Happy Birthday Netla!

jessyf

15 years ago

(How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Icelandic?)

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Comments (27)

Terri_PacNW
15 years ago
A very happy birthday to you Netla!
lsr2002
15 years ago
Wishing you a wonderful birthday and looking forward to hearing how you spent your day.

Lee
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KatieC
15 years ago
hamingjusamur fÃ¦Ã°ingardagur Netla! At least that's what the translation site says, lol. Wow. Anyone who can say that deserves a happy birthday.
netla
15 years ago
Thank you. Wish I could share my birthday treats with you - I have brought three cakes to work.

Happy Birthday in Icelandic is "Til hamingju meÃ° afmÃ¦liÃ°".

Katiec, which translation site did you use? It was not totally wrong, as "hamingjusamur fÃ¦Ã°ingardagur" actually means "a happy day of birth".
canarybird01
15 years ago

Have a wonderful birthday Netla!

With three cakes you can't go wrong. Celebrate!

SharonCb
shaun
15 years ago
Here ya go girl! Happy Birthday!!!
sigh
15 years ago
Happy birthday, Netla! I have you to thank for introducing me to the wonders of Icelandic cuisine.

Nina
Marigene
15 years ago
Have a very happy birthday, Netla!
chase_gw
15 years ago
Happy Birthday from me too! Hope you have a great day Netla!

Sharon
riverrat1
15 years ago
Happy Birthday Netla! Hope your cake is as surprising as this monkey seems to be over his cake.
mustangs81
15 years ago
A Very Happy Birthday Wish To Netla !!! size=>color>size>color>color>color>color>color>
dedtired
15 years ago
Happy Birthday to our Icelandic princess. Enjoy!
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Happy Birthday, Netla! Taking your own cakes to work - is that a tradition in Iceland, or is it just something you wanted to do? In any case, you have some lucky co-workers.

Sally
ann_t
15 years ago
Happy Birthday Netla.

Ann
sheshebop
15 years ago
Happy birthday! Do something special tonight after work!
Sherry
Solsthumper
15 years ago
Well, I'm ADD, and not nearly as brave and determined as KatieC, so I'll take the easy route.

Netla, I'm sending best wishes for a wonderful, carefree day.

Happy Birthday Netla!

Sol
kathleen_li
15 years ago
Happy Birthday, Netla! Hope you can have your cake and eat it too!
annie1992
15 years ago
Netla, I hope you eat a piece of each of those three cakes, and that you have a very, very happy birthday.

Annie
cloudy_christine
15 years ago
Happy Birthday!
jcrowley99
15 years ago
Happy Birthday Netla!

Joanne
lakeguy35
15 years ago
Happy Birthday Nelta! Wow, three cakes....sounds good to me!

David
netla
15 years ago
Thanks everyone. I had a lovely birthday: sunny and warm (well, as warm as it gets in Iceland in the spring...).

Sally, where I work and at many other workplaces, there is a tradition for whoever has a birthday to bring some goodies to share with their coworkers. (We also take turns bringing breakfast for everyone on Fridays - luckily it's a small company).
san_
15 years ago
sounds like a couple of great traditions to me! the very best of birthday wishes to you, netla!
fearlessem
15 years ago
Happy birthday Netla! So -- tell us foodies -- what kind of goodies did you bring? Hopefully something that is your very favorite?

Emily
netla
15 years ago
I brought panforte - first time I made it and I over-baked it a little, but it got gobbled up anyway, and these old favourites:

Spice cake

850 g (30 oz) flour
850 g (30 oz) dark brown sugar (this can safely be reduced to 700 g (25 oz))
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon, ground
1 tbs ginger, ground
1 tbs cloves, ground
1 tbs nutmeg, ground
660 ml (22 fl.oz) sweet brown ale (Egils Malt if you can get it)

Mix all the dry ingredients well together and then mix in the ale. Pour into an oven pan or 2 loaf pans and bake at 175Â°C (350Â°F) for about an hour. Very good with or without butter.
--

Devil's Cake with Angel CrÃ©me Icing

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs or 1 egg and egg 2 yolks (if you're making Angel's crÃ©me icing)
1/2 cup dark cocoa
100 g margarine/butter (soft)
1 tsp vanilla essence

Mix together the dry ingredients. Add milk and mix well. Add eggs, soft margarine/butter and vanilla essence and mix well. Pour into two cake pans and bake at 175Â° Celsius until firm (usually 25-30 minutes). Remove gently from pans and cool.
When cold, spread one half with icing, sandwich the halves together and spread with Angel CrÃ©me Icing.

To this basic recipe I added about a cup of chocolate chips. The chocolate gives the cake an extra rich chocolate flavour and moistness.

Englakrem - Angel's CrÃ©me Icing:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites

Boil water and sugar together until a clear syrup forms. Cool slightly. Be careful not to burn. Whip the egg whites until they are stiff and form peaks. Continue whipping and pour the warm syrup very slowly into the egg whites. Continue whipping until mixture is cold. This crÃ©me should be quite stiff. Spread on the cake and decorate with chocolate shavings.
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Okay, I'm clipping those recipes! They sound good! When do you add the chocolate chips?

My DH has a co-worker from Romania that brings goodies on her birthday. What a nice tradition.

Sally
netla
15 years ago
Sally, I stir them into the batter just before I pour it into the baking tins.