Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar: #19

It’s Saturday! So when you’re preparing for that party or dinner that you’re looking forward to tonight, make sure you treat yourself to a real good drink. As we learned how to make our own Glühwein yesterday, I’m sure you have a batch in the fridge by now. So get that bottle out and make a real good ice cold Glühwein cocktail! Check out today’s episode and I’ll show you how!

Glühwein Cocktail

4cl cold red Glühwein
3cl Brandy
1 dl Cranberry juice

Shake with ice cubes until ice cold. Serve with a cinnamon stick!

Thanks to Malin at “Allt om Mat” for the recipe

Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar: #18

There’s so much to say about Plura that I don’t even know where to begin. He’s the singer in Eldkvarn, a really big Swedish band, he’s just released his own cook book, he’s writing food reviews for the newspaper City and he’s soon to have his own cooking show in TV. So why not practice on Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar, after all he doesn’t have any Christmas recipes in his book. Learn how Plura makes his own Glühwein, or Glögg as we call it in Swedish.

Plura’s Glögg recipe:

0,75 l red wine
2 pcs cinnamon sticks
8 cloves
1 pieces of seville orange peel
3 table spoons sugar muskovado (or more if you want it sweeter)
1.5 dl cognac

Let it marinate over night for best result! Heat and add almonds and 
raisins

Here’s a variety of other Glühwein recipes:
Tasteline

Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar: #16

A big thank you to all that came to my last Christmas concert and made it a wonderful night. And big thanks to Pernilla Andersson for a lovely performance! We sold out big time and me and the band was really happy with the concert! So for all of you who couldn’t attend. Check out today’s episode for some Christmas feelin’!

Today’s episode is sponsored by

Thanks to my band: Marcus Högquist – guitar and banjo, Kristoffer Jonsson – bass and trombone, Joakim Lundgren – percussion and Jonas Westin – sound technician.

Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar: #15

Annika Lantz is one of Sweden’s most beloved and well known radio show hosts. She’s got her own show in both national radio p4 and p1 so when I heard that she was dying to get on my Xmas Calendar as well I simply had to invite her. Somehow it’s really she who invited me, as today’s episode is being filmed in her radio studio, but I’m doing my best to take over the role as host and find out why Annika writes such gloomy haiku poems …

You can listen to Annikas shows here: Lantz i p4 Lantz i p1

Jajaja Xmas Party in London

I’ve done 3 Christmas shows in Stockholm, and you’ll be able to see the last one in tomorrow’s window of my Xmas Calendar. So for all of you living in the UK, that haven’t had the chance to attend my Christmas shows, here’s your chance now! I’m playing live at Jajaja’s Xmas Party this Thursday, December 17th, at the Lexington.

I won’t play just Christmas songs but I might treat you to one of my free Christmas singles available on www.sofiatalvik.com/download