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.
Parfait: one of the ice cream options that came to us from French cuisine. The most delicate dessert of sweet whipped cream is beautiful and perfect! These words describe the dessert in the best way! You can diversify the parfait with various additives, for example, seasonal berries. Blueberry puree will perfectly complement the airy parfait and emphasize its juiciness and freshness. For the full effect of bombassaro, you can prepare crispy baskets of chocolate cookies and nuts for serving parfait.
A cold dessert with a warm caramel flavor – what could be more beautiful? Except for the nuts in caramel. And the combination of sweet ice cream with sweet and salted caramel is simply divine.
Cakes “Cherry fantasy”. This unusual pie combines a delicate, melting in the mouth parfait with pieces of juicy cherries, a delicate aroma of honey and cinnamon with a slight sourness of fragrant cherry jelly.
Ah, beautiful France, the country of culinary masterpieces and exquisite desserts… A delicate sponge cake, a parfait melting in your mouth, the famous snow-white meringue, and all this combined makes an amazing French dessert that tastes like cool ice cream. Try the delicacy that I want to present to your attention, it will not leave anyone indifferent – a thin sponge cake base that has absorbed the aroma and moisture of coffee parfait and meringue cream, which gives the dessert an extraordinary tenderness and dazzling whiteness!
Very simple, just as it is, but what a delicious dessert according to the recipe of the Greek pastry chef Stelios Pallares, and for a hot summer! You can use any fruits and berries, we really liked it, and you try it!
Light, airy, exciting, cool and gentle! Just like spring itself! As soon as you see this dessert, it’s as if the sun’s rays have peeked into your house! Immediately you will feel a light breeze of fresh spring breeze, the elusive aroma of fruits and flowers with a hint of caramel, inexplicable excitement, love and tenderness! Create your own spring at home!!!
A great popsicle with toasted crumbs. Which will turn anyone’s head! It’s some kind of bomb!! The family said it was the best ice cream I’ve ever made! If you don’t have canned mango, you can safely replace it with peaches.
Not a gram of flour, crispy meringue between frozen parfait- from your favorite berries and compote – from garden strawberries in creamy foam! If you like this combination, like me, come visit!
It’s hot, the thermometer has already passed 40! And what could be better than cold and refreshing ice cream in this heat, of course, only ice cream! I offer you a recipe for a delicious parfait cake from the famous Greek pastry chef Stelios Pallares. Cooking is very simple, all products are available, and there is a lot of fun!
The perfect summer dessert! Out of season, you can use frozen raspberries, and in general, replace fruits and berries to your taste. It looks very nice in context, it’s not a shame to serve such a dessert to guests, I’m sure they will appreciate it!))) Parfait in French. parfait is a perfect, wonderful frozen dessert with cream. Parfait is whipped and frozen cream with eggs (or egg whites, or egg yolks) and sugar. A bit like ice cream, but softer, stronger in consistency and melts much slower.
