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Seeing Christmas Out-of-Season 2012
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My wife is from poland so we celebrate st nick coming on the 6th of december and x-mass on 25thThanks x
:-) has anyone here any Christmas traditions they would like too share?
,we will start new traditions this year as it will be our first christmas with the twins cant wait:D:D
We always go for a walk after midnight mass to look at peoples trees in there windows [this was great juring the snow] then home for some capachinos with a drop of vodca,some cold plated meats and bread and open one christmas presie...we have a mixture of polish and irish traditions this make christmas a very special time for us0 -
Routinely on Christmas day, Stephens day, and New years day I have a fried breakfast lovely cold fresh orange juice, fresh coffee etc., followed by a stroll around the town. I normally make my own Christmas pudding from scratch, but I do this around October or November. Trying to stay away from it is another thingThanks x
:-) has anyone here any Christmas traditions they would like too share?
I don't buy a full turkey, just two crowns ready to be cooked. But I make up my own stuffing on Christmas eve, mulled wine and eggnog. Which I sip from as I casually prepare them. I do my own roasted potatoes which have to be King Edwards. I put out a plate of flour and roll the potatoe halves in it until they're completely covered and drop them into the tray. They must be cooked in goose fat! The flour makes them crispy and reduces the odds of them getting burned. I can't remember where I got that tip from, possibly Jamie Oliver or Nigella.
I've gone off on a tangent there! Mulled wine on Christmas eve while wrapping presents is something I've always done and it's so enjoyable, gets you right in the mood I visit my parents in the morning time after the stroll so I can go home and have my dinner with some wine. I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting here, but I'm in an extra Christmassy mood writing this 0 -
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You say that like it is a bad thingChristmas pudding. I made pudding last year, changed up the quantity a bit cos the previous time I'd made it it had made a big pudding bowl and a small pudding bowl. So I added in a lil more to make two of the same size pudding bowls. FML it made THREE LARGE PUDDING BOWLS. We had one last Christmas and there are two boozy puddings in the cupboard. Every time you open it to get saink else out you are overcome with alcohol fumes!!! We learn as we go along 0 -
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You would have been eating pudding till March at that rateWell yes the alcohol fumes is nice. The pudding size?!!!! Now I LOVE pudding, but there is me and the mammy (and fyi all my friends HATE pudding) and the flipping thing is enough to feed 8 to 10 What do you use with yours, cream or custard? 0 -
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Been thinking about Christmas loads lately
Last year I moved abroad right after Christmas and didn't get to eat all the Christmas food I wanted. Don't think I had a slice of the Christmas cake, and I left lots of lovely cheese too. We always get loads of special cheeses at Christmas!
This year will be great too cause it will be my first time home since! I don't care if I gain 5 stone, I need to make up for lost time 0 -
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I love The Santa Clause.
Ditto
Hearing all of your christmas traditions has really put me in the " Christmassy " mood
Midnight mass on a Christmas eve is probably the main one for me , but haven't done that in years as they stopped having it at midnight
Hot chocolate , and present opening afterwards...
Tescos in dundalk have nice me to you Christmas mugs, with a pair of red socks at the moment,
Couldn't pass up buying one today,
Reduced section if any one is interested, there were about 4 left
(Christmas cup/mug, freak)
Have been looking at the winter pictures section
Ireland got hit bad with snow in 2010-2011, I must comment because it must of made for the perfect Christmas
Has anyone any stories they would like too share about that?
Does everyone like a white Christmas or some prefer it to not snow?0 -
I do my own roasted potatoes which have to be King Edwards. I put out a plate of flour and roll the potatoe halves in it until they're completely covered and drop them into the tray. They must be cooked in goose fat!Thanks x
:-) has anyone here any Christmas traditions they would like too share? The flour makes them crispy and reduces the odds of them getting burned. I can't remember where I got that tip from,
May I ask why King Edwards?
I have never heard of them,0 -
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I believe they are one of the best spuds to use for roasting. I watch a lot of cooking shows, and I'm sure both Jamie Oliver and Nigella used them, also Delia Smith prefers them. Here is an article about them in woman and homeI do my own roasted potatoes which have to be King Edwards. I put out a plate of flour and roll the potatoe halves in it until they're completely covered and drop them into the tray. They must be cooked in goose fat! The flour makes them crispy and reduces the odds of them getting burned. I can't remember where I got that tip from,
May I ask why King Edwards?
I have never heard of them,http://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/290694/christmas-recipes-roast-potatoes 0 -
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I had the new Kitten down the end of our garden yesterday so she could freak out on the trees for a while and I saw the dotiest Robin! It was hopping from branch to branch watching herself and I noticed it's breast was taking on it's red feathers. So exciting - hope it hangs about. 0
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Have been looking at the winter pictures section
Ireland got hit bad with snow in 2010-2011, I must comment because it must of made for the perfect Christmas
Has anyone any stories they would like too share about that?
Does everyone like a white Christmas or some prefer it to not snow?
Welcome Yulenka
I am a complete snow nut and was over the moon to get the snow that year. We also got it the year before that. So I had 2 white Christmasses in a row. I've waited my whole life for that and it was something special.
The only downside was a lot of things got cancelled, like Christmas meet-ups. I didnt go out that much and was stranded in my brother's house for a few days. Also the pipes froze over so there was no running water!
But to be honest I don't even remember all the bad stuff. I was with my family and luckily most of us get on so we had a lovely time, making snowmen, playing games, watching films.
I hope we get the snow this Christmas again. I also noticed the second year we got it, people were able to get around that bit more. People bought crampons, snow tyres. The paths were cleared of ice so more people could get around town (the year before they didnt clear the ice and there was a lot of falls and broken bones).
Also there was less car accidents because people were driving much more carefully, so that was a good thing.
What about yourself? Do you like a white Christmas?
PS Just want to add that the lake and river froze over where I lived and you could even walk on it. It was the winter wonderland of my dreams. I can't believe I experienced snow like it! 0 -
Would be great to go to a proper Christmas market in Germany/Prague - I think these are the real christmas markets, the birthplace of Christmas markets if you get what I'm saying! I went to one in London last year alright and it was lovely but I'd say the ones in Germany are amazing
I'll be on my summer holidays in a few weeks but not going anywhere:( so would love to get away for a Christmas break:)
Yeah, I went to a Christmas market about 10 years ago in Strasbourg and that particular market was almost 500 years old! :eek:
It's just so beautiful walking around with your mulled wine, looking at all the twinkling lights and everyone is all wrapped up and happy. It's just perfect.
Like you I didnt have a holiday in Summer, so I booked the Christmas market holiday way back in Aug/Sep.
So go on and treat yourself! 0 -
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