I love Christmas though I find Christmas Day itself a bit of an anticlimax. I feel under pressure to make the perfect Christmas lunch/dinner and to keep it magical similar to how my mum did for us when I was growing up.
Last year I cooked for 9 and hated it, I don't know how people gather the masses and don't bat an eyelid at cooking! I missed out on spending time with my family because I was in and out of the kitchen.
This year it's just dh and I so we're having our Christmas turkey on Christmas Eve at our favourite restaurant. Christmas Day we're planning on putting on our wellies and having a nice long walk somewhere, a flask of mulled wine and no pressure to get back for the main event. We'll have fresh bread, homemade soup, cheese and cold meat platters and other bits and bobs that we love.
Completely different from anything we've ever done but I'm actually looking forward to it! I do need a Christmas pudding alternative as neither like it if anyone has any suggestions?
Anyone else doing something 'non traditional' this year?
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LazySusan11 · 07/08/2016 11:02
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