Astrid Lindgren's Cookbook

This is what Christmas tastes like
By Astrid Lindgren
and Fredrik Eriksson
Illustrated by Cecilia Heikkilä , Ilon Wikland , Björn Berg , Ingrid Vang Nyman , Harald Wiberg , Lars Klinting
Translated by Ricarda Essrich

256 pages with many color illustrations . Hardcover. 25 cm.

Christmas in Sweden

Astrid Lindgren's stories have shaped our dreams of Christmas, and the festive meal always plays an important role in them.
In this beautifully illustrated and photographic cookbook, the Christmas season begins with the children of Bullerby baking gingerbread, and then we follow Lindgren's beloved characters and their own traditions through the holidays until Pippi Longstocking brings the festivities to a close by raiding the Christmas tree.
We learn the recipes for classic Christmas dishes and sweets and how the celebrations were held in Småland, at Katthult, in Bullerbü and Junibacken, but above all at the Näs farm, where Lindgren spent her childhood.

This is what my Christmas tastes like.
Astrid Lindgren's Cookbook: All about Swedish Christmas

- Candlelight and nostalgia: The big Astrid Lindgren Christmas cookbook with traditional recipes, stories and customs.
-Great features: Richly illustrated with original illustrations from the stories, private photos from the Astrid Lindgren archive and new photos from Näs decorated for Christmas.
-From Katthult to Bullerbü, from Junibacken to Saltkrokan: With Astrid Lindgren's popular characters through the holidays.
-Christmas delicacies: With recipes from award-winning Swedish chef Fredrik Eriksson.

Astrid Lindgren wrote in her memoirs: "The Christmas of my childhood was the reddest, happiest, brightest and most gingerbread-scented Christmas one could wish for..."
In this atmospheric cookbook, Sweden fans of all ages can experience the Christmas of Astrid Lindgren and her beloved characters. It's rounded out with personal texts and anecdotes about Swedish Christmas traditions.

A must-have for anyone who loves Swedish Christmas traditions, Swedish cuisine and beautiful cookbooks!

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), born and raised in southern Sweden, created unforgettable characters such as Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Ronja the Robber's Daughter, and many others. The "most wonderful children's book author of all time" (DIE ZEIT) has been honored with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade and the Alternative Nobel Prize, among others.

Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916-1959), born in Denmark, illustrated, among other things, the original Swedish edition of Astrid Lindgren's "Pippi Longstocking", published in 1945.

Fredrik Eriksson is an award-winning Swedish chef. He runs two restaurants in Stockholm, is a gastronomic advisor to the Nobel Foundation, and has cooked for dinners with the royal family.

Cecilia Heikkilä , born in 1984, is a Swedish illustrator and graphic designer. She loves pens and paper, coffee, animals, and especially her dog.

Ilon Wikland , born in Estonia in 1930, studied art in Stockholm and London and worked as a freelance illustrator. Starting in 1954, she illustrated more than 30 books by Astrid Lindgren.

Björn Berg (1923-2008) studied art and worked as an illustrator for Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter. He received the "Elsa Beskow Prize" for his Michel illustrations.

Lars Klinting (1948-2006), Swedish author and illustrator, was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize and awarded the Elsa Beskow Prize.

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