Food

Fab joint effort with Mrs M, her seasoning of the chicken wings and pork belly always top notch

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My effort:

Pigs in blankets and gravlax demolished before lunch.

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Bang on with the starter, that's almost goats cheese but no dairy.

Chilli jam was with the cheeze course.

Roasties are my favourite. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

That is a Savoy cabbage wrapped nut roast, so tasty.

Turkey was average, I fell into the trap of thinking that it hadn't been in long enough even though the temperature said it was cooked.

Butterflied lamb from the barbecue was great, plus a bit of jeopardy as I didn't have that much charcoal so wasn't sure if it was going to keep hot enough to cook.

Shredded sprouts and pancetta was a hit and, most importantly, roast potatoes were banging.

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Aussie classic!

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Another two pages of wonderful.

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The spread

That looks perfection 👍

I didn't take any whole table pics but here's a couple of food snaps.

Whilst many people aren't big on Turkey, I really like it.

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Turkey pie, turkey curry, turkey in cheese sauce incoming :)

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Top work!

Brothers family round for lunch today, so we did two large guinea fowl - roasted on a bed of shallots, pancetta and a Reisling and stock sauce which we then added cream and mustard to

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And onto the traditional boxing day lunch

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Great variation of coq au riesling - looks banging.

Mashed up roast spuds, with the sprouts bacon and chestnuts from last night. A little bit of spring onion to add some fresh bite. Warmed in the oven and then the left over stuffing burgers to go on top.

Leftover bubble n squeak

Once cooked the stuffing patty and chives put on top

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Pulses…

In laws gave me a pressure cooker. Where can I buy good quality dry pulses (chickpeas etc) as I’d much rather get a dry ingredient and cook it myself than buy tins if possible. Which brands are worth looking out for?

The main thing I find is that you want to use somewhere where they at least semi regularly sell whichever pulse. They can sit on a shelf for ages and you don't really know they aren't as fresh until you cook them.

Hodmedods

Leftover Boxing Day roast duck.

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Basically the same….

Some left over prime rib roast (and some momofuku chilli crunch) in Costco kimchi noodle bowl 😅

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I've gone a bit more traditional with some bubble

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Boxing day sandwich went down a treat.

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I'm looking for a good apron - having been enamoured with Stanley Tucci rustling things up in his kitchen. Typically bib aprons tend to give me a slightly sore neck, so wondering if anyone here has a good recco?

Stanley Tucci

You may have found this already but this seems to be his apron in particular - not that it addresses your issue!

https://www.justinetabak.co.uk/products/justine-tabak-x-emily-scott-apron