As you know, there is a Catholic Christmas and an Orthodox Christmas, and at the same time it is difficult to find even two Catholic or Orthodox countries that would have absolutely identical Christmas dishes and Christmas menu. The Christmas table should not only saturate the family, but also symbolize abundance, the beginning of a new life. Traditional Christmas dishes in different countries are very diverse, in connection with the end of the fast, a variety of products are allowed. For example, from the end of November to January 7, the Orthodox Christmas fast lasts, the menu of the Christmas fast is a great way not only to be cleansed spiritually, but also physically. Eating during the Christmas fast excludes fatty animal food, fish can be eaten several times a week. But after the fast, the recipes for Christmas dishes are more diverse, there is meat, fish, and dairy products.
For the countries of Western Europe, Christmas baking recipes are especially characteristic of sweet dishes. At this time, houses and bazaars are really flooded with Christmas pastries. The recipe for Christmas baking is Christmas cookies, as well as Christmas gingerbread. Christmas cupcake and Christmas candy recipes are also very popular. There is even a special English Christmas cake in England. The recipe for Christmas cookies is simple, the main thing is a beautiful design. To please your loved ones and, especially, children, we offer you a recipe for Christmas gingerbread. You will need flour, sugar, soda, eggs, butter, cocoa, honey, spices. After mixing the ingredients and kneading the dough, it should be put in the refrigerator overnight so that it is infused and soaked with spices, in this case you will get especially fragrant Christmas gingerbread. The recipe for Christmas gingerbread will also require you to have a certain artistic taste, because it will be necessary to mold human figures, animals, or some geometric shapes from the dough. After that, the cookies are baked in the oven and decorated with icing. About the same way Christmas cookies are prepared. The recipe for a Christmas cake is very popular in England. It is prepared with dried fruits and nuts, soaked with some alcohol. For Orthodox Christians, Christmas sweets are primarily Christmas carols and Christmas pastries, for example, Christmas cake. The recipe that creates a holiday for children is lollipops in the form of cockerels. The ideal option for Christmas baking will be Christmas tea. It is made from black tea, ginger, cinnamon and orange peel.
Also in many European countries, a mandatory Christmas dish is a Christmas goose, a Christmas duck or a Christmas turkey. Christmas goose is prepared in Germany, Denmark, Greece etc. You will definitely not regret if a Christmas goose appears on your table. The Christmas goose recipe usually uses apples and prunes. Christmas turkey is a recipe that is typical for England and the USA. Meat dishes are often served with a Christmas salad, the recipe of which may differ in different countries.
On a summer evening in the country, to relax, it’s nice to have a glass or two of some pleasant drink. For example, blackcurrant liqueur. And just to sit with a friend, it’s nice to have a drink.
Ask me not to throw away the sneakers right away, as it was in the variants where I also used beer. I must say, it’s not a ruff and it’s not even worth it. The taste is soft and velvety, with the aroma of chocolate and a taste of coffee. It has a slight bitterness, alcohol is still present.
If you like to chat with friends by inviting them to visit, prepare this ladies’ liqueur for them. I assure you, my friends will be happy and, of course, will ask for the recipe. PS: Cognac is well stored at home until the next berry season!
Sangria, along with ham and paaya, is the hallmark of Spanish cuisine, the drink most consumed in hot weather. There is nothing more pleasant than sitting on the terrace on a hot day and drinking cool fragrant sangria.
It’s raining, it’s cold and nasty outside. And that’s why I wanted to warm up something, please myself. Such an impromptu turned out in this cocktail, just mix all your favorite drinks.
We are used to the fact that mulled wine is, of course, a dark drink with a rich, heavy taste. We offer to prepare this mulled wine based on chamomile tea and white wine. The drink has a light, pleasant taste and aroma, but at the same time it has all the necessary properties of ordinary mulled wine – it soothes, warms, invigorates the blood and turns the head.
Yesterday I accidentally stumbled upon this recipe and was surprised that I hadn’t tried it yet. I decided to share it with you. Mulled wine is the best drink for the cold season. It has a truly magical effect on the person drinking it, warming and enveloping the atmosphere of relaxing comfort. There are many variants of this hot spicy cocktail, including such an original variation as mulled wine with coffee.
Juicy, fresh, light and interesting salad, which is prepared in a few minutes and is very simple. Try it, it’s delicious! The author of the recipe is my husband, a generator of successful ideas.
