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.
All chocolate lovers – do not pass by! I suggest you bake the closest relative of brownies – French fudge. It’s more like not even baking, but a delicate cream in a crispy chocolate crust! There is also a little trick in the recipe in technology that will allow you to prepare this delicious treat at any free time, on the eve of the celebration, where you will treat your guests with this dessert.
We bring to your attention a recipe for a classic cheese fondue. According to our own experience, the body spends more calories digesting these dishes than it gets from them! Thus, information about the sharpness of this dish and its negative effect on the figure is greatly exaggerated. “Fondue” is translated from French as “melted” or “melted”. Get ready, and you will melt and melt with pleasure…
Fudge is a popular French dish, which is a muffin or cupcake with a crispy crust on the outside and a soft liquid filling inside. I offer you a dessert option with lemon and white chocolate flavor (black was originally used), a pleasant caramel note to which is given by cane unrefined sugar.
A simple recipe for an exquisite chocolate treat with a delicate liquid filling. You will need only 15 minutes to please your loved ones with the amazing taste of this dessert!
A delicious fish dish. It is prepared simply and quickly and is the most important of the available products. I often cook this dish for a festive table. And a glass of white wine with this Julien will reveal his taste even more. All my guests are delighted.
Julien “The Sea” This magical Julien recipe is a godsend for those who like to cook something new. In the composition of Julienne and with mushrooms, and with shrimp, and with salmon. The interweaving of aromas gives this Julienne a new unique taste.
Delicious julienne of fish and mushrooms, baked potatoes, rice cocotte, which I cooked for our little Sunday dinner with the family. My family liked it, try to cook it, and maybe your family will be delighted.
Julien takes pride of place on any festive table, but what to do when there is no cocotte, and guests really want to please Julien… It is convenient to take it with you on a picnic, Julienne in tartlets, delicious, crispy baskets of dough and creamy mushroom filling in cream sauce – mmmm… what could be tastier? I want to offer you a budget version of Julienne on milk.
A very light and delicate salad with a hint of oriental spices, golden and insanely delicious. The sweet and sour taste of tender pineapple, juicy chicken and fresh peas will pleasantly surprise you, subtly reveal the secrets of the East.