tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post4305102521886680692..comments2024-03-28T18:14:41.281+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Top Tips For Christmas #2Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-40738534927549151952011-12-02T10:10:20.547+00:002011-12-02T10:10:20.547+00:00Great tips Angela. I so agree about no need to ove...Great tips Angela. I so agree about no need to over stock or over eat.Christmas seems to be a competition about spending more and having the best for so many people. I'm glad your girls look after you on the big day. You both deserve a treat after all the hard work.Chris schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-56459292557369422182011-12-02T09:35:06.782+00:002011-12-02T09:35:06.782+00:00My mother is called Pansy. A beautiful, pretty nam...My mother is called Pansy. A beautiful, pretty name, but she hates it - so don't tell anybody!<br />KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-16495560800112161822011-12-02T06:33:34.266+00:002011-12-02T06:33:34.266+00:00I forgot to say 'SNAP' when I last visited...I forgot to say 'SNAP' when I last visited!!<br /><br />This week 'great minds think alike'. Some great tips here on yours.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-57021793922737582032011-12-02T03:46:58.882+00:002011-12-02T03:46:58.882+00:00Wonderful advice, Angela, especially about keeping...Wonderful advice, Angela, especially about keeping the decorations and food simple. I would like to have a look around your fridge some day--sounds like you keep hidden away all sorts of lovely things to eat!<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-75016937571729140102011-12-01T21:22:16.638+00:002011-12-01T21:22:16.638+00:00Mouth watering comments! And very sound advice ove...Mouth watering comments! And very sound advice overall! List time is nearly upon us here!magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-35977978312698227662011-12-01T15:05:15.216+00:002011-12-01T15:05:15.216+00:00Now THAT I like the sound of [I enjoy mussels cook...Now THAT I like the sound of [I enjoy mussels cooked that way] When are you coming for supper???Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-73592430901549219332011-12-01T14:52:05.551+00:002011-12-01T14:52:05.551+00:00If you dont like raw oysters I could cook them for...If you dont like raw oysters I could cook them for you with lots of butter, parsley and garlic topped off with some bread crumbs and popped in the oven for a few minuites.The butter makes you mop up all the goodness with lots of bread.This is how I like mine, I'm not a Brit for nothing. LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-78117975888125026932011-12-01T14:43:33.869+00:002011-12-01T14:43:33.869+00:00And was your relative called Christmas a Happy one...And was your relative called Christmas a Happy one?<br />Thank you Liz for this fascinating description of your multi-traditional Christmas in Corsica. Chestnuts, and desserts from the patisserie sound gorgeous, but I am not sure about oysters.<br />blessings xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-85064761434872642482011-12-01T14:34:48.826+00:002011-12-01T14:34:48.826+00:00I love Christmas and all the preperations.
I live...I love Christmas and all the preperations. <br />I live on the French Island of Corsica where Christmas is a family holiday and not very commercial and I mix 3 traditions.<br />So we will start with Corsican oysters,I will go down to the sea to buy them on the 24th(French tradition)<br />fois gras(French)then<br /> roast kid and chestnuts(Corsican)on the night of the 24th<br /> turkey and citrus stuffing on the 25th( English and French)with baby roast potatoes then <br />Christmas log both days, bought in the local patisserie (both English and French)<br />There will be homemade Christmas cake and clemantines (Corsican).<br />Not forgetting beautiful Corsican cheese either goats milk or ewes.<br />Crackers will be on the table as my family love them.<br />Whats leftover the next day (26th) will be made into shepards pie and eaten with the little gem salad that wasn't finished with the cheese.Thats it ,either made beforehand,bought or does itself!<br />Christmas puddings will be eaten later on during the winter to cheer up an ordinary day. LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-67577253169937513682011-12-01T14:19:25.210+00:002011-12-01T14:19:25.210+00:00Keep it simple. Trick the eye by clever presentati...Keep it simple. Trick the eye by clever presentation.....all good stuff!<br />Jane x<br />No cousin Coriander, but I did have an ancestor called Christmas (poor thing).Jane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-54739632636316030662011-12-01T12:48:54.134+00:002011-12-01T12:48:54.134+00:00I'm stunned by the amount of stuff that people...I'm stunned by the amount of stuff that people buy because the shops are going to close. The trouble is those same people will be back in the shops when they open again! I only buy/make things that I know we like and will eat, as opposed to some people I know who buy dates every Christmas despite the fact that nobody likes or eats them! Simple, and with minimum expenditure - that's my kind of Christmas.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-68459686578422604922011-12-01T10:36:51.676+00:002011-12-01T10:36:51.676+00:00A great post. I know year after year I am amazed a...A great post. I know year after year I am amazed at how cupboards get stocked up with enough to withstand a siege of months.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142631013794952968noreply@blogger.com