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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

these next few weeks are really busy entertaining wise for me ...
tomorrow we have 8 poeple coming for lunch before we go to the start of the christmas food market at Gravelines (a truly yummy event) have just done a big pot of mince to have with root veg mash a quiche and a tarte Maroille

its Richards birthday on Monday and we are having a raclette AND a mongolian barbie and hotpot

yes you heard right !!!

christmas 14 courses at my friends so I don't have to do that

my birthday is going to be Italian

and I have lost the toss for New Years eve 11 courses q12

nieces 18th spread

grandaughters birthday

and finally a chinese spread for a friends birthday

needless to say I have been busy already making stuff I have been practising trying to get parsely into my pasta for the wow factor in my raviolis

dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Think you might just about consume a year's supply of food in that little pile! Enjoy.....

Nannyp · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

Wow...I could not live your lifestyle Lesley, let alone eat all the food!

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

I love it, take today expected 6 and with neighbours catered for 12!! I love the social (in the house) life that food has given us wherever we go by the way i dread the christmas bash as the portions are full on and just the aperitfs would fill me up

dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

I agree that 14 courses at Xmas is pretty overwhelming! What kind of things do you have?
We love simply the traditional main course, with heaps of veggies, and actually find we would rather have seconds of that, than have a starter. This year, we're skipping the starter, and wading straight into platter fulls of the main course!

Nannyp · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject:

We never have had more than 2 courses....this year will be main course (Goose) and as none of us like Christmas pudding, I'm sure we'll choose some rather nice gateaux at the HyperU

Then, that'll be me stuffed, and I will struggle to join Mark (and Jo and Phil) for Turkey and chestnut stuffing sandwiches q21

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

when i do mine for the new year the courses will be more amuse bouche BUT I am afraid the french courses are FULL ON !! last year we turned up for christmas eve and the table was heaving with food .................okay I thought buffet I can cope with this we have until about 5 in the morning to get through it .......BUT.................. it was just the aperos q20

every course was full scale ..what a waste ..we came back christmas day to try and finsih it and still food was left over

my courses are scaled down in size and I am trying to go for quality and presentation to win the day but am panicking as i have just mislaid the menu

last night went great we had a power cut about an hour before the meal so we lit the small barbie and would habe had it in the doorway with a skillet on it for the barbied stuff the mongolian hotpot was okay as it was in the fondue sets .

Nannyp · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

I have always been exhausted reading your posts...and am now exhausted again q12

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