Where is norske nook

Osseo native Delores Erickson comes for the company and the pie. The rolling foothills of Osseo, 30 minutes south of Eau Claire and about a minute drive southeast of Marshfield, were home to a large Scandinavian community around the time the business opened.

It kind of became a very common thing and it was a small cafe where everyone knew each other and it just kind of stuck — Norske Nook. Bechard learned his craft from the original owner, Helen Myhre, and bought the business in The brewpub's pizza crust is hand-rolled by Norske Nook staff.

We have had some people say, 'Why don't you go into the heart of a big city? Norske Nook has your classic pies such as apple, Dutch apple and blueberry, but also chocolate mint Snickers caramel and chocolate peanut butter.

Brown said meringue pies take nearly 20 egg whites to make, and the fruit pies weigh nearly 9 pounds. Facebook Twitter Email. Norske Nook takes back seat to no one when it comes to pies. When they start to open, strain out the water. Add the white wine. Cook the alcohol out and when it starts to boil, add the cream, the butter, thyme and garlic.

Buttercream Easy. Add salt, vanilla, and buttermilk and beat to until slightly stiff. Casamento's: Oyster stew Easy. Strawberry filling Easy. Add rum and g sugar and stir to combine. Let mixture sit overnight covered in the refrigerator. Remove strawberries from the refrigerator and place in a medium saucepan. Add the remaini. Wise-guy cocktail Easy. Add 2 tbsp of sugar and muddle all the ingredients together.

Add the vodka and Campari. Sophia's Place - Blue corn pancakes Easy. Let the batter. Swiss buttercream Medium.

Sweet potato souffle Easy. Boil the potatoes in water with the salt until tender. Drain and cool to room temperature. Kailua beach pizza Easy. Scatter half of the cheese, pineapple, bacon and onions and then top with remaining cheese.

Picadillo Easy. Leonard's barbeque sweet mustard coleslaw Easy. Put the finely chopped cabbage into a large serving bowl and pour the dressing over the cabbage. Brussels tartine Easy. Add the chopped shallots as well as the Gueze Lambi beer. Mix until you have a homogenous cream. Cover the entire slice of bread with a thick layer of the cream.

Repeat with t. Blood Sucker Cocktail Easy. Shake and pour into a rocks glass. Habanero sauce Easy. Add the carrot and habanero mixture and saute until carrots are soft.

Acai berry pisco sour Easy. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve. Cook's Note: Acai berry juice can be found at most sup. Sausage roll Easy. Form the sausage into a log and place it onto the pastry. Pull one side of the pastry over the sausage and pinch the edge to create a sausage roll. The sausage should be s. Buffalo burger Easy. Mix by hand for approximately 20 seconds, until seasoning is evenly distributed. Marlowe's black magic Easy. This seasoning adds extra kick as a component of Marlowe's BBQ dry rub, but it is als.

Beef and guinness stew Easy. Add the diced vegetables and sweat for 5 minutes. Add the thyme, rosemary, about half the bottle of beer and reduce by half. Add the brown sauce and cook for 10 minutes. Braised greens Easy. Add the bacon and duck fat and cook for five minutes to render the fat from the bacon.

Add the garlic, shallot, and chilies and cook until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add the greens, reduce the h. Bordeaux bellini Easy.

It can be found in specialty wine stores. Empty the ice water and pour the Lillet Blanc and peac. Green tomato chutney hot dog Easy. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes. Puree the chutney with a stick blender, leaving the mixture slightly chunky. Grilled aubergine and tomato tartine Easy. For the grilled aubergine:1 Preheat griddle to a medium-high temperature.

Griddle on both sides until lightly browned and crisp around edges, about 6 minutes. On top place the. Guy's gumbo shack: Red beans and rice Easy. Add the green pepper, onion, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper, all the herbs, the vingegar and the sausage. Saute until the vegetables are soft. Pollo guisado Easy. Set aside. Hennessy Tavern chopped salad Easy. Pour into a bowl. Add the remaining mustard around the edge of the bowl and fold into the mixture. Add the oil in a stream while stirring constantly until cre.

Chilli Easy. Add the meat and stir with a spoon to break up and combine with the water. Put the pot over low heat and cook for 5 hours. Remove excess water and grease during the cooking process. Boxty pancakes Medium. Grate the raw potatoes, add to the mashed potatoes with the sifted flour and baking powder.

Mix well and add enough buttermilk to make a stiff batter. Skordalla with chickpeas Easy. Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread save the milk and put the bread in a blender with the garlic, lemon juice and zest, almonds, olive oil, and salt.

Puree until smooth, adding enough. Pies are made daily, with crusts rolled out and crimped by hand. And fillings are mixed according to recipes, with nothing ever coming from a can. Even the Reuben sandwich is made from corned beef brisket cut from a slow-cooked roast, not deli meat that you might find elsewhere.

In fact, Cindee is particularly proud of the Reuben, as the restaurant puts their own spin on the American classic by serving it on cranberry wild rice bread or traditional pumpernickel with traditional Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing on the side. Comfort food is what makes the Norske Nook special, Cindee says. When people eat here, they often say it tastes like home. Thats because almost all of the dishes are made using recipes dating back to the original restaurants opening in Osseo in In fact, what is today four restaurants bearing the Norske Nook name began as one small caf in Osseo owned by Helen Myhre.

The caf was purchased by Jerry Bechard nearly three decades ago. He would go on to add locations in Rice Lake and Hayward while remodeling and expanding the Osseo restaurant. The DeForest restaurant is co-owned by Jerry, along with Cindee, Kim Hanson, and Kaye Rhody, all longtime employees with more than 60 years invested with the company. Each Norske Nook restaurant is located in the heart of the city, and DeForest is no exception.

Youll notice that we didnt build on the edge of town next to the interstate, where we could have had more visibility, Cindee says. Thats because were committed to being part of a community, and the best way to do that is to build right downtown.

We are so pleased that DeForest has welcomed and enveloped us with open arms. Jeanne Carpenter is a cheese geek and food writer living in Oregon, Wisconsin.