The Feast!

Wow… what a fantastic day today. Good food, lots of good thoughts and family. What more can you ask for. Been slaving away the last few days in the kitchen cooking up a storm. This year I decided (well a few weeks ago) that I would not be buying chocalates or anything for anyone. It was more a time to do something I haven’t done in quite some time. I was going to make all the goodies and make them I did. Mini Peanut Butter Cups, 3 different kinds of chocolates, Peppermint Patties, cookies that the girls just love and lots of love. All wrapped up (well boxed up) into small packages just for the girls, and they all loved it!

Then for lunch today I made sure that I could cook some healthy things, but still fit in some of the more naughty things. Todays lunch would have some very healthy salads (and lots of it) but still have some of the good stuff on the side. Fresh Baked Dark Rye bread (my favourite and the family likes it to). Roasted Pumpkin & Beetroot salad, Grilled Vegetable Salad, Moroccan Carrott Salad & a lovely Tomato salad for something a bit refreshing. Add to that some roast chicken, roast turkey, ham, prawns tonight and a home made Cherry Chutney (yeah I made chutney!) and the lunch was just awesome.

Topped off with a pre lunch snack of Warm nuts, Diet Coke with Lime & nibble of licorice all sorts (or a few) and you have a great meal. Soon to be topped off by some Plum Pudding, Custard and some after lunch treats!

YUM YUM!!! why not drool yourself!

Xmas Cooking 2011