Cooking
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One night to Christmas Eve! This is the day when the magic happens — all the preparations need to be done in advance if you wish to have a grand celebration where you can also relax. In my family, we have fairly rigid traditions for Christmas Eve, including rice porridge, lighting the Christmas tree, visiting…
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I thought for a long time about what to write about Finnish Christmas food. I have already done so much, and there is still so much to do closer to Christmas Eve, so I decided that the simplest choice is the right one today: rice porridge and glögi! The porridge is commonly eaten on Christmas…
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Because I have a special connection to Hungarian culture, I thought I would continue exploring the country’s traditions. Today’s theme is food eaten at the Christmas table, and from what I understood, there is one dish that stands above the others: Fisherman’s soup. The main ingredients are exactly what you would expect from a meal…
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I can’t believe how fast December has flown by this year! It always feels quick, but this time, it’s as if it started only yesterday. Then again, I’ve managed to fit so much into these weeks—definitely more than in an average December. Today is all about preparing for tomorrow’s celebrations, which means one thing: it’s…
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Independence Day is a big deal here in Finland. As a relatively young country, there are still people who remember what life was like before independence. The day is filled with events across the nation, and many beloved traditions. Watching the film Unknown Soldier, tuning in to see the annual military parade, and witnessing the…
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It is finally the day we have been waiting for and preparing for the whole month: Christmas Eve! There are so many traditions and so many fun things that it is a bit difficult to even begin. Instead of a long wall of text, I will include a large gallery of photos full of my…
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I need to make a huge confession. For a seemingly chaotic person, I can be super organized. Here it goes: I have a Christmas Excel table. You heard correctly. The Excel table has all the required dishes, recipes, decorations, and everything else you need for a successful Christmas celebration. And it has really saved some…
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Who knows how many posts I have written about food, but I am going to keep going! Today’s theme is very suitable for my rest day: food! It was a good choice for the day, since we had a Christmas meal at the office today. There are many dishes that people consider part of the…
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Finally, some treats and traditions that are probably familiar to many people around the globe! It is very common to drink ‘glögi’ during the Christmas season in Finland. The base of the glögi tradition is in the more common tradition of glühwein (or mulled wine), which is a spiced-up wine. Unlike mulled wine, glögi can…
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Baking all kinds of treats is a crucial part of Christmas! I have already baked carrot cake and gingerbread, but I decided it was time to try something new. I did not have to search far; because of my language studies, new suggestions introduced me to this Austrian treat called Linzer torte! As is my…