An expert on traditionaly holiday and the special baked treats that mark them, veteran chef and cookbook writer Beatrice Ojakangas presents recipes for 21 seasonal occasions and cultural holidays. She takes you from Sprint to winter with recipes such as heart-shaped coffee cake for Valentine;s Day, Austrian carnival doughnuts for Easter, and cinnamon-walnut kamish bread for Rosh Hashanah. Not all of the recipes are for Scandinavian holidays but she does have quite a few recipes for Christmas and Midsummer's Day. Ojakangas is an accomplished chef and author and has articles published by Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Redbook and has appeared on television's Baking with Julia Child and Martha Stewart Living. Paperback, 358 pages.