We actually had a white Christmas this year, as a matter of fact, we had record snow falls here in Virginia. It may not have been as much snow as some of our more Northern neighbors got, but for Virginia this amount of snow has been very unusual. It started snowing on the evening of Christmas [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Chili
Posted in Beef, Comfort food, Main course, tagged beans, beef, chili, comfort food on December 31, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Marshmallow Fudge
Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, tagged chocolate, fudge, marshmallow on December 25, 2010 | 13 Comments »
I have been going a little crazy with the Fudge recipe that I got from Stacie’s blog Eating in Denmark. In this version I used Marshmallows and added a little raspberry schnapps, just enough to give it a hint of raspberries. I can’t believe how easy this recipe is and how quickly the Fudge disappears. [...]
Danish Marmorkage – Marble Cake
Posted in Danish, Dessert, tagged cake, chocolate, Danish, marble cake, marmorkage on December 20, 2010 | 9 Comments »
This cake was the very first cake I learned to bake and I made it quite often when I was a young girl. It was my favorite cake at that time. It had been years since I last baked this cake that I had almost forgotten about it. Then when I played the blogging game “Tag” I [...]
Chicken Noodle Soup
Posted in Chicken, Comfort food, Soup, tagged chicken, noodle, soup on December 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Tis the season…for soup. Ahhh good old Chicken Noodle soup. Feeling cold and in need of some comfort food? this soup ought to pick you right up. I get a little excited when it comes to soup and after having made so many sweet cookies and desserts lately, it is time for something savory. It’s warm, [...]
Chocolate Pistachio Fudge
Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, tagged chocolate, dessert, fudge, pistachio on December 13, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I first saw this recipe on my friend Stacie’s blog Eating in Denmark and I knew that I had to make this immediately, and so this recipe shoot right up to the top of my mile long to-do-list. It is super delicious, easy and quick to make, and it looks so festive with the green [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Conclusion
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Other, tagged baking, christmas, cooking, dessert, food, jul, julebagning, småkager on December 12, 2010 |
First of all, I just wanted to thank everyone for all of your nice comments and emails that you have left me during the 12 Days of Christmas series. It has been such a great pleasure and I have had a lot of fun in creating this series and now that it has come to [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Ris a la mande
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Dessert, tagged cherry, christmas, Danish, danmark, dansk, denmark, dessert, jul, mandelgaven, ris a la mande, risengrød, sauce on December 10, 2010 | 23 Comments »
During the 1800′s the citizen’s of Copenhagen felt the need to separate themselves from the farming community and this also affected our Christmas food. They added whipped cream and almonds to our beloved Danish Risengrød and called it Ris a la mande to give it some French flair, because that is what was in fashion at that time. [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Risengrød
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Dessert, tagged christmas, Danish, danmark, dansk, denmark, dessert, jul, nisse, rice, risengrød on December 6, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Danish Christmas Tradition: Nissen (a mythical creature of Scandinavian Folklore) The Danish Nisse is a fictional character which has its roots from the 1800′s farming community. Nissen would help with the successful drift of the farm, that is, if you were respectful of the nisse and if you behaved yourself. A special dish which were served for [...]
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