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Despite his ability he was always nailed on for a defeat

 

Knowing Fredor it was the Bore war.

 

Look at the state of that menu.

I've a right mind to turn up to wherever it is you're going and two footing the chef in the face and proceed to drown him in his own mandarin sorbet.

 

Exactly mate. How to make Christmas nowt like Christmas.

 

Tis the key to success

 

After 30+ years of going to the in-laws, this year we thought about breaking with tradition.

Thankfully, the missus saw sense and normality will continue. First the pub, back to the house, fool's & horses, feet-up, dinner, pudding, nap....

I did eat out one year - Xmas Dinner at the Freeman was something different, especially when Santa came round with my 2 year old in tow.

 

And I thought Jak Man worked his servants ridiculous hours!! We're there not enough elves for heavens sake?

 

3 of you lot advocating peas on your Christmas plate. Well Christmas Day does fall on a Sunday this year I suppose.

 

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Not sure what meat we are having, I think the missus was contemplating doing beef in the slow cooker, unsure how that would work out to be honest?

Goose fat Roast Potatoes are a must, peas, sweetcorn, home made Yorkshire's, stuffing and pigs in blankets and as long as I have a load of Brandy available I don't care about anything else!

 

Diced Chorizo and brussels drizzled in butter is a little thing I'm trying this year as a side.

 

It means the beef is cooked slower than in a "normal" cooker.

 

Ah yes, that perennial attempt to hide the taste of the brussels sprouts.

 

Hed always go missing for a month or so around April though before reappearing

 

Love people that say 'nahhh sprouts are lovely, you just have to cook them with bacon etc etc'

So try and hide the taste of sprout with taste of bacon instead...

 

Even as a Muslim I would be willing to try that - disgusting things sprouts. Brother still reminds me of the tears in our house when our Mum used to make us eat them on Christmas Day ................................................... and I was 35 at the time.

 

Why do people hate sprouts so much? I like them and they make your trumps triumphant.

Enhancing the taste with butter, bacon or chorizo is not hiding it. That's like saying seasoning chips with salt and vinegar is to hide the taste or putting mustard on a burger is to hide the taste, or putting cheese with onion is to hide one or the other. Complementing different food types is normal you bunch of heathens.

 

The best way of hiding the taste of sprouts is to boil them for 3 hours in a large saucepan and then transferring the contents of the pan into the toilet. always find that goes down a treat. It also leaves more room on your plate for something edible.

 

We simply had a leg of lamb from the farm just down the road by Aberdaron. Heavenly.

 

I was perhaps a bit harsh. The meal was traditional and tremendous.