The post-christmas post
It's good to be back home again after a Christmas visit with my parents in Canberra. The weather was, predictably, very hot for the first few days - the ones where I was cooking - so I did a lot of the cooking at night. This was not a problem for me as I'm a night owl, but worried my mother who isn't.
My sister-in-law and I take turns at doing the Christmas dinner, and it was my turn this year. As most of you know, I love cooking, but not having all the right tools can make it more frustrating than I would like.
My father and I did a big shop for foodstuffs on Monday morning and I started cooking on Tuesday. Our dinner is traditionally on Christmas Eve and is cold, so I could make everything beforehand and just have a few things to finish off on the day itself. So we had Thai Chicken balls as nibbles (as well as nuts etc.), pork and veal terrine and a potato and camembert terrine, roast turkey with cider glaze and lemon butter, glazed ham (orange mustard glaze). potato salad, pesto penne salad, mexican salad, a garden salad (from my sister-in-law) and for dessert ice-cream christmas pudding and marinated oranges.
I expect my parents are still eating leftovers. :)
I also managed to catch up with various friends while I was there, and miss seeing some others, unfortunately.
My sister-in-law and I take turns at doing the Christmas dinner, and it was my turn this year. As most of you know, I love cooking, but not having all the right tools can make it more frustrating than I would like.
My father and I did a big shop for foodstuffs on Monday morning and I started cooking on Tuesday. Our dinner is traditionally on Christmas Eve and is cold, so I could make everything beforehand and just have a few things to finish off on the day itself. So we had Thai Chicken balls as nibbles (as well as nuts etc.), pork and veal terrine and a potato and camembert terrine, roast turkey with cider glaze and lemon butter, glazed ham (orange mustard glaze). potato salad, pesto penne salad, mexican salad, a garden salad (from my sister-in-law) and for dessert ice-cream christmas pudding and marinated oranges.
I expect my parents are still eating leftovers. :)
I also managed to catch up with various friends while I was there, and miss seeing some others, unfortunately.