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The Swedish Cookbook: Lagom Flavors for the Modern Kitchen
Niklas Ekstedt
Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Christmas Eve Supper: 70 Simple Recipes for Year-Round Hygge
Melissa Bahen
Eat Copenhagen: Recipes and Stories From Scandinavia
Trine Hahnemann
Simply Scandinavian: Cook and Eat the Easy Way, with Delicious Scandi Recipes
Trine Hahnemann
North Wild Kitchen: Home Cooking from the Heart of Norway
Nevada Berg
Scandinavian Everyday: Vibrant, Simple Meals from Northern Europe
Nichole Accettola
Scandinavia: Recipes and Ingredients
Gísli Egill Hrafnsson, Inga Elsa Bergþórsdóttir
Modern Nordic: Contemporary Recipes from a Scandinavian Kitchen
Simon Bajada
Nordic Family Kitchen: Seasonal Home Cooking
Mikkel Karstad
In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients (A Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook)
Lisa Steele
Midnight Sun: A Scandinavian Cookbook for Long Summer Days
Trine Hahnemann
The Nordic Baker: Plant-Based Bakes and Seasonal Stories from a Kitchen in the Heart of Sweden
Sofia Nordgren
Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End (Nordic Cuisine from World-Renowned Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson)
Magnus Nilsson
Nordic Bakery Cookbook
Miisa Mink
Modern Scandinavian Baking: A Cookbook of Sweet Treats and Savory Bakes
Daytona Strong
Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking [A Cookbook]
Darra Goldstein
The Nordic Cookbook
Magnus Nilsson
The ScandiKitchen Cookbook: Recipes for good food with love from Scandinavia
Bronte Aurell