Scandinavian Christmas
by Trine Hahnemann /
2017 / English / EPUB
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In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas, from the first Sunday
in Advent to New Year's Day, is marked by festivals and celebrated
in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge, the
Danish word for cosiness, is about being inside with candles, great
comfort food and lots of cakes and sweets. The first week of
December is baking week - enough has to be made to last the whole
Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies, gingerbread houses and
clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple
wreaths, trees and tables decorated with white candles and fresh
greenery. Brunches, cocktail and tea parties, lunches and dinners
are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies and delicious
modern recipes. Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve, fish, ham and
seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets, biscuits, puddings
and other treats abound - all washed down with gluwein and fruity
cocktails. In this glorious book, illustrated with evocative
photographs, Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas
recipes showing us how we, too, can decorate our homes and make
delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.
In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas, from the first Sunday
in Advent to New Year's Day, is marked by festivals and celebrated
in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge, the
Danish word for cosiness, is about being inside with candles, great
comfort food and lots of cakes and sweets. The first week of
December is baking week - enough has to be made to last the whole
Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies, gingerbread houses and
clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple
wreaths, trees and tables decorated with white candles and fresh
greenery. Brunches, cocktail and tea parties, lunches and dinners
are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies and delicious
modern recipes. Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve, fish, ham and
seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets, biscuits, puddings
and other treats abound - all washed down with gluwein and fruity
cocktails. In this glorious book, illustrated with evocative
photographs, Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas
recipes showing us how we, too, can decorate our homes and make
delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.