Christmas 2021

A new Chinese restaurant opened in our neighbourhood so we decided to order a takeaway from there as our Christmas Eve meal. It was lovely, absolutely delicious and a filling meal and the fortune cookie fortunes were spot on!  

Christmas Morning we woke up to chilly temperatures and started our day with a round of homemade scones, with Devonshire cream and redcurrant jam, a handful of dried strawberries and a seasonal orange. By midday we snacked on mixed nuts, toast with mushroom pate and a soothing warm cup of tea. 

Christmas dinner was traditional and delightful. Oven roasted turkey with all the trimmings... homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, steamed Brussels sprouts and maple glazed parsnips and carrots. Lashing of gravy and a dollop of cranberry sauce complimented greatly. Dessert was a rich and spongy slice of Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cake. 

Boxing Day was again, paired down as we mostly kept to ourselves and another day of extremely cold weather had us all tucking into a hearty homemade winter vegetable stew with homemade garlic herb crostini's, a selection of meat, cheeses, olives and crackers, mixed nuts, assorted dried tropical fruit, haggis crisps and pretzel sticks a selection of my baking and Walker's mince pies, had us nibbling and noshing for most of the midday and evening.   

... and of course our annual holiday Fortnum and Mason order. A lovely selection of jams, marmalades, sauces, vinegars, sparkling teas, biscuits, crackers, chocolate, delicate mincemeat pies, bonbons, sweet meats, cooking herbs and spices, mushroom pate, mustards, and teas to see us through another year.