Lena’s Cookie Pumpkin Dip a great Hit for Parties!

Looking for a unique, easy, light dessert after the heavier meal.  Or perhaps a quick dessert to serve along with gingersnaps (your favorite home-made recipe) or Lena's favorite — Lar's Swedish Gingersnaps or Anna's Ginger Thins available at Lena and Ole's Gifts.  Then try the following dip and you'll be sharing the recipe with everyone!  Thanks to Lena's friend Jan  from Sheboygan for this recipe:

Lena's Pumpkin Dip

•  4 oz. package cream cheese, softened (or 1/2 8 oz. package) 
• 5 oz. pumpkin butter –about 1/2 cup (available at Lena & Ole's Gifts)
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla           1/2 tsp. cinnamon or ginger
• 4 oz. frozen whipped topping (thawed) = 1/2 of typical 8 oz. container

1. Cream softened cream cheese
2. Add pumpkin butter, sugar, vanilla & spice
3. Mix together until well blended.
4. Gently fold in whipped topping.
5. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
6. Serve with ginger cookies as a dip.

Recipe keeps well in the refrigerator.  Remember to keep it chilled as it is served.

Lena has “real” Norwegian Coffee (Kaffe) for you to taste & buy

Friele Frokost kaffe

Friele Frokost Kaffe is an exquisite blend of up to 7 different coffee types in addition to a constant quality and taste all year round.  You can see how it's made and "visit" Norway at the same time on their Norwegian website at www.friele.no. 

The Friele Frokost Kaffe has been roasted and ground mainly with southern- and central American Arabica coffee, grown at a high altitude.  The coffee has a nice combination of body and acidity.

Friele Frokost Kaffe is a quality coffee you can safely serve at any occasion.  This may be the reason why Friele Frokost Kaffe is Norway’s number one selling coffee and is now available at Lena & Ole's Gifts in Woodville Wisconsin — it's a great flavor and available at $15.95 for a 500 gram bag — perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for Norwegian.  It's easy to ship — we'll gift wrap it and mail it for just $3.00 anywhere in US.

Scandinavian Almond Cake in the German Rehruckenform pan!

      

 One of the most popular items in the "kitchen room" of Lena and Ole's Gifts is the Scandinavian almond cake pan.  Actually the pan is made in Germany and come in two different styles — the one is a loaf shape in a wavy long aluminum type pan that is seen in the lower half of the diaplay picture.  The other is a pan of the same shape (pictured above), also from Germany, and made with a special nonstick coating that makes it very easy to remove the cake after baking.  Both are called rehruckenforms.  This cake is very popular with my customers because it is easy to make, freezes well, and is very pretty when done.  There are two different recipes posted in our recipe section that work well in this unique pan.  When served on one of the beautiful trays, perhaps with fresh strawberries and whipped cream at this time of the year, your guests will be impressed and will love the prominent almond flavor of this outstanding moist cake.            

Gourmet Foods

Gourmet food products from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway are available at Lena and Ole’s.

In this category Lena will keep you posted on the latest arrivals and announce any new products to be carried in the future!