The **Now Eating** Thread

[Craig1981]

Snack

 

[Raymond Lin]

Snack for the family?

 

[Craig1981]

Pfffffft! Snack for ME! Its only 6 crackers and a handful of cocktail sausages. The white stilton is so good!

And its more like lunch anyway.

 

[bsoltan]

Just got done with bagels, cheese and smoked salmon.
Plus a bit of fresh fruit.

Mainly two glasses of Cava+Sloe Gin.

 

[Craig1981]

Nice. I got my aunt a bottle of sloe gin for Christmas. Not a gin drinker myself, but she seems to enjoy it

 

[Merlin5]

Yum.

 

[Craig1981]

Christmas dinner with my dad and aunt. Prawn cocktail, turkey dinner washed down with a bottle of Bollinger. We're now having a bit of a rest before dessert

 

[ARION]

I come on here to see what Craig has eaten as it makes me feel healthy.

 

[bsoltan]

Turkey - rubbed butter, thyme, salt and pepper onto skin. Bunch of thyme and half a lemon in the cavity.
Potatoes & Parsnips - Par boiled then roasted in goose fat.
Pigs in blankets - proper sausages + streaky bacon.
Two types of sausagemeat stuffing.
Steamed carrots.
Sprouts - Sprout tops and sprouts, par boiled then added to fried pancetta and chestnuts. Finished with sherry and lemon juice.
Red cabbage - slow cooked and spiced.
Proper Gravy from all the juices and meaty bits.
Home made cranberry sauce - fresh cranberries cooked down with orange juice and sugar.

 

[Illgresi]

Having some post dinner cheese. Three of my favourites, Epoisse de Bourgogne, Ossau Iraty, and Cashel.

 

[pepp77]

Sorry no pictures, but the Turkey for dinner today was amazing and anyone who says Turkey breast is dry needs to learn to cook it properly as mine was so juicy it was unbelievable considering it was only a 2kg Crown with 500g of stuffing in the neck and I cooked it for 3 hours!

(1.5hrs covered at 140c, 45 mins covered at 160c, 45 mins uncovered at 180c - fan assisted).

Also made home made gravy for Christmas dinner for the first time ever - turned out surprisingly well for a turkey/vegetable gravy.

 

[bsoltan]

Just got through an individual Christmas pudding and custard!

 

[Mark A]

Not sure exactly what these are but its nice. Currently tucking into the coffee bean one. The chilli one is also nice, chilli and chocolate isnt a combo i'd have thought would work, but it seems to work very well.

 

[Craig1981]

Some cheesy nibbles.

 

[bsoltan]

Are they nice Craig? Saw them in Tesco and was tempted. I've had Appericubes before but they only had a limited flavours.

Must be Boxing Day:

 

[Craig1981]

Are they nice Craig? Saw them in Tesco and was tempted. I've had Appericubes before but they only had a limited flavours.

I thought they were quite nice, yeah.

Leftover turkey turned into a curry

 

[Glaucus]

going to dream well tonight, an 18 cheese cheese board, whilst watching night at the museum 3. and non of your standard supermarket stuff. some quite unusual stuff from cheese shop and some goats cheese from a mates small holdings.

 

[bsoltan]

Cheeeeese. We had ours while watching About Time.

 

[Craig1981]

18 cheeses?! Come on dude, we needs pics! At the very least, we need a cheese list. Please?

 

[Glaucus]

Sorry no can do, it was demolished, maybe able to get a partial list tomorrow off my sis, the only ones i knew was a motagnola, yarg and dolcelata. rest i eat blind. just piled the plate high and dug in.