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.
Dear friends, I want to present to your attention a recipe for a very fragrant and no less delicious dish – pork neck baked in a sleeve with French mustard. The neck is the most tender and juicy part of pork, which is ideal for baking in the oven. Especially juicy and fragrant is the pork neck in the sleeve stuffed with marinade. Due to the fact that pork is baked in a sleeve, it is cooked in its own juice and is not over-dried. The meat turns out juicy and incredibly tasty both hot and cold, especially well suited for making sandwiches. Be sure to try in practice the recipe for cooking pork neck in a sleeve in a special marinade based on French mustard — it’s very tasty!
You probably guessed that three nuts for Cinderella are the three nuts that are included in the recipe of these delicious candies? You are absolutely right! Three different nuts were used in the recipe. I invite you, my dear ones, to the recipe page.
I want to offer you a very interesting recipe for cooking chicken. During cooking, the house is filled with a stunningly delicious smell. On the eve of the New Year, this dish is suitable for a festive table.
And I’m back to you with a chicken recipe! A very tasty, easy-to-prepare dish made from available ingredients and its ideal pair is tzadziki. Come visit!
Fragrant duck baked with pomegranate sauce is a real Christmas dish! Tender meat with a crispy crust, delicious filling. Pomegranate sauce combined with honey gives not only a magical taste, but also a wonderful glaze.
The last cake that I repeated many times was “Milk Girl” and its variations. I think it’s time to change the favorite. Over here! This is the option that has now taken the palm in my piggy bank of the “Best”! Over time, the pie opens up more and more. I managed to save a piece ahead of time in three days (I was waiting for my son for a tasting) and I can say that after a while the cake became simply magnificent! When I baked, it seemed to me that I got a very small one (16 cm in diameter), and when I tried it, I realized that it turns out very satisfying. A small piece is enough to enjoy it and have fun. One corrective treatment for me, and next time I will reduce the amount of sugar. It seemed very sweet, or the cranberries were so sweet!
I present to your attention one of the favorite salads of our family. In the vegetable season, we cook it almost every week. It is good as an independent dish on weekdays and holidays, and as a snack for barbecue.
The most delicious oatmeal cookies I’ve ever tasted. It is soft, crumbly, does not harden for a long time. Great for a family tea party. I give it to the kids so they can take it with them to school for a snack. Instead of prunes, you can take any fruit or dried fruits.
Dessert with coconut jelly, granola and pumpkin puree. I made pumpkin soup, but I baked too much of it. There’s mashed potatoes left. Here I came up with such a dessert so that the pumpkin would not disappear. It turned out very tasty.
