Newsletter # 37 – Merry Christmas
Well once again Christmas is almost upon us and our Christmas cookery orders are ready for our residents to pick up. Christmas pudding and Christmas cake as well as Sticky Date Pudding, Butterscotch sauce, Vanilla Anglaise and Almond Shortbread all featured in this year’s menu.
Like many extended families, the Christmas period can be difficult to navigate – often it is a case of multiple Christmas ‘dinners’ spread over three days to keep everyone happy. So, it can come down to pacing oneself to avoid overdoing it.
At home I prepared a batch of vanilla bean ice cream, mango sorbet and Pavlova for our own celebration. We’ll team that with freshly baked Baguettes piled with cold meats, salad and condiments for our Christmas luncheon which we will have on Boxing Day. We’ll have a smaller breakfast on Christmas Day.
What is on your menu for Christmas? Leave a comment on the website.
We look forward to the New Year when we can continue to explore different recipes, stories and thoughts.
Merry Christmas and a happy and safe 2026.
Ken and Chris
Thanks for these fun and informative newsletters throughout the year Ken. Just a small gathering of four as usual for us but we’ll give tradition a go with ham, turkey and all the trimmings. Merry Christmas to you, Chris and family. From Deb and Ken
Thanks deb for replying. We’ll have a few small gatherings over two days.
Merry Christmas Ken and Chris. Hope 2026 is a happy, healthy year. Thanks Ken for all the recipes. Keep them coming. They are so good. Hugs❤️❤️❤️❤️
Virginia, a Merry Christmas to you and all the family.
Merry Christmas, Ken!
Thanks for your Cooking for Seniors posts which I think are terrific and much appreciated.
Thanks for having a look Bruce and a Merry Christmas to you