Monthly Archives: December 2011
Atholl Brose for a Happy Hogmanay!
That’s it! 2011 is coming to a close, measured now not in weeks or days, but hours and minutes. The excesses of Christmas are over, now replaced with plans for more excess on New Year’s Eve. This year I have … Continue reading
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
As with every year, Christmas provides a chance to make all manner of things to suit the season. This involves lots of big flavours – spices, honey, chocolate and citrus. Last year, I got the baking bug early and made … Continue reading
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{12} Spiced Chocolate Truffles
‘Tis the night before Christmas…and we’ve finally reached the twelfth post in my festive bakes series! It’s been a while coming. It’s also been fun. I didn’t quite appreciate the volume of stuff I would be producing, but I know for … Continue reading
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{11} Mor Monsens Kake
I was looking over my recent festive posts and I noticed that the “Twelve Cookies of Christmas” posts have been a bit of a gastronomic tour around Europe – we’ve covered Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Britain. So … Continue reading
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{10} Loftkökur (Icelandic Air Cookies)
Sometimes, just do something random. And it doesn’t come much more random than Icelandic cookies. I have no connection to Iceland, and have never been. However, it does intrigue me. I would dearly love to visit the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa at … Continue reading
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{9} Kerstkransjes
Oh my…I remember when I embarked on my endeavour to do 12 festive goodies. It was the middle of November, I had loads of time and dozens of ideas. And, of course, I now realise that I didn’t know quite … Continue reading
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{8} Stollen
Today we’ve hit upon that rarest of Christmas goodies…something that contains no spice! That’s right – no cinnamon! Nutmeg is absent. Mace is but a stranger. Cloves are no-where to be seen. Cardamom-who? Yes, it’s Stollen time, and frankly, this … Continue reading
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{7} Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
It is so easy at Christmas to get obsessed with food. But it also has a fabulous cultural heritage which really makes the season special. This time of year has some of the most wonderful music, and one of my … Continue reading
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{6} Honninghjerter (Danish Gingerbread Hearts)
For the sixth day, we’re heading towards the north of Europe, to enjoy these tasty Danish honninghjerter. These are delicious little gingerbread hearts made with honey and spice, and coated in dark chocolate. From Copenhagen, with love! This recipe is … Continue reading
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{5} Lussekatter
On the fifth day of Christmas…this cook began to make…Swedish saffron buns! (Sing it to the theme of the Twelve Days of Christmas – it works!) Lussekatter are typically eaten in Sweden for St Lucia on 13 December. This is … Continue reading
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