Baked Camembert with garlic studs, rosemary and olive oil is the bomb. Mmmmmm.
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Does anyone like marrons glace (candied chestnuts)?? My granddad loooooved them (he was a French teacher) and we would always have them for Christmas but I've not had one since he died. Think it might be time to resurrect the tradition, although a box of 6 is like a tenner 
soooo delicious though.
soooo delicious though.
They look and sound delicious @crystaleyesd. Never heard of them before but I want to try them now!
this is a new thing and it looks deliciousDoes anyone like marrons glace (candied chestnuts)?? My granddad loooooved them (he was a French teacher) and we would always have them for Christmas but I've not had one since he died. Think it might be time to resurrect the tradition, although a box of 6 is like a tenner
I was made to stuff these with marzipan and roll in cocoa powder or sugar.
Please, please, please can someone else tell me they did this?
ETA I do not do this now.
We used to have them and stuff them with marzipan. No rolling action though.
Now my mum buys dates stuffed with things, including marzipan, like these:
So it's definitely a thing. It is. It is.
I love a mince pie now, after always disliking them as a child. Still nope to Christmas pud though, and nope to Christmas cake. Think I prefer Christmas savouries, cheese, chutney, pickles and the like.
Christmas Eve we usually have a baked camembert with other nibbles, but this year I'm tempted to try the Hairy Bikers' recipe for a cheese and beer fondue
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My appetite has returned after my crappy bit, but my motivation hasn't, so tonight's sophisticated dinner is courtesy of the kebab shop. Cheeseburger with burger sauce and all the kebab salad, chips and a pot of gravy so thick I can stand my chips in it. Love it
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Christmas Eve we usually have a baked camembert with other nibbles, but this year I'm tempted to try the Hairy Bikers' recipe for a cheese and beer fondue
. My appetite has returned after my crappy bit, but my motivation hasn't, so tonight's sophisticated dinner is courtesy of the kebab shop. Cheeseburger with burger sauce and all the kebab salad, chips and a pot of gravy so thick I can stand my chips in it. Love it
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Oh my god I’ve never heard of it and now there’s nothing I want moreDoes anyone like marrons glace (candied chestnuts)?? My granddad loooooved them (he was a French teacher) and we would always have them for Christmas but I've not had one since he died. Think it might be time to resurrect the tradition, although a box of 6 is like a tenner
I looove mince pies, I’m yearning for them now.
Seeing this is the festive edition I thought I’d pop in to see if anyone has any suggestions for non alcoholic drinks with a bit of a fancy feel to them?
I don’t drink alcohol any more and don’t particularly miss the alcohol but I do miss a wee something with a sense of occasion.
Seeing this is the festive edition I thought I’d pop in to see if anyone has any suggestions for non alcoholic drinks with a bit of a fancy feel to them?
I don’t drink alcohol any more and don’t particularly miss the alcohol but I do miss a wee something with a sense of occasion.
Gotta have schloer at Christmas!
my grandma may she rest in peace made me lol once asking for a J-Lo
my grandma may she rest in peace made me lol once asking for a J-Lo
Fentimans sparkling drinks are good, some interesting flavours and no horrid sweeteners. I also like making punch like concoctions with sparkling water and various fruit juices, lemon/lime slices, maybe pomegranate seeds or something similarly festive. Or grown up cordials made with sparkling water, like the Belvoir ones or Bottlegreen
Yes. Every Christmas! And also stuff prunes with fondant icing. Can’t stand either as a result!
Eggnog without alcohol added? Not sure it gets more festive than that.
Belvoir have a festive mulled punch. Their ginger cordial is nice warmed up too (also good if you're ill).Fentimans sparkling drinks are good, some interesting flavours and no horrid sweeteners. I also like making punch like concoctions with sparkling water and various fruit juices, lemon/lime slices, maybe pomegranate seeds or something similarly festive. Or grown up cordials made with sparkling water, like the Belvoir ones or Bottlegreen
I'm not keen on mince pies generally, but I still actually reminisce about some I had from a posh bakery years ago - mini puff pastry ones, still warm, with a ramekin of clotted cream for dipping.
You’ll have to go to Waitrose
I love mince pies with brandy butter; Christmas pudding is really just a vehicle for brandy butter. Our family recipe involves adding as much brandy as the butter and icing sugar mixture can take, and keeping it in the fridge until use so it doesn't go liquid.
Ooh yes, all right up my street, thank you. It’s gotta be Shloer at Christmas dinner of course.Fentimans sparkling drinks are good, some interesting flavours and no horrid sweeteners. I also like making punch like concoctions with sparkling water and various fruit juices, lemon/lime slices, maybe pomegranate seeds or something similarly festive. Or grown up cordials made with sparkling water, like the Belvoir ones or Bottlegreen
This is OT, but I need to express my views.
Does anyone else listen to the Sounds podcast of the Grenfell Inquiry?
I have listened from the first one. I’m up to 132 now. It’s horrifying how all the build and design firms are passing the buck to each other. The tories have made the Building Compliance departments “commercial “. If they don’t get the work from building firms they are in financial trouble.
I knew the world had a lot of corruption and greed, but listening to the evidence is shocking.
Today’s episode was all about the ways the cladding firms lied about the combust ability of the materials use to clad the building.
Sorry if I’ve brought down the mood here.
Does anyone else listen to the Sounds podcast of the Grenfell Inquiry?
I have listened from the first one. I’m up to 132 now. It’s horrifying how all the build and design firms are passing the buck to each other. The tories have made the Building Compliance departments “commercial “. If they don’t get the work from building firms they are in financial trouble.
I knew the world had a lot of corruption and greed, but listening to the evidence is shocking.
Today’s episode was all about the ways the cladding firms lied about the combust ability of the materials use to clad the building.
Sorry if I’ve brought down the mood here.
@Blurp I thought that fluff collection was a photo of Nibbles or Loppy, good lord.
I wish I hadn't read all this Christmas food chat right before bed, now I'm going to be lying awake thinking about gingerbread, mince pies, stollen, dates and marrons glacés. I found maple and pecan mincemeat in Sainsbury's the other day but am yet to make any mince pies with it.
There is a final instalment of my seasonal wardrobe and I already know this one's going to be divisive. I won't take any reactions personally.
I wish I hadn't read all this Christmas food chat right before bed, now I'm going to be lying awake thinking about gingerbread, mince pies, stollen, dates and marrons glacés. I found maple and pecan mincemeat in Sainsbury's the other day but am yet to make any mince pies with it.
There is a final instalment of my seasonal wardrobe and I already know this one's going to be divisive. I won't take any
reactions personally.
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