MANILVA CHRISTMAS DAY.

SATURDAY 25TH DECEMBER 2010 CHRISTMAS DAY.

After “Nochebuena “ we still had to get up early to get things on the go; the Crown of Turkey only just fitted in the oven; we then had our Xmas morning breakfast of freshly squeezed Orange juice, Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Pink Trout, toast and chilled Cava to start the day in the right fashion !

Brenda started to get her vegetables on the way, Glazed Carrots, Baby Sprouts with Smoked Bacon bits, Roasted Parsnip fingers in Honey and Garden peas along with small New Potatoes. The chestnut stuffing was on the go along with the Pigs in Blanket and the crispy Bacon from off the Turkey Crown as it came out of the oven to rest along with the dark leg meat and I then finished the gravy using the bone stock. The Duck Fat roasted potatoes go in the oven as our guests arrive; we then got ourselves ready and had our usual Gin and Tonic and Bacardi and Coke, we had chilled Cava on arrival and then drinks and with the meal a fine Rioja along with a local White wine.Mano and Anna along with Carlos arrived first, Ana Mari had to work and Fabio was around at his Spanish grandparents, we had also prepared some nibbles of Local Ham,Chorizo,Olives and Nuts. Semi Curado cheese and sliced cooked Chipolatas in Lea and Perrins ! Brian and Lilli arrived last and made an entrance all dressed up in their finest! The picture below shows us all around the table’s as we started to eat our meal. Brian and Lilly brought Cheese and Port for later; I had also got a small special very rich Xmas Pudd which came to the table flamed in Brandy and topped with Brandy butter and Brandy sauce together with Kipling’s Mince pies ! Mano had to go off to work and Carlos took Ana Mari her Xmas dinner on a plate.


Thought for the Day;

The skill to writing is to create a context in which other people can think.

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