Dresdner stollen is the famous fruitcake from Dresden that is sold throughout Germany during the Christmas season. Stollen is a rich yeast dough mixed with candied fruit and almonds.
Tag: Christmas
Dresdner Stollen
Brussels Sprouts Gratin
(English roasted Brussels sprouts with cheese sauce)
Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. Undercooked they can be bitter. Overcooked they turn into nasty mush. But if you cook them just right they have a tender, nutty sweetness that will make you a convert.
Bigos
(Polish hunter's stew of meat, cabbage and sauerkraut)
The national dish of Poland, bigos is an amazing melange of meats and sausages slowly braised over a bed of mellow sauerkraut.
Bibingka Especial
(Filipino sweet coconut and rice flour cake)
Bibingka is a lightly sweet, moist cake traditionally cooked over charcoal in a banana-leaf-lined clay pot. This simpler version can be made in a cake pan in the oven.
Baked Country Ham
(American Southern roasted ham)
Country hams are an old tradition in the American South. Fresh pork legs are salt-cured, sometimes smoked, and then dry aged for several months.
Bacalhau com Natas
(Portuguese salt cod with potatoes and cream)
Called bacalhau (bak-ahl-YOW) in Portugal, salt cod is a star ingredient in many Portuguese dishes. Bacalhau com natas (cod with cream) is one of the more popular.
Nacatamales
(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)
Nacatamales are popular steamed corncakes from Nicaragua and Honduras, similar to Mexican tamales, but larger, filled with meat and vegetables and steamed in banana leaves.
Janssons Frestelse
(Swedish potato, onion and cream casserole)
The name of this creamy potato side dish (YAHN-sonz FREH-stel-suh)is Swedish for "Jansson's temptation." It's not really clear just who Jansson was.
Eggnog
(American egg and cream Christmas beverage)
Although descended from European winter restorative beverages, or “noggins,” eggnog is an American invention that appeared in the late 1700s.
Oyster Stew
(American shellfish stew)
Delicious in its simplicity, oyster stew is a traditional Christmas Eve dish in some American households, a custom said to have originated with Irish immigrants.