Whose doing what for/over the festive season ?
Anyone travelling away or are we all stay at home types...ya know warm fire ~ full belly ~ feet up ~ Downton ont telly ~ glass of something festive to hand :smiley:
Doing the latter. Don't travel on holidays if I can help it. I plan to eat and drink until New Years Day...
We are heading north to Harrogate to my Sisters on Xmas Day morning.
Family Xmas with both my parents and both my sisters plus families.
Will be fun and chaos but have my earplugs.
Then home for a week of quiet and weather permitting my first ride on a motorcycle in ages. :biker3:
I finish my last night shift on Christmas day at 7am, then I get four days off which aint too bad.
Today is my last working day until the New Year, although I am on phone support.
If the weather improves might even get the bike out
I will be here on my own over Christmas & New Year.. No plans to go away anywhere until March..
Is it not called Consumermass these days?
Have the in-laws with us on the day, but on call with this lot, so may have an excuse to get out !
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Working.
After opening presents it'll be a good meal a couple of drinks, watch some telly in the company of my girl
Quote from: Debs on December 11, 2015, 05:21:04 PM
I will be here on my own over Christmas & New Year.. No plans to go away anywhere until March..
Spending Xmas with friends I hope! Unless you want to be alone at Xmas.
Doing my usual "tour of duty" i.e. visiting family all over the place so 2 days travelling, being offered drinks - "No I can't, I'm driving" - ending up at the in-laws :death: Christmas Eve where I plan to stay in a permanent alcoholic blur until Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas one and all :smiley:
Cheers
Paul B.
Xmas meal at my daughters house for the first time ever , quite a milestone when we have been the supplier of xmas day function since she was born. We tend not to do too much over xmas as we both have had mad demanding jobs and are usually too knackered
Most years we take in a scotland trip right after new years for a few days and this year we will keep up the tradition by taking the full fat up to the cairngorms and praying for some deep snow .
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I'll be cooking! Oven goes on at 730am with a strict timetable worked out that never quite works.
8 in total, 4 adults and a 3 boys twins @18 months and eldest 3.5 yrs. It will be fab day as ever.
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In case I forget, which I am apt to do over the holidays, wishing you all a wonderful Christmas time from the States. I'll be making sausage rolls. Haven't even tried to make tarts or mincemeat pies. Mom used to make those and she was very particular and secretive in the recipes. And I never thought to ask her how and now it's much too late... :cry:
Love your loved ones whilst there here...
Quote from: virginiajim on December 19, 2015, 11:24:21 PM
In case I forget, which I am apt to do over the holidays, wishing you all a wonderful Christmas time from the States. I'll be making sausage rolls. Haven't even tried to make tarts or mincemeat pies. Mom used to make those and she was very particular and secretive in the recipes. And I never thought to ask her how and now it's much too late... :cry:
Love your loved ones whilst there here...
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2174/unbelievably-easy-mince-pies
Best to use 50% butter and 50% Lard Animal fat.. If they turn out too sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar that goes into the mix.
They will come out really yummy :yes:
mmmmm. Sounds mouth watering Debs :yes:
My missus's mincemeat is homemade and to die for. PM me if you want the recipe
Quote from: virginiajim on December 19, 2015, 11:24:21 PM
Love your loved ones whilst there here...
Well said that man!
Mince pies.....I really prefer a decent bit of cake meself, trouble is my conscience is denying me this year..............
The good lady told me it 's stollen! How can I partake! :smiley:
Ah, the old ones! :yawn:
Hoping for light traffic, good weather and clear roads!
Christmas Eve - Shropshire to near Henly, meal with sis' and her family - feast and festivities!
Returning via Gloucester / Forest of Dean trying to catch as many family as possible in one sweep!
25th.......at home - slave to the cooker then try and walk it off in the afty!
26th - back at work :sad:
Will be off off shift 31st to 2nd Jan, so if anyone's hitting Shropshire / Mid Wales (Ponderosa or Cross hands.....real food!) post it in rides out and I'll look forward to blowing away the cobwebs. :scooter:
Quote from: Debs on December 20, 2015, 12:15:14 AM
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2174/unbelievably-easy-mince-pies
Best to use 50% butter and 50% Lard Animal fat.. If they turn out too sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar that goes into the mix.
They will come out really yummy :yes:
Thanks, Debs. I'll let you know how they turn out. I'm making 40 sausage rolls and there won't be any leftovers.
I had Christmas dinner today with my flat mate and her bf..
I'm glad I only have to cook so much once a year. It was so yummy too.. :banana:
Christmas day will be spent watching tele. I may even dig out The Great Escape DVD. :mfr_lol:
And then Bullitt. I watch that just for the cars. They used the same ones throughout the movie. The fastback Mustang isn't bad either. Coming home today I saw a restored one....beautiful.
Quote from: Debs on December 21, 2015, 02:28:50 AM
I had Christmas dinner today with my flat mate and her bf..
I'm glad I only have to cook so much once a year. It was so yummy too.. :banana:
Christmas day will be spent watching tele. I may even dig out The Great Escape DVD. :mfr_lol:
That's a great film Debs and always good to watch, I recorded Kelly's Heroes a few weeks ago so that will be on our things to watch.
Then there's 'Downton Abbey', Christmas 'Strictly comes Dancing' and for Gill a Christmas 'Call the Midwife' :clap: