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Syttende Mai — Constitution Day
Midtsommer Gala — 20th Anniversary
Crossings 2025 — 200 Years of Norwegian Immigration to North America
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It's the first class of the lefse season!
Learn to make lefse with teacher Heidi Eger. You will leave the class confident you can make lefse on your own.
Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make lefse with teacher Heidi Eger. You will leave the class confident you can make lefse on your own.
Vinterfest 2024
SAVE THE DATE: Vinterfest Gala 2024 is coming soon! Registration opens for Norway House members on Friday, October 11, 2024, with general registration opening on Friday, October 18, 2024. Want to become a member and get ahead on registration? Join today at norwayhouse.org/membership!
Krumkake with the Daughters of Norway Pauline Fjelde Lodge
A special Matfestivalen invitation to women and girls to visit the monthly lodge meeting of the Daughters of Norway local chapter. As part of their program, lodge members will be demonstrating and sampling the delicate traditional dessert krumkake.
The Pauline Fjelde lodge of Daughters of Norway holds their monthly meetings at Norway House on the 3rd Saturday of the month. The lodge actively shares Scandinavian heritage through interesting programs and interest groups. Contact them directly for more information.
Let them know you’d like to join this special meeting by registering below.
A part of Matfestivalen, a collaboration of Norway House and Mindekirken. Lutefiskfestivalen at Norway House is the kickoff event, and Mindekirken’s iconic annual Lutefisk Dinner closes it out. In between, we highlight both traditional and modern Norwegian food culture beyond the infamous lutefisk.
Æbleskiver og øl aften: Making Sweet & Savory Danish Treats (with a beer)
A collaboration of Norway House and our friends at the Danish American Center.
Æbleskiver, or less elegantly pancake balls, are small, round pastries that lend themselves to dozens of flavorful variations. Join three æbleskiver afficionados for a hands-on class that will double as dinner. Sip your beer as Tina Paulsen from the Danish American Center (DAC) teaches you about æbleskiver in Danish-American culture. Susan Jacobsen, also from the DAC, will teach you how to make perfectly round æbleskiver. Then Carstens Smith from Norway House will set you up at cooking stations. Make batters, choose from a variety of fillings – working from savory to sweet – and learn by doing. Share your creations with other cooking stations so everyone will have an opportunity to sample a wide variety of fillings and flavors. You will master the classic æbleskiver, then learn variations including salmon, cream cheese, and dill; Jarlsberg and ham; three-cheese; orange-raisin; chocolate ganache; chai spice; and lemon.
Price includes one glass of Carlsberg or other beverage and all the æbleskiver you can eat. Please bring a cap or some other way to tie back your hair. Norway House bandanas will be available for purchase for this purpose.
$55 General
$45 Members of Norway House or Danish American Center
Please note: Norway House does not refund tickets. Be certain you can attend at the date and time for which you registered. If you are unable to attend, you may give your space in class to another person. Simply email classes@norwayhouse.org and give the name of the person taking your place.
A part of Matfestivalen, a collaboration of Norway House and Mindekirken. Lutefiskfestivalen at Norway House is the kickoff event, and Mindekirken’s iconic annual Lutefisk Dinner closes it out. In between, we highlight both traditional and modern Norwegian food culture beyond the infamous lutefisk.
2nd Annual Lutefiskfestivalen: Formal Night
Lutefiskfestivalen—hosted at Norway House—is back by popular demand, now over two nights, casual and formal. Chefs from Norway will prepare lutefisk the “Norwegian way,” with traditional sides. Beer, aquavit, and other alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages will be available.
Doors open at 6:00pm. Entertainment and cash bar. Dinner service will begin at 7:00pm.
Free parking available.
Refunds available only if event is cancelled.
Lefse and Pultost with Heidi Eger
Learn to make lefse and experience a unique cheese pairing in this hands-on class.
2nd Annual Lutefiskfestivalen: Casual Night
Lutefiskfestivalen—hosted at Norway House—is back by popular demand, now over two nights, casual and formal. Chefs from Norway will prepare lutefisk the “Norwegian way,” with traditional sides. Beer, aquavit, and other alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages will be available.
Doors open at 6:00pm. Entertainment and cash bar. Dinner service will begin at 7:00pm.
Free parking available.
Refunds available only if event is cancelled.
Krumkake with the flavors of Fall
Heidi Eger shares her recipes for traditional and fall-flavored krumkake. Join her for a class filled with hands-on experience and the opportunity to try out several new flavors. Bring a tin so you can take home krumkake that you made in class.
Krumkake with the flavors of Fall
Heidi Eger shares her recipes for traditional and fall-flavored krumkake. Join her for a class filled with hands-on experience and the opportunity to try out several new flavors. Bring a tin so you can take home krumkake that you made in class.
Savoring Memories: A Food Writing Class with Brenda Hudson
Explore your memories and reflections of food and use sensory details to create vivid and evocative descriptions of your experiences with simple and fun writing prompts.
Make Fårikål, the National Dish of Norway - Sold Out
Come join us at Norway House for a fun-filled event where you'll learn how to make the traditional Norwegian dish, Fårikål! Join Heidi Eger, owner of Radicle Heart Farms where sheep are humanely pasture-raised, as she walks you through the steps of making this classic dish. You will also learn about the different cuts of lamb, how to cook them, and share a meal with your classmates at the end. Frozen lamb will also be available for purchase at the time of class.
The Best of Both Worlds: Scandinavian-Latin Fusion with Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard - Ticket Sales Closed -
Explore the exciting fusion of Scandinavian and Latin American artisan cuisines in this dynamic lecture-style class led by renowned chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Decorate Mushroom Cookies With Amy Decker
The real amanita muscaria is toxic, but the only side effect of this almond sugar cookie version is to make people smile. Learn to paint with royal icing so you can make shading and t dimension on your cookies, learn to texture icing so it looks like grass, to hand-cut the dough for the bases, and how to balance and stand the cookies up. Teacher Amy Decker will start you with prebaked almond sugar cookies so you can concentrate on decorating during the two-hour class. You will leave the class with decorated cookies, recipes, a step-by-step guide to making these cookies at home, and a mushroom cookie cutter.
The class is suitable for children 10 years and above; children require their own ticket.
The cookies include flour, eggs, and nut flavoring.
Decorate Mushroom Cookies With Amy Decker
The real amanita muscaria is toxic, but the only side effect of this almond sugar cookie version is to make people smile. Learn to paint with royal icing so you can make shading and t dimension on your cookies, learn to texture icing so it looks like grass, to hand-cut the dough for the bases, and how to balance and stand the cookies up. Teacher Amy Decker will start you with prebaked almond sugar cookies so you can concentrate on decorating during the two-hour class. You will leave the class with decorated cookies, recipes, a step-by-step guide to making these cookies at home, and a mushroom cookie cutter.
The class is suitable for children 10 years and above; children require their own ticket.
The cookies include flour, eggs, and nut flavoring.
Spring Rømmegrøt Luncheon — Mindekirken's Alle Kvinner
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Spring Dinner: An Evening to Celebrate Spring Grove
Norway House is partnering with the Giants of the Earth Heritage Center in Spring Grove to bring a taste of Minnesota’s first Norwegian settlement in Minneapolis! A charming and vibrant town in Southeastern Minnesota, Spring Grove is a perfect focus as we work to highlight the many vibrant historically Norwegian communities around the United States. Onsite security provided.
Krumkake with the Flavors of Spring
Crispy, delicate krumkake cookies are usually associated with Christmas. However, you can enjoy krumkake all year long! By switching up the flavors, we can make krumkake for any occasion. In this spring-themed class, we'll make strawberry cardamom krumkake and lemon lavender krumkake. We'll cover the basics in this hands-on class, but most of our time will be spent making cookies, so all skill levels are welcome! Bring an apron and a container so you can take home cookies.
Heidi Eger is perhaps best known as our “Lefse Guru” and also runs a lamb farm near Spring Grove which will provide the meat for the fårikål (lamb in cabbage) at our Spring Dinner: An Evening to Celebrate Spring Grove.
Spring Lutefisk Dinner — The Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis
Presented by the Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis
Seatings at 12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm
$29 | General Registration
$10 | Ages 7-12
6 & under are free
Decorate Viking and Norwegian-American Cookies with Amy Decker
Add color and humor to your Syttende Mai dinner with a cheerful Norwegian flag and bearded Viking cookies. Amy Decker, former owner of OFB Bakery in Homer, Alaska, and Alma, Wisconsin, will teach you how to decorate cookies that are small pieces of edible art. They brighten your celebrations and are sure-fire sellers at bake sales.
Krumkake with Springtime Flavors - SOLD OUT
Crispy, delicate krumake cookies are usually associated with Christmas. However, you can enjoy Krumkake all year long! By switching up the flavors, we can make krumkake for any occasion. In this spring-themed class, we'll make Strawberry Cardamom Krumkake and Lemon Lavender Krumkake. We'll cover the basics in this hands-on class, but most of our time will be spent making cookies, so all skill levels are welcome! Bring an apron and a container so you can take home cookies.
The instructor, Heidi Eger, is also the teacher of Norway House's highly popular lefse classes.
Make Fårikål, the National Dish of Norway - Sold out!
Make the national dish of Norway—Fårikål! This is a dish where the result is much greater than the sum of its parts. Lamb, cabbage, and simple seasonings create a flavorful and satisfying dish. Learn the technique for making this Norwegian favorite.
We will make Fårikål, cucumber salad, and boiled potatoes together. Your instructor, Heidi, raises 100% grass-fed lamb, so she will also give you a primer on how to shop for and cook with different cuts of lamb. We'll be shortening the normally long cooking time for stew by using an Instant Pot, so we'll finish our class by sharing a meal.
SOLD OUT: Evergreen Foraging with Maria Wesserle
Join Maria Wesserle, founder of Four Season Foraging, to learn which evergreens to harvest and which to avoid. Together, you will go over the identification of different evergreen species and how to use them. This class will focus on traditional uses as you make pine-infused vinegar, pine switchel, hot tea, juniper salt, and a bit of juniper butter to spread on tasty slices of rye bread. Suggested age 16 and up (those under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.)
SOLD OUT: Coulibiac with Max Stevenson and John Twedt
Coulibiac—salmon, dill, rice, mushrooms, and other good things, baked in a decorated pastry—is one of the best dishes to journey around the Baltic Sea. Join Max Stevenson and John Twedt as they break down how to make the classic coulibiac of salmon, a Thai-inspired version, and a dessert version.