There’s a CHRISTMAS Menu for Every Eater and Occasion!
4 THEMES TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE!
Are you looking for a Delightful Menu to Celebrate the Holiday Season?
Sharing a hearty meal with loved ones at Christmas or during the holiday season is customary in almost all Western countries. Although Quebec has a number of fairly specific rituals that have long been part of the local customs, just about everyone seems to have a different and strong opinion on how Christmas dishes should be chosen and cooked. While it’s true that typical holiday menu choices often include family recipes or traditional meals handed down from generation to generation, they all invariably feature heartwarming, convivial and unifying recipes.
This year, we’re getting ready early for Christmas! To ensure that your holiday meals live up to your expectations, there’s nothing better than giving your menu a theme. Whatever your goals, tastes and desires, we’ve got a selection of themed dishes for you from 1001 Fondues. Here are four themes for easy, fun, vegetarian and gourmet recipes. These suggestions will simplify your life, allow you to share good moments with family, help you balance pleasure and health through nutritious eating, and ultimately, make the creation of an exceptional gourmet menu possible. Read on carefully…
Easy Christmas Recipes
Keep it simple! Simplify your life by choosing easy-to-prepare recipes that require few ingredients and little time! Fortunately, there are many time-saving tricks you can use in the kitchen to reduce the stress associated with preparing holiday dishes without compromising the quality of your meals. After all, it’s a time for celebration, isn’t it? The holiday season is about joy… not dishes piling up in the sink!
Recipe 1: Celebration Cheese Fondue
Recipe 2: Cheese-Filled Dessert with Pound Cake and Maple Pecans
Playful Christmas Recipes (with the kids)
Introduce your little ones! What a joy it is to be able to pass on the traditions and pleasure of cooking to our children! With these fun recipes that engage all the senses, your kids will feel like they’re part of the action, just like the grown-ups! They’ll be able to come up with recipe ideas that are quick (quick recipes to avoid the childish impatience that is quite common this holiday season), easy, fun and immensely rewarding. At the same time, it’s the perfect opportunity to forge timeless bonds in the joy and magic of the moment. And who knows, perhaps one day the student will surpass the master!
Recipe 1: Egg-in-a-Hole à la 1001 Fondues
Recipe 2: Garlic Scape Pesto and Fondue Canapés
Vegetarian Christmas Recipes
We all know someone (perhaps you are that someone!) who is not a meat enthusiast. Whether you’re preparing a memorable vegetarian holiday meal or simply adding to your festive cooking repertoire with healthy and balanced vegetable-based recipes, we’ve got just the thing to help you, all in the most friendly and welcoming atmosphere!
Recipe 1: Fondue and Mushroom Bread Bowl
Recipe 2: Saffron risotto with carrots
Gourmet Christmas Recipes
Craving a more sophisticated Christmas menu this year? To prepare an elegant and refined holiday dinner that’s sure to charm the whole table, we’ve unearthed some gourmet and festive menu ideas that will blow your mind by combining simplicity and exquisite flavours. For those of you who love seafood recipes, here are some exceptional dishes that are sure to liven up your festivities!
Recipe 1: Coquilles St. Jacques (Scallops) With Cauliflower
Recipe 2: Chic! Lobster
Finally, each of these thematic recipes envisioned by 1001 Fondues invariably celebrates the richness of Quebec’s terroir, the power of “us,” whether among friends or family, and above all, the love of life through flavours! To hit the “sweet spot,” all you need is the perfect soundtrack. In case of doubt, 1001 Fondues has meticulously crafted an eclectic musical playlist that should cover every phase of a memorable dinner party! Winter is fast approaching, and with it the desire to get together and share good good times! As Dean Martin once sang: “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!