What are you eating this Christmas?

Woo!

 

Aww thanks Woo for that great pic ....was that taken went we went on one of your lovely walks?

 

Living as I do in a country I was not born in, I find that the best thing to do is embrace the new culture, whilst keeping hold of my original one. Due to that, Christmas is a double occasion here. Sweden celebrates it on Christmas Eve, and as most know, the UK celebrates it on Christmas Day.

So, yesterday that was the traditional Swedish Christmas. In our case, thats a three course meal. The first of those comprises of different kinds of pickled herring, gravadlax, boiled eggs, and black(dark brwn really!) bread. All washed down with Christmas beer, and the ubiquitous schnapps. Normally, that would be my own, but this year I forgot to make it. The second course was baked ham, meatballs (of course!) "prince sausages" (thats a direct translation, as I'm not sure what they are called in English) brown cabbage and boiled potatoes. Course number three was Rice à la Malta with tea, rather than the traditional coffee.

Todays food will be the traditional British one. Turkey with all the trimmings, and wine to wash it down, followed by syllabub. With luck, all that will be eaten before the Queen makes her traditional speech. Anarchist that I am, the toast will not be brandy, but an Irish Pot Still Whiskey.

 

My Grandaughter Kat used to love In the Night Garden, I still do but don't tell anyone.

 

Finished the turkey dinner by 11.30 have the Christmas pudding sometime this afternoon, used to have it straight after the dinner but it's too much for us now.
When cooking the dinner had 2 glasses of babycham and a glass of New Zealand sparkling wine with the dinner.

 

Nothing fancy as it’s only the two of us. Roasted the beef yesterday, with carrots and onion, with water added to make up the gravy with. Picked some sprouts and dug up a parsnip this morning. King Edward spuds for roasting and onion rings.

 

Yummy traditional turkey dinner but decided not to have the Christmas pud. Bailey's, Port and maybe a Brandy tonight.

 

Had a lovely christmas dinner...id prepped most in advance so was easy to put together.

prawn and avocado for starers, did a traditional turkey dinner but we opted for a reduced size and had a turkey joint....got to say it was the best turkey I've ever had!
No sprouts as we don't like them ha!

Christmas pud and brandy cream for afters and some after dinner mints.

 

Looks yummy @Snorky85
Is someone waiting patiently for a taster?

Just had a long video chat with no2 son and his girlfriend their dinner is just about ready to serve....now! Personally I couldn't eat that late.

 

Crikey that is late! I couldn't imagine going to bed on such a full stomach.

i did swede and carrot mash this year...had a bit leftover so let Dotty eat it as she loves it....BIG MISTAKE. I know I havent got covid because I havent lost my sense of smell...unfortunately

 

Oh no poor Dotty!!! ....and poor you too!

They don't seem to go to bed until 3am ish, but no still wouldn't want to cook, eat and then clear away this late in the day....showing my age now I suppose .

 

I'm more into this... in the evening.