Best of 2023 : Foods
Every year, our family looks back at our 25 Dates of Christmas and tries to pick out our favorite foods, activities, and memories from the season. It’s no small task and we always wind up having a lot more candidates than we have spots. But, it’s a cherished tradition of walking down memory lane and reminiscing on all the fun we had.
As a reader, we know it can be overwhelming to look at the sheer quantity of dates. Which ones should you start with? And that’s exactly why these posts exist! With these, we can give you our personal recommendations of where you should begin. These are the ones that we enjoyed the most as well as why.
So, with no further ado, here is the curated list of the Sommerfeld Family’s favorite foods from 25 Dates of Christmas 2024!
TOP FAVORITES (in order of pictures):
Chai Spiced Maple Sugar Cookie w/ Brown Butter Frosting CHAI TEA & KENNY G
Samichlaus Beer SWITZERLAND
Pirate's Booty Caramel Corn Puffs MADAGASCAR
Pizza Fondue w/ Candy Cane Breadsticks A JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS
Rib Roast CHRISTMAS ALPHABET
Carrot Bouillabaisse w/ Curried Shrimp REINDEER WRANGLING
Irish Brown Bread A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Sugar Cream Pie INDIANA
Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran-ppang) SOUTH KOREA
HONORABLE MENTIONS (in chronological order):
KFC Drumsticks THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
25 Medjool Dates of Christmas THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Pumpkin Hot Buttered Rum THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Pumpkin Rum Cake THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Sterno Peeps Snowman / Ghost S'Mores GETTING INTO THE CHRISTMAS (CAROL) SPIRITS
Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Chestnuts in Red Wine Sauce Family Diner GETTING INTO THE CHRISTMAS (CAROL) SPIRITS
Cheddar Ham Stuffed Christmas Trees "MR. WILLOWBY’S" & MINI TREES
Churros con Chocolate FELIZ NAVIDAD
Chicken with Coconut and Rice MADAGASCAR
Chocolate Cherry Chews A JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS
Ginger Spiced Butternut Winter Squash Soup GINGERSNAPS & WINTER NAPS
Thanksgiving Ginger Snap & Pumpkin Pie Trifles GINGERSNAPS & WINTER NAPS
Galette des Rois WOMEN'S LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Snowflake Pizza SNOWFLAKES & PANCAKES
Charlie Brownies A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Dirty Chai Cocktail CHAI TEA & KENNY G
Date Shake CALIFORNIA
Cioppino CALIFORNIA
Garlic Cheesy Pull Apart Bread CALIFORNIA
Roasted Grape Wine Cocktail CALIFORNIA
Naughty & Nice Cocktail (Whiskey, Cran, Orange, Grapefruit) THE NAUGHTY LIST
Winter Waltz w/ All Spice Dram THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ OF THE SNOWFLAKES
Linzer Cookies w/ Jelly THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ OF THE SNOWFLAKES
Grittibanz Bun SWITZERLAND
Reindeer Food Snack Mix REINDEER WRANGLING
Vegetable Salad POLAND
Krupnik Honey Vodka POLAND
Red Radish Spread A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS
Murray Family Hot Nuts w/ Dried Beef A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS
French 75 Cocktail DECADES : 1910s
Sherried Sweet Potatoes DECADES : 1910s
Ho Ho Hoagies w/ Chipped Ham PENNSYLVANIA
Japchae Sweet Potato Noodles SOUTH KOREA
