Memories that shape us: sandbakkelse

Published December 9, 2015 · Updated February 4, 2021

Make connections with handmade delights Christy Olsen Field Seattle, Wash. When I married my husband Carl, I gained a wonderful network of extended family: aunts, uncles, cousins whom I love like my own family. One of my favorites is Uncle Steve, who married into the family too. Steve is a man of few words, and he is full of wisdom and humor. We spend a week every July with this side of the family on the shores of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, and I always enjoy spending quality time with Steve and his wife Sharman. Steve is also a proud Norwegian. I liked him right away. A few years ago, Steve mentioned that he loved sandbakkelse, small shortbread tarts. Though I didn’t g

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