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Compiled by Robert S. Wachal. Including Exit Havel: The King leaves the Castle by David Remnick and an essay on Czech classical music by Arthur Canter, and stories of Czech Saints by Pat Martin.

The front cover features the beautiful stained glass round window in St. Wenceslaus Church showing the patron Saint Wencelsaus of the Czech lands on a white horse. The back cover features St.Wenceslaus Catholic church in Spillville, Iowa.

Featured in the book is the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Houston's Czech Center, (Texas) the history of the center, and its founding by Effie and Bill Rosene.

Arthur Canter is a University of Iowa professor emeritus in Iowa City, Iowa, who for over twenty years has written musical reviews and interpretations for many publications including this book with his history of Czech musicians.

Pat Martin, president of the Guild for the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids researched the saints on the Charles Bridge in Prague for a book about the figures on the bridge and then supplied excerpts about particularly important Czech Saints for his book.

Robert S. Wachal of Iowa City,  a retired professor of linguistics from the University of Iowa, has a delightful essay about growing up Czech as well as many of the profiles of famous Czechs in the book. Also contributing profiles of the famous Czechs was David Wright of Decorah, scholar and writer.

The history of the Czech Republic is told through the ages in the biographies of the people who made both the Czech homeland great and those who contributed to America.

6 x 9", 144 pages, ISBN: 978-1932043655

We are pleased to offer Toni Brendels new book. This 192 page book has history, recipes, and folk arts. A goodly number of Slovak folk dancers in kroj authentic to the Slovak Republic are shown in full color in the 24 page color section of the 6 x 9" book. ISBN: 978-1932043495


Left to right: Toni Brendel, Author of "Slovak American Touches"; H.E. Peter Burian, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States; Donald Pafko, Slovak Honorary Consul in Minnesota.

December 10, 2009 marked the date that Donald Pafko was sworn in as Slovak Honorary Consul in Minnesota. After the official Opening Ceremony, Guest of Honor H.E. Peter Burian, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States was presented with an autographed copy of the book, "Slovak American Touches," by Author, Toni Brendel. Ambassador Burian thanked her for writing the book.

*Free Recipe*
Vdolky
Vdolky is a sweet roll that looks like a flat bismarck but doesn't have jelly inside. It is served with prune filling, cottage cheese, and a dollop of sour cream. Very Slovak.

2 packages dry yeast
1/2 cup water, warm
1 cup milk, scalded
3 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 eggs, beaten
5 cups flour
1 stick butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water, add milk and sugar. After yeast works, add beaten eggs. Mix remaining ingredients as for pie crust. Add yeast mixture. Work together, kneading well. Set aside and allow to rise. When dough is doubled in bulk, roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. You may use a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Set aside and allow to rise again, almost double in bulk. Heat large electric frying pan to 250-300 degrees.
Very lightly grease the bottom of pan, wiping excess off with paper towel. When dough is ready, lay pieces in fry pan, not too close together. They will continue to rise in pan while cooking. Turn over as each piece browns. Do not cover. Brown both sides and edges. This takes time and cannot be rushed. These also may be baked in the oven.

Vdolky Topping
1 cup sugar, divided
1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon, divided
1 stick butter, melted
2 cups stewed prunes, pitted and mashed
1 carton small curd cottage cheese (16 ounces)
1 carton sour cream (16 ounces)

See more recipes under "Free Recipes" section.

The recipes are those of Brendel family favorites. 6x9" book.
ISBN 1-932043-49-7

"I purchased your book this weekend, Slovak American Touches, and feel that it is one of the best Slovak books I have seen. It is wonderfully written with fabulous recipes. I would like to inquire about purchasing copies of the book for resale as a fundraiser."
Michele Mager, Lucina Slovak Folk Ensemble, Cleveland

"I read your book and found it so fascinating and enjoyable, I read it in one sitting! I was especially impressed by your rendition of the history of the Slovaks in your chapter on the Slovak timeline. Good job!"
--Bob Hynek, Bonduel, WI

"The time and effort you put into your book certainly shows your dedication to the Slovak people in America. The colored pictures are breathtaking and I am happy that the extra energy was put forth in these kind of pictures.
My maternal grandparents are from Soma in Sarys County and Kamjunka in Spis County. I have tried to preserve my heritage by the customs and traditions of the Rusyn people, which is very important for young people. Your book will guide today's Slovak youth to want to keep their customs and traditions alive as well."
--Laurel A. Tombazzi, Director
Karpato-Rus' Ensemble
Hinckley Twp, Ohio

"..Your book is positively magnificent. I have never seen such a beautiful combination of heritage, culture, and treasured recipes all in one. ...God reward and bless you for sharing your talents and your love of Slovak culture with the broader public. May you continue to share this gift as time goes on."

With prayers and best wishes,
Sister M. John Vianney Vranak, SS.C.M.
Director: Jankola Library

I saw a copy of the book and really liked it. You did a beautiful job on it and the pictures in it are priceless! Thank you - J. H.
 

Second in a series, this book tells the continuing tale of Henning Nilsson and his family, a family whose origins and growth in the underclass of nineteenth-century Stockholm mirror the growth of Stockholm itself into a modern European metropolis.
Per Anders Fogelstrams Stockholm Series is a quintet of novels about the intertwined stories of a city and of a family; this second volume, Children of Their City, focuses on the experiences and diverging destinies of the children of Henning Nilsson, the principal character of its predecessor, City of My Dreams. The research behind and within Fogelstrams series is prodigiously detailed: he gives us meticulous descriptions of landscapes, weather, rooms, streets, factories, cafes, bars, and emerging landmarks; he knows and understands the historical events, issues, politics of the period 1880-1900 in this second volume, which of them were remote from the working classes, and which were immediate. He tells his stories without contrivance; when there are life-changing events, they erupt into a context of daily life that he conveys no less compellingly. He can show us the clothes his characters are wearing, tell us how these people smell, describe the effect of alcohol and toil on their bodies. Most of all he understands their values, their ideals, their emotions, their human integrity; he admires their enduring strengths, and views their weaknesses with compassion. Jennifer Brown Baverstams skillful translation is at once transparent and rooted, like its source. The author, Per Anders Fogelstram, is one of the most widely read authors in Sweden today. City of My Dreams, the first book in his five-volume Stockholm Series, broke the record for bestsellers. A compelling storyteller known for his narrative sweep, his acute characterization and the poetic qualities of his prose, Fogelstram was highly acclaimed even before he wrote the Stockholm Series. Ingmar Bergman made one of Fogelstrams earlier novels, Summer with Monika, into a film that is now a Bergman classic. Fogelstram has remained a favorite in Swedish literature among readers of all ages, and he continues to be greatly loved and respected as a chronicler of his people. He died June 20, 1998, two days before the unveiling of a statue of him at the entrance to the hall where the Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm. New release fall 2008. 6x9"
ISBN 978-1932043488

Now back in print with a new essay, this classic of Iowa history focuses on the Old Order Amish Mennonites, the state's most distinctive religious minority. Sociologist Elmer Schwieder and historian Dorothy Schwieder began their research with the largest group of Old Order Amish in the state, the community near Kalona in Johnson and Washington counties, in April 1970; they extended their studies and friendships in later years to other Old Order settlements as well as the slightly less conservative Beachy Amish.
A Peculiar People explores the origin and growth of the Old Order Amish in Iowa, their religious practices, economic organization, family life, the formation of new communities, and the vital issue of education. Included also are appendixes giving the 1967 Act Relating to Compulsory School Attendance and Educational Standards; a sample Church Organization Financial Agreement, demonstrating the group's unusual but advantageous mutual financial system; and the 1632 Dortrecht Confession of Faith, whose eighteen articles cover all the basic religious tenets of the Old Order Amish.
Thomas Morain's new essay describes external and internal issues for the Iowa Amish from the 1970s to today. The growth of utopian Amish communities across the nation, changes in occupation (although The Amish Directory still lists buggy shop operators, wheelwrights, and one lone horse dentist), the current state of education and health care, and the conscious balance between modern and traditional ways are reflected in an essay that describes how the Old Order dedication to Gelassenheit the yielding of self to the interests of the larger community has served its members well into the twenty-first century.
Elmer Schwieder (1925-2005) was emeritus professor of sociology at Iowa State University. With Dorothy Schwieder he wrote Buxton: A Black Utopia in the Heartland. Dorothy Schwieder is emerita professor of history at Iowa State University and the author or coauthor of, among others, Iowa: The Middle Land and Growing Up with the Town: Family and Community on the Great Plains (Iowa, 2002). Thomas Morain is the author of, among others, Prairie Grass Roots: An Iowa Small Town in the Early Twentieth Century; formerly director of research and interpretation at Iowa's Living History Farms, he is currently director of community outreach at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
By Elmer Schwieder and Dorothy Schwieder, with a new essay by Thomas J. Morain. A Bur Oak Book Series.
204 pages, 24 photos, 5 maps, 1 drawing, 6 x 9 inches, 2009
ISBN: 1-58729-805-8
ISBN: 978-1-58729-805-9

Join the laughing pastor,  Reverend Laura Gentry, in this faith-filled, laughing, dancing, singing, praising, whooping with joy, go bananas workout to make your walk with the Lord a silly one. An interactive, Christian resource, this 75 minute disc includes:

Bible Study: An exploration of holy scripture highlighting God's desire to turn your mourning into dancing, to clothe you with joy

Laughter Workout: A faith-filled set of playful laughing & breathing exercises led by Pastor Laura & demonstrated by a group of fabulous laughers—laugh along & cultivate the fruit of joy

Silly Singing: 13 old favorite Sunday school songs & hymns sung by a choir in an exuberant style—sing & dance along to get in touch with your childlike faith

Guided Meditation: Relax into the peace that passes all understanding with this happy guided meditation to help you rest in God's love

Pastor Laura Gentry is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). A dynamic motivational speaker, she leads faith-based, singing, dancing, laughing seminars around the country and has been named a Laughter Ambassador by Laughter Club International for her creative contributions to World Laughter.

Say goodbye to stress on the road with this spoken word CD by Laughing Laura Gentry. Laugh your way to health and happiness as you drive or ride your daily commute. Using the principles of Laughter Yoga, a worldwide movement initiated by Dr. Madan Kataria of India, you'll laugh, cheer, do deep breathing, positive affirmations, happy chants and more thus transforming your commute time into an exercise for mind, body and spirit. Each exercise of this 23 minute workout is introduced by Laughing Laura and demonstrated by a group of zealous laughers making it easy to join in. Laugh Your Way There the only product of its kind delivers big fun!

For her creative contributions to the laughter movement, Laura Gentry has been named a "Laughter Ambassador" by Laughter Club International. She is also an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
ISBN 606041365124

"I've listened to the disc several times, and I can honestly tell you that it's amazing, immensely pleasurable, and good for your health as well. It sounded so funny, and really tickled my funny bone."
Daniel Stout
Manufactured Environments

Product Details
- Audio CD (December 10, 2008)
- Original Release Date: December 10, 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: The Gentry Joint
- ASIN: 700261256931

Track Listings
1. Today is a Laughing Day
2. Laughter Friends
3. Turkey the Turtle
4. Enthusiastic
5. Laughing with Me
6. The Parking Fairy
7. Laughing for Peace
8. We Like to Laugh
9. Smile Millionaire
10. Happy to be Laughin' with You
11. Here Comes the Garbage Lady
12. Amazing
13. Free Laughs
14. Ranger Kathy
15. Today is a Laughing Day Reprise

Product Description
Happy songs for kids and kids at heart is the name of the game on Laughing Laura's debut album. This upbeat collection of 15 original songs and cheers is the first ever laughter-themed children's album. Laughing Laura and the Gigglers are accompanied by an upbeat jazz trio. Today is a Laughing Day delivers big, swingin' fun to inspire lots of laughing, singing, and dancing for the whole family.

For her creative contributions to the laughter movement, singer/songwriter Laura Gentry has been named a Laughter Ambassador by Laughter Club International. She produced Laughter Friends, a laughter workout video for children, which features 5 of the songs from this album. She is also a motivational speaker and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
ASIN: 700261256931

How often have you wondered what to take to a potluck supper or picnic? Is planning a big buffet supper party after a football game such a chore that you want to give up before starting? The answers to these and similar problems may be in this little book. These recipes for appetizers, desserts, hot and cold main dishes, salads and breads were selected with buffets in mind.
They are easily served, many can be made in advance of need, and most do not have to be served either very hot or very cold. There is something for every season and every diet. The recipes are easy to assemble and the ingredients readily available at most supermarkets.
While fresh fruits and vegetables are preferred, frozen or canned varieties can often be substituted. You can double or even triple many of the salad and casserole recipes to serve large groups, as measurements for such dishes are more flexible than those for cakes, cookies and breads. Have fun planning your next party and be prepared to enjoy many compliments from your guests.

**Free Recipe**
Cheese Ring Mold

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Soften gelatin in water. In a double boiler, heat gelatin mixture over hot water to dissolve. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well and pour into oiled 4-cup ring or other mold. Chill until set and firm. Turn out onto a lettuce-covered plate. Serve with crackers; provide a small knife for cutting.

Spiral bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", approx. 170 pages. ISBN: 1932043608
 

** New Release 2009 **

This book is a reprint from a 1989 version. As of February 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, still reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death and major cause of disability.

In 1989, coronary heart disease remained the major cause of death and disability in the United States and other industrialized countries despite a recent decline in coronary heart disease.

Three thousand eight-hundred and six middle-aged men with high cholesterol levels, participated in a 10-year clinical study of heart disease risk, from a moderate cholesterol-lowering diet based on these recipes. The research was conducted in 12 Lipid Research Clinics located mainly in university medical centers. One of its findings: For each 1 percent fall in cholesterol, a 2 percent reduction in heart attack risk can be expected.

The recipes in this book were gathered, edited and tested under the direction of a committee of Lipid Research Clinic research nutritionists representing the institutions below. Medical Centers cooperated in the Coronary Primary Prevention Trial, a collaborative program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Cooperating Universities:

Baylor College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
George Washington University
University of California
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Johns Hopkins University
Stanford University
University of Toronto
McMaster University
Washington University, St. Louis
Harborview Medical Center

**Free Recipe**

Oven-Fried Potatoes

8 large unpeeled baking potatoes,
each cut into 8 wedges lengthwise
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Arrange potato wedges, peel side down, on two cookie sheets. Mix remaining ingredients together well and brush over potatoes. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 45 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown and tender. Brush occasionally with oil mixture.

Yield: 8 servings (8 wedges each). 1 serving = 1-1/2 teaspoons oil.

Spiral-bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", 164 pages. ISBN: 978-1-932043-58-7

Compiled by Carol Van Klompenburg and Dorothy Crum.
All your favorite Dutch recipes together in the "stocking stuffer" format that stays flat for easy reading in the kitchen. Containing the best of Dutch-American cooking, gathered from across the country during the past decades. With the all-time most popular recipes for Dutch Letters, Farmers Daughter Cocktail, Hussar Salad, Grandmas Graham Bread, and with two recipes for Dutch Stew!

Be sure not to miss the helpful notes and hints for visiting the best festivals and sites in Dutch-America! With listings of the most popular tulip festivals held around the country each year.
Pocket format, spiral bound, 175 pages. ISBN 1-932043-37-3

Mary Lou Hattery, who has studied cooking in France, compiled a collection of French recipes. Photographs for the covers are ones taken by Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret while on a barge trip on the river Seine north to Normandy, accompanied by her spouse, Dwayne, and friends. The cover view of the Eiffel tower at midnight was exciting and best taken from the middle of the river. The Eiffel tower with the Statue of Liberty replica is inside the book.

*Free Recipe*
Patisson Summer Squash
For best flavor, the squash should retain some crunchiness.
4 to 5 squash, peeled and cut into match-stick-sized pieces
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped basil leaves
1/4 cup chopped chives
1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Toss squash and salt and put into a sieve over a bowl. Cover with a plate and a 2-pound weight and let stand for an hour. Dry with paper towels. Heat oil and butter in a skillet; add squash and toss together. Cook for 2 minutes, continuing tossing. Stir in herbs and cheese and serve.
Serves 6.

See more recipes under "Free Recipes" section.

Spiral bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", approx. 170 pages. Available late spring 2008.
ISBN 9781932043471

In the popular recipe-card size Stocking Stuffer series format, Fire in the Bowl: Favorite Chili Recipes and More is chock full of the best spicy mild-to-hot recipes and side dishes you’ll ever find. The cover features hot chili peppers from Western Mexico on a plate from a beach vendor. The back cover features a red chili wreath, made only from fresh bright red piquin peppers grown for centuries in the Mesilla Valley region of southern New Mexico. Fire in the Bowl: Favorite Chili Recipes and More is compiled by Carol Blakely of Texas. Carol grew up helping her mother and grandmother in the kitchen beginning around the age of seven. By the time she was eleven, she was preparing a complete Sunday dinner for her large family. In the late 1990s, she turned to the Internet to share her love of food and cooking with her web site, The Jalapeño Café. The Jalapeño Café is devoted to Southwestern and Mexican cooking, with music, poems, and images about food and life styles in the Southwest.

Fire in the Bowl: Favorite Chili Recipes and More includes a Chili heat scale, a guide to the chilis used in this cookbook, appetizers, salads, salsas, sandwiches, meat lovers’ chili, chili USA, vegetarian chili, side dishes, breads, rolls, biscuits, sweet treats and beverages. Photographs of peppers and drawings are placed throughout the book. Everyone in Texas knows a Bubba. He’s the good ole boy in a cowboy hat driving a pick-up truck with a rifle in the back window and a cooler on the floorboard.

Bubba's Chili

3 pounds coarse ground beef
3 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (10-ounce) can Rotel® tomatoes
1 packet Goya Sazón® Seasoning
1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans
2 tablespoons Tabasco® Sauce
6 pack beer

Brown meat in a heavy skillet. Add onions and minced garlic, cooking until onions are limp. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin and oregano and mix well, cooking another minute or two. Add tomato sauce, Rotel® tomatoes, Sazón® seasoning, kidney beans, Tabasco® sauce and 1 can of the beer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook on low until done. As the chili cooks, drink the remaining beer. The longer the chili cooks and the more beer you drink, the better the chili will taste. Serves 6 to 8. Please cook and drive responsibly. 

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2007 prize winner!
From "antojitos" (appetizers) to "postres" (desserts) - your favorite Mexican recipes have been complied by Carol Blakely into this popular Penfield "stocking stuffer" format. Over 100 traditional and popular recipes with their Spanish and English names can be found in this useful book. Tostadas, Quesadillas Mexicanas, Tortillas de Masa, Enchiladas, Tacos, Tamales, Jalapeno Relish, Lime Soup, Mole Poblano, Fajitas, Ceviche, Frijoles Refritos, Arroz Verde, Tortilla Soup, Fried Christmas Cookies, and of course, a recipe for the classic Margarita are all included.
Interesting information about Mexican festivals, sayings, and riddles can also be found tucked in with the recipes, as well as useful information on how to soften tortillas and what to make for Cinco de Mayo.
Spiral bound, 174 pages. ISBN: 1-932043-43-8

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2008 prize winner!
 

The book features the best recipes of the Show Me state including the St. Louis Arch, the Kansas City skyline, a nice quote and scene from the Truman Library in Independence. Recipes by Julie Broski of Kansas City.

Colorful Broccoli Salad p. 39

By the middle of August, gardeners in Missouri look for new ways to handle a bountiful tomato harvest. Linda Burton, educator at Powell Gardens, recommends this colorful and healthy salad.

4 tomatoes
2 to 3 heads of broccoli
1 head cauliflower
1 small red onion
1 celery stalk
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 bottle Italian dressing

Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl that has a lid. Pour dressing over the vegetables and stir to coat with dressing. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Spiral bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", approx. 170 pages.
ISBN 1-932043-56-X

Recipes reflect cooking on a wood burning stove circa 1825-1925.
This is an edited reprint of a book released at the time of the Minnesota State Fair celebrating 100 years of Norwegian immigration to America. Norma Wangness, a gold medal winner of rosemaling competition, designed the front cover. Her beautiful painting of a plate is on the back cover.

*Free Recipe*
HIMMELs Futter - Heavens Sparkles
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
3 heaping teaspoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pound dates
1 cup walnuts
1 cup whipped cream

Beat eggs separately until very light. Add sugar. Cut dates and walnuts fine. Roll in flour. Add to the egg mixture. Lightly fold in the egg whites. Add flour and baking powder. Bake for 1/2 hour. Pour whipped cream over before serving.

See more recipes under "Free Recipe" section.

Spiral bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", approx. 170 pages. Available late spring 2008
ISBN 1-932043-45-4

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2009 prize winner! Awarded in 2010.

Toni Brendel's Czech-Slovak heritage is dear to the heart of this Phillips, Wisconsin native. She continues to study and write about the culture of the Slovak people and keeps in close contact with friends and relatives in Slovakia. She is the author of Penfield's Slovak American Touches. Included are Toni's photos from Slovakia.
Slovak Master Folk Artist, Sidonka Wadina, was raised in a Slovak neighborhood in Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley. Her grandmothers who emigrated from Slovakia continued to practice the traditional arts of baking and egg decorating. At the age of three, she began to help them especially with the making of Slovak dumplings; now, after a lifetime of preparing Slovak ethnic foods, Sidonka has generously agreed to share with us cherished recipes and original illustrations.

Sidonka's Medovnicky (Slovak Honey Cookies)

4 eggs, beaten well
3/4 pound brown sugar (1 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup honey
2 ounces sweet unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/4 pounds flour (5 cups)

Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla, honey and butter. Add baking soda and flour; mix well. Let stand in refrigerator (covered) overnight. Roll out, cut into heart shapes, and on greased cookie sheets bake at 400 degrees about 7 minutes. Frost with design pattern. Makes about 4 dozen cookies depending on size.
Note: These famous heart-shaped cookies baked by Sidonka are on this book's cover.

Spiral bound, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2", 172 pages.
ISBN 978-1932043594

Take a tour through Swedens Regional Recipes, a delightful title that describes each of Swedens diverse provinces and their culinary specialties. The journey starts in Lappland, the land of the midnight sun, Swedens northernmost and largest province. It winds through the others as well, from the fertile valleys of Norrbotten in the northeast to Dalarna, the heart of Sweden, to the southernmost province of Skane, where the residents eat a feast of goose on St. Martens Day.
Enjoy arctic trout in Medelpad, blueberry tartlets in Dalarna, apple pancakes in Vastmanland, pea soup in Uppland, breaded potato bites in Dalsland, and Swedish meatballs, rye bread, and cheesecake in Smaland. Try minced guinea fowl with roasted root vegetables in a chapter on foods from Nobel Awards banquets. A chapter on Swedish holidays features everything from pineapple-strawberry torte at Midsummer to cookies and candy for Christmas to crayfish parties.
And do not forget the smorgasbord chapter, which includes an article about the right way to eat a traditional smorgasbord as well as a host of recipes. With more than 100 recipes, this book has something for everyone.
*Free Recipe*
CHEESY VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
from Sweden''s Regional Recipes
Cheesy Vegetable Casserole p. 83

1 head cauliflower, cut into pieces
2 cups carrots, sliced
2 cups peas
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups light cream or milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
salt and pepper
4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup grated cheese

Cook the cauliflower, carrots, and peas separately until tender. Drain. Arrange in a greased baking dish. Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour until smooth. Add the cream gradually while stirring and cook slowly 10 minutes, stirring often. Set aside. Add egg yolks. Bring to a boil again, then remove from heat. Stir until thick and smooth. Season to taste.
Pour sauce over the vegetables and arrange tomato slices on top. Sprinkle grated cheese over everything. Broil about 10 minutes until brown.

Perfect bound, 6x9", 142 pages. ISBN 1932043195

*Free Recipe*
FIG PUDDING
from Sweden''s Regional Recipes
Fig Pudding p. 59

10 ounces figs
4 eggs, separated
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup cream
1 tablespoon dried bread crumbs
3/4 cup chopped sweet almonds

In the baking dish:

2 teaspoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons bread crumbs

Cut the figs into strips, place in a saucepan, cover with water, and simmer until swollen, then drain. Blend the egg yolks with the sugar, figs, cream, and bread crumbs. Beat the egg whites until stiff; fold into the fig mixture, along with the almonds.
Butter a baking dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Pour the pudding mix in. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Turn upside down onto a serving platter. Serve with vanilla sauce(below). Serves 6.

Vanilla Sauce p. 51

3 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup whipped cream

Mix egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler. Add cream and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add vanilla and cool, stirring occasionally. When completely cooled, fold in whipped cream.

Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 142 pages. ISBN 1-932043-19-5

Recently Released Updated Volume
Edited by David Wright and Martha Wiberg Thompson

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2006 prize winner!
This 160-page, perfect-bound volume is the long-awaited updated version of Penfield''s 1983 "Superbly Swedish." With 32 pages of all-new full-color photographs and completely revised text, "Swedish Touches" includes classic Swedish-American recipes carefully selected and expanded, now available in this new edition.
Unique to this book are color reproductions by famous Swedish artists, and popular American artists of Swedish descent. Enjoy your favorites like Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn, and Carl Milles; and learn more about the beauty of works by John F. Carlson, Birger Sandzen, Paul Granlund, and others.
With a special section on Swedish folk arts, and Dala painting, as revived in America. New color images feature Dala painted domestic interiors by Karen Jenson, noted Minnesota folk artist. Take a tour of the most interesting Swedish historic sites in America, including: Lindsborg, Kansas; Bishop Hill, Illinois; Scandia, Minnesota; and The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"Swedish Touches" is a fascinating glimpse into the traditions of Swedish Americans, one of America''s most colorful and artistic ethnic groups. With beautiful photos of all the customs, festivities, foodways, and institutions that carry on the best of Sweden''s old world traditions.

Perfect-bound, 6x9", 160 pages. ISBN 1-932043-53-5

This 126-page volume tells the fascinating and often hilarious account of what happened when Penfield Press was sued in Texas on the copyrightability of recipes. Follow the story of the pending lawsuit through the eyes of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret and the words of one extraordinary Texas district court judge for both dramatic reading and hearty laughter.

A great source for the best historic recipes for classic Texas cooking.
Perfect bound. ISBN 1-572161-13-2

By Carol Blakely
With historic Texas postcards and drawings by Diane Heusinkveld.
The latest addition to our popular stocking stuffer format cookbook.
This collection of the all-time best Texas recipes was compiled by Carol Blakely, one of the leading authorities on Southwestern cooking. The classic recipes include such favorites as Pico de Gallo, Easy Skillet Fajitas, Prairie Fire, and Cheese Wafers from Lady Bird Johnson. Armadillo Eggs, Perfact Guacamole, Poo Poos, and Pioneer Jailhouse Chili are just a few of the other great recipes in this volume.
TEXAS COOKOFF contains a selection of recipes from the book STEWING IN TEXAS, the exciting tale of a landmark copyright case in 2001-2002. Carol Blakely contributed famous Texas recipes to this earlier Penfield book that tells the hilarious story of a lawsuit involving eighteen recipes and huge legal costs. The research and resourcefulness of Carol helped conclude the case, proving once again that Carol Blakely is one of the US topmost experts on Texas and Southwestern cuisine.
These popular recipes pack a mighty punch with many popular entries for everything Texan, from Sugar-fried Chicken to Stage Coach Inn Hush Puppies. Capturing the spirit of an authentic Texas cookoff, this volume will help you create some of the best American cooking ever. Be sure to look for Easy Frozen Margaritas from Carol!.
With a handy guide to many fun cookoff events held throughout Texas each year, TEXAS COOKOFF will bring the delicious taste of Texas right into your kitchen.

*Free Recipe*
Easy Monkey Bread

3/4 cup sugar or brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cans ready-to-eat buttermilk biscuits
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup each, chopped pecans and
raisins (optional)

Mix sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Cut biscuits into quarters
and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Pile in a greased and floured
angel food or Bundt pan. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add
the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture, heating until sugar is no longer
grainy. Pour over biscuits and bake in a 350 degree oven 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand about 10 minutes, then invert onto a large plate.
For additional flavor, spread 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 cup rainsins among the biscuit pieces.

Spiral bound, 164 pages. ISBN: 1-932043-39-X

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowas landscape annually. This book preserves in print Eastern Iowa''s historic barns built from 1839 to 1955 with over 250 photographs from the authors research, the first ever Amana Colonies barn tour, the Johnson County Historical Society barn tour, and the Iowa Barn Foundations annual barn tour. Eight Iowa counties and twenty rural cities are covered. Former president Hoover lived as a youth five miles from one of the featured octagonal barns when it was built in 1883. This barns aesthetic beauty is so inspiring that people from other countries come to visit this barn each year to see the unusual bell shaped roof, a suspended staircase, a railway car, and laminated interior ribs. It may be the only barn built with a bell shaped roof and is thought to be the oldest surviving barn built of its kind in the U. S.
Perfect bound. 216 pages. 8-1/2 x 11" Black and white format.
Written and photographed by Deb Schense.
ISBN-13: 978-1430302735 ISBN-10: 1430302739

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowa's landscape annually. This book preserves in print Eastern Iowa''s historic barns built from 1839 to 1955 with over 175 photographs from the authors research, the first ever Amana Colonies barn tour, the Johnson County Historical Society barn tour, and the Iowa Barn Foundations annual barn tour. Eight Iowa counties and 20 rural cities are covered. Former president Hoover was living as a youth five miles from one of the featured octagonal barns when it was built in 1883. This barns aesthetic beauty is so inspiring that people from other countries come to visit this barn each year to see the unusual bell shaped roof, a suspended staircase, a railway car, and laminated interior ribs. It may be the only barn built with a bell shaped roof and is thought to be the oldest surviving barn built of its kind in the U. S.
Perfect bound. 112 pages. 8-1/2 x 11" Color format.
Written and photographed by Deb Schense.
ISBN: 978-1430302742 ISBN-10: 1430302747

Butterfly and zinnias, High Amana, Iowa 2" x 3"magnet

©Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photo

Amana Colonies water lily on Lily Lake. 2" x 3" magnet

Also available as a postcard. Wholesale rates available.

©David Heusinkveld photo

Spring in the Amana Colonies 2" x 3"magnet

©Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photo

Amish buggy and barn in Iowa. 2" x 3"magnet

©Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photo

Amish girls with cat. 2" x 3"magnet

©Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photo

Over 300 holiday postcard images bring Sweden's Christmas traditions to life. The charm, warmth, and beauty of a Swedish Christmas is captured in this remarkable collection of 300 colorful, fun, and historic postcards dating back to the 1800s. Each postcard reveals the magic behind Christmas and of Scandinavian tradition and folklore. Here, gnomish elves meet Santa and children play with angels. With traditional postcards from renowned artists such as Jenny Nystrom, Elsa Beeskow, and Aina Stenberg, accompanied by explanations of the cultural and historical past, God Jul will make everyone that is even a little bit Swedish homesick for an Old World Christmas. 300 color illustrations.

About the Author Anders Neumuller is the editor of Scandinavian and Swedish Press magazines and the author of ten books including God Jul. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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