Springerle are probably one of the most decorative biscuits: the delicately carved molds which are pressed onto the dough to leave the most intricate imprints have been around since the Middle Ages. Originally depicting Christian imagery, over the centuries they have evolved to mark a wide range of special occasions, such as christenings, weddings and any other…
Today we spent a few hours playing a new board game: Scotland Yard. It’s a real classic – I grew up playing it and now my son asked for one, too, having played it on holidays in Germany. Fortunately for all of us, Granny kindly sent him one – which meant we could spend a lazy…
Today is St Nicholas, celebrating the patron saint of children. The night before St Nicholas, we place out shoes outside the door in the hope that St Nicholas will fill them with apples, sweets, nuts and – hopefully! – a little present. Before he became the official poster boy for a well-known beverages company, St…
These gorgeous little stars have been part of our family Christmas for as long as I can remember. They are not easy to make as the dough is incredibly soft and sticky, but they are absolutely worth the effort: the earthy taste and coarse texture of the whole almonds is balanced out by the soft meringue,…
The traditional English Christmas, really, is a mix of German traditions and Charles Dickens: most of the ‘traditional’ decorations associated with Christmas were made fashionable by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, who must have brought them along as his dowry. When a London journal published a picture of the royal family gathered around…
No German Christmas market is complete without mulled wine, or Glühwein, ‘glow wine’, as we call it, as it warms you up instantly in usually freezing temperatures. German Christmas markets are amazing – often set against the backdrop of beautiful buildings, they offer food, crafts, gifts and traditional Christmas decorations. In Stuttgart, my hometown, the Christmas…
Who hasn’t got a jar full of cookie cutters in their cupboard? Those simple metal ones you had to buy because … well, because you really liked the shape of them? We have them, too. Dozens of Christmas-themed stars, snow flakes, Santas and gingerbread men, as well as slightly less Christmassy dinosaurs, aeroplanes and a…
Advent calendars have been part of the German Christmas tradition for over a century: by opening a little door, one for each day, children would be able to gage the amount of time they had to wait until Christmas Eve and their presents. In recent years, they have made an appearance in Britain, too, and you…
The fourth Sunday before Christmas marks the beginning of the German Christmas time: on that day, the first of four candles are lit on the advent wreath, followed by another one on each of the Sundays right up until Christmas Eve. We do like our advent period: long gone are the days of fasting –…
I know I should be getting excited for Christmas and all that, especially with the beginning of Advent this Sunday. In Germany, the four weeks leading up to Christmas are filled with traditional baking and little celebrations, all lined up to brighten up those short and dark December days. Once Christmas is over and the…
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