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Christmas Groceries
What eats and drinks are you treating yourself to this Christmas?
My treats list is as follows:
Cheeses:
Ossau Iraty
Comté
Gruyere
Stilton
Goats cheese
Other foods:
Stollen
Crackers for cheese
Quince chutney
Duck and truffle paté
Mejool dates
Wines:
Meursault
Puligny Montrachet
Brazin Zinfandel
Bubbles
Other drinks:
Harvey Nichols Port
Tanqueray
Drambuie
I will not be consuming all that by myself, I hasten to add!
What will your festive indulgences be?
My treats list is as follows:
Cheeses:
Ossau Iraty
Comté
Gruyere
Stilton
Goats cheese
Other foods:
Stollen
Crackers for cheese
Quince chutney
Duck and truffle paté
Mejool dates
Wines:
Meursault
Puligny Montrachet
Brazin Zinfandel
Bubbles
Other drinks:
Harvey Nichols Port
Tanqueray
Drambuie
I will not be consuming all that by myself, I hasten to add!
What will your festive indulgences be?
Answers
Christmas Day Lunch
Cheese
Cheese
Smoked Salmon (with Muscadet)
More cheese
Cheese I've never heard of
Cheese that I don't like (not found that yet)
Fromage
Cheese biscuits
Formaggio
Smoked Jarlsberg
Red wines ( misc.)
Little Hovis cheese biscuits (shaped like a loaf)
... ad nauseam :o)
Cheese that I don't like (not found that yet)
Red wines (
... ad nauseam :o)
18:38 Sat 24th Nov 2012
Depends on what is left in the 'Sell By'bin at 4pm on Christmas eve.
Last year I got an 8Kg turkey for £1 , a leg of pork for £1 a huge block of pate for 50p and 4 Kg gammon for £2. 3 weeks meat shopping for £4.50 .
I had a few chickens in the freezer so we wouldn't have gone hungry if there was nothing in the 'left overs' bin. People make too much of Christmas , just another day as far as I am concerned.
Last year I got an 8Kg turkey for £1 , a leg of pork for £1 a huge block of pate for 50p and 4 Kg gammon for £2. 3 weeks meat shopping for £4.50 .
I had a few chickens in the freezer so we wouldn't have gone hungry if there was nothing in the 'left overs' bin. People make too much of Christmas , just another day as far as I am concerned.
Mince pies made with orange pastry and cream cheese are in the freezer. Puddings are slowly ripening, cake is being fed weekly ready for marzipan and icing in a couple of weeks, tiny savoury scones to have with bucks fizz instead of a starter are also in freezer, wine is all bought and resting in wine cellar, six dessert wines amongst them.
Keeping it simple and traditional this year, no mucking about with the sprouts or fancy goings on with anything. However am going to give delias caramelised orange trifle a go....anyone made it?
Keeping it simple and traditional this year, no mucking about with the sprouts or fancy goings on with anything. However am going to give delias caramelised orange trifle a go....anyone made it?