Merry Christmas

[TrimTheKing]

May I be the first (on the forum) to wish you all a Merry Christmas (now the clock has turned).

I have just finished par boiling all the veg that required it, turkey is sorted and ready to be blasted, desserts all prepared, timings set out so I know what goes in when, without needing to work it out on the fly, finishing touches put to two wine racks I have made as gifts (WIP pics to follow obv...), presents all stacked under tree (geez, there's a lot!!! ) and now sittting down to a nice glass of Lagavulin and some TV to wind down

Hope you (and your families) all have a great day. May your cup runneth over with whatever you desire :ho2

 

[Tenko]

Mark,

Best wishes to yourself and everyone else on this forum. Can't fault your choice of malt, like the odd Lagavulin myself, like the peaty ones.

Mick.

 

[wizer]

Merry Xmas Mark. I've just done the same. Our butcher hadn't prepped the Turkey the way I like it, so I had to bone out the crown and legs before I stuffed them. I like getting the bulk of it out the way the night before.

 

[Ironballs]

Seasons greetings to you too. I'm sat here enjoying a new pleasure, Morland's Old Crafty Hen, a warmed up winter warmer version of Owld Speckled Un. Very nice

 

[cambournepete]

...bone out the crown and legs before I stuffed them.

Gosh - that sounds complicated, happy just to stuff as is, cover with bacon and roast personally...
Happy Holidays* :ho2 :deer ccasion5:

*quoting American Dad currently on BBC3...

 

[wizer]

Well yes it is involved, but normally the butcher does the hard work. I much prefer cooking the Turkey this way. It's quicker, everything cooks evenly and remains moist. It's also much easier to carve and serve\portion. Simples

 

[Steve Maskery]

Yes, Felice Natalie to all.
My mate Bob is coming over for a couple of days. We are going walking today with some friends of mine, followed by a very un-Trad dinner at their place. Lobster and crab salad , beef casserole, B&B pudding with apricot conserve, Catuccini with Vin Santo, Colston Basset Stilton with Niepoort. I really don't think we'll manage it all.

Tomorrow, Bob, who hasn't had to cook for years, is doing the Trad thing for me as a treat, as it's usually me cooking for him.

I look forward to seeing all your goodies pics

Steve

 

[Boz62]

Merry Christmas. I'll have my own tradition of Salmon for Christmas Dinner this evening. I'm afraid my Christmas prezzy was an early one - the pillar drill used to finish the workbench in late November :shock:

Although I'm really glad I did give in and get it early, as the trip down to High Wycombe was a lot easier than it would have been this week

Happy New Year all

Boz

 

[studders]

Cool yule y'all.


Curry for me today. :lol:

 

[mailee]

Yes here too Merry Christmas to all and all the best for the New Year. I thought it was only me who nips down to the workshop on Christmas day, In between cooking dinner I have just been down to unclamp perts of the shoe cabinet and glue some more and re-clamp pieces. :roll: SWMBO is used to it now but used to think I was mad. I guess I just can't keep away from wood. :lol: I am now relaxing with a Pernod though. :wink:

 

[wizer]

Fully intend to disappear into the workshop after lunch. Too much inlaws in bad for ones health.

 

[Dibs-h]

Merry Crimbo chaps.

 

[Maia28]

I've not been on here in a while, but good to see all the usual suspects are still here. A very Merry Christmas to you all.

Andy