On my Facebook author page, I recently asked this question… “Which holiday foods and/or drinks are you most looking forward to enjoying this month?” The answers were many, varied, and fascinating! So I thought I’d share here what my readers had to say on this subject.
Favorite Drinks:
Hot Cocoa
Wassail
Peppermint Milkshake
Cider
Peppermint Latte
Favorite Sweets:
Fudge
Molasses/gingerbread Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Fruitcake
Shortbread
Pumpkin Roll
Toffee
Chocolate-covered Cherries
Cinnamon Rolls
Magic Cookie Bars
Christmas Jello
Coconut Cake
Buckeyes
Divinity
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Butterscotch Cookies
Brittle
Pralines
Peppermint Bark
Snowballs
Nut Rolls
Red Velvet Cake
Snickerdoodles
Favorite International Foods:
Tamales (from Mexico)
Olive Cups (from Greece)
Knoepla Soup (from Germany)
Cabbage Rolls (from Russia)
Pfeffernusse (from Germany)
Swedish Meatballs (From Sweden)
Lebkuchen (from Germany)
Pierogi (from Poland)
Lefsa (from Norway)
Lasagna (from Italy)
Eisbein (from Germany)
Favorite Savory Foods:
Ham
Prime Rib
Stuffing
Clam Chowder (& many other soups)
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Turkey
Gumbo
Breakfast Casserole
Sweet Potato Pie
Creamed Corn
Favorite Snacks:
Puppy Chow (Chex + peanut butter + chocolate)
Cheese Straws and Cheese Ball
Homemade Christmas Jam
Deviled Eggs
Caramel Corn
Cranberries
Favorites I Didn’t Expect:
Potato Candy
Cream Cheese Pineapple Sandwiches
Crockpot Candy
Pepperpot
Pizza Dip
Chili
Fish Fry
So many of you said things along the lines of, “I’m most looking forward to my Mom’s XYZ” or “I can’t wait to eat my sister in law’s/husband’s/mother-in-law’s XYZ.” At Christmastime, more than any other time of the year, we seem to associate beloved foods with the person who makes them for us every year. I love that! One mom told me her daughter depends on her for certain treats and since they won’t be with one another this Christmas, the Mom baked and mailed those goodies to her daughter.
Families also seem to have so many fun traditions around Christmas food. For example, one family told me they wear Christmas pajamas and eat breakfast food on Christmas Eve. Another picks a new country each year and makes foods from that country for their Christmas meal.
What’s certain is that we ALL have foods and drinks we delight in during December. This year in my house, we’ll be baking our annual cookies (snowballs, peppermint bark, peanut butter blossoms), eating my mom’s breakfast casserole Christmas morning, and enjoying white chocolate raspberry bread pudding after a traditional meal later in the day.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Which of your favorites made the list above? Do you have any favorites that I didn’t mention?
Becky Wade
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Only hot cocoa. I usually bake peanut blossoms also, and Russian Teacakes which are white powdered balls – don’t know whether they’re like your snowballs. A favorite savory is broccoli, rice, and cheese casserole.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Yes, I think your Russian teacakes are exactly like the cookie we call “snowballs”. 🙂
Candied Walnuts! It wouldn’t be Christmas without them! It is my favorite gift for neighbors.
It’s wonderful to keep Christmas food traditions alive!
Snowballs with pecans in them, growing up we called them Mexican Wedding cookies, either way, they are a must at Christmas for me. Merry Christmas, Becky! Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating our Savior’s birth!
Merry Christmas to you, Gena!
We eat duck every Christmas. It isn’t Christmas without a good duck. It’s so yummy. Can’t wait until tomorrow. Thar’a the big day for ´´my country ☺️ Delicious dinner and we open the presents in the evening. 25th and 26th for us tend to be spent on visiting family.
Merry Christmas to you ☺️
That sounds wonderful! Merry Christmas, Clara!
My daughter loves hot chocolate and literally has been drinking it every day for 2 weeks lol
We also love baking sugar cookies and other cookies.
This is the first year I made soup for Christmas Eve because I needed something easy though usually we make something fancier. It worked out well.