shopping for christmas treats

A big part of the festive season is eating and drinking of things that are mainly reserved for this time of the year. I can still recall most Christmases where one almost fasts the days before the big moment, and then feasts a couple of days to the point that one doesn’t want to see any food for a while. I am determined we will not just overindulge on one day, but enjoy goodies as a steady flow building up to the big day – so I have filled the cupboards with all these international treats.

There is the Gluhwein, the German version of the mulled wine, or glogg, the Christmas wine just for the sake of the pretty bottle (Electric Reindeer this year). Add some Spanish turron, Swiss chocolates, English mince pies, Swedish gingerbread cookies, German log and cookies…Now if you feel like trying the European treats a great place to find them is the World Market – and the prices are reasonable too.

Mulled wine the German way – Gluhwein. Note also the cute California cab called Electric Reindeer – I just loved the label…

Swiss cholocates and Spanish turron

The rest of the Europe – Swedish and German cookies, German fruit cake, Italian Panettone, English mince pies…

…and cannot forgot the meats. Spanish and Italian of course!