recipes from a Norwegian Family

Ingeborg Hydle Baugh, Irene O. Sandvold, Edward O. Sanvold, and Quinn E. Sandvold

Part cookbook, part immigrant story, and part family memoir, Gudrun’s Kitchen presents hundreds of comfort food recipes and an exploration of Norwegian culinary traditions.

272 pages, 8 x 8, 15 b&w photos
Paperback: $22.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-462-3
Ebook: $15.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-572-9
Publication Date: 7/26/2011

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Description

The youngest of a large Norwegian immigrant family, Gudrun Thue Sandvold was known for her beaming blue eyes and a reserve that gave way to laughter whenever she got together with her sisters. She took immeasurable pride in her children and grandchildren, kept an exquisite home, and turned the most mundane occasion into a party. And to all who knew her, Gudrun’s cooking was the stuff of legend.

Part cookbook, part immigrant story, and part family memoir, Gudrun’s Kitchen features hundreds of Gudrun Sandvold’s recipes for comfort food from a time when families and friends gathered at the table and connected with one another every single day. This book is much more than a guide to Norwegian culinary traditions; it is an important contribution to immigrant history and a vital documentation of our nation’s multicultural heritage.

Author Bios

Ingeborg Hydle Baugh is a freelance writer with a background in finance. She lives in Washington, DC.

Irene O. Sandvold grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing in 1960. She went on to become a doctor of public health, a public health nurse, and a certified nurse-midwife. To those who know her, she is an extraordinary chef and hostess in the tradition of her mother, Gudrun. She lives in Washington, DC.

Edward O. Sanvold graduated from the University of Wisconsin. His love of food and cooking began in his mother’s kitchen, and he delighted in replicating the unique tastes and flavors of her food.

Quinn E. Sandvold has been a lifelong cook in the tradition of his father, Edward Sandvold, and grandmother, Gudrun Thue Sandvold. He is a designer for snowboarding gear and equipment and former national amateur snowboard champion, professional snowboarder, and fly fishing guide. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

A heartwarming recollection that will remind many of their own upbringings in Norwegian American households. Gudrun’s personality, her foods, what she valued, and her love of family are all captured for generations to enjoy in this wonderful book. Tusen takk!

Jon M. Grinde

President, Idun Lodge, Sons of Norway

“This is a delicious family album filled with snapshots of the many chapters of an ordinary woman’s life—Norwegian immigrant, independent working woman, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, friend—expressed through the recipes and food for which she is lovingly remembered. It is as much Gudrun’s personal history as it is a cultural history of America.”

—Joanne Rraetz Stuttgen, author of Café Wisconsin

“If you’ve never known a gifted old world cook, one who cooked just for the joy of it, then pick up a copy of Gudrun's Kitchen. . . . It's charming. It's enlightening. And the recipes are wonderful. I read every word and felt teary when Gudrunss story ended, but perked up as I went over each recipe. They’re real treasures.”

—TableConversation.com

“Whether you are looking for the perfect gift for a friend of Norwegian descent, or whether you want to try out some luscious new recipes, do take a look at Gudrun’s Kitchen. I can almost promise you’ll be hooked!"

—Joan Sanstadt, Agri-View