I wanted to share with you some of the foodie gifts that I received for Christmas and also some of the festive food that I ate with my family. We had the perfect Christmas weather in Finland, lots of powdery light snow and -20C. That certainly called for mulled wine!
We had some friends over before Christmas and I made these vegan sausage rolls for them. They are not veggies, but loved the rolls so much that next time I’ll have to make more of them. On the second picture you can see our sustainable and allergy-friendly Christmas tree. We also brought a fir in from the balcony and decorated it. Soon it will be returned back outside.
It is traditional to have rice pudding with cinnamon and sugar on Christmas Eve, which is the main celebration day in Finland. Here are also some parts of our Christmas dinner with the vegan centerpiece, the pigless tofu roast. Is anyone interested in the recipe? I think it’s quite good.
I got loads of chocolates, sweets and coffees for Christmas. Now I’m trying to get through them, so no veganuary for me…
These are a Danish Christmas classic, Æbleskiver = lit. apple slices, but they haven’t even seen an apple. They are basically puffy pancake balls that are traditionally served with strawberry jam and icing sugar. This is a plantbased edition of the classic.
Then a few drinks: a festive edition of my favourite Danish soft drink Faxe Kondi, a Medieval mulled wine like spiced wine and a sour beer featuring a Finnish comic character, the swearing hedgehog.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Your VegHog
Your holidays look like a lot of fun, despite what I see as a very cold temperature! We think it's cold in Michigan but that's colder!
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Happy New Year Mae! Yes it was very cold over there indeed.
DeleteHappy New Year! Your festive photos are so cosy and cheering. How nice to have mulled wine weather at Christmas - though probably more important that you got to be with family in Findland. I am curious about the flavour of the festive Danish soft drink. I went to a brewery with work that had special festive beers and I was annoyed I forgot to buy some for presents. The chocolate look very fancy and the "apple bites" look delicious. And I am always interested in a veg roast recipe.
ReplyDeleteThank you Johanna! The soft drink is quite close to sprite, a clear refreshing drink. I might post the tofu roast recipe soon. It's not my own, but I have adapted it from a Finnish recipe, so at least I could translate it.
DeleteHappy New Year! The food looks good and the beautiful snow! But, -20°?? No thanks 🥶
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too Belinda! Yes I must admit -20C is a bit too cold for me these days. It all looked lovely though. :)
Deletethose little pancake balls look so cute! i think we have the same small snowman as in your last photo. also cute. hope your festive season was great.
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sherry See you in Feb!
I hope you had a nice time too during the festive season. I enjoy a lot having the snowmen around (and they are still here!).
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