North or south, or east or west
Homemade Christmas fare is best –
Appetizer: liver pate
(Didn’t take a shot – oh drat, hey? –
My fruit salad, Christmas cake,
Also failed a pic to take;
Homemade gravy on that list,
Cranb’rry jelly also missed); 
Starter of asparagus
Should have been sufficient fuss,
But we also went with prawns –
Nobody such starter scorns!
Then, conventional – not quirky –
We tucked into roasted turkey,
And, a well-constructed stuffing
Turkey’s chest with pride was puffing;
Roast potatoes, crispy crust,
With the turkey was a must;
Brussels sprouts with bacon, nuts;
Sausage, gammon ham abuts;
Done au gratin, cauliflower
Finished off the veggie-power,
And, for those with space left over,
Came this great homemade Pavlova;
Tasted good as all this looks –
Compliments to all three cooks!
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Wow, this is truly a feast.
Due to Marks problems with eating these days we moved Christmas to January 🙂
Cannot wait for our Christmas dinner …
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You can then be smirking at the feast you are having while to everyone else it is just a memory!
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Oh, Col, that is so beautiful – now, I am full! No, now I’ve got to go to the market and see about making some of these.
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Amazing what a sight like this will do to even the most sated appetite!
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I had gone off food after Christmas day, but I’m right back on now, and feeling hungry again after looking at these pics…
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The two of us were then abandoned with loads of leftovers, but they did not pall after many revisits!
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what a delicious looking feast. I must sit down and list what all ours consisted of before I forget. Something to do with oysters, and paté, escargots, smoked trout, roast chicken, and….of course a different wine with each course and, oh yes, champagne with dessert. It’s all coming back to me now!
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That seems to have been another simply superb meal!
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These are a few of my fave-or-ite things. Looks yummy.
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Take my word for it!
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Absolutely delicious Col. Glad you had a lovely day as well. Great photo’s. 😀
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Who would have thought that I’d be doing a foodie/photo post?
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Who would have thought indeed. LOL! You should do it more. 😀
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From soppy Santa story, to piles of parcel, to details of dinner … at least my blog is unpredictable!
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Just looking at all that food makes me feel full.
I hope you kissed all three cooks!
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The kicks were all well cussed … er, I mean …
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Those potatoes and the gratin look FAB!
Looks like a Holly Jolly Holiday.
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All of it was deeeeeeeeeee-lish! Very jolly. Lots of champers, too, of course.
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Now I am hungry…thanks for nothing!!
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Pop round for some of the left-overs! They have been left over for our exclusive consumption, as the rest of the fambly has shot off to the Cape.
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If you did not live so far away I would do just that!
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I have just consumed a large plateful of those leftovers. *urp* Deee-licious!
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Very nice . . . how many people were fed?
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All of that was for only six adults and two kids!
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It looks delish!!!
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The looks are by no means deceiving!
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Ohhh yummy 🙂
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Absolutely scrrrrrrrrumptious, in fact!
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Looks like a scrumptious feast that Col!!!
Hope the day was a blessed one…
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It was, and it was!
Now we are feeling all deserted-like …
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