| Author | Message | ||
     Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3744 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'll see Christmas Day before any other regular here (only the occasional Kiwis will get there before me), so happy Christmas everyone. It has, as always, been a pleasure. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1993 Registered: 09-2006 |
Hear hear, and couldn't have said it better. Best to all.. | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 610 Registered: 04-2005 |
And as we say around these parts "Joyeux Noël 2010 et Bonne année 2011" ŕ tous PS And thanks for the e-mail pressie Father Xmas Collins. I was going to listen to it last night and our home computer decided to die ! I've made a belated request to the real Father Xmas for a new one, but the financial crisis has hit him hard as well apparently. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3746 Registered: 05-2005 |
Thanks Andrew and Allen. Almost Christmas Day here now. I'm waiting for the turkey to cook before I go to bed. First time I've ever cooked a turkey, so of course I'm expecting it to be a disaster! | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 403 Registered: 10-2006 |
As a vegetarian in Italy, I come last on the list in the Christmas Eve nosh stakes (mainly fish here, of course). However, my dear wife is preparing my favourite chick pea and chestnut soup, I can hear her swearing over peeling the latter as I write. Meanwhile, I have piled my favourite Van Morrisons on the sofa - I always go a bit Celtic at Christmas - and intend to spend the run up to dinner reading through the collected Calvin and Hobbes. Let's hope 2011 is a bit kinder than 2010. Season's greetings, everyone. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1541 Registered: 08-2006 |
As we say in Chicago, Merry Christmas, now shut up and eat. : ) Hope your turkey came out perfectly, Padraig. I made my first bird about four years ago, so those feelings of uncertainty and intimidation are still with me. My best to y'all. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3748 Registered: 05-2005 |
The turkey was a triumph Rob! I'm putting it down to dumb luck though. I just put it in the oven and turned it on! | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1542 Registered: 08-2006 |
That's the secret, Padraig. Last year, I found a Mark Bittman recipe that changed the way I approached turkey. 350-degree oven, a bunch of veggies and fresh herbs in the cavity, and butter or oil. Roast the thing breast down for the first hour or so, then breast up for the remaining time, baste every half hour and test the thigh when you get to the three hour mark to make sure it doesn't get above 165-170 degrees. Simple as pie, and none of that crazy fussing other turkey recipes entail. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2542 Registered: 03-2005 |
Sincere question: is turkey an American thing? Is it commonly served in other lands? | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3756 Registered: 05-2005 |
Pretty much limited to Christmas in Ireland and Australia Randy (though it sometimes appears on wedding menus). Almost every Irish house would have it on Christmas Day. A lot of Australians favour seafood at Christmas now, but I'm not a seafood fan, so turkey and ham it is for me (pork also this year). | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 337 Registered: 02-2007 |
Here in Qld Randy, Christmas day is ususally very hot (middle of summer) , so a feast of prawns, salad, cold meats (chicken, ham etc) with dessert is common. | ||
| Jonathan Evans Member Username: Jon Post Number: 375 Registered: 04-2005 |
Christmas & New Year greetings to one and all. I've not been around for a while - still get chance to have a lurk from time to time - but as I say I hope 2011's a great year for one and all. Cheers Jon | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2544 Registered: 03-2005 |
Great to see you check in Jonathan. Lordy, David, I wish I were down in Queensland right now. I'm too much of an infidel for the original Merry Xmas part of this thread but Happy New Year everybody! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2545 Registered: 03-2005 |
Whoa! I should have read the news before that last post. I wish I were down in the tiny southeastern corner of QLD right now. | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 342 Registered: 02-2007 |
Randy, half the state seems to be under flood water at the moment, some whole towns are being evacuated. Down here in sth east corner, we have had alot of rain and some localised flooding, but we seemed to have escaped the damage that others are enduring at the moment. Ur welcome to come and visit any time Randy! Happy new year to you and everybody. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 1022 Registered: 10-2008 |
my wife's brother is in cairns. which thankfully is in the northern reaches of queensland, and so far appears to be unaffected. these things change so quickly mind you, so fingers crossed. |