Yesterday we had the first snowfall of the season. Luckily we only had a little flurry of snowflakes; nothing like the 9+ inches other places received. It was enough, though, to awaken my holiday spirit. I may not care much for the ice and frigid temperatures that will be here before too long, but I still manage to love Thanksgiving and Christmas.
A big part of the holidays for me is the baking. My mom doesn't bake at all the rest of the year, but at Christmas even she pulls out the cookie sheets and candy thermometer. As for me, well, I probably go overboard. But by the time I disperse the goodies to friends and family, the remainder doesn't even last until the new year. Here's what I'll be making this year:
- cashew cinnamon brittle
- peppermint bark
- fudge
- decorated sugar cookies
- zimtsterne (German cinnamon cookies)
- lebkuchen (German honey-molasses cookies)
- vanilkove rohlicky (Czech crescent cookies)
- vanocka (Czech holiday bread)
I'm 1/2 German and 1/4 Czech, so that's why I have some traditional recipes from each of those countries. I went to Germany this summer and met some of my (distant) relatives. It was great, and I like to have little reminders of my roots around. Especially during Christmas, when it's all about family.
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