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  • 1.  Question of the Week: What is your favorite holiday food tradition?

    Posted 12-26-2022 08:03:00 AM

    I’ve shared here before about our family’s tradition of baking several types of Christmas cookies during the holiday season. It’s a Norwegian thing. There’s even a name for this tradition (syv slags kaker) of having seven different kinds of cookies for good luck.

    Do you have any special food traditions—or favorite recipes!—that you celebrate during this season?



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    Nicole Buckley
    Communications Strategist
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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  • 2.  RE: Question of the Week: What is your favorite holiday food tradition?

    Posted 12-27-2022 10:15:00 AM
    I share one of the food traditions from Colombia, my country of origin. We call it "natilla and buñuelos" in Spanish which is Custard and cheese fritters. 
    The custard is made with cornstarch, milk, cinnamon, coconut, and other spices according to the region and preferences.
    Cheese fritters are soft balls of cheese and cornstarch too. 
    Colombian custard and cheese fritters

    I am Puerto Rican by adoption too. Puerto Rico has delicious traditions including the famous "coquito"
    Coquito is a coconut-tasting beverage originating from Puerto Rico, popular during the Christmas season. Ingredients
    Ingredients
    ½ cup water
    1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
    1 cup dark rum
    2 (15 ounce) cans coconut milk
    ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 pinch salt

    Directions
    Pour the water, milk, rum, and coconut milk into a blender. Add the cinnamon and salt. Blend until well combined, then refrigerate for at least one hour, or until ready to serve.
    Puerto Rican Coquito


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    Martha Garcia
    Associate Professor
    San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
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  • 3.  RE: Question of the Week: What is your favorite holiday food tradition?

    Posted 12-29-2022 11:47:00 AM
    @Nicole Buckley - I just found out that I have Norwegian roots - I'd love to hear what type of cookies you make!  And, @Martha Garcia - thank you so much for sharing these recipes! My sister-in-law is from Colombia and now I want her to make these delicious natilla and buñuelos!
    We don't have a special food - but when I think of the holidays, I think of cookies, for sure. My grandmother never missed a year making her butterscotch oatmeal cookies. She passed away last year, but my mom has perfected them as well. Nut roll is always a favorite too - but a lot of work, I prefer the cookies when I bake.
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    Penny Schnarrs she/her
    Director of Community Relations and Strategy
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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