Merry Christmas!
December 24 2015 Food wise Video
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Maggie’s Kitchen Diary
12 Days of Christmas
December 23 2015 Food wise
From my earliest memories, Christmas has always been a real time of celebration for my family. When I was really little it was all about the presents, even so, going back as far as when I was five or six years old, the really special memories are of food. The first Christmas feast I clearly recall centred on the icebox on our back verandah working overtime in its attempt to keep the drinks cold, let alone the food. From then on Christmas meant a groaning table topped with the ham and goose, plus chooks from our backyard. Gathered around the table would be our family, as well as friends without families of their own, who were warmly welcomed. What do you have planned for your Christmas menu? Read the rest...
12 Days of Christmas
December 22 2015 Food wise
Our family never manages to eat the Christmas pudding on Christmas Day. What tends to happen is that it’s covered well and put back into the fridge. In the evenings that follow, it is taken out, a slice at a time, and warmed a little, to enjoy with a cup of tea after dinner. Pudding keeps for a long time, as does my brandy butter - that is, if you don’t eat it by the spoonful each time you pass the fridge like I do, butter fiend that I am. It wold be much better for me if I didn't make the brandy butter at all, but then it wouldn’t be Christmas! What sits on your dessert list for Christmas Day? Read the rest...
12 Days of Christmas
December 21 2015 Food wise
I have never lost the excitement of Christmas day and all it entails. From my earliest childhood memories, this has nothing to do with extravagant gifts, but rather it’s about sharing the day, and the pleasures of a bountiful table, with family. Each year when our children were young, to the advent of our grandchildren, our delight has always come from the children. I have photos from over the years of the same scene in our front room. The pine tree takes centre stage, with its Christmas-y scent pervading, adorned with ornaments of varying levels of sophistication, depending on which grandchild has helped Colin to decorate the tree. One constant is the silver cardboard and tinsel star at the very top, made by Saskia and Elli when they were little. There is no such thing as less is more when it comes to the tree! What sentimental favourites always land on your Christmas tree, year after year? Read the rest...
12 Days of Christmas
December 21 2015 Food wise
When it comes to Christmas, I must admit a streak of extravagance - if I am tempted by something special, I’ll justify it by saying, ‘but it’s Christmas…’ The house will be overflowing with flowers, the cellar will be raided for special wines and I may even order yabbies from Western Australia if there’s not enough water in our own dam for Colin to catch some. What extra special addition do you seek out just for Christmas? Read the rest...
