As magical as my own Christmases have been in Budapest, it made no sense to isolate our children in Canada. The baby Jesus and the angels had to go. We had no choice but to adapt the Santa theme. They had no doting grandparents, fun loving aunts and uncles and cousins to celebrate with. We tried to compensate. Christmas broke us each year; we were the only ones putting presents under the tree. We held onto the Christmas Eve tradition when everyone was wide awake for magic. Jim took them up the street looking for Christmas lights. On top of the hill the blinking red light was thought to be Rudolph’s nose. When I put the last package under the tree, I opened up the front door and yelled “Come quick you are going to miss Santa!” They hurried home, but Santa was always gone by the time they fell through the front door. The magic now carries on with the grandchildren.
Scroll down and click on the links next to the pictures for Hungarian and International Christmas dishes, general Christmas baking, a very long list of Christmas cookies and for scrumptious Christmas desserts!
CHRISTMAS DISHES
BREADED CUTLETS - RÁNTOTT HÚS
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
CANDIED YAMS
CARROT AND RUTABAGA PURÉE
CORN PUDDING
CRANBERRY SAUCE
DECONSTRUCTED TURKEY
FESTIVE TURKEY DRESSING
LARDED POTATOES - ZSÍROS KRUMPLI
PURPLE CABBAGE – LILA KÁPOSZTA
ROASTED HALF TURKEY
SALMON COULIBIAC
SAUTÉED BRUSSELS SPROUTS
TURKEY DRESSING
OVEN ROASTED CHESTNUTS
CHRISTMAS BAKING
HUNGARIAN NUT ROLLS – BEIGLI
GERBEAUD SLICES - ZSERBÓ
STOLLEN
CHRISTMAS COOKIES
ALMOND ROCA
ALMOND THIMBLE COOKIES
APRICOT BARK
BROWN EYED SUSANS
BUTTER COOKIES
BUTTER TART BARS
CANADIAN BUTTER TARTS
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD
CHOCOLATE WALNUT PIE BARS
CHOCOLATE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES
CRAZY COOKIES
CUTTING BAR COOKIES
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES
EASY SUGAR COOKIES
EMPIRE COOKIES
FLOYDA'S BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIES
FOAM KISSES - HABCSÓK
FROSTED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES
FRUITY WHITE CHOCOLATE COOKIES
FUDGE BROWNIES
ITALIAN LEMON COOKIES
JEWEL BARS
LEMON CAKE COOKIES
LINZER COOKIES
M&M COOKIES
MARZIPAN BON BONS
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
MILLIONAIRES' SHORTBREAD
NANAIMO BARS
NERO COOKIES - NÉRÓ TEASÜTEMÉNY
NUTELLA THUMBPRINTS
OLD FASHIONED LEMON BARS
PEANUT BUTTER MELTAWAYS
PINEAPPLE SQUARES
PINWHEEL COOKIES
POPPY SEED SPIRALS
QUICK MARZIPAN
RAFFAELLOS
RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS
REGAN DALEY SUGAR COOKIES
RUM BALL COOKIES
RUM BALLS
SHORTBREAD
TURTLE CLUSTERS
WALNUT CRESCENTS - DIÓSKIFLI
WHITE ALMOND BARK
CHRISTMAS DESSERTS
CHESTNUT PUREE - GESZTENYEPÜRÉ
MARYBELLES FLAMING PUDDING
SOMLO TRIFLE - SOMLÓI GALUSKA
TRIFLE
WHIPPED CREAM MOUSSE CAKE - RIGÓ JANCSI