First of all, I think there are some differences between what you associate with Christmas over in the US, and what I associate with Christmas in the UK. - Alison
We're entering the Fall and Winter holiday season and food and sensory delights from the garden and kitchen are such a traditional part of that! Alison and Andrea discuss some of their favorite dishes to serve at this time of year and the traditions they want to cultivate more of.
Not by spending more, by spending less, our Christmases have been more beautiful, more memorable. - Alison
*We had some audio gremlins wanting to get in on our Christmas episode fun. We hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment. Bear with us; we are working hard to fix these for next year!*
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The traditions were not shaped because peasants were hauling in stuff from amazon.com, no, they were shaped because that's what they had around them... - Andrea
Time Stamps
01:05 You might hear Andrea's kids!
01:45 What Andrea ate last night
02:33 Alison's Lunch
04:14 A boza lesson learned and why Alison is changing her recipe
10:24 The history of cinnamon rolls
https://edmondscooking.co.nz/assets/recipes/42e12e741d/Edmonds-Chelsea-Buns.jpg (I had to look up a chelsea bun! )I had never heard of them. Some pictures showed the cherry and some didn't. They do look like a cinnamon roll, a kind of dryer version! - Andrea
15:24 Thank you Patrons!
16:32 Let's talk about the holidays!
17:21 Some of Andrea's memories of Christmas traditions
It's really important to my mom to keep the holidays from being stressful and full of obligation. - Andrea
You have big shoes to stand in. - Alison
25:35 Alison talks about her Christmas memories
We need some transatlantic education lessons! - Alison, when Andrea still didn't understand what treacle pudding was
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/66/74/2a66746745955fba6b5af970d766a7f9.jpg (I had to look up Christmas Suet Pudding) because all I could think of was bird food. - Andrea)
30:30 Christmas in Italy - la bella figura
https://www.loveflorenceitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MERCATINO-NATALE.jpg (A picture of a Christmas Market in Florence, Italy)
33:00 Where DID our modern traditions come from?
34:25 Hi Charis! :)
36:37 How Alison does things now
It has felt in the past like I've been on edge or I'm bending myself in order to spend Christmas with my [extended] family, and it has become much more magical when I've been able to create a space within the family that is the three of us to do something that we, all three of us, find magical. I don't think it will always be like this ... But it just so happens that the last seven years it's been just the three of us. - Alison
39:00 Alison's new tradition!
41:20 What Alison is thinking of making this year
43:00 King's College in Cambridge carol service (linked in resources!)
46:09 Alison's https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKz467APYQ/ (fermented gingerbread)
Alison's Fermented Gingerbread
50% rye or spelt flour, 50% honey by weight
Mix and leave in a cool place for about a month before mixing into a final dough and baking!
47:30 https://vimeo.com/631230912 (Andrea's Pumpkin Spice Class) (linked in resources - FREE class and FREE eBook download!)
47:59 A cat goes crazy at Andrea's house
50:25 Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere
51:54 The best...