Take a tour around the world, and see what each country is baking for the holidays.
Since I am not really the biggest chocolate fan, I often reach for sweets that are pale in colour and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are hard to resist. Macadamia nuts are sometimes hard to find in the grocery store, but I have friends who bring them back from their Hawaiian vacation. That makes the cookies all the more special! Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I've added a variation below with a splash of red just for the occasion. 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup white chocolate (about 8 ounces, coarsely chopped) * 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped roasted macadamia nuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium speed until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, stirring until blended. Add white chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon two inches apart on prepared cookie sheet...or use a cookie scoop. Flatten slightly with dampened hands. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edge. Remove from oven and let cool for several minutes. Move to wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 2 1/2 dozen large cookies *White chocolate chips can be used instead, though the chunks are much preferred over here. Valentine Version: Add 1 cup of dried cranberries along with the white chocolate chunks and the macadamia nuts. * If you have a special occasion to celebrate...they bake up fabulously for a cookiegram! Cut parchment paper to fit the bottom of a 9" round cake pan or pie plate...and form an 8-inch cookie with about one cup of cookie batter, spreading evenly. Bake for about 15 minutes...or until golden. Cool. Write your message with melted chocolate or decorator icing. I used a 'writing tip' on a Ziploc bag...and then there's no mess to clean up. Speaking of special occasions, it happens to be Marg's birthday today. It's time for 'cake' and coffee.
This festive German-inspired Christmas menu features roast goose or beef rouladen, braised red cabbage, spaetzle, potato dumplings, and Stollen.
My kids absolutely love being able to study one country each day. Having rich content is key during this exciting time of year. It really helps to keep behavior issues to a minimum because students are SO engaged!
A very famous bookstore in Porto. Took this pic ages ago, but dug it up recently.
We love studying holiday traditions around the world. Let's explore Christmas in Norway. We have recipes, crafts, activities and more.
We love the Christmas Markets in Cologne, but here are 10 other things to do if you are in the city if you have just had a little too much Christmas.
harrowhark getting her lobotomy done at claire's (ps: merry christmas eve! you can't see but we just hit 10k on here... my christmas gift to the world, thank you dearly)
Help your students become more confident readers with this fun and interactive passage, perfect for Christmas! Students will build stamina and fluency while finding text evidence, making inferences, and learning about Christmas in Finland.
Our FREE Christmas Around the World unit studies each last five days. Learn about other countries’ Christmas traditions, culture & geography.
Where else in the world can you learn to make a beautiful nineteenth century water ice like this? Or bake a Strasbourg Pie like this? Or an amazing Victorian shortbread like this? Or fire a Yorkshire Pudding under the spit roast like this? Or meet such a lovely group of people as this? Due to a lot of work in the museum sector and writing commitments, I am only running a small number of courses in 2012. However, there is a nice range of subjects to chose from and I have published a course schedule and a booking form on my website. If you are interested, please get in touch as soon as possible, as they tend to fill up very quickly. To all of you who have supported me and attended my courses over the years, I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. This blog is created by Historic Food. Go to the Historic Food Website.
These Norwegian wafer cookies, eaten across Scandinavia during the Christmas season, are light and crisp and perfumed with cardamom. They're made like waffles on a special griddle that imprints an intricate design, and then they're rolled and filled with whipped cream.
Christmas in Portugal: Celebrations and traditions, plus what to eat, where to stay, and how to get the most out of your Portugal Christmas vacation.
10 hands-on ideas for teaching earth changes and landforms in 2nd grade science with engaging STEM earth changes activities kids love!
My great-grandfather emigrated from Finland. From which area of the country, I have no idea, since talking about our roots is not something that we really do in my family. Despite the fact that I r…
Further on we have prepared a collection of 46 Inventive DIY Wall Art Projects And Ideas which, we hope, will inspire you and make you want to start a DIY project right away.
Koljivo, a Serbian-style wheat pudding, is sticky and sweet. This festive dessert with a nutty flavor gets amped up even more with cinnamon and nutmeg. Try this recipe!
The "parol" is the Filipino Christmas star, symbolizing the one that shone over Bethlehem about 2000 years ago. Simple ones are made of bamboo and plastic, with a single incandescent bulb inside. The more elaborate parols like this are multi-colored with synchronized blinking lights made of various materials like native capiz shells soldered together.
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So you’ve put up all the holiday decor and thrown away the dried out crispy greens and Christmas tree... Right? You have cleaned up, haven’t you?
Other Supplies here: https://www.chalkcouture.com/knickoftime/products And more antique Christmas music pages. These would be perfect for some crafting projects. Silent Night Hymn I'm unfamiliar with this song, but it looks lovely and I love the fancy font used for the title. This one is from the same antique hymnal. Away in a Manger Hark the Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World There are SO many projects you can make with this Joy to the World Hymnreusable silkscreen stencil, like pillows, using
Most fun and cool things to do in Heidelberg Germany. Let's show you the best of the city in pictures - Heidelberg Castle visit and top attractions.
Cardamom krumkake with mascarpone filling are the perfect, special sweet for your next baking project. The Norwegian version of a pizzelle, these waffle cookies can be made in advance, but don't fill them until just before serving. Plus, I'm sharing how to take the filling to another level by adding (optional) matcha!
Made from a yeasted dough filled with apples, raisins, and currants, these little deep fried balls of delicious known as Dutch oliebollen were the December Daring Kitchen challenge, and yes, as per…
A recent photograph of Her Majesty's Balmoral living room discloses something about the kind of person the Queen is writes JAN MOIR.
Learn all about Sinterklaas (sound familiar?) and the fun traditions that kids in the Netherlands look forward to every Christmas!
Hungarian Kifli is a delicate, flaky pastry cookie with a sweet walnut filling that's absolutely irresistible. It's a holiday favorite!
Make sabit our medyas and hope to wake up and find it full of cash.
Note: Fresh, home-ground cardamom is worth the effort. I’ll attach the link for where we got ours. https://www.thespicehouse.com/cardamom-whole-seeds
If words tickle you the way they do to us, check out our roundup of the well-turned and beautiful Norwegian words and meanings...
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Let's go! We're traveling to Sweden! Activity ideas include a watercolor dala horse craft and sweden printables.
Iceland publishes more books per capita than any country in the world, and books are a hugely popular Christmas gift. Usually they give the books to each other on Christmas Eve, so they can spend the rest of the night reading (preferably with hot chocolate).
It's the 12 Days of Christmas Around the World and the countdown is on. Today's activities give a look at Christmas in Scotland.
World's Greatest Eggnog, 1980 - Tempting Treats From Turtle Rock #Cocktail #Christmast #Beverage
Copenhagen - Fun and Food Guide! With tips for traveling with children but also for passionate foodies. In Copenhagen, both can be combined!
