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Bolludagur, Sprengidagur, Öskudagur with Recipes
Icelanders celebrate three days before Lent begins.
Feb 283 min read
Berjamór
Gathering blueberries in Iceland
Jan 312 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.
Nov 23, 20244 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...
Jul 5, 20243 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, 20235 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 23, 202315 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...
Dec 15, 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, 20232 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...
May 27, 20231 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 25, 20225 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...
Dec 11, 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...
Oct 16, 20222 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 16, 20221 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 14, 20222 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...
Apr 8, 20224 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...
Dec 18, 20212 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...
Jan 25, 20193 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...
Feb 12, 20183 min read
Beer Day (Bjórdagur) in Iceland
Celebrating Bjórdagur on March 1st in Iceland.
Feb 27, 20141 min read
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