Grandma Sita
🍇✨2024 comes to an end! Do you want to do something different for New Year’s Eve? Let’s welcome 2025 with a glass of twelve grapes like Grandma Sita. Originating in Spain, the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight on 31st December is believed to…
🌱☃️ Oh, the weather outside is frightful and I’ve bought some corn for popping. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Did you know that popcorn, a special kind of flint maize, is considered a whole grain? Bring the frosty festivities in, celebrate…
🎄🍊It wouldn’t be Christmas time without pomander balls making the home smell citrus and spiced fragrance, making it warm and cosy for the holidays. Pomanders are simply oranges pierced by cloves, one of Grandma Sita’s favourite holiday decorating traditions. Did you know you can pickled…
🎄🍇🍅Grandma Sita had a lot of fun creating and eating Christmas trees made from fruit and veggies with the kids and parents of Forældrenes Børneklub in Copenhagen, DK. 🌱🥦🍎 Grandma Sita’s way of encouraging our little ones to eat more raw fruit and veggies full…
🌱🌰 Did you know that nuts of all kinds are key ingredients in Christmas baked goods and other dishes? It just wouldn’t be Christmastime without the sound of cracking shells as part of the holiday soundtrack. Luckily nuts can be eaten and enjoyed at any…
🏠🎄 Ho, ho, ho! The festive season is upon us! If you drive down any street in December, you’ll notice a common feature colorful Christmas wreaths adorning doors of all sizes. Just like Grandma Sita’s beautiful homemade wreath made from clothespins, a hanger, and fabric…
🗓️🎄Countdown to Christmas! Grandma Sita’s Advent Calendar is here! Celebrating Christmas in an eco-friendly and zero-waste manner is fun, affordable, and delicious. It also represents a significant step towards reducing our environmental footprint while enjoying this popular holiday. It’s a win-win! 🌱🍽️ Christmas celebrations vary…
🌱🍂🌰 It’s time to enjoy roasted chestnuts! Chestnuts are in season from autumn through to winter. Did you know how to avoid the chestnut from exploding in the oven? Just cut a deep slit into the shell before roasting. When the chestnuts are well-toasted, wrap…
❄️🍐🤔 Like apples and pears, quinces are in season during the autumn. They are harvested in late autumn, before the first frosts. Did you know that ripe raw quince can keep frozen for a year? Placed pieces of unpeeled quinces in the freezer until you…
🌱👻 Boo! Happy Halloween from Grandma Sita’s ghost! These adorable persimmon fruit pumpkins are a healthy treat perfect for the spooky night of the year. Ready to Trick or Fruit? 🎃 Get creative making fun, artistic and healthy Jack-o’-lanterns by drawing pumpkin faces on seasonal…