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PHOTO: Ryan Szulc and Mike McColl; Anna Olson's white chocolate cranberry mousse tart is a festive favourite.
Laura Brehaut, Postmedia News
Originally published on November 22, 2016; National Post
Originally published on November 22, 2016; National Post
In pastry chef Anna Olson’s household, the aroma of cardamom-spiced prune filling bubbling away on the stove means Christmas. Prunes are the preserved fruit of choice for vinarterta, a seven-layer shortbread cake iced with buttercream frosting. It experienced its heyday in the 19th century but lives on in the hearts of Icelandic Canadians.
PUBLISHED IN PRINT:
National Post: November 24, 2016; page B12 (Toronto edition)
Weekend Post: November 26, 2016; page WP3 (all editions but Toronto)
Vancouver Sun: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Calgary Herald: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Edmonton Journal: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Saskatoon StarPhoenix: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Regina Leader-Post: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Windsor Star: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Ottawa Citizen: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Montreal Gazette: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Orillia Packet & Times: December 10, 2016; page D2
Northumberland Today: December 14, 2016; page D3
Brantford Expositor: December 15, 2016; page D2
The Barrie Examiner: December 16, 2016; page C3
Owen Sound Sun Times: December 16, 2016; page D2
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin: December 16, 2016; page D2
London Free Press: December 17, 2016; page C14
National Post: November 24, 2016; page B12 (Toronto edition)
Weekend Post: November 26, 2016; page WP3 (all editions but Toronto)
Vancouver Sun: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Calgary Herald: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Edmonton Journal: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Saskatoon StarPhoenix: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Regina Leader-Post: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Windsor Star: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Ottawa Citizen: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Montreal Gazette: December 7, 2016; page C1 / Front
Orillia Packet & Times: December 10, 2016; page D2
Northumberland Today: December 14, 2016; page D3
Brantford Expositor: December 15, 2016; page D2
The Barrie Examiner: December 16, 2016; page C3
Owen Sound Sun Times: December 16, 2016; page D2
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin: December 16, 2016; page D2
London Free Press: December 17, 2016; page C14
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