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Jan 312 min read

Berjamór

Gathering blueberries in Iceland

Nov 23, 20244 min read

My Irish Vínarterta Making Mom

Author's note: I got an email from Rob Olason asking if I had any vínarterta stories. He is the editor of the Icelandic Roots newsletter....

Nov 23, 20244 min read

Pioneer memory: 'Torrential storm like an endless Icelandic waterfall.'

The roots of Vinarterta; the cake and the company.

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Stories, Sagas, and Captivating Tales-The First Decade of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason In 2012, Icelandic Roots was the name of a blog Sunna Furstenau started to document her role as the Icelandic National...

Dec 23, 20235 min read

The Origins of Vínarterta

By Jón Jóhannesson Jónsson Western Icelanders have loved vínarterta for a very long time. They have been making it for over a century for...

Dec 23, 202315 min read

The Twelve Thousand Vínartertas of Christmas

By Rob Olason Over the previous twelve days before Christmas in 2023, a conversation exploded over a topic every Western Icelander has a...

Dec 15, 20232 min read

Wanna Make a Vínarterta?

By Rob Olason "The Twelve Vínartertas Before Christmas" postings on the Icelandic Roots Facebook page during December 2023, were a way to...

May 27, 20232 min read

IR Podcast: Emigration, Geology, and Hot Dogs

Join the Icelandic Roots podcast team and learn how these three unique elements are related to one Snorri individual. By Jack Plumley, a...

May 27, 20231 min read

2023 Scandinavian Festival Features Iceland!

Special Icelandic Events - Please share by Romayne Kilde, Nordic Culture Clubs Scandinavian Festival The Nordic Culture Clubs and the...

Dec 25, 20225 min read

Sharing Conversation About Christmas Traditions

-By Beth Finnson The highlight of Samtal Hour on December 19th was Icelandic Christmas traditions here in North America. That said, the...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

Experience of a Lifetime

-By Owen Roberts The Snorri Trip was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I stepped onto the Icelandair flight in Toronto, it...

Oct 16, 20222 min read

Intergenerational Heroes - The Volunteer Team at Icelandic Roots

Guest Article by Arden Jackson CVO (Chief Vinarterta Officer) These pioneers work for the world they will leave behind. They are the...

Apr 16, 20221 min read

Klúbbterta Gift Packs

-Submitted by Arden Jackson To celebrate the launch of the Icelandic Roots Book Club, Arden Jackson has created IR Klúbbterta Gift Packs...

Apr 14, 20222 min read

Rúgbrauð - Rye Bread Recipe

VERSION 1 by Bryndís Viglundsdóttir 12 dl. Rúgmjöl 6 cups rye flour 2 dl. Hveiti 1 cup white flour 2 dl. Heilhveiti 1 cup whole wheat 2...

Apr 8, 20224 min read

Celebrating Easter in Iceland

Linguists maintain that the English word for Easter derives from the name of the Anglo Saxon maiden of spring, Ostara. The month of April...

Dec 18, 20212 min read

Vinarterta Icelandic Christmas Cookies

by Heather Goodman Lytwyn I have been making vinarterta for years. This year I had some prunes left over in the freezer, and so I made...

Jan 25, 20193 min read

Delay Bóndadagur!

It has been too cold around here for men to be running around their house barefoot and bare-legged! My husband says we should delay...

Feb 12, 20183 min read

Bolludagur, Sprengidagur, Öskudagur with Recipes

Are you making cream puff buns today? Here are a few details and recipes about the Icelandic Holidays this week. Share a variation or a...