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Or something. I’ve never been very tuneful. I spent Stir It Up Sunday massacring mince pies and trilling along to Michael Buble, and I have requested his new album for Christmas. I fear it will not be forthcoming, as Le Pomme has a deep (and to my mind, totally irrational) loathing of the Bubble.
But I have yet to face my nemesis. I have never, ever, ever, made a Christmas pudding. Trufact. This is mainly because I don’t like them, all dense and claggy and generally urgh. I’d rather have an extra helping of sprouts with my turkey instead if there’s any space left. Or, indeed, any sprouts.
Yet my attention has been caught by this Christmas pudding recipe. It looks nice and light, and with both almonds and figs it sounds a bit different. I’ll be giving it a go for next Christmas in the Apple household.
Because of my (so far) epic failure on the Christmas pud front, I am in charge of the alternative dessert. And this is where the Christmas baking section of the same site comes in handy. I’m drawn to the Christmas pudding ice cream – perhaps with an extra dash of brandy – but there’s tonnes of Christmas recipes for me to pick from.
But the excitement, my friends! Drumroll please…. For today you see the very first giveaway on this ‘ere blog. Those lovely folks at Baking Mad decided they’d quite like to spoil you in the run up to Christmas. So I have a copy of Tart It Up by Eric Lanlard, jam packed full of pastry based goodness, to give away.
This could be yours. It’s simple to enter, I promise!
To enter, simply follow my blog (if you don’t already!) and leave a comment telling me what your favourite Christmas tradition is – don’t forget a means of contact too. And seeing as how I like to be fair, my favourite Christmas tradition was climbing into bed between my parents to open my stocking, alternating opening presents with my brother, all the way down to the clementine in the toe. We still do this, if we’re with my parents on Christmas morning, except it’s now accompanied by Bucks Fizz and the odd thump as one of them falls out.
Poor Le Pomme. He’s not experienced this before. I may buy him the Michael Buble CD to soften the blow and make him feel all Christmassy …
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This giveaway is open to UK residents only and will close at midnight on Sunday 30th December 2012. A winner will be picked using random.org and announced on the blog. Good luck!
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My favourite Christmas tradition is our Christmas Eve meal of pork and game pies with pickled onions followed by rice pudding. We then bundle ourselves up to go to the pub before midnight mass! The perfect prelude to the big day itself.
My favourite Xmas tradition has to be the one thing that always happens on Xmas Eve. Guarding the presents like a german shepherd – Every year my other half turns into a 6 year old little boy on Xmas Eve and demands to open his presents Haha That and making a new decoration for the Tree with my toddler – this year we’ve tried our hands at Salt Dough decorations. Great Fun
My favourite memory is definitely the midnight carol service, because when that was over, it was christmas day and it was only a few hours till presents and food! I’m looking forward to next christmas so that we can start some of our own family traditions with the new baby!
I’ve just set up email following but you were in my google reader anyway, and my email address is bdbrighton@live.co.uk
ps, make him listen to the buble. he’ll grow to love it.
My favourite Christmas tradition is pouring Santa a Black Velvet (Guinness & Champagne) and giving him a lovely pork pie, with cranberries too! It brings out the child in me, the children are happy that Santa is being looked after, and a little midnight feast before the big day keeps the fires stoaked in Mum!
Happy Christmas to you: ) And I’m glad to have stumbled upon your blog, here’s mine if you get a mo, or should you need to contact me: ) Fingers crossed!!!
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I don’t want to sound all xfactor here, but here I go. We’re going to be in a transitional year this Christmas. We had our first baby this year and my dad passed away. So great times ahead but bittersweet. In honour of my dad, a Yorkshire man who never minced his words, I’m going to nominate his annual tradition of telling whoever cooked the turkey all day that it was a bit dry. It never was and, of course, he never took the plunge and cooked it himself! To stop mum getting more upset this year were having duck for a change. @roscopeeko77
Cold brussel sprouts that have been cooked with pancetta in a sandwich for breakfast Boxing Day morning.
I just love the whole thing. But best of all is the preparations for Father Christmas – leaving out the stockings and snacks, tracking him on the Internet and the joy on the little faces when they find he’s visited!
Happy Christmas!
Well hello – my favourite tradition is our extended Christmas meal – so rather than sitting down for one mammouth sitting, we have the starter – usually smoked salmon in some form, plus something fizzy, around 11.30, then turkey etc around 2, pudding around 5 and cheese in the evening, all interspersed with presents, dog walking and the Queen’s Speech.
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