Beatrice Ojakangas
Beatrice Ojakangas | |
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Born | Beatrice Luoma 1934 (age 89–90) pizza rolls |
Spouse | Richard Ojakangas |
Honors | James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Hall of Fame |
Beatrice Ojakangas (
Biography
Beatrice Luoma grew up in a
Returning to Minnesota, in the mid-1960s Ojakangas worked as a product developer and home economist for Minnesota food industry magnate
In the 1960s and 1970s, Beatrice and Richard Ojakangas founded and ran a restaurant in Duluth, Minnesota, called Somebody's House. It featured 36 types of "Scandinavian-style open-face ground beef patty with a variety of toppings."[15][9] The Minneapolis Star first covered her in its Taste column in 1978 and would go on to publish a number of profiles on her over the following decades.[6]
Ojakangas has written at least 30 cookbooks, and also published her memoirs, Homemade, in 2016.[3][9]
Media
Ojakangas has written for a number of nationwide American magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal, Southern Living, and Bon Appétit as well as worked as a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.[1][16] She has also worked in the food industry as a consultant for companies such as Pillsbury and Louis Kemp Foods.[17]
Ojakangas hosted the Food Network's 1997 program "The Baker's Dozen".[16] In addition, she has been a regular guest on Martha Stewart Living, a featured guest on Julia Child's Baking with Julia, and has been on Finnish cooking shows.[7][16]
Awards and honors
Her book Scandinavian Feasts received the Minnesota Book Award in the Cuisine category in 1993.[18] In 2005 Ojakangas was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Hall of Fame.[4][5] She was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2007 and received the Distinguished Alumni Award.[11] In 2016 Ojakangas was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame[3] and received the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award in the Memoir category the same year.[19]
Cooking Light listed her book The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever among its Top 100 Cookbooks.[20]
Works
- The Finnish Cookbook (1964)
- Introducing Mehu-Maija (meh-hoo-my-yah) from Finland (1976)
- Food Processor Bread Book (1980)
- Convection Oven Cookbook (1980)
- The Best of the Liberated Cook (1981)
- Sourdough (1981)
- Scandinavian Cooking (1983)
- Great Whole Grain Breads (1984)
- Fantastically Finnish: Recipes and Traditions (1985)
- New Ideas for Casseroles (1985)
- Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts (1987)
- Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes (1988)
- Country Tastes: Best Recipes from America's Kitchens (1988)
- The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1988)
- The Best of Wild Rice Recipes (1989)
- Light Desserts (1989)
- The Best of Pancake & Waffle Recipes (1990)
- The Best of Honey Recipes (1991)
- Quick Breads: 65 Recipes for Bakers in a Hurry (1991)
- Scandinavian Feasts: Celebrating Traditions Throughout the Year (1992)
- Pot Pies (1993)
- The Book of Regional American Cooking: Heartland (1993)
- Beatrice Ojakangas' Great Holiday Baking Book (1994)
- Light Muffins: Over 60 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Low-Fat Muffins and Spreads (1995)
- Beatrice Ojakangas' Light and Easy Baking (1996)
- Whole Grain Breads by Machine or Hand (1998)
- Cooking with Convection (2005)
- The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever (2008)
- Petite Sweets: Bite-Sized Desserts to Satisfy Every Sweet Tooth (2009)
- Weeknight Desserts: Quick & Easy Sweet Treats (2010)
- The Soup & Bread Cookbook (2013)
- Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food (2016)
- Breakfast with Beatrice: 250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer's Omelets (2018)
References
- ^ a b c Halgrimson, Andrea (June 24, 2009). "Halgrimson: Chef to add Finnish-ing touches". InForum. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b LeMay, Konnie (February 1, 2017). "Beatrice Ojakangas: Our Scandinavian Julia Child Bakes Sisu into a Career". Lake Superior Magazine. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cadeau, Teri (September 23, 2016). "Simple cooking leads to success". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Beatrice Ojakangas". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Salonen, Eeva (June 23, 2005). "KIRJAT | Pohjoismainen leivontakirja palkittiin Yhdysvalloissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Nelson, Rick (January 27, 2010). "Recipe for success: Start early". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Alumni: Beatrice Ojakangas | College of Education and Human Service Professions". University of Minnesota Duluth. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Mattapoisett Woman Is Winner Of $2000 National Bake-Off Prize". The Boston Globe. October 16, 1957. p. 7.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Worley, Sam (October 5, 2016). "That Time a Scandinavian Baking Icon Also Invented Pizza Rolls". Epicurious. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Beatrice Luoma Ojakangas: University Awards & Honors". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Goetzman, Amy (November 4, 2016). "'Homemade': A modest memoir about Beatrice Ojakangas' amazing life in food". MinnPost. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Louis D.; Riley, Susan E. (May 19, 2021). "How (American) Chinese cuisine gave birth to the Minnesota-invented pizza roll". MinnPost. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Possis, Ann (December 5, 2016). Beatrice Ojakangas on her big Finnish family, pizza rolls (Radio broadcast). WTIP.
- ^ "JFP Enterprises Acquires Duluth Restaurant Firm". Star Tribune. January 13, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Beatrice Ojakangas at North Wind Books". Ironwood Info. Hancock, Michigan. June 19, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Beatrice Ojakangas". Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 3, 2000.
- ^ "Minnesota Book Awards Winners & Finalists". The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. September 4, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "NEMBA Winners Announced". University of Minnesota Duluth. May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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