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.
My friends, a wonderful, most beloved holiday is just around the corner-New Year! Pleasant festive bustle, notes with wishes, snowflake windows and a beautiful Christmas tree! Every hostess tries to cover a rich table with various, unusual or traditional dishes! And, of course, no festive evening is complete without a sweet, fragrant dessert! I bring to your attention delicate coconut cupcakes stuffed with cherries and white chocolate. The dessert is so delicious that it disappears in a matter of minutes! It is only necessary to bring it to your lips and it is impossible to break away!
Herring sandwiches are a great option for a festive table. The recipe for this snack is simple, delicious, does not require expensive ingredients, just a little time.
The options for cooking chicken with potatoes can be listed endlessly. You will spend a minimum of time on this recipe and, while everything is in the oven, you will be able to prepare other dishes, or do household chores, or just relax after a hard day. At the same time, you will get a full lunch or dinner. A wonderful, very simple recipe that will always help you out. And the result will please – an extremely tasty, juicy, tender and fragrant dish. Chicken and potatoes just melt in your mouth. Be sure to try this!
Minced meat is a hit of all time! Of course, cutlets and meatballs may not always be suitable for a festive table, but terrine is a completely different matter. A beautiful, delicious and exquisite dish can really become a hit on the Christmas table!
No New Year’s feast is complete without snacks. One of the simple but spectacular snacks on the festive table is stuffed eggs. Over the years, recipes have been improved and new interesting combinations of products in the filling have been invented. The result is always beautiful.
Marmalade for the New Year will be an excellent alternative to cakes and pastries. Cold, refreshing, it will perfectly fit into the hot atmosphere of a noisy feast. This dish is considered one of the simplest desserts. Showing ingenuity and imagination, even a young hostess will be able to surprise her guests with a festive dessert.
Well, what is a New Year without a cake? On the eve of the holiday, I offer you a recipe for a delicate and very tasty nut cake with currants and caramel cream. Of course, I’ll have to tinker, but it’s worth it…
A very delicious pie on a neutral dough with baked almond cream and cottage cheese-cream glaze. Pomegranate jelly completes it all. It’s an incredible combination of flavors and textures. It’s a very, very new year! I wanted to divide the cooking process into two days, but then I got so carried away that I cooked it when I came home from work. It was the right decision! The pie was stabilized in the refrigerator in the morning, and for breakfast we ate this wonderful pie!
