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.
New Year is a time when you want to please your loved ones with delicious and interesting recipes. I offer you a hearty and inexpensive dish that will decorate your festive table and surprise guests with an intricate presentation. Bags of rice, chicken, mushrooms and prunes look beautiful on a dish, if necessary, they can be prepared for a buffet table. The recipe is convenient because everything can be prepared in advance, the day before the holiday, and at the right time to get out of the refrigerator and bake.
Gongbao chicken is a classic dish of Sichuan cuisine, invented in Sichuan Province in western China. It is made from pieces of chicken fillet fried with nuts and red chili pepper. It is served with a lot of chicken and a small amount of fresh, but properly cooked rice. Come in and I’ll show you how to cook this rice so that it turns crumbly, just rice to rice, and how to cook this delicious chicken.
This dish belongs to African cuisine. The taste of this rice is sharp, rich and spicy. Cooking chicken in this dish is combined very perfectly. You can safely invite friends to dinner so that everyone can enjoy your talent.
I want to offer you a very tasty, easy to prepare, but very unusual side dish! On top of everything else, it has a beautiful appearance! The taste of this dish is tomato-cheese. A very delicate combination of products. You should try it.
I bought a few days ago cone-shaped molds for making cakes in the form of tubes with protein cream and, in fact, was going to cook them, but then I came up with the idea to cook such tubes, but from chicken fillet… And I got a delicious dish. So please join the table.
The dish is very similar to the classic julienne. Only I added rice with quinoa. Festive, beautiful and delicious! You can serve when you have guests or when you want to enjoy a meal.
Chicken breast, in golden breading, baked with fragrant Basmati rice and vegetables is a simple preparation of a dish from the usual products available in the arsenal of every housewife, while not taking much time… it’s simple, fast, and it turns out a delicious dish for the whole family with children or for a group of friends! The rice turns out to be very crumbly and fragrant, the brisket is tender, not dry – try and appreciate the taste!
This exquisite dish with a delicate aroma is so beautiful and delicious that it will certainly become a favorite on any festive table! Imagine golden crumbly rice with red-yellow streaks of carrots, fried golden coconut and sweet raisins.
Chicken with garlic and rice turns out to be very interesting. Cooking is quick and easy. The dish turns out to be very tasty and satisfying. It tastes tender, with garlic and cream.