Love Your Lefse

This wonderful Norwegian delicacy is made for banquets, holidays, weddings and other special occasions. If you’re Norwegian and missed recording Grandma's recipe, tips and techniques then you'll simply flip for this class! Learn the fine points in making the dough, baking, storing and how to serve lefse. Bonus is there is a bit of history and humor involved as well. Begin with real potatoes using a number of authentic recipes and a modern version using instant potatoes. Plan to sample your fresh and warm creations with traditional fillings plus take home finished lefse and dough to bake and share with family and friends. Course Fee includes $9 Food Supply Fee.

Laurel Severson

Laurel Severson is a University of Minnesota graduate with a double major in Home Economics and Education. Her career has centered around food—from editing a series of international cookbooks and testing recipes to managing dining services at 3M for 30 years. Her roles included overseeing executive dining, employee buffets, conference meals, and special events before transitioning into hospital and hotel food service industry.

Today, Laurel teaches hands-on cooking classes across multiple Community Education districts in the metro area. She has lived abroad in the Philippines and London, traveled extensively, and is an avid cookbook collector. Known for sharing practical culinary tips, she frequently entertains in her historic 1882 St. Paul home and is an active community volunteer within her St. Paul community.

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