There are many great Christmas Markets in Philadelphia, PA, and two of the best can be found in Center City. Find out more about these festive shopping and family-entertainment opportunities.
At the Denver Christkindl Market we checked three people off of our Christmas shopping list, we dined, drank and were quite entertained.
A new Christmas season tradition for my husband and me is to visit the annual German Christkindl Market in downtown Denver, Colorado. I blogged about it last year on this link, but I'd like to show you how we enjoyed the market this year. ( All photos and photo collages in this post can be enlarged for easier viewing by clicking on them.) The free 14th annual Christkindl Market is located at Skyline Park at 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street and is open from November 21 to December 23, 2014. German Christmas markets date back to the 14th century and were a popular way for German townspeople to buy holiday food and supplies, as well as to celebrate the Christmas spirit. These traditions spread to Austria and other nearby countries. To read more about Christmas in Germany, click on this link. Although Denver's Christkindl Market is smaller than ones in Germany, it also provides a lively Christmas aura and gives one an opportunity to purchase authentic handmade ornaments from Germany and other European sources. This German Christmas booth had many hand paint items for sale... .....as well as many other booths that offered linens, lace, traditional lighted paper stars, wooden clocks, chocolates, wooden village houses, hand-knitted dolls, mouth-blown glass ornaments, and many other items I have not shown. There is also a large heated tent where market-goers can sit and enjoy free entertainment as well as to buy a cup of traditional German "Gluehwein," which is a warm, spiced red wine. Click on this link for the recipe. A variety of German beers are also sold in the tent. We attended the market early this year to see the opening ceremonies. There we saw the traditional "Christkind" or "Christ Child" welcome everyone to the festivities by reading a translated version of the German Christkind welcome manuscript. This year's Christkind was Ms. Shersten Eschhotz, who was dressed in the traditional white and golden robes. Members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra also performed during the opening ceremony. Click here to watch a short video on my Mille Fiori Favoriti Facebook page. There are many opportunities to see free entertainment in the holiday tent, from German as well as worldwide traditional song and dance and instrumental music. Click here for a schedule of entertainment events. Saint Nicholas is in attendance one weekend of the market, dressed in his traditional bishop's robes. Some believe Saint Nicholas is the origin of today's Santa Claus. What do you think? To read about the German traditions of Saint Nicholas click here. There are also opportunities to buy different ethnic foods in the Christkindl Market. We enjoyed goulash and pierogies, and brats with sauerkraut. So good! We were tempted by the large soft pretzels that came with different toppings but ended up treating ourselves with a large apple strudel that we took home to have for breakfast the next day. The Christkindl Market is especially beautiful at night, all lit up with lights and the booths warmly illuminated from inside. Local high school glee clubs often appear at the market to sing Christmas Carols, which adds to the festive atmosphere. The iconic Daniel's and Fisher Clock Tower is located right across the street from the German market, is also lit with red lights for the Christmas season...... .......and the adjacent 16th Street Mall is alive with activity, as well as the Southwest Skating Rink, that is now in full swing. Skating is free, if you bring your own skates, otherwise skate rental is only $2. Denver has much to offer during the Christmas season, and this is just a small sample of how this city shows its spirit! I'll be showing much more in future posts. Happy second Sunday in Advent! Are you finished with your Christmas preparations? This season seems to pass so quickly, doesn't it? It is a good time to continue to reflect on all our blessings and to share happy times with those we love. I finished all my shopping, and we decorated the outside of our house and some of the inside. We have an 8 foot Noble Fir Christmas tree this year, which we placed in a new spot in our house, as it was too wide for where we placed our tree last year. When it is all decorated I'll show some photos here on my blog. I fill it with many ornaments that mean a lot to me. Every year those ornaments bring back special memories. I love Christmas, don't you?
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Welcome to our home for the 2nd Advent, which was this past Sunday. Today, the table is certainly red, white and a touch of green. I started out with a recent purchase, a Megeve Hermes tablecloth purchased from a vendor at our local Junior League Holiday Happening market. Via Mediterranee is the name of her shop and she sells these magnificent table covers. She has covers in linen, cotton, and polyester. I used one in an earlier tablescape HERE. I'm using Villeroy & Boch Burgenland dishes. This set has been discontinued but is available on the secondary market. A Wedgwood Windsor white salad plate is next. Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage plate is being used as an underplate to the cream soups. Topped off with Burgenland's cream soup. I have the proper underplates for these, but thought the green added a bit more interest. Silver by WMF A bit of cutwork, a bit of embroidery and an insert highlight these napkins. Napkins are trimmed in a bit of lace. Found at an estate sale. Although the center of the tablecloth has hearts woven into the fabric, it certainly goes along with the theme of the dinner plates! Although I know nothing about this crystal, I knew when I saw it at an estate sale, it was going to be mine - oops ours. After reading Bill's blog, Affordable Accoutrements, I knew I had to start amassing collecting some great crystal. Officially, it's all his inspiration. I just loved the pattern of the glass so much, I also purchased the sherbets! A crystal decanter from which to serve. Burgenland butter dish. Burgenland gravy boat with attached underplate. Burgenland candlesticks. Burgenland soup tureen. The scenes are unique on each piece, and I just love them all! I used a German Christmas pyramid nestled on a bed of evergreens as a centerpiece. Cast: Tablecloth - Megeve Hermes from Via Mediterranee Burgenland - collected from various sources Bordallo Pinheiro - TJ Maxx about a decade ago WMF - Germany Crystal - Estate sale; Libbey Rock Sharpe Silver goblets - Spain Napkins - Estate sale Christmas Pyramid - Germany Fresh Greens - grocers Menu: Spargelsuppe - Cream of asparagus soup Kartoffeln mit Petersilie - Parslied potatoes Gruene Bohnen - Green Beans Rouladen - Beef roulade Rouladen*: This is not my photo, it came from Wikipedia - note the pickle! Beef Scallopini - at least one per person (I have the butcher slice a sirloin cut into scallopini slices) Horseradish Mustard Bacon slices - about two per scallopini Tabasco sauce Olive oil Water Chopped onion Flour roux (flour and butter) Bay leaf Cooking twine Lay beef scallopini flat on waxed paper. Spread each slice with a medium coat of horseradish mustard. On the wider end, add a drop or two of Tabasco sauce. Cover each slice with two slices of bacon. Roll each scallopini into a log. The bacon will tend to slide, so kind of press it into the roll as you go. Secure the log/roulade with the twine, wrapping from end to end and then several times around the log/roulade itself. No need to tie a knot, when the log/roulade is browned the twine will secure. Heat olive oil in a heavy pot. Brown all rouladen quickly on all sides. Add onion and bay leaf. Saute until golden. Add water to almost cover the rouladen. (We like lots of gravy.) Braise for approximately 90 minutes. Remove rouladen from liquid and place on a heated pates to keep warm (or in a low temp over, covered with foil). Make a roux of equal parts butter and flour. Depending on the amount of gravy you like, I usually start with 3 tablespoons flour and butter. Brown slowly. This cooks the flour and removes the flour taste. Add to liquid in pot thickening to desired consistency. Unwrap the rouladen. Serve with boiled, parslied potatoes. *Some Germans insert a pickle slice into the roulade, however my grandmother didn't, my mother didn't, and I don't. I think it's a personal choice. Germans also would not use Tabasco in this dish, but I find it gives a very nice flavor to the dish. Mahlzeit! Thank you so much for dropping by today. I hope you enjoyed your visit as much as I enjoyed sharing our German table with you. I am linking up with Susan's at Between Naps on the Porch. Be sure to drop in over there to see all the lovely settings and maybe get inspiration for your Christmas table.
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