Enjoying a Christmas Eve midnight buffet with our flatmate MattOur first warm Christmas has definitely been different than what we're used to in Finland. It is hard to imagine "the Christmas spirit" and it doesn't feel like Christmas at all! Christmas here in NZ is very much like in Britain, which isn't surprising. Christmas Eve is just a regular day; the shops are open 'til late and people go out for drinks and eats like on any weekend night. The celebration is done on Christmas Day.
Christmas Day dinnerWe have tried to get into the Christmas spirit by for example watching Xmas movies, drinking mulled wine (self made!) and eating Christmas porridge. We've enjoyed plenty of good food and suitable amounts of refreshing drinks - could be worse ;-)
Merry Christmas!P.S. The mulled wine was such a success that we want to share the recipe with you (thanks to Sandra Holmqvist in Finland for the recipe):
0,5 l vodka or similar liquor
10 g cardamom seeds
10 g whole cloves
25 g cinnamon quills
300 g sugar
1,5 dl water
the juice of ½ lemon
2 bottles of red wine (á 0,75 l)
Mix the liquor and the spices. Infuse for 3 days. Sift the spices from the liquor using a sieve. Boil the water and add the sugar. Add the lemon juice and the red wine. Add the flavoured liquor. Bring to the boil and enjoy steaming hot!
This one's for all you guys out there with loved ones in your arms
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