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There are so many things you promise yourself to do next Christmas! Best places to celebrate, Guinness-record-decorations to make, forget-me-never presents to gift, and (for my culinary self) the yummiest cake to bake. Just a short list.  Some happen, some are wished for the next year. Here's my wish list for this Christmas. My first wish is to spend next Christmas in Europe. Which country? Probably Germany. It’s not myfavorite place, but somehow their Christmas atmosphere is very right. Maybe because there are somany small cities with their warm and cozy central square markets filled with touching and nostalgicknickknacks to...

With Christmas just around the corner, we all have our favorite childhood memories of Santa Claus. But have you ever wondered how they differ from others' experiences around the world? This is our jolly old American Santa: http://mattwion.blogspot.ca/2013/12/in-defense-of-santa-claus_23.html   The Chinese Santa, Dun Che Lao Ren, or “Christmas Old Man”. To many people surprise, Chinese Santa often carries a saxophone to entertain his followers.           https://www.pinterest.com/pin/286471226268514316/   Even more unusual is the Japanese Hoteiosho  - "priest who bears gifts":           http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs185/1101793297505/archive/1115932354497.html   Meet the glamorous Russian Ded Moroz ("Grandpa Frost") always accompanied by his grand-daughter, Snegurochka ("The Snow Maiden"): http://www.promoroz.ru/images/skazki65.jpg   An honourable mention goes...

For those who miss our culinary blog Result of my experiments with marshmallows Do you know what's the most I like about writing a culinary blog? It makes me try new things. In particular baking and desserts. I don't make desserts too often for an obvious reason – good recipes take a lot of time that I never have. But now I really have to push myself to find quick recipes for my blog. And I can't imagine a culinary blog without desserts, especially on Christmas Eve. This week I've experimented with marshmallows. I really like melted marshmallows, but for...

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