June is the month of Iceland’s National Day (June 17), weddings, and rhubarb. In honor of all three, this month’s recipe is Icelandic Happy Marriage Cake. The Happy Marriage Cake can be summarized as a double-crust rhubarb crisp. That means it’s simple to make, delicious, a bit on the carb-heavy side, and great when shared… More Icelandic Happy Marriage Cake
Two Cocktails for Midsummer If you’ve spent time in Scandinavia in the summer, you probably had a glass of sweet cold “saft.” Saft is a concentrated syrup used to make juice and can be mixed with still water, sparkling, or used creatively for a cocktail. You can purchase it here! Read our Midsummer blog to… More Midsummer Cocktails
The meeting of Celtic and Finnic culture on the Iron Range gave the world more than the redoubtable St. Urho. It was also the catalyst for the creation of the U.P. pasty – a semicircular pastry crust that holds a filling of meat, potatoes, rutabagas, and carrots. “The Cornish may have developed the pasty, but… More U.P. Pasties – What happens when Finns meet Celts