Showing posts with label Wigilia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wigilia. Show all posts

Monday, May 19, 2014

A Christmas tale.

Back in time, and it is Christmas. This past Christmas was a great time, as it was so warm I was actually able to run! Running at Christmas time is not something I ever expected I could do in Poland, but this year it was above 0C temperatures and running in the fresh morning air was a great way to burn off all the excesses of the festive season. Here are some glimpses of the Christmas that was.

A ridiculously beautiful gingerbread cake waiting for the plum jam filling.

D'oh! I mean dough. Pierogi dough.

Just the right texture.

roll it out, cut the circles
And repeat

fill and fold




and repeat


many times

then boil away, and the Christmas treat is ready. These are cabbage and mushroom filled.

 

so temperate was the weather that even some Autumnal leaves had hung around








"blazing" sun




The moles were even still awake


happy, it must be dinner time
Set the table with the traditional 12 dishes.

A line from history

but we aren't all happy.


Until the presents are unwrapped
This years gingerbread house took on a dried fruit facade.
There was some chocolate, but there was also lots of Coconut too!


Now the smiles are out.


Everyone loves a party to destroy a house! :D

Monday, February 18, 2013

Christmas, Chrimbo, Wigilia.

I am obviously a little late.... like only a month or so.... ok, maybe two. But Christmas posts by everyone in the world are now over, so only the lazy are available to give you such pleasures. Enter me!
The drive back in -20C

Plenty of snow in the east, and cat prints.
It looks so clean and crisp
trails in the snow


action man in tracksuit pants. Funnily enough they are called dres in Polish. Not so manly....


Look at the snow fly



slowly making a dent
it must be lunch time, the sun is going down.

night lights

The ol' Chrimbo tree
The day was too much for some.

All Christmasy creative

Don't forget the annual gingerbread house.

The most amazing gingerbread loaf with blackcurrant jam filling! Yum!

The sweet quartet. Gingerbread loaf, and gingerbread house, right is a cheesecake and centre is a plum and pudding cake.
Sorry it was late. Next I am sure New Years will pop up!