Advent Calendar – Day 1: Vanillekipferl Cookies
It wouldn’t be advent without some freshly baked Christmas cookies. Vanillekipferl are a German-Austrian favourite …
Advent Calendar – Day 3: Spiced Apple Cider
Cosy winter nights call for hot drinks to warm up after a walk outside, or …
Advent Calendar – Day 4: Linzertorte (Austrian Cake)
This, for me, is a typical German Christmas cake. You know how everyone has this …
Advent Calendar – Day 6: An 18th-Century Gingerbread Recipe
Here’s Janette’s favourite gingerbread recipe. Janette told us that the recipe “is based on an 18th …
Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Mince Pies
Mince pies can be traced back to the 13th Century and would have tasted quite …
Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Recipe
While most of our recipes in this Virtual Advent Calendar boast of a long family …
Advent Calendar – Day 12 – Cinnamon Star Biscuits
One of my favourite childhood memories is baking Christmas Biscuits (in German: Weihnachtsgebäck) in my …
Advent Calendar – Day 15 – Berlin Bread
Despite its name, Berlin Bread is neither bread nor from Berlin. It’s a Christmas delicacy …
Advent Calendar – Day 16 – Melomakarona (Greek honey-syrup cookies)
If there’s one thing that really marks the festive season getting underway in earnest for …
Advent Calendar – Day 17 – Egg Nog Recipe
A delicious Christmas recipe to be enjoyed with either savoury treats or coffee and chocolate. …
Advent Calendar – Day 18 – Aunt Linda-Joy’s Sand Tarts
Karen has shared with us this delicious Christmas recipe that we cannot wait to try. …
Advent Calendar – Day 19 – Kourabiedes
Though I cannot claim credit for this recipe (it was sitting in my cook book …
Advent Calendar – Day 20 – Walnut Coins
Walnut Coins is a type of cookie that can divide the nation. Mainly because they …
Advent Calendar – Day 23 – Two Ingredient Fudge
Janette Bright (IHR, PhD Candidate) has submitted a recipe that has been a godsend! Christmas …
Advent Calendar – Day 24 – Mulled Wine
Around this time of year I’d normally be one of the thousands of people heading …
Advent Calendar – Day 25 – Dalgona Coffee
For our last Advent Calendar surprise, we’ve got for you a blast from the past: …