Hello Everyone
Welcome to day 15 of this year´s Advent Calendar Blog Hop where you will find each day until Christmas, an assortment of pretty festive stitching by different participants. This yearly blog hop is hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching and if you click here you will see the calendar so far and each of the stitchers involved.
I finished a small stitchery which I had started last year, using scraps of different linens from stash and embroidering a few seasonal motifs, mostly free ones or parts of various samplers. I added a smattering of lace between each pattern and decorated my small tray.
Apart from sharing a winter or Christmas themed stitchery, Jo asks us to talk about `What´s for Afters¨.
I always prepare a variety of different `turrones´, mazapans, shortbreads and mantecados which are typical Xmas sweet treats here in Spain. Turron is made mainly of almonds a type of nougat mixed with peanuts, candied fruits or chocolate.
We also enjoy a pudding or `cake´ as the recipe says made of turron, which is more digestible after the main meal. The recipe I use is the one seen below by Rosa Maria.. I also make some sugar cookies, not really a dessert but available to snack on during the afternoon.
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However being English, I need my annual dose of Christmas pudding with custard and as that is not enjoyed by everyone in my household, I order a small individual pudding just for me J
Thank you for visiting and I wish everyone a happy Christmas.
Sheryl
Hello Sheryl. Good to see you here again. I love your header picture - just my sort of colours. Your tray looks very festive and is a great way to use those lovely Christmas motifs. I have been looking ut for a tray like that for some years to no avail sadly. Anyway your sweet treats look delicious but you cant beat Christmas pud on Christmas Day! Have a lovely Christmas. xx
ReplyDeleteYour tray is lovely. Thanks for explaining about Spanish turron, it's always lovely to discover new things. Merry Christmas 🎄
ReplyDeleteLovely stitch Sheryl . Hugs June.
ReplyDeleteI love how you composed your Christmas decoration with the different patterns and the nice finish with lace is very elegant. Nougat can be on our table with the chocolates too. Joyeuses fêtes de Noël ! xxx
ReplyDeleteSheryl, I love your Christmas stitchery and how you used it to decorate your tray (which is pretty and unusual in and of itself!)!! Your "afters" all look delicious and full of yummy calories! LOL! I like that you take care of your English side!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking part in the Advent Calendar Blog Hop this year. I love your tray, what a great way to display a variety of designs and fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThe desserts sound delicious too. I am really enjoying finding out what everyone likes to eat! I am glad that you get your pudding too!
That's such a beautiful way to show off some smalls!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLove your pretty tray cloth Sheryl and I like that you have your own Christmas pudding, although some of the other treats look delicious too! Happy Christmas! Hugs Christine xx
ReplyDeleteYour stitching in the tray is beautiful. The desserts look marvelous! Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching Sheryl. Absolutely love your finish in that gorgeous tray.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see a post from you, hope you are keeping well.
Amazing desserts!
Hugs,
Barbara (The Flashing Scissors) xxx
That tray is pretty. Those goodies all look terrific!
ReplyDeleteA stitching collage! What a lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteA Christmas tray, brilliant. And a pud all of your one that's the way to do it..
ReplyDeleteThe tray is a great success!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful finish for all your stitching, it looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI've done that before, a mini one for me since DH and our boys don't appreciate it. All of your afters look delicious.
Happy Christmas!
Oh, these treats bring back memories. My father always got a big turrón every Christmas, and until she died my aunt sent me bags of mantecaditos from Puerto Rico. ¡Feliz navidad!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tray! Not only the stitching (which is so pretty) but the tray is beautiful on it's own! I wish the internet had smell-o-vision and a taste sampler....so many yummy looking treats I would really love to try a taste of them all! Your blog entry today was a feast for the eyes! Have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a clever finishing idea for those lovely stitches. Beautiful work! Oh my goodness, they have some store-bought Torrone here which I always get. So delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tray. A sweet idea for having the snippets you love all together! I like hearing about the treats enjoyed in Spain. I have never had turrone but I think I would love it as it has many ingredients I like!
ReplyDeleteHey, it looks so super;)
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