Food and Drink

Pigging Out for Prosperity!

An Austrian New Year’s Eve celebration would not be complete without the traditional pink pig-shaped biscuits. A Sylvesterabend (Eve of St. Sylvester) dinner also includes actual pork. If it’s not a ham hock, it’s sausages – which, being fatty, connote...

Berlin's "Christmas Roast Run"

Christmas is the time of enjoying food and drink to one's heart content, but Berliners thoughtful of their shape meet on Boxing Day to burn off those extra calories.

Homemade Mulled Wine

Ingredients: · 350ml Port wine (preferably the Tawny variety) · 750ml red wine · ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice · ½ cup white cane sugar · ½ teaspoon ground cloves · ...

'Tis the season for Santa to shape-up, study says

Santa Claus needs to lose weight, cut down on the mince pies and brandy and swap his reindeer and sleigh for a bicycle to become a healthier role model for children, an Australian public health doctor said. Dr. Nathan Grills, of Australia's leading Monash University,...

A classy Christmas table

Food and drink form a very big part of every Christmas celebration. Whether we are inviting people over for casual drinks and nibbles or hosting an elaborate Christmas dinner or lunch, you will need your dining table to look the part for the season. Coming up with a stylish...

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