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.
What a New Year’s table without meat snacks! I suggest you cook baked brisket in a spicy marinade. A juicy and fragrant dish can be prepared in advance, which is very important in the pre-holiday turmoil.
Mini kebabs are always a success at the diner table, it’s not only delicious, but also beautiful. If you choose the shish kebab components in bright and contrasting colors, they will immediately attract the attention of your guests. I have red tomatoes, green cucumbers, purple onions. Instead of skewers, I used rosemary sprigs, they not only flavor fish and vegetables, but also make the snack original and beautiful.
Good day to everyone. Today I want to offer a recipe for a very tasty Christmas cake or as it is also called – an English cupcake. I’m already sharing the recipe, because it needs to be allowed to ripen for at least a couple of weeks, and preferably a month. But trust me, it’s worth it. There will be a lot of juicy, delicious, fragrant dried fruits and candied fruits and quite a bit of dough that will smell like a whole bouquet of spicy spices. And if you let the cupcake ripen and brew, it will be just a firework of flavors and flavors. We really liked this cake, I hope you will like it too!! Join us!
I offer you a recipe for stollen, according to which I have been baking this wonderful dough for the second year. Such a stollen can be served to the table, or you can pack it in a beautiful festive paper and give it to family and friends, delighting them with delicious pastries.
I suggest we move to Tuscany because this pie comes from there. Personally, I love this pie! Very easy to prepare, but what a result! Great aroma and unforgettable taste. He’s just asking for a festive New Year’s table!)
Juicy, tender chicken under a crispy fragrant crust is the perfect hot dish for the New Year’s table. An interesting marinade and ease of preparation are the distinctive features of this recipe.
This snack can be prepared very quickly if you bake beets in advance. Everything else is a blow, and everything is ready! Slices of lightly salted salmon on a pillow of beetroot cream with ginger and tangerine juice fall beautifully on a piece of toasted bran bread (or even better – Borodino). I really liked this combination.
Cheese slicing or cheese platters are often served to the festive table. And you can also make this assortment colored. You can decorate with paprika, olives and spirulina (they say it’s very useful).
The easiest to prepare, delicious, fragrant, beautiful cookies with a minimum of ingredients. A great dessert option for cozy home New Year’s tea parties. And, perhaps, for someone important – baking without eggs.