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The snack for Santa Claus – Gordon Ramsay’s version

Here you are what to leave for Santa Claus to eat on Christmas Evea snack for him without forgetting his trusty reindeer.

There Christmas Eve is approaching, and following tradition, it’s time to prepare one special snack for Santa Claus and his reindeer. This magical moment is awaited with joy by children who hope to receive their gifts on that special night.

Not just parents, but even Santa Claus and his reindeer seem to appreciate a little snack as they work tirelessly to bring joy to children around the world.

Tradition says to leave something to eat and drink to refresh them during Christmas night.

To satisfy the tastes of Santa Claus, who will have to stay awake and work hard on a cold night, it is advisable to offer a glass of hot milkaccompanied by homemade biscuits.

An excellent choice would be to prepare the gingerbread men together with the children.

Or i Kipferlthe delicious Austrian horseshoe-shaped vanilla biscuits.

One is fine too slice of pandoro or panettone and a hot chocolate can be very welcome alternatives for Santa Claus!

The snack can be placed near the Christmas tree on a tray or directly on a table, carefully covering it with a festive placemat. This gesture helps to create a magical atmosphere and involves children in preparing for this special moment.

Remember to prepare a snack also for Santa’s reindeer, since it is they who do the most tiring work pulling the sleigh loaded with gifts. Offer water and some carrots or mandarinsas a credit for their commitment.

In the morning, Santa Claus will have enjoyed his snackand might leave traces of his passage, like a thank you note or small signs like a few footprints on the ground or a window you just opened. The children’s happiness in discovering that Santa Claus appreciated the gesture will prepare them with joy to find the gifts under the tree.

In summary here some ideas for Santa’s snack to leave near the tree:

Christmas Cookies: the tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus is widespread in many parts of the world. You can make Christmas cookies decorated with colored icing or icing sugar.

Milk or hot chocolate: Accompany the biscuits with a glass of milk or homemade hot chocolate. You can also add a sprinkle of cinnamon for an extra touch.

Fresh fruit: Offer Santa a selection of fresh fruit such as tangerines, grapes or oranges. Fruit can be a light and refreshing choice.

Panettone or pandoro: In many Italian families it is tradition to offer Santa Claus a slice of panettone or pandoro, typical Christmas sweets.

Dried fruit: Almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts are often associated with the Christmas holidays. Offer a small bowl of mixed dried fruit for a crunchy snack.

Carrots or celery: in some traditions, vegetables are also left as carrots or celery for the reindeer of Santa Claus.

Traditional drinks: if you want to go beyond milk, you can prepare a traditional christmas drink such as punch Christmas or mulled wine.

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The Zuppa di Santa Carina, better than the classic Neapolitan mussel soup. The dish eaten on November 25th and 26th – Gordon Ramsay’s version

There Santa Caterina soup it is a seafood soup with potatoes, an easy to make second course that is traditionally eaten in NaplesSaint Catherine’s Day just like the mussel soup it is eaten on Holy Thursday. A delicate second course with a refined flavour, an excellent sea-land combination. There are many variations to make this soup, both in the ingredients and in the preparation, do not underestimate the spicy version. It does not necessarily have to be served as a single dish, it can be prepared by cutting both the potatoes and the fish into small pieces, and serve in single-portion bowls as an appetizer. While you give vent to your imagination, below I describe my version.

Santa Carina Soup

Ingredients:

300 g of potatoes
1 squid
6 prawns
500 g of mussels
extra virgin olive oil
salt
parsley
7-8 cherry tomatoes
3 slices of bread
1/2 onion
1 clove of garlic

Method:

To prepare seafood soup with potatoes, start washing and cleaning the squid, cut it into rings, also wash the prawns and mussels. Finely chop the onion, remove the green core of the garlic and chop it together with the onion. In a large pot, put a couple of generous turns of extra virgin olive oil, add the chopped garlic and onion, and add first the squid, and then the prawns, brown for a minute, add the white wine. Then peel and cut the potatoes into small pieces, add them to the pan, together with the tomatoes cut into quarters.

Add a glass of water and start cooking over medium heat with the pan half covered. Cook for ten minutes, then add the mussels,

and cook for another ten minutes, add salt if necessary.

In the meantime cut the bread slices into pieces and fry them in a large pan with a little extra virgin olive oil, place them on a sheet of absorbent paper to eliminate excess oil.

Place a portion of croutons on the bottom of the plate, then add the ready soup, completing the dish with chopped parsley, and some spicy chilli pepper if desired.

The shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia – Gordon Ramsay’s version

The shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia they are delicious butter biscuits that are prepared on the occasion of the feast of Saint Lucia, for December 13, especially in northern Italy.

The cult of the saint in fact it is celebrated in many parts of Italy, mostly in Syracuse, the city where he was born and lived.

But it is also very popular in the city of Verona, where on the occasion of this festival every year a great fair is organized, the so-called "Bancheti de Santa Lussia".

Here you can buy typical handicraft products, toys and sweets of all kinds.

Among the typical sweets, you can find the "Mandorlato" (variant of nougat) and the very good "Shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia“, Made in different Christmas shapes.

These treats are prepared by families for the night of December 12th to be left to the saint who visits the homes of good children bringing gifts and sweets on the back of a donkey.

But they must be careful not to stay up late, to close their eyes well and to sleep, because the Saint does not want to be seen.

Let's immediately see the recipe for these fragrant butter shortbread biscuits.

To prepare the Frolle di Santa Lucia you will need some cookie molds of various sizes and shapes:

A planetary for a perfect dough:

Panini di Santa Lucia (Lussekatter)

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