Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly roundup of posts…Especially for you just in case you missed a few posts during this last week… Well, it’s over bar the shouting as they say…and now we have the leftovers… if you want some respite from the repeats on TV and you want some reality whatever your time zone grab a coffee or a glass of wine, a sausage roll, mince pie, chocolate or a turkey sandwich…take a pew, get comfy… have a read…X…
The first post out of the blocks was my last Mistletoe and Wine for this year…Mistletoe and Wine…No sugar quick-pickled Onions, ham with crackling and a Kamikaze Cocktail…
This post contains recipes for Christmas or New Year ham which I love and pickled onions…Plus Ronan Keating who does have a lovely smile doesn’t he …x
Then came my Culinary Alphabet with a little twist …this time one of them was (cinnamoN)…
I left some of the easy ones, like Salmon and Lemon for Pete who sometimes is a little minx… he sort of mentioned that he was thinking about palindromes…words which say the same frontwards and backwards example Naan Bread or Minim which is a measurement used to describe a single drop of liquid…I think I will pass on that one …DOES anyone want to take up that mantle?
I started with
Bambangan: A fruit found only in Borneo….
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/12/23/the-culinary-alphabet-with-a-little-twistcinnamon/
It was then Christmas Eve…where does the time go …like many after this year I think we are all running towards 2021…
With the Grinch in hot pursuit…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/12/24/christmas-eve-2020/
Christmas Day…came and went like any other day…I ate too much and indulged in Turkish delight and chocolate…as I type it is 10.28 am…a sunny day and my bread is proving …I have drunk my green tea and I am still full up…I keep eying the mince pies and sausage rolls every time I pop into the kitchen to give my bread another knead…but I am still full from yesterday…maybe I should go for a walk?
I haven’t yet checked the state of lay here or elsewhere the world but I am fearful again about this Covid…sorry to be gloomy but it scares me once again all the positive tests even here we have testing stations set up already and our provinces have been colour-coded…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/12/25/christmas-day-2020/
Boxing Day...Football and Bubble and Squeak…I purposely didn’t mention the sales…I d hope any sale shopping will be done online…
London is famous for its Boxing Day sales…The queues stretch for miles and people start queuing on Christmas Day…Yes, they do…Many people buy their Christmas presents for next year…It is mayhem and you certainly do need nerves of steel to get what you want…
This is NOT this year … An older video just to give you a perspective of how it WAS on Boxing Day in the UK…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/12/26/boxing-day-2020-turkey-sandwiches-and-bubble-and-squeak/
That’s all for this weeks roundup…I hope you have enjoyed a safe Chrismas Season wherever you are…Thank you for dropping in today, I hope you have enjoyed reading this post, as always I look forward to your comments… you know I love to chat!
Hi Carol, lovely Christmas roundup. Hope you had a restful time full of tasty food! It is my hubby’s birthday today so I’m trying out a new Greek Chicken recipe!
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Happy Birthday to your hubby.. The chicken sounds good.. Christmas was quiet but good food makes up for that.. Enjoy your Greek chicken xx
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Thank you Carol. The chicken was a great success. I will definitely make it again. 🙂
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Lovely a keeper then…xx
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Definitely. 🙂
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Thank you for another great roundup,Carol! I hope you and yours had a wonderful celebrations of the days, and you not only time for cooking,also for eating.;-) Best wishes, Michael
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Terrific roundup Carol…I made the Christmas Cake recipe you posted…delicious albeit 3-4 minutes in the oven too long…oh well, flavor covered for the slightly darker exterior than I like!
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Easy to do, John that fruit catches quite quickly I did the same but a few sprinkles of brandy on the cake soon helped that…Hope you are having a fun festive season x
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What a week, again! Thank you for the redcap Carol! Since it was just my husband and I for the holiday we splurged on two nice big Maine lobsters. They were big, and I had some of the beautiful meat left over. So I boiled up the shells and made a lobster stock. On Boxing Day, I created a little lobster bisque which we had for lunch, but I made enough to box up a couple of servings and left them on my sister’s porch! It sort of made me laugh that I was truly participating in Boxing Day at its best!
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You are welcome, Dorothy and how lovely..I love lobster meat not something we get often and certainly not as lovely and big as your Maine Lobsters which sound awesome…I love a bisque I always save prawn heads and make nice stock to flavour my paella when I make it….Lucky sister what a treat for her and yes you fulfilled the Boxing Day tradition…Smile…xx
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Shrimp heads and shells are my favorite kitchen reusable!
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Mine too, Dorothy.. Happy New Year 🎄
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I hope you are having a wonderful, safe, and joyous holiday season, dear Carol!
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i’m glad I now know the meaning of Boxing Day, a wonderful idea! By the way, I had ham on Christmas day – yum!
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Very nice I love a nice ham, Marian…I like discovering the meaning and traditions behind different days and holidays some go back centuries 🙂 x
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Thanks for your seasonal roundup, Carol.
Shared on Twitter.
Happy ‘Day after Boxing Day’! It’s all over! Hooray!
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
Catch up with Carol Taylor’s week with her usual wonderful array of food, recipes and Christmas posts.. always something for everyone..
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Thank you for the reblog, Sally, and the lovely intro Hugs xx
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Pleasure Carol… hugsxx
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This is my problem with Christmas. I cook more than I can eat! Happy New Year Carol ❤
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I know the feeling, Cindy …I woke up feeling full …New Year new beginnings a rerun and update of my diet posts to enthuse me methinks…Happy New Year , Cindy x
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Another excellent week, Carol. The last full week of the year in the books. On to 2021. It can’t be this bad again, can it?
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I hope not, Pete but the signs don’t look good we are seeing increased numbers among migrant workers and there is talk of a national lockdown (again) if people don’t comply with restrictions that have been put in place We shall see…I hope you are staying safe and well 🙂 x
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