What delicious extras do you only buy at Christmas?

[Fairyjuice]

Heading out for the annual Xmas shop later so am open to suggestions 😁

Mine are:

Cheeseboard (I buy cheddar and occasional brie during the year, but only splash out on the selection with blue cheeses at Xmas)

Red onion chutney (to go with above cheese and leftover sandwiches)

Posh cracker selection

Cream

Croissants

Chocolate chip brioche

The usual boxes of Celebrations and Roses and crisps and Xmas cake

Forgot goose fat

Pigs in blankets

Pickled onions
Fancy crackers

Frozen croissants to reheat Xmas day

Cranberry jelly
Baileys double cream
Advocaat

Loads of cheese.

Port

Boxes of chocolates

Pigs in blankets

Pain au chocolat in cans

This year we cannot get enough panettone. Previous years we'd always been overwhelmed with the stuff, then last year we didn't buy any and we weren't given any. We were bereft! All the shops sold out, online prices were outrageous. This year I've bought 4. Two fruit and 2 chocolate. There are only 2 of us, and one couple coming to dinner.

A fridge drawer full of cheese. I normally have to ration myself but not at Christmas.

How do you make creamy sauces during the year if you don't buy cream except for Xmas?

Eg chicken pie or pasta bakes etc.

Also surprised at only buying croissants at Xmas.

luxury mince pies
nice fancy cheeses quite happy with cheddar rest of the year
celebrations chocolates
stollen

Mini stollen bites (from Lidl)
All the cheeses (we bought 9 today ) and several (okay, 4) chutneys. I'd rather eat cheese and biscuits than most premade snacky foods.
Smoked salmon (for Christmas breakfast with scrambled eggs and toasted English muffins)
Fancy biscuits in a box

Mince pies

Baileys

Tin of Quality Street (NOT Roses)

Soooo much.
And even more this year cos been dieting.

Various cheeses, especially soft ones
Nibbly things, like cheese straws (cheese again. I'm spotting a theme)
Christmas pudding
Brandy butter
Rum (DH loves. Too much, hence only at Christmas)
Baileys (me, ditto above)
Frozen Yorkshires (we usually make)
Crackers, obvs
Brussel fucking sprouts
Turkey

Oh, and looooots of chocolate

Cheese, cheese and more cheese....😋😋

Roquefort blue cheese and port

Baileys

Pannettone

Blinis

Cheese footballs

Goose fat

Aldi's Florentines

Figs

Nut in the shells to crack!

Pate.

I've been staring at it in the fridge. I'm not sure I can wait til Sunday.

Brussel Sprouts love them, I'll buy 2-3 times over Christmas but no other time.

Baileys
Pigs in blankets
An unlawful amount of cheese.

Loving all the cheese lovers.

I forgot to say pickles

Lots of chutney/ pate/ cheese 🤤

A tin of Belgian biscuits from m and s are my Christmas treat just for me !!