christmas recipes
A delicious collections of family Christmas recipes for your holiday cooking needs. Christmas Baking Recipes, Christmas Drinks, Christmas appetizers, mains and more for a homely and cozy holiday season
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Magical Meringues: Easy to Follow Family Recipe Perfect for Christmas
There are recipes that belong to places, and then there are recipes that belong to people. This one comes from my English mother-in-law, who makes the most wonderful meringues: crisp on the outside, soft inside, and always served with a generous dollop of clotted cream and fresh berries. It’s one of those simple desserts that feels special without any fuss and I love that they work in all summer and winter alike: in summer, we make them with strawberries for a burst of summer sun and in winter, at Christmas especially, I love them with mixed berries, which make them delicious and look super festive with no effort! I like…
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Christmas Frittata Bites: A fun and festive way to serve Italian frittata for your holiday table
Make your holidays sparkle with these Christmas Frittata Bites: baked Italian frittata cut into festive shapes. A fun, easy Christmas appetizer idea for your holiday table or aperitivo If you’ve been following my recipes for a while, you’ll know that I love easy Italian appetizers that bring a touch of creativity and color to the table, especially at Christmas (you may have seen my Christmas bruschetta already!). These Christmas Frittata Bites are not so much a new recipe as a presentation idea: simple, delicious baked frittata (the Italian omelette) cut into fun festive shapes, like stars, to make your holiday spread instantly cheerful and elegant. It’s an easy trick that turns any frittata — vegetable, cheese, or even…
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Christmas Bruschetta: a fun, Christmas Appetizer for your festive table
Christmas bruschetta: A fun and festive Italian appetizer with mozzarella stars, cherry tomatoes, and basil — simple, colorful, and full of Mediterranean cheer Bruschetta for Christmas? Absolutely! As an Italian, bruschetta is something I make often and know well: it’s one of those simple dishes that always brings people together around the table and bursts with flavor without any big coooking effort (pretty much none, actually!) Usually, we think of bruschetta as a summer appetizer, with juicy tomatoes, basil, and good olive oil. But with its red, white, and green colors, it actually looks perfectly at home on a Christmas table, too! This Christmas Bruschetta is my festive twist on the classic: the same Mediterranean flavors, just…
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Deliciously Dunkable Christmas Cookies to bake this holiday season
Buttery, melt-in-the-mouth Christmas cookies that are deliciously dunkable and perfect for tea or hot chocolate. An easy, traditional Christmas cookie recipe the whole family will love baking together. There’s something truly magical about the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies wafting through the house in December. It’s one of those scents that instantly says Christmas is here! with its coterie of cozy evenings, fairy lights twinkling, maybe a little flour on your jumper, and everyone stealing a cookie (or two) straight from the tray before they’ve even cooled. These simple, buttery and deliciously dunkable Christmas cookies are my go-to recipe for the festive season. They buttery, gently sweet, and perfect for dunking into tea…
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Easy Hot Toddy Recipe for deliciously cozy nights in: the Christmas drink you’ll love
Warm up with this easy Hot Toddy recipe — a cozy winter drink made with whiskey, honey, lemon and spices Perfect for chilly nights or as a traditional Christmas drink for a cozy night in. There’s nothing quite like curling up on a cold December night with a steaming mug of something soothing. A Hot Toddy is just that — a comforting, aromatic drink made with hot water, honey, lemon, spices, and your favourite spirit. It’s a classic winter cocktail that feels like a cozy hug in a cup. Often enjoyed during the festive season, the Hot Toddy is especially popular in Ireland, where it’s fondly known as a Hot Whiskey (this…
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How to Make the Best Mulled Wine for the Holidays: easy mulled wine recipe you’ll love
There’s nothing quite like wrapping your hands around a steaming mug of mulled wine on a chilly winter evening. If you’ve ever wandered through German or Austrian Christmas markets, , you’ll know the scent instantly — that cozy mix of oranges, cinnamon, cloves, and red wine drifting through the cold air. Mulled wine, or Glühwein as it’s called in Austria and Germany, is the drink of the season: warm, spiced, and wonderfully festive. Making it at home is surprisingly easy, and it fills your kitchen with that same holiday magic. Here’s my go-to recipe — simple, traditional, and perfect for sharing with friends or sipping while you wrap gifts. Mulled Wine (Glühwein)…
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Delicious homemade lasagne recipe to bring a real burst of Italian flavor on your family table
A great recipes for Lasagne (or lasagna, as I often see it called abroad) is a great one to have in your repertoires. While a little laborious to make, lasagne are delicious, filling, they keep well and a great meal to prep ahead and serve to family friends, bring to a picnic or even stuff a lunchbox. When it comes to versatility, it really is a good one to have! Recipes for lasagne are family staple in any Italian household, so much so that I doubt there is any Italian family who actually follows a recipe. Ask any Italian mama and they’ll you the ingredients, but never the actual amounts…
