'We smile about it, but we're serious': Searching for elves in Iceland

Update: 2024-12-25

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Robin Young and Karyn Miller-Medzon revisit their 2019 trip to Iceland when they explored the enduring presence of elves, or "hidden folk" in Icelandic culture. Also, on the first night of Hanukkah, Leah Koenig offers some recipes for the Jewish Festival of Lights. She's the author of "The Jewish Cookbook." And for dessert, Peter DiMario reflects on the new cookbook he co-wrote with Judith Choate. "Jiggle!" expands the repertoire of gelatin far beyond the Jell-O mold.

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'We smile about it, but we're serious': Searching for elves in Iceland

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'We smile about it, but we're serious': Searching for elves in Iceland

'We smile about it, but we're serious': Searching for elves in Iceland