I was responsible for cooking the Christmas dinner and hosting this year and after 3 days of prep it went off really well (I am biased of course) Unfortunately in my flurry of asctivity on the day I didn't take any pics but below is a menu of what was served.
Entree
Mini sesame seed sausage rolls
puff pastry tarts with goats cheese, tomato and thyme
Mains
Sage butter and Lemon Roast Chicken
Golden syrup and orange glazed Ham
Honey mustard carrots and sweet potato
Roast potatoes
Coriander, sesame and pumpkin salad
Pea and broadbean salad
asparagus
Dessert
homemade Cherry, Strawberry, Maple walnut and dark chocolate icecream with sorbet top
Plum pudding with brandy cream and custard
mini toblerone mousse cups
Choc dipped strawberries
Mince tarts
so mmmmmmmmm! it was good all topped off with a summer pimms punch
On boxing day I headed up north to Taupo Bay for 8 days of bliss camping, swimming, reading, sleeping and eating. It was a lovely beach. I was away with a group of 9 and during the week we had fun on the blow up Jolly Rodger, saw dolphins, faught off mozzies and sea lice, ate NZ's best fish and chips, found out what an octo (beer) funnel was, star gazed, played oodles of Jenga and asshole and generally had a great time.
On return I caught up with the holiday movies and saw Australia, loved it but couldn't help compare to Nicoles Far and away movie and american cowboy and indian flicks, Twilight which I enjoyed as love the whole Vampire thing and finally the best of the bunch the curious case of Benjamin Button which was an amazing idea of a person being born with a brain that ages but a body that gets younger - talk about make me cry.
Anyway am back at work now but trying to keep the holiday buzz going.
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