Hello everyone 
My favorite Christmas meal is Jollof rice, chicken and plantain. 
As an African and a Nigerian this is one of the commonest food you find in every home. 
The process of making it is very simple but technical. Every step of it very important and should be done carefully else it will alter the taste. 
The aroma is very attractive that you can perceive it from a long distance and trace it using the same means. 

Christmas is a moment of love so here we gather and celebrate with lots of food and drinks with families and friends exchanging gifts and hugs. 

Its always a moment of Joy and I always anticipate my smoky jollof rice every year 
Thank you 

Thank you for tingling our brains 😂🥰, @ecency. It's real fun doing this.

In my culture, Christmas is all about celebrations. We do the celebrations many ways. I am a Yoruba lady of the Nigerian descent while my husband is from the Calabar tribe. We have different favorites 🥰. The beautiful thing about this season is that we all have the liberty to celebrate with what’s our favorite.

The celebrations is mostly that feasting with most cherished delicacies in our culture and some intercontinental dishes to. As a Yoruba lady, I can't ignore _**Amala**_ with well cooked _**ewedu soup**_ this season 😂. I know my husband cherishes his traditional _**Afang soup**_ and _**coconut rice**_. I have already led down plans on how those would be available in my home.

I might not have enough money to buy the ingredients needed to prepare these delicacies which are the favorite recipes in my home and I won't think of powering down the little Hive power I have all because of Christmas, so I have been laying one stone at a time to make my Christmas a happy one.

We love chicken for Christmas meals, so I have been nursing a few birds to have a cheaper output. My husband and I have acquired a few clothes to make the children happy. Thank God for the bonanza sales that some company made exhibitions around the town. We were able to get some goodly footwear for the girls.

Many things make Christmas a fulfilled celebration. We usually visit with friends or they themselves visit us to exchange pleasantries. We share food and drinks together.

Also, we usually take the children out for recreational activities or whatever fun you might call it. We would visit some popular parks in town and let them have fun.

Christmas is just a season of merriment. I can't wait to see the 25th of December arrive. Wishing everyone here a yuletide Christmas season. Have fun!

**_Merry Christmas @melinda and the entire #ecency team. You were the life wire of my hive blockchain progress this year. Thank you very much for everything. More successes in the coming year. Cheers_**❤️🌺🍾👍🥰🌲⛄🧀🥞🧁🍦🥂🍻

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Classic crispy pork with oven-roasted potatoes. Some sauerkraut and Sinep on the side. Nothing can beat that.

I've never considered recipe for Christmas. Oftentimes it's just the rice and stew and the aroma that travel around notifying nearby that the festive has begun. 

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In Germany we call it "Schokoladebrot", so I think it's chocolate bread in english. It's a sort of cookies, which you make traditionally at christmas time.

Instead of writing the whole recipe, I'd rather describe it and explain how it tastes: The bottom layer is a kind of soft cake base with hazelnuts and baking cocoa. The top layer is a thin layer of melted chocolate, which then hardens. Together it is an incredibly delicious combination. The chocolate, the hazelnuts, the soft base... By far my favorite cookies!

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I am from Venezuela, a wonderful tropical country with a great variety of landscapes, friendly people, and an immense and particular gastronomy. When the Christmas season arrives along with the cold, it provokes the urge to eat a lot. That's where those great dishes that I like come in. 

One of them is the ham bread. A bread stuffed with smoked ham, bacon, stuffed olives, and raisins, bathed with caramel. Some people put cream cheese on it, I like it without cheese. I could eat it all my life, and if I accompanied it with coffee, much more. My daughter-in-law makes one that is like for the gods. 

Another dish that fascinates me is chicken salad. It's a salad made with potatoes, carrots, and chicken or hen, all cooked separately. To this, we add mayonnaise, mustard, and salt. That's how I like it, that's how I prepare it. Others add apples and onions. When my mother was alive, she used to prepare a baked chicken with small potatoes for these dates that was delicious. That was super divine. 

But the dish that drives me crazy is the hallaca. A cake similar to a tamale, but tastier. It is a corn flour dough filled with a stew that has tomatoes, onions, potatoes, carrots, beef, pork, chicken, and many other things that give it that particular taste. All this results in a phenomenal dish with many calories, butis very tasty. The hallaca can be accompanied by chicken salad and ham bread. These are the dishes or recipes that we prepare here at home every year-end.

Happy Holidays!

>Soy de Venezuela, un país tropical, maravilloso, con una gran variedad de paisajes, de gente amable y de una gastronomía inmensa y particular. Cuando llega la época navideña junto con el frío, lo que provoca es comer mucho. Allí entran esos grandes platillos que me gustan. 
Uno de ellos es el pan de jamón. Un pan relleno con jamón de ahumado, tocineta, aceitunas rellenas, pasas, bañado con un caramelo. Algunos le colocan queso crema, a mí me gusta sin queso. Podría comer de eso toda mi vida, y si lo acompaño con un café, pues, mucho más. Mi nuera hace uno que es como para los dioses. 
Otro platillo que me fascina es la ensalada de gallina. Una ensalada compuesta con papas, zanahorias y gallina o pollo. Todo cocinado por separado. A esto le colocamos mayonesa, mostaza y sal. Así es que me gusta, así la preparo. Otros le agregan manzanas y cebolla. Cuando mamá vivía, preparaba para estas fechas un pollo horneado con papas pequeñas que le quedaba mundial. Eso era superdivino. 
Pero el platillo que me vuelve loco es la hallaca. Un pastel parecido al tamal, pero más sabroso. Es una masa de harina de maíz rellena con un guiso que lleva tomates, cebolla, papa, zanahoria, carne de res, carne de cerdo, pollo y muchas cosas más que le dan ese gusto particular. Todo eso da como consecuencia un platillo fenomenal con muchas calorías, pero que es muy sabroso. La hallaca se puede acompañar con la ensalada de gallina y el pan de jamón. Son los platos o recetas que preparamos aquí en casa todos los fines del año.
¡Felices fiestas!

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Christmas for me has a special flavor. My family is used to prepare the best dishes for that occasion. I'm from Cuba. And in Christmas all families sit around to eat together. We always have pork and a Cuban typical delicious way to make rice: "congrís" (rice and beans together), red wine, tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber salad, candies, and other desserts, we always invite some friends of us to share. We have this tradition since grandma. She gave us the "how to condiment" with love, kindness and gratefulness. And every year we have a new one to try. My mother really loves cooking and she always give her best in the kitchen.

Thanks for this question. It invite us to really appreciate what we have in our plates. 🎄🙏🥰

My favorite Christmas recipe is for gingerbread cookies! The blend of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger creates a warm, festive flavor. I love rolling out the dough and using cookie cutters to make fun shapes, then decorating them with icing and sprinkles. They make for a delightful treat and a great activity to share with family during the holidays. 

Snow, at least on Christmas Day, for the magic.
Friends gathered around the table, warm and cozy.
A good wine (or a non-alcoholic drink, depending on one’s religion).
Delicious sausage (or dried beef, depending on one’s religion).
And cherished memories.

Okay!😀....sure?

Alright my favorite Christmas recipe i would say it all started from childhood till now, maybe thats why it is my favorite, just loved the combination so much...

**RICE & STEW WITH  FRIED CHICKEN 😀😀**

As simple as it looks, as been my favourite christmas recipe, not like i don't have anyother time, but maybe cause of how we all cherish the recipe from childhood days, like there's a spirit  of Christmas that makes it all looks so special, delicious and yummicious 😀😀😀...

Simple white Rice and Stew with fried chicken, first we  per boil the white rice, then prepare the stew, while this is going on, i'm preping the  live chicken, after dissecting and wash it thoroughly, marinate the chicken, then steam for few minutes we then us that stock water to cook the stew, while frying the chicken.

IT'S always such a memorable time and moment of the year to have all family members seat round table eating and having a great time, and most time we add Salad To The menu

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without a doubt the Hallacas and the Ham Bread

Here is my simple recipe of **Ecency Chaud** :)
1. Take an Ecency cup
2. Add some friendly comments 
3. Some warm likes
4. And use Ecency points as a topping

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My entry for Ecency Day 14 contest:

Hey Ecency community!

As the holiday season is upon us, I'd love to share a classic Christmas recipe that's sure to spread cheer!

*Cranberry Orange Bliss Bars*

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup fresh/frozen cranberries
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 tsp orange zest
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Add softened butter; mix until crumbly.
3. Press half the mixture into the prepared pan. Top with cranberries, orange marmalade, and orange zest.
4. Top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Cool completely; cut into bars.

These sweet and tangy bars are perfect for holiday gatherings or as a thoughtful gift!

What's your favorite Christmas recipe? Share with us!

Merry Christmas, Ecency community!

Some years ago, between November and February, I made a trip through Latin America and I visited some countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.

In December, while in Colombia, I stayed 
with a Venezuelan family whose house was working as an Airbnb. This family was super nice with me and treated me like I was part of the family. I really felt like I was in home.

In Christmas eve they made a lot of food to celebrate this holiday, and although I don't remember all of the dishes, I remember *'Hallaca'*, *'Ensalada de gallina'* and *'Pernil'*.

I tried a bit of every dish, hesitating a little because I've never seen those plates, but when I tried the *'Pernil'* it was different. It felt like something magical was happening.

I don't really know how it's made, but it is a baked pork leg with a delicious sauce that I really loved. I couldn't stop eating it and I couldn't eat anything else. I was really focused on that *'pernil'*, nothing else mattered at that moment. Lol.

I've never ate anything like that again and even though I tried to make it myself a couple times it wasn't the same. There's something in Venezuelan people that let them make magic with their hands while cooking.

Sadly I lost communication with my Venezuelan family, but I keep hoping to met them again someday. It really was one of the best Christmas in my life, even though I was far from home.

Best wishes for you all 😊

Just love, no other recipes. It goes well with everything.