CitroJim's AX, C3 Picasso, Cycling and Running Tales

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 09 Oct 2014, 12:18

That's good; I was more than a bit concerned for you.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Oct 2014, 13:24

addo wrote:That's good; I was more than a bit concerned for you.

I was too Adam. Whatever it was made me feel proper crook for longer than I'd expected and I think it was just all down to loosing the fingernail somewhat prematurely and the surprising resultant trauma...

It really was true that a new day has dawned today, just come back from a couple of Kms lunchtime walk on a very windy autumnal day...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 12:47

Christmas is coming

I have just put my 2014 Christmas cake in the oven. A place it'll be for the next four hours at least..

Between now and the day it'll be regularly given a tot of brandy and then just before, covered in marzipan and iced with Royal Icing

The cake (and cooking Christmas dinner) is the only bit I enjoy..

I've not decided what I'll cook for Christmas dinner but it won't be traditional and there'll not be a sprout or turkey in sight. I dislike both almost as much as I do Christmas

Any ideas for a special Christmas dinner will be much appreciated

There's also an invite for anyone on their tod who would like to keep Val and I company on the day...

Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 15 Oct 2014, 12:52

Last year my cousin Bob did a roast beef (and he went to town on the beef!) with all the trimmings. The only bits that were Christmas related was Brussels Sprouts with bacon lard-ons, and a Waitrose 'Hidden Orange' Christmas pudding.

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:01

Not really doing Christmas, I either sleep in or go for a drive/picnic away from the crowds. Used to go with a mate until he remarried.

For alternative festive fare, I'd suggest Mediterranean/Middle eastern of your selection. Think Greek salad, falafel, hommous and tzatziki, gazpacho, bruschetta, pide, dolmades, antipasto, and to bring it back home, some carefully home-cooked chips and non-fried fish (say, maybe shop-bought smoked salmon or something like salmon or trout in foil with a Thai lemongrass and chili sauce, barbecued on a hibachi or Weber).

Unread post by **Northern_Mike** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:01

We had Thai one year Jim. Might be right up your street. Pretty healthy, light and something new to learn how to do.

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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:02

Beef and anything lardy is out too James...

It has to be low fat and largely vegetarian....

Most of my cooking only has a hint of meat. I buy more eggs from the butchers than I do meat

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:04

Adam, Mike,

Both of those fit the bill a treat for me

I have to temper it a bit on Val's account. She's a bit traditional.. If it was just me I'd be looking at sushi...

Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:06

Well, breakfast on Christmas Day was smoked salmon (from Springs) with black pepper and lemons.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:11

Hell Razor5543 wrote:Well, breakfast on Christmas Day was smoked salmon (from Springs) with black pepper and lemons.

Now that's very appealing James... I love smoked salmon

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:14

My suggestions were basically kosher, so if Xac dropped in for a feed it would be suitable.

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:18

northern_mike wrote:We had Thai one year ...something new to learn how to do.

It's the predominant variety of restaurant food here, I'm in suburbia yet there's a Thai joint only a quarter mile away.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 13:18

addo wrote:My suggestions were basically kosher, so if Xac dropped in for a feed it would be suitable.

As long as it has no fruit in it he'll be happy

He's refused my home-baked scones and flapjacks in the past due to the presence of raisins and other dried fruits....

He often manages to find a bit of flapjack that's somehow escaped the fruit though...

Unread post by **Northern_Mike** » 15 Oct 2014, 14:08

CitroJim wrote: He's refused my home-baked scones and flapjacks in the past

What a peculiar thing to do! Fruit or not, they're lovely.

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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Oct 2014, 16:24

northern_mike wrote:
CitroJim wrote: He's refused my home-baked scones and flapjacks in the past
What a peculiar thing to do! Fruit or not, they're lovely.

Everybody has their likes and dislikes Mike...

I'd do the same if I was offered a pork chop for instance. I can't eat any meat that bears any evidence (even slight) it was once part of a living creature...

Maybe Xac feels the same about fruit. After all they were once living...

The cake is out of the oven and both smells and looks gorgeous

It'll have it's first drink of brandy later before being wrapped in foil, put in a tin and sent to the preserve store (aka spare bedroom) to mature for a couple of months...

It can keep all my home-made jam and marmalade company...

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