2007 was the year that I bore my readers with recipies of dishes that no one ever cooks..I honestly cannot say that I had a response to one of my recipies that mentioned that they’ve tried it and it’s delicious. So unless I need to keep the recipie here so that I won’t go searching for it again, I will try not to post up recipies, only pictures ya….recipies will only be made available on request.

2007 is also the year that I made a whole christmas dinner by myself. Growing up with a maid and a kitchen-proud mother, all the cooking that I did was just literally popping stuff into the kitchen, all the pounding,grinding and peeling are premade before I even step into the kitchen. So Christmas 2007 is very special indeed,with yours truly slaving away in the kitchen..

Setting the scene.

starting off with bacon wrapped turkey

Orange topped raw ham joint

Pigs in blankies – hotdogs & sausages wrapped in bacon

The star – gobble gobble

Orange glazed ham

Mulled wine cabbage & swede carrot mash

Brussels sprouts with melted butter topped with crispy bacon

Roast potatoes with turkey fat, pigs in blankets & sausagemeat stuffing

The feast

My plateful

Ham was unsalty and slightly sweet, like it should be. Turkey was tender with a slight saltiness, not at all dry and flaky like how it is usually served – I have my secrets of course . This was my first proper ‘dinner party’, with decorations and all. Impressive, if I might say so myself. Of course, after two days of endless slaving away at the stove, the least I could have done was produce edible food.

Hope your Christmas was as delicious as mine!

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