Traditional English Wassail – Mulled Cider

Advent & Songs

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Traditional English Wassail

– Mulled Cider

December

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Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Tuile Cigar Cookies (Pirouettes)
Roczki (Kolacky)

Vanilla Pretzel Cookies

December

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Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Florentine Cookies
Tubules with cream
Honey gazelle horns

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December

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Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

The Very Best Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
 

December

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Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

Mandelhörnchen (Chocolate-Dipped Marzipan Almond Horns)

Easy Homemade Marzipan or Almond Paste

Linzer Cookies (Linzerkekse)

Raspberry-Hazelnut Macaroons (Haselnussmakronen)

Cream Cheese Kolacky

December

Goan Prawn Curry with Coconut 

Saint Francis Xavier

December 3

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Goan Prawn Curry with Coconut 

poppy seed cardamon Butter Cookies

Saint John of Damascus

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December 4
 

Jewish Poppy Seed Cardamon Butter Cookies

Bishop's Wine

Springerle Shortbread

Saint Nicholas Cookies

Spitzbuben Cookies

Spekulatius cookies

German Potato Salad 

German Red Cabbage 

Weckmann Bread 

Bishop's Wine/Gluhwein

December 6

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Italian Christmas Honey Cake 
Pitta ‘mpigliata

Saint Ambrose

December 7

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Italian Christmas Honey Cake or Calabrian Christmas Cakes
Pitta ‘mpigliata
 

Brandysnap

Saint Ambrose

December 7

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Brandysnap

Moravian Christmas Cake (Cookies)

The Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

December 8

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Moravian Christmas Cake (Cookies)

Spitzbuben Cookies

Springerle Shortbread

Saint Nicholas Cookies

Spitzbuben Cookies

Spekulatius cookies

German Potato Salad 

German Red Cabbage 

Weckmann Bread 

Bishop's Wine/Gluhwein

December 6

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Springerle Shortbread

Springerle Shortbread

Saint Nicholas Cookies

Spitzbuben Cookies

Spekulatius cookies

German Potato Salad 

German Red Cabbage 

Weckmann Bread 

Bishop's Wine/Gluhwein

December 6

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Weckmann

Springerle Shortbread

Saint Nicholas Cookies

Spitzbuben Cookies

Spekulatius cookies

German Potato Salad 

German Red Cabbage 

Weckmann Bread 

Bishop's Wine/Gluhwein

December 6

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St. Barbara's Cake - Barbarakuchen

Saint Barbara
 

December 4
 

St. Barbara's Cake - Barbarakuchen

Hamantaschen Cookies

Saint John of Damascus

December 4

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Hamantaschen Cookies

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Jewish Halloween Cookies, but great for Christmas too!

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Mexican Wedding Cookies 

Home made Marshmallows!

Ground Beef Empanadas (Picadillo)
 

Saint Juan Diego

December 9

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Mexican Wedding Cookies 

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Home made Marshmallows!

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​Ground Beef Empanadas (Picadillo)
 

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Italian Wedding Cookies

Mexican holiday punch:

Ponche navideñoby 

Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12

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Mexican holiday punch: Ponche navideñoby 

ROASTED PORK LEG IN ADOBO SAUCE

Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12

Roasted Pork Leg in Adobo Sauce

GREEN POZOLE SOUP GUERRERO STYLE

Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12
 

Green Pozole Soup Guerrero Style

St. Lucia Buns

Saint John of the Cross
 

December 14
 

Roscón de Reyes Cake

Kelley's RICOTTA COOKIES

(Italian Christmas Cookies)

Saint John of Kanty

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December 23

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Kelley's Ricotta Cookies (Italian Christmas Cookies)

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Poppy seed cake (Makowiec)

Saint John of Kanty 

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December 23

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Poppy seed cake (Makowiec)

Eggnog

Saint John of Kanty 

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December 23
 

 Eggnog

BAKED STUFFED APPLES 

Saint Peter Canisius

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December 21

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(Baked Walnut-stuffed Apples with White Wine)

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Saint John of Kanty

Saint John of Kanty

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December 23

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Ann Marie's Clams Linguine

The Vigil of the Nativity​

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December 24

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Ann Marie's Clams Linguine

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French Yule Log Cake

The Vigil of the Nativity​

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December 24

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French Yule Log Cake

Pizzelles

The Nativity of the Lord / Christmas

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December 25

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Pizzelles

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The Nativity of the Lord

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Nativity means birth

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 Christmas

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December 25

Christmas Cookies!!!

Christmas Cookies!!!

December

Podkovy, Toto, Stew!

Saint Stephen 

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December 26

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Podkovy

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Italian Chocolate

Toto Cookies

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St. Stephen's Day Stew

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Ghotab or Qottab

Saint John the Apostle

December 27
 

Ghotab or Qottab

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Blueberry Balsamic Pork Chop

Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce

Crumpet

Saint Thomas Becket

December 29
 

Crumpet

Saint Melania

the Younger

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December 31

or January 13

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Ukraine: Malanka 

("Melania's Day")

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The Holy Family of

Jesus, Mary & Joseph

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

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December 31

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