It’s Vinarterta Time! If you grew up in an Icelandic North American community then you know that this cake is us! If the concept of a cake that is the equivalent of a cultural group is new to you, then welcome to the story and the experience! When Icelanders were driven from their homeland in […]
I love lamb! My favourite is the free roaming, antibiotic and pesticide free, small farm raised kind. I have been supporting a one woman farm feeding my kids for over 20 years. Now, she has retired. So I set out to create new relationships with farmers to secure high quality lamb for my family. I […]
1875 marks the year that thousands left Iceland when faced with devastating conditions. They brought with them to North America a reputation for safeguarding their distinct ethnic identity that can be symbolized to by beloved Vínarterta, and by my Langa Amma (Great Grandmother) wearing a striped shirt. Virtually unknown today in Iceland in its present […]
Here’s your Eldhús Cookhouse: How will you cook, wash the wool, hang the lamb to smoke and make the Vínarterta without it? Imagine it’s 1875 in the your Eldhús (Cookhouse = Kitchen) and you’re considering what your new kitchen will be like in North America. At Glaumbaer, Skagafjörður, at the ancestral home of Guðriður Þorbjarnardóttir […]
Looking back: Westward Viking Festival ‘A Taste of Vinland’ Gala Showcase Parks Canada, L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic and UNESCO World Heritage Site Newfoundland July 25, 2015 Nýja Island Forréttir og Eftirréttur New Iceland Appetizers and Dessert Súmar A Warm Summer Evening in the Vinland Meadows Cucumber and Herbed Goat Cheese Herb Emulsion of Dill, […]
Gail Einarson-McCleery Honorary Consul Approves Vinarterta! Gail is a recipient of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. She is the Culture and Youth Director of the Icelandic National League of North America, the INL Representative of the Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto & Honorary Consul of Iceland in Toronto. In June of 2015 the Icelandic […]