For many Norwegian-American families, the most anticipated Christmas treat isn't chocolate or sugar-dusted cookies. It's a simple potato-based... For Norwegian-Americans, Christmas Cheer Is Wrapped Up ...

My sister, Barb, and I embarked on “Operation Lefse,” Sunday. Although we are mostly of Italian descent, our family was familiar with lefse through our mom’s sister-in-law, Helen Patrias, who was of ...

I’m a sixth-generation lefse maker. In the 1880s, my great-great-grandmother, Kari Brandum, brought our family lefse recipe with her from the Lillehammer region of Norway when she immigrated to ...

Do you happen to be heading for Vero Beach, Fla., for Christmas, neighbors? If so, you might want to stop by Paul and Linda Kelly’s home, because they’ll have a Christmas treat for you. Paul grew up ...

A holiday at home has a taste. It’s not just food. It’s the mix of flavors, people, and history — all happening at the same table, year after year — quietly telling you, without words, you belong here ...

ROCHESTER — You'd think that after 20 years of helping my husband make traditional Norwegian lefse for the holidays, I'd catch on to the process. But no matter how many pounds of potatoes I peel, boil ...

Lefse. It’s a paper-thin flatbread, made from potatoes and cooked on a griddle, flipped with a long, narrow wooden stick, and eaten slathered with butter, sugar and sometimes cinnamon. If you’re of ...

Lefse. It’s a paper-thin flatbread, made from potatoes and cooked on a griddle, flipped with a long, narrow wooden stick, and eaten slathered with butter, sugar and sometimes cinnamon. If you’re of ...

Writes Sharon of Roseville: “My favorite uncle passed away on Tuesday evening in Rockford, Ill., at the age of 87. He was the last one in a family of 11 — and as is fitting, he was the youngest. My ...

Diane Tott was devastated to lose her family’s beloved walnut tree when the derecho blew through central Iowa on Aug. 10. Faced with the reality of losing the tree forever, Tott had an epiphany: She ...

For many Norwegian-American families, the biggest Christmas treat isn't foil-wrapped chocolate or sugar-dusted cookies. It's lefse, a simple flatbread. Lefse are sort of like soft tortillas, made ...