Author: Christy Olsen Field

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Christy Olsen Field was the Taste of Norway Editor from 2019 to 2022. She worked on the editorial staff of The Norwegian American Weekly from 2008 to 2012. An enthusiastic home cook and baker, she lives north of Seattle with her husband and two young sons.
baccaloa

Traveling tastebuds

Taste of Norway Editor Christy Olsen Field creates a recipe for bacalao, a Spanish-style salt cod stew, brought to Kristiansund in the 1800s.

Bankebiff

Tastes like home

Taste of Norway Editor Christy Olsen Field creates a recipe for bankebiff, or beef stew, a hearty favorite to make during the Norwegian winter.

Scandic products

Scandic Products

Taste of Norway Editor Christy Olsen Field introduces Scandic Foods, a new Florida-based business where you can find the food items you love!

casserole

Dish it up

Taste of Norway Editor Christy Olsen Field shares a recipe from The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever by Beatrice Ojakangas, released in March 2022.

lutefisk

Tradition with a twist

Taste of Norway Editor Christy Olsen Field declares the lutefisk drive-thru meal from the Bothell Sons of Norway Lodge in Washington a success.

dronning maud

Fit for a queen

Christy Olsen Field shares a recipe for Queen Maud’s Fromage, a layered dessert of egg mousse, chocolate, and berries first made in 1906.

Aquavit

Raise a glass

Christy Olsen Field interviews Matt Power of Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire about Skiklubben Aquavit with a new twist on an old favorite.