I know, I know. Christmas is coming and as a foodie you've probably been asked to partake or at least bring a dish in the whole grand production that is Christmas. Or more perilous still, you're the person who is hosting the Christmas shindig and you've got to come up with some fabulous courses in order to satisfy every picky eater that is part of your family along with having a quick cocktail get together with friends in the days preceding Christmas. And let's not forget the vegetarians or kids in the mix...
Allow me to make some suggestions from the ghosts of recipes past:
Nibblies for a pre-Christmas get-together with friends:
Caramelised Camembert with macadamia nuts
Tetsuya's Oysters with rice wine vinaigrette
Goat's cheese, basil and walnut wontons
Christmas Dinner en familie:
Zuni Roast Chicken with bread salad
Rosemary Roasted pork with Apple Maple sauce
Normandy Guinea Fowl with perfect Roast Potatoes
Prawns with Maryam Zaira sauce
Raspberry and Lemongrass trifle
And then there's the vegetarians...
Fruit cake, Swedish Mulled wine and Finnish pea soup
To keep the kids quiet:
Goblin pies (for your little goblins but make them Elf faces!)
If you can't avoid it and people insist on staying over...
Fried Green tomatoes with milk gravy
Lastly I leave you with some photos of the nearby house decorated with Christmas lights. Around our area not a lot of houses do the whole Christmas lights thing but this house is quite the exception. It's situated on the corner of Spofforth Street and Rangers Road, Cremorne (see map below) and is well worth a visit. They're also collecting donations in the tins outside for the Cancer Council of Australia.
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