On the Christmas table – dumplings with roast salmon and spinach
Sometimes I wonder which dishes you serve at Christmas. Maybe you are a traditionalist and have old, yellowed recipes for dishes which you love and always make? Maybe you like to experiment and on your Christmas table there are dishes from all over the world? And maybe a little bit of all of them? Traditional food but with something new? We ...On the Christmas table – ginger cake with plum stew
Truly strong spices should consist of star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspices. After being crushed in a mortar, they impart a warm Christmas flavour to cakes and winter hot drinks. I can't imagine Christmas cakes and crunchy aromatic cookies without spices. Today I prepared Christmas ginger cake with spices. I found ...On the Christmas table – herring salad with red currants and cashew nuts
As every year before Christmas, I will prepare traditional herrings with onion, and herrings with cream sauce with apples and pickled cucumber. Also, just like every year I will try out a few new herring recipes. For a start, I recommend herring salad with red currants and cashew nuts. The fat fish is excellent with sour fresh fruit and the nuts ...