snowberry Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Village flooded & all roads closed...I wonder if they'll fly my home delivery in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Village flooded & all roads closed...I wonder if they'll fly my home delivery in... Oh no I hope your delivery gets through. We went into town (Oakham) for 8.00 this morning and the supermarket was packed apparently it had been since 6.00 when it opened but the rest of the town was quiet even when we left about 10.00. It was raining so that may have put some off of walking around town, but there were no queues in the shops we went into. Had to dirve the long way round as the country roads under the Harringworth viaduct are flooded. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Village flooded & all roads closed...I wonder if they'll fly my home delivery in... Poor you, hope that you get sorted. Pouring here too and the river is very close to breaching, went to the farmer's market in Deddington this morning to get some last minute veggies and there were loads of floods on the roads around here. I think I have everything now, and am busy making all the bits for the goodie bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It made it through Though I am still wondering at the lateral thinking of my picker. I wanted Camembert in breadcrumbs, the substitution was crabcakes I am very very allergic to crab too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 It made it through That is great news. Hope the weather improves in your part of the country although the forecast does not sound too promising. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Kerissst! I'm glad I sorted the goose for today. It's taken an age to get the few bits of decent meat off. There's more tougher stuff for the dog than us; I don't mind as we're not big eaters anyway. It's been flippin fiddly though. Jamie & Gordon have been sacked & I will be employing Quorn next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just wanted to do a post Christmas update.... I can honestly say that my halibut, scallops and prawns were the best Christmas dinner we have ever had It was so delicious Hope everyone else's dinners went to plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Come on then Major, we're all waiting to hear how your Christmas lunch went.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm waiting for a post on leftovers! Being as we had Turkey & Slimming World chips last night & are having turkey curry tonight. I'm wanting to make up some Coronation turkey for tomorrow & us have a bit of a buffet style tea. Any good recipes for Coronation Turkey?? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Come on then Major, we're all waiting to hear how your Christmas lunch went.... The short answer is "exactly as intended". The clams went down a storm, and despite there being tomato in the sauce it still went well with the Montrachet. Even better, my wife, who doesn't like white wine, decided this was an exception. The welly was not the traditional recipe with a pate, but a variation using a mushroom duxelle and some parma ham. It was a real novelty having the ability again to be able to cook that in one oven at one temperature (actually two temperatures, since it required turning down half way through) whilst cooking the hasselbacks and parsnips in the other oven. Nothing got burned, the beef was rare, and the Chambolle-Musigny was a good choice to go with it. Yes, we finished off with Christmas pud. Yes, it was a bought one (through our daughter's school - it's billed as the ultimate Christmas pudding, and I have to say it's the best I've tasted). Yes, the rum butter was home-made. In short, as with Spacechick, we had a meal worth celebrating with. Now it'd be good to hear everyone else's stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Turkey crown got a bit overcooked - not guilty, I was out collecting elderly guests while my BIL and niece took over! The gammon, cooked on Christmas Eve and just glazed with apple jelly and honey (since I happened to have both handy) was delicious, luckily there's lots left over. The best thing I did was to buy the gravy, it saved a lot of hassle on the day! The actual meal was relatively stress-free, all the veg had been prepped the night before. Christmas pud was a Tesco one supplied by my sister, not that exciting and I'd rather have made my own (I would usually, but she'd already bought this). Nothing else to add really - but it was a very 'traditional' dinner, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm interested to hear about some of the other slightly more unusual ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Well, ours went well (nothing too adventurous as the oldsters are quite conservative).... Smoked salmon and cream cheese in croustades to start Slow roasted free range cockerel (yes, the taste is better than a 'hen bird') stuffed with lemons and thyme from the garden Roasted taters Parsnips roasted in parmesan Leeks (from a friend's lottie) with bacon lardons in a white sauce, topped with parmesan (see a theme here?) Yer basic greens for the ones who don't like fancy veg Free range pork chipolatas Devils on horseback Bread sauce Yorkshires Stuffing parcels wrapped in parma ham Finished off with homemade baked vanilla cheesecake topped with fresh fruit Homemade meringues with chestnut puree, vanilla cream (double cream, mascarpone, raw sugar and vanilla essence) topped with marrons glace. All went very well, a lot to cook for 10 people, but I prepped a lot the day before. No-one died and we all enjoyed ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Well we managed leeks (in cheese sauce), parsnips, carrots and sprouts from our allotment. We also had a cockerel for our local butcher, very nice! Best of all my 10 month old niece had her first Christmas dinner, which she enjoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
