Medieval Advent Calendar Day 9 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to our ninth day of Advent. After yesterday’s exploration of medieval cookbooks and recipes, it seems only fitting to step into the kitchen ourselves—though we’ll start with something manageable. Today…
Austrian Advent Calendar Day 1 Winter has arrived in Vienna, and with it comes the opening of the Christmas markets—those enchanted corners of the city where wooden stalls glow with warm light, the air fills with the scent of roasted…
Scandinavian Advent Calendar Day 7 Mulled wine appears in many Christmas traditions, but the Scandinavians have truly perfected it—and for good reason. When your part of the world spends half the year longing for warmth, you develop sophisticated strategies for…
Advent Calendar Day 14 Whether you’re curled up alone with a book or surrounded by loved ones, the right drink can transform an ordinary evening into something memorable. Tonight I’m sharing three of my favorite holiday beverages—each one designed to…
Ingredients : 1 granny smith apple1 orange1 lemon500ml red wine500ml lemon lime sodaice Cut up your fruit into cubes and add them to a pitcher with ice. Fill up half way through with red wine, then add in the soda…
Ingredients : 3 limesice750ml water100ml condensed sweetened milk This is a lemonade like no other. I never would have imagined that limes and milk could make such a delicious drink.Cut your limes into cubes, and add them to your blender…
Ingredients : 250ml milk250ml water1 tsp black tea (Assam or English Breakfast)1/3 tsp cardamom seeds (not pods)1/2 tsp powder ginger1 cinnamon stick3 grains of black pepper2 whole clovesSugar Heat up the water, milk, sugar (if you wish) and spices.Let them…
