Winter Lights Festival is an annual event that celebrates the winter world as well as the return of sunlight after a long period of darkness....Read more
Hjónabandssæla – which translates to Marriage Bliss – is a simple but good everyday cake. It is straightforward to make, which adds to its popularity....Read more
It is impossible not to notice all the corrugated iron-clad houses when travelling in Iceland. This uniquely Icelandic architectural feature caught on here because it...Read more
Learn to make Icelandic Cinnamon buns - súkkulaðisnúðar! They are very popular in Nordic countries but, of course, the Icelandic version is better!Read more
Icelanders still use a few month names from the Old Icelandic Calendar, especially þorri, góa, and harpa. The first days of those months are the...Read more
In centuries past, the average Icelander seldom saw wheat to bake bread. Wheat was an imported good, and rarely so; only the wealthiest families had...Read more