Has anyone started stocking up on Christmas food?

[SummerBlueskies]

So today I bought a tub of quality street and some pigs in blankets. I like to try and buy extra bits weekly so it’s not a massive outgoing nearer Christmas. Only thing now is having to avoid the quality street until Christmas 😂
Anyone else started the Christmas food shop?

I've bought a tub of Cadbury's Heroes, and I've ordered a box of Bailey's flavoured Lindor balls. I've also bought the decorations I'm planning on using on my Christmas cake.

Yes, Morrisons has some of the chocolates and snacks I have in for Christmas on offer at the moment so I added a few items to my delivery this week. I’ll do the same for things which are on offer every week between now and Christmas with the aim on not buying anything non-perishable at full price!

Only stuff to make Christmas cake so far

I’d love to be able to do that. Unfortunately I have no self control. They would all be demolished within a week.

No, I'd just end up eating it 😄

Oh, and a box of Walkers Christmas-shaped shortbread biscuits, which will go with lemon posset that I'll no doubt make at some point.

This is usually me but I did it last year and success didn’t eat them so hoping for the same victory this year 😂

No as I have no self control and would have to rebuy it multiple times

I have asked DH to hide the Treeselets as they are always in danger of demolition before the season.

I bought these ..... but they didn't make it 😂....

Merry Munch
Chocolate Oranges for the stockings (DD1 always gets these, but I have to store them)
Will be buying less this year as DD2 has moved out

M&S choc dog shapes and champagne truffles, great crackers (for cheese not pulling), medjool dates and a white wine for Christmas day (that will def be tempting to open and needs hiding)

I did buy a tub of celebrations in Lidl this week because they were on offer. They didn't make it to the weekend 😂

I’ve bought cadburys choc coins when i saw them and m and m/galaxy pouches that were on offer in Asda the other week. Toffifee for MIL and have ordered Lindt as had a blue light code that stacked with another offer. Oh and maltesars when they were £1.80 a box. I am struggling to figure out where to stash them that won’t get too warm though when the heating is on over winter as we don’t have an attic!!
In October I am working my way through the freezer so come November I can start to buy things that freeze well.

DH bought a jar of pickled onions the day before yesterday.😁

No hope for me. I’ve already cracked open the Halloween chocolate 🤣

Yes Tesco had quite a bit in offer last week so I got matchmakers, toblerone, Ferraro richer and some of the chocolate tubes

@BIWI would you mind sharing your posset recipe please?
I know they’re relatively simple but I don’t have a trusted recipe - if it’s a classic in your house, I’m guessing you can write it from memory! Thank you.

Meanwhile, I’m also getting cake ingredients in; crikey the price of dried fruit & nuts this year!!

I’ve started gathering the cake and pudding ingredients.
I’d eat the chocolate, cakes, biscuits so can’t get those in advance

Two chocolate oranges so far!

No, we don't really buy extra christmas food!

Yep 2 tubs of chocolate l and a very large bar of chocolate . Im not a massive fan of it but the others are so I can show restraint.
Im off to m&s next week to get some treats. I won't leave it much longer as I couldn't get the Merry Crunch for love nor money last year

Lemon Posset (serves 6)

600ml double cream
150g caster sugar
Juice of 2 large lemons*

• Put the cream and sugar into a saucepan over a low heat, and bring to the boil slowly, stirring to make sure that the sugar dissolves
• Boil for 3 minutes then remove from the heat and allow to cool
• Add the lemon juice and whisk well
• Pour the mixture into 6 large serving glasses and refrigerate for 3 hours

*the recipe I use, (which is from bbc.co.uk/food) also says to add the zest of the lemons; I don't do this as I prefer the texture without it.

I usually serve these with little shortbread biscuits - Walkers sometimes have boxes of biscuits shaped like Scottie dogs, and at this Christmas I bought these from Waitrose

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/walkers-shortbread-festive-shapes/997626-1-2

Thank you for sharing @BIWI that’s definitely “relatively simple” and I’ll be practicing it in the near future 😋
Shortbread Scottie dogs sound like the perfect quirky accompaniment too. Much appreciated.

I’ve already bought Advent calendars, as I was worried they might sell out - I’ve been caught out that way before, so now I buy them as soon as they appear.
But I’ll probably wait until mid-late October before I get anything else.