Undo those belts and loosen those top buttons, Christmas is on the way!!
Doesn’t much feel like it though, the weather is crap at the moment!! mild, wet and very windy, not a bit of frost in site. Ignoring the weather ’tis the season to force feed yourself large quantities of rich food and strong alcohol, I love it!! Christmas is my favourite time of year and I love winter in general. I much prefer snuggling up to a warm fire than sweating profusely in the midsummer heat.
Today was our work pre-Christmas binge so I cooked a Delia smith Buche de Noel (or chocolate chestnut log to you and me) and a chicken liver pate (I don’t tend to bother with the brioche soldiers or as much butter as he suggests, it’s rich enough. Oat cakes or normal bread is fine). Again I managed to do something stupid. I poured the chicken liver mixture into the blender intending to take out the large sprigs of thyme before blending….I forgot. Actually it was really nice and everyone loved it. All of us felt like barrels on legs and made getting motivated to work in the afternoon and not collapsing in a soporific heap a chore.
The chestnut log turned out quite well as well. I wasn’t sure about the chestnut puree, it had a strange texture and slightly odd taste, but I’d never had it before so maybe it was just that it was new to me. I also couldn’t get a hold of any candied chestnuts but it didn’t seem to matter so much. I think a hazelnut puree would be lovely in it too but maybe not quite so Christmassy.
It’s the Christmas work do tomorrow night so I’m going to have to loosen the belt another notch or two and I’m homeward bound on Saturday for Christmas for more food and drink. The scales are going into hibernation until I have eventually got round to starting my new years resolution (I know what it is because it’s the same resolution every year). Turkey and stuffing here I come.
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