Merry Christmas!
Usually, after a day on my feet cooking I feel a little empty. Tradition has been served, but despite all the preparation that goes into it, Christmas dinner is a little flat. The kids are just not THAT excited by Turkey and the trimmings, my kitchen is full of dirty dishes and my refrigerator full of leftovers which noone particularly wants to eat. This year there’s a little of the trifle left, but everything else is long gone.
The Right Teapot for Your Nightgown
icture our Elizabeth robe, but in sumptuous silver grey, lined with deep pink and edged with softest silver fox (faux, of course). The nightgown is a soft pink trimmed with tiny bows and decorated with tiny pearls. It’s my favorite robe, but it demands with right setting.
Nightgown Compatible Pineapples
I was expecting great fruit, after all, Florida is the orange and grapefruit centre of the world, but I didn’t expect the onions. The red onions which are readily available here are potent but delightfully sweet, as well as being extremely good nutritionally. This, I must say is not always top of my list when it comes to reasons to eat something, but if something tastes terrific AND is good for you then you’d really have to be an idiot to turn it down.
What to Eat in Your Nightgown
Should we have pomegranate juice for breakfast or be common and drink champagne?
Aprium
Apriums (or should it be apria?) can be used in most circumstances where you would use apricots, but the slightly sharp taste of plum makes them a particularly good accompaniement for cheese, especially blue cheese.
Goats Cheese Delight
I enjoy dinner parties, but sometimes things go wrong. I end up with a rushed day and no time to prepare, no a problem with many guests, but sometimes you want to impress, and you feel you have to create something a little out of the ordinary but you have no time to do it.
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