What Christmas goodies are you looking forward to?

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As the title says! I’m thinking particularly food stuff from the supermarkets.
For me it’s lidls mini stollen,
marks and Spencer’s clementines
marks and Spencer’s panettone

I love all the food items you only get at Christmas- if we had them year round they wouldn’t be so exciting!!

Goose and dark fruit cake! And shelling walnuts :-)

Xmas tree shaped crumpets. I just love them.

We get through so much delicious cheeses over Xmas period.

Yep, I love love those too.

Waitrose Peach Bellini Pannetone

Whoever mentioned Christmas coal from fortnums I curse you - you can buy it now and it looks delish (along with all the other Xmas goodies!)

sadly don’t think I can justify it as we are having mega building works done to point where I said to DH today, let’s not buy each other anything for Xmas 😂

Fortnum and mason ham pie.
Special duck.
Lebkuchen

Costa please bring back your Quality Street Toffee Penny Latte from Christmas 2021 instead of the awful Toblerone Latte from last year.

m&s chestnut stuffing
m&s mince pies
Aldi mulled wine
Aldi Ballycastle (baileys)

those little rum truffles in the red packet that I will hopefully find but haven't been able to for years

@bloodyeffinnora whats the Ballycastle like? Which? Rated it higher than Bailey’s recently so I might give it a go this year!

Cheese board, Baileys, Mince pies 😋 and lots more that's been mentioned.

I think I'll try the Aldis Baileys and maybe make a Christmas Dinner leftover pie!!

Ballycastle is lovely, I prefer it to Baileys

We did until they changed the recipe. At that point we went to Bailey's!

So glad that the Starbucks toffee nut latte sachets are back in Tesco again this year.

I’ve also spotted these really cute gingerbread mug hangers https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-gingerbread-mug-hangers-617227011

I love Tesco salted caramal version of baileys it's delish. Absolutely love cooplands mince pies, cheese bakes from alsdi, Tesco lenruchen stars.

Just love Christmas food

For all you Bailey’s lovers, have you tried the Nescafé Irish cream instant latte sachets? And a head’s up that Lindor Irish cream truffles are stocked in Tesco https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/314425455

Ferrero rocher get in my face!!

Does anyone know how f the raspberry ripple Aldi baileys type drink is anything like tequila rose?

Just had an email from M&S with available slots for Christmas food to order. Includes a chocolate Colin the caterpillar in a Christmas jumper! Also some very delicious but pretty expensive goodies.

Sainsburys pears in amaretto.
Cheese and chutneys. I only eat cheese at Christmas, the only one in the house who eats it so its all mine.

I have a surprise gift of £40 M&S vouchers! Will be scrutinising this thread closely for the BEST things to buy.

@LostThestral I know the ones you mean. I used to have them years and years ago. Cheap and cheerful. Crappy WiFi won't let me post the screenshot. Google Dan Cake rum truffles.

Mince pies - they're the only traditional British-Irish Christmas thing I make, here in the US.
Panettone for breakfast in the week after Christmas.
Pecan pie.

I’m considering trying to make a gluten free panettone this year (unless my useless brother offers to host my dad for the first time ever). OR! Unless anyone has a recommendation for one