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The Hygge Life: Embracing the Nordic Art of Coziness Through Recipes, Entertaining, Decorating, Simple Rituals, and Family Traditions
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Product Description Equal parts cookbook and lifestyle guide, this cozy little book shows you how to cultivate comfort and contentment and embrace life’s small pleasures with the Danish practice of hygge. Hygge (loosely translated as "coziness") is centered around the idea of inviting comforting elements into day-to-day life while creating warmth, community, and intimacy. The Hygge Life teaches you how small gestures (putting wool blankets and warm cider out for guests) or larger undertakings (building bonfires and making campfire bread to celebrate solstice) can warm the psyche and foster hygge, with more than 30 recipes for cozy and comforting food and drinks. About the Author GUNNAR KARL GÍSLASON is chef of the award-winning Restaurant Dill in Reykjavik's historic Nordic House, Kex Hostel on Reykjavik Harbor, and Agern restaurant in NYC's Grand Central Station. His cooking celebrates Iceland's pristine ingredients and artisanal producers and has garnered international acclaim. JODY EDDY is the author of Come In, We're Closed; North; and Cuba. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, she is the former editor of Art Culinaire. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION A Scandinavian winter is a long and frosty affair. It requires fierce resolve to brave the angry winds that gust inland from the ocean; to enjoy a few pale hours of sun before it slips beneath the horizon once more; to thrive in spite of adversity. But it’s more than a courageous heart and thick woolen socks that see Scandinavians joyfully through the dark, bleak season. Their spirits are enriched and hearts made buoyant by the concept of hygge (“hue-guh”). It’s their winter elixir. It’s the notion that taking care of yourself and those you love fortifies you with an invincible sense of well-being that no amount of snow or endless twilight can temper. Loosely translated, the word hygge means “coziness,” but for Scandinavians it means more than creating a warm and inviting space to live. It’s about feeling cozy from the inside out and letting this sense of utter contentment permeate everything you encounter throughout the day, gloomy and gray as it may be. The word originated in Denmark, but the concept is fundamental to how all Scandinavian people live every day of the year. It’s a concept that feels just right during the winter, but one they also carry into the warmer months, when they spend long summer days hiking in forests and invite friends ’round for outdoor barbecues under a midnight sun. Hygge is about creating a sanctuary of warmth and coziness that acts as a refuge for you and everyone you love. Inviting comforting elements into your day-to-day life is the essence of hygge. Grace, simplicity, and gratitude are the principles hygge practitioners adhere to for an abiding sense of well-being. The Scandinavian spirit overflows with hygge. Drinking hot spiced wine while wrapped in blankets by a glowing fire is hygge. A candlelit meal of warm comfort food with friends is hygge. A summer festival celebrating the longest day of the year with blazing campfires and live music is hygge. Wool socks, aromatic tea, and a good read at a cabin are hygge. A bakery with freshly baked bread is hygge. Bikes are more hygge than cars. Fluorescent lights are never hygge. Relaxing on the couch with a birch schnapps cocktail, your feet kept toasty nestled in the fur of a loving dog, is hygge. Ultimately, hygge is meant to be felt. It’s the art of creating intimacy and the comforting sense of togetherness in a candlelit room with a fire crackling and cheerful music playing in the background. It’s about eschewing an abundance of material possessions for wealth derived from friendship and solidarity. It’s about inviting friends for a picnic beside a river glistening in the summertime sun. It’s about taking care of your body through exercise that is not viewed as a burden but is enjoyed in the company of friend
