Christmas spirit
A few days off work and time with the family. Fabulous!
The turkey is in the oven - despite my doubts, I must admit to having taken Nigella's advice and left is soaking in a bucket with brine and sugar overnight - and it is looking good.
The pink champagne is flowing, and we seem to be ahead of the game. Stuffing, vegetables, soup and desert all sorted either yesterday or first thing this morning (before champagne), so only a few side dishes to get prepared.
The kids are having a lie down - quiet time for an hour before the family descend and it all goes mental again.
The hob is full of pans just ready to go, with a fabulous parsnip and bacon rosti and some onion masala spinach as the festive side dishes. Not forgetting babycorn for the kids - they would live on that if they could.
I've just been dancing (sic) around the kitchen to the late, great, James Brown, signing "Sex Machine" at the top of my voice. Not a pretty sight, as my good lady wife will testify.
Off to open a bottle of Christmas spirit - ice cold Apple Schnapps - as a pre-guest aperitif.
I hope that you all have as good a Christmas as we're going to have. Best wishes to everyone.
The turkey is in the oven - despite my doubts, I must admit to having taken Nigella's advice and left is soaking in a bucket with brine and sugar overnight - and it is looking good.
The pink champagne is flowing, and we seem to be ahead of the game. Stuffing, vegetables, soup and desert all sorted either yesterday or first thing this morning (before champagne), so only a few side dishes to get prepared.
The kids are having a lie down - quiet time for an hour before the family descend and it all goes mental again.
The hob is full of pans just ready to go, with a fabulous parsnip and bacon rosti and some onion masala spinach as the festive side dishes. Not forgetting babycorn for the kids - they would live on that if they could.
I've just been dancing (sic) around the kitchen to the late, great, James Brown, signing "Sex Machine" at the top of my voice. Not a pretty sight, as my good lady wife will testify.
Off to open a bottle of Christmas spirit - ice cold Apple Schnapps - as a pre-guest aperitif.
I hope that you all have as good a Christmas as we're going to have. Best wishes to everyone.
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