Winter Recipes

A gingerbread Christmas tree on a plate.

Gingerbread Cookies Christmas Tree

Ingredients: 100 gr sugar 170 gr molasses 1-1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon one tsp ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 2 tsp baking soda 113 gr margarine (1 stick) 1 egg, beaten 384 gr all-purpose flour   For the royal icing:   125 gr powdered sugar (confectioners sugar or icing sugar) 1-2 …

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A wicker basket filled with gingerbread cookies and powdered sugar.

Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients: 100 gr sugar 170 gr molasses 1-1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon one tsp ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 2 tsp baking soda 113 gr margarine (1 stick) 1 egg, beaten 384 gr all-purpose flour Instructions for Gingerbread Cookies Recipes: In a large saucepan, combine sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and …

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A jar filled with pickled cucumbers and garlic.

Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients: Cucumbers – 1 kg Horseradish – half of a root Garlic – 1 small bulb Bay Leaves – 2-3 leaves Fresh Dill – 1 sprig Peppercorns – 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon For the Brine: Water – 1,5 liters Salt – 2 tablespoons Mustard Seeds – half a teaspoon Peppercorns – half …

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Rudolph's Mocktail Recipe with mulled wine and rosemary.

Rudolph’s Mocktail

Ingredients: Cranberry Juice Club Soda To garnish 1 Jumbo Marshmallow 2 Cloves 2 Sprigs of Rosemary 1 Cranberry Fruit 1 Skewer Instructions for preparing Rudolph’s Mocktail Recipe: Simply mix equal parts of cranberry juice with club soda. Also use the marshmallow as the head of Rudolph, the rosemary as his ears, the cloves as his …

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Star shaped christmas pies on a black plate.

Star-Topped Mince Pies (Nigella Lawson’s Recipe)

Ingredients: For the Pastry 240 grams plain flour 60 grams vegetable shortening 60 grams cold butter juice of 1 orange 1 pinch of salt icing sugar (for dusting) – it’s optional For the Cranberry Studded Mincemeat 60 millilitres ruby port (or any sweet, red wine) 75 grams soft dark brown sugar 300 grams cranberries 1 …

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Hot chocolate with marshmallows served in a mug.

Hot Vanilla Milk

Ingredients: 250 ml Milk 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract 1 tablespoon Caster Sugar 10 to 15 Mini Marshmallows Instructions: Warm the milk in the microwave or on the stove. Add the vanilla and sugar and stir really well to combine. Top with marshmallows. Prep time: 5 min Total time  for preparing Hot Vanilla Milk Recipe: …

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A plate with grilled fish and french fries.

Steak and Fries with Garlic Flavored Butter

Ingredients: – 500 gr Potatoes – peeled an cut into quarters or sticks – 1 thick slice of Pork Loin steak – 25 gr of Garlic flavored Butter – Salt – to taste – Pepper – to taste – Sunflower Seed Oil – for frying Instructions: Heat up the oil and fry the potatoes until …

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A jar of pickled green tomatoes on a table.

Pickled Green Tomatoes (Mama Flori’s Recipe)

Ingredients: 2 kg of Green Tomatoes 2 big Carrots – cut into rounds Celery Root – 2 small ones or a big one Celery Leaves (3-4 branches) Red Cabbage – 1 quarter from a small cabbage 1 Sweet Red Pimiento Pepper Cucumbers – 3-4 Horseradish – 1 root Garlic – 1 small head or 5 …

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