Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Dear Readers,

Before I get started, let me tell you how chuffed I am to see a clear increase in the visits to my blog; Twitter has evidently become a catalyst for this mini-explosion, so thank you Twitter, and everyone who visits, from the bottom of my heart... Please keep ckecking it out!!

I hope that you all had a great Yuletide, spent with your loved ones in a sea of booze, turkey and chocolates. Not that I am trying to attract any sympathy by telling sob stories, but mine was spent at work from the 24th up to the 27th inclusive (are you feeling sorry for me yet?).

For this reason, my Christmas took place on the 18th. I must say that it is an experience to cook a 12lb turkey after a night shift and three hours sleep! Despite forgetting two vital ingredients to the chestnut stuffing - eggs and salt, various dodgy manipulations corrected the problem.
Ensued days of turkey-with-everything heaven/hell (delete as appropriate)... with bubble and squeak, in a sarnie, in a soup and in a curry. No one dared complain either!

As for the real Christmas, Kirsty treated us to some bambi Wellington with all the trimmings, with a very gooey choccy pud for dessert! Heavenly!

The Heston Blumenthal's rocking horse poo aka Hidden Clementine Christmas Pud is still in my kitchen waiting for the right time to be consumed. Probably New Year's eve! For anyone not having a clue of what I am talking about read this: http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/heston-follows-up-xmas-hit-with-hidden-clementine-christmas-pudding
They are still very hot and expensive on Ebay by the way!