Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian Cooking, by Andreas Viestad. Artisan, $24.95. Ask the average American about Scandinavian cuisine and they may mention lutefisk -- if they mention anything at all.

For over 100 years, Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Cloquet has been serving a lutefisk, salmon, and meatball dinner for all to enjoy. Having ties back in Scandinavian history, lutefisk is a fish that ...