It's that time of the year again already...and for once I'm almost prepared
I can't believe next week is the week of Christmas. Whoa, I'm actually shitting myself when I say that. I mean I've bought all ym gifts, wrote all my cards, booked all my meals (Ooh that reminds me; must book night out for NYE), picked all my party outfits so I am prepared....but it still spooks me a bit that Christmas is so near. My mind is still in midsummer enjoying the garden.
Summer is my favourite season and I thrive on flowers and sun and bees and cats lazing around and the smell of cut grass.....BUT I do love Christmas. I even love wintery weather when it's Christmas; it all goes hand in hand. I particularly love snow. But what I also love is all the markets that come to town at Christmas that are full of the most wonderful, bizarre and delicious things. Very Christmassy. Especially when you're at the market near Manchester Cathedral and the bell starts chiming the hour. It makes me tingle all over.
I'm heading into London this time next to week to see a seasonal play but I also intend indulging in the Christmas Markets there
We'll probably be eating mostly at the markets as well. There's something very seasonal about eating lovely hot food out in the cold amongst all the Chistmas Lights. Sort of beats being in a restaurant at this time of year where everything is very crowded and hectic.
Speaking of food, I'm quite looking forward to cooking at Christmas. Both meals and sweets. I've been watching a lot of Nigella Lawson's Christmas Kitchen and I'm dying to try out practically all of the recipes. (The exceptions being fruit cake and peanut butter cups since neither of these are sweets are like for some reason.)
The food is just my type of food exactly and I shall definitey be doing Christmas Turkey her way- it looked delicious. And those little desserts with the cream and the chestnut puréé? Be still my grumbling stomach. I had already decided that packed party food is not the way to go and that at Christmas I would only buy ingredients to make my own party food, sweets etc (the except being one token tin of quality street nd some gold coins. A Christmas necessity). Not only is it more delicious, but it also works out more affordable too
Great; my cat just kindly threw up on my carpet. Poor thing. Duty calls.
Summer is my favourite season and I thrive on flowers and sun and bees and cats lazing around and the smell of cut grass.....BUT I do love Christmas. I even love wintery weather when it's Christmas; it all goes hand in hand. I particularly love snow. But what I also love is all the markets that come to town at Christmas that are full of the most wonderful, bizarre and delicious things. Very Christmassy. Especially when you're at the market near Manchester Cathedral and the bell starts chiming the hour. It makes me tingle all over.
I'm heading into London this time next to week to see a seasonal play but I also intend indulging in the Christmas Markets there
We'll probably be eating mostly at the markets as well. There's something very seasonal about eating lovely hot food out in the cold amongst all the Chistmas Lights. Sort of beats being in a restaurant at this time of year where everything is very crowded and hectic.
Speaking of food, I'm quite looking forward to cooking at Christmas. Both meals and sweets. I've been watching a lot of Nigella Lawson's Christmas Kitchen and I'm dying to try out practically all of the recipes. (The exceptions being fruit cake and peanut butter cups since neither of these are sweets are like for some reason.)
The food is just my type of food exactly and I shall definitey be doing Christmas Turkey her way- it looked delicious. And those little desserts with the cream and the chestnut puréé? Be still my grumbling stomach. I had already decided that packed party food is not the way to go and that at Christmas I would only buy ingredients to make my own party food, sweets etc (the except being one token tin of quality street nd some gold coins. A Christmas necessity). Not only is it more delicious, but it also works out more affordable too
Great; my cat just kindly threw up on my carpet. Poor thing. Duty calls.