tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post3600548869848412384..comments2024-01-21T20:50:37.612+11:00Comments on GourmetGirlfriend: The silly seasonGourmetGirlfriendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14540195749908936684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-73217158640129263052010-12-09T18:58:55.884+11:002010-12-09T18:58:55.884+11:00A lovely posting Gourmet girl xA lovely posting Gourmet girl xVeronicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-41241832906178881322010-12-08T21:14:47.950+11:002010-12-08T21:14:47.950+11:00I love the way when you decide 'its time' ...I love the way when you decide 'its time' you get right on with things with a huge gusto. The tree, the lights, the love, the photos, the gravad lax. The Lot! Gorgeous. Well,this will be my 70th Christmas and that's quite a lot and I have so many memories associated with this special family season - many (that'd be 40!) shared with you. Long before though I do recall the calendar on the side of the kitchen cabinet where my mother put black crosses on days I was naughty with warnings that too many crosses meant no presents from Father Christmas!! fear and dread - and quite a few black marks - but still he, dear man, always came through with the goodies. There was always red jelly and singing around the piano and the Hokey Pokey - and,for some reason, Dad always painted the toilet a few days before Christmas. As you say, our own family celebrations were full of good smells and tastes,lots of laughing and bad jokes, dogs running amok - some family members too, at times. Above all, as Greg says, the best thing is that everyone gets together to celebrate and enjoy themselves and each other. Bring on the 25th! JomaxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-65973403090489167342010-12-08T12:42:39.990+11:002010-12-08T12:42:39.990+11:00Well, the Christmas tree is just sooo much fun! Th...Well, the Christmas tree is just sooo much fun! That smell of pine is simply divine. It's the smell of Christmas. The gravalax is a great idea and we were all thinking of what we might cook this year. Traditionally Marc's family always did seafood - crays, oysters and prawns. This year Marc's dad's going to make his Tahitian raw fish salad which he learnt when he travelled to Tahiti in the early 60s by boat! i think he may have learnt some other things too ... Mum always likes to cook a goose or some sort of game but we then argue how she'll cook it as she's notorious for over cooking and simply CANNOT be told. So oven arguments are part of our Christmas day - but this year I'm going to button it and drink instead! Merry Christmas GG and we'll let you know how the Gravalax went. I made a wholewheat summer pasta for a dinner party the other day from an Alice Waters cookbook. The best bit was Claudia did so much of it, like peeling the roasted peppers and de-seeding them. It was so lovely to sit at the table and get our hands all capsicum-slimed together! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064789146346006482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-61257540754409582022010-12-08T11:18:06.505+11:002010-12-08T11:18:06.505+11:00Maybe I take for granted that we always have good ...Maybe I take for granted that we always have good food at christmas, but I am sure I wont get strident opposition to the idea that the best thing about christmas is that the food and gifts brings everyone together; a time to celebrate even if it has been a hard year, as you have managed to do again this year.<br /><br />Lots of Love,<br /><br />GregGregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-21864253361119970242010-12-08T10:59:26.032+11:002010-12-08T10:59:26.032+11:00YUM!
Panzanella is such a fantastic Xmas dish- th...YUM! <br />Panzanella is such a fantastic Xmas dish- the colours are PERFECT! And oh boy is it delish....GourmetGirlfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540195749908936684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315813441386653699.post-11577929886279482002010-12-08T10:55:06.199+11:002010-12-08T10:55:06.199+11:00Oh Sufjan-ey. I <3 you so x
Our Christmas lunch...Oh Sufjan-ey. I <3 you so x<br />Our Christmas lunch is also a shifting feast, with new menus every year and everyone bringing along something. <br />I love to make a fabulous Italian salad called panzanella...using stale sourdough, ripe, red tomatoes, green and red capsicums, red onions lots a herbs, anchovies, olives and a dressing of red wine vinegar and olive oil...also a a massive pot of slow cooked red capsicums strips, cooked up with olive oil, slivers of squashed garlic, a little sugar and a splash of good, sticky balsamic.<br />Happy ho hoBang and Whimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488642623403197312noreply@blogger.com