When it comes to photographing food at Christmas, the family is unanimous. “Hurry up before it gets cold” is merely a cover up for “put that camera away”. As a result, my efforts at capturing every dish at its prime are futile. I am merely afforded a few seconds before platters are shuffled, pretty plating is destroyed and food is dished up on individual plates.
Here is a selection of the best of Christmas food 2010. Among the missing notables, there was the elaborate turkey stuffing cooked with whole chestnuts and decorated with toasted pine nuts and almonds, the adults-only alcohol doused Christmas pudding ice-cream and an elaborate game and port sauce to accompany the roast pheasants.
Smoked salmon, capers and Spanish onion
Christmas ham
Santa candles from the USA, from when Mr G was a tiny lad
The cooked turkey, seconds before it was carved
Jamie Oliver’s roast potatoes with rosemary
Roast pheasants with butter, thyme and a sweet port sauce
Bûche de Noël made with ganache and Grand Marnier
A lighter dessert alternative, summer fruit tarts
Hand-made chocolate truffles
Iced shortbread biscuits for the little ones
Irresistible Christmas trees and boots
Our Christmas stockings
We hope you had a delicious Christmas!
Now, THAT’s what I call a Christmas feast! Looks awesome. Good job!
Love those candles
Thank you! ‘Twas a nice feast to share with the family 🙂
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Mmmmm, how I miss the Christmas ham in Turkey. And that
photo has just made me yearn! Jamie Oliver roasters, too. You can’t
beat them. We watched ‘Jamie’s Christmas’ on Christmas Day night.
Both episodes. We’re getting old!
Nothing wrong with watching Jamie’s Christmas… beats all the fake shows we get presented during the season! Yes… must be quite rare to find any ham in Turkey. I wouldn’t miss it much but it would be nice to have during the holiday season!
ah…. YUMMY 🙂
Still got some juicy leftovers… coming around for dinner? 🙂
Yum!! You did a great job of “sneaking in” those shots –
what a feast!! Have to say I love the Santa candles, reminds me of
home, lol 🙂 Thanks for sharing a bit of your Christmas cheer
& have a wonderful New Years!
I tried my best but some dishes didn’t make it! Aren’t the santa candle cute? They’re even more special that they date back to, ooh… last century! 🙂
Wow, what a gorgeous meal! Love the fruit tarts and the
pretty decorated cookies.
These are the work of my mum’s. Always spoiling the little ones (and big ones) in our family 🙂
kudos to the chef! looks lovely….and a lot more homey and delicious than our Christmas meal in just about the only restaurant that was open in oslo on Christmas night. (where the most Christmas-y ting was the reindeer on the menu)
Thanks, Forest, though Christmas in Oslo sounds a lot more romantic than a hot one in Sydney! But reindeer for Christmas??
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