I've been working hard on this post and what you will see here today is the whole Christmas Feast! I meant to have it up a couple of days ago so you would have lots of time to pop down to the shops, but hopefully you will have most everything in the house already for these recipes and if you need to pick up anything you will still have time to do so.
I really do love my granola. It is my breakfast food of choice on weekdays. I love to chow down on a nice bowl of it with a dollop of Greek yogurt on top . . . some days I add a drizzle of honey on top. It gets my day off to a really good start!
Another year is nearly at an end, so let’s ring in the New Year in style and welcome 2015 with some sophisticated celebratory party food.
2014 has been a great year, especially for food. But it’s not quite over yet! Here’s some party food ideas to help make your New Year celebrations extra special:
Prawn Cocktail Shots
If you’re entertaining guests this New Year’s Eve, these prawn cocktail shots are perfect light and flavourful appetiser. Combine John Ross Jr. luxury prawn cocktail with a bed of lettuce of your choice (we’ve chosen watercress here as it looks so pretty), add a slim slice of lemon and Italian breadstick garnish, for a subtle seafood flavour and a visually appealing appetiser.
Smoked Salmon Blini
These beautiful blinis are little bite-sized pieces of heaven. The delicate flavour of our smoked salmon, blends seamlessly with a thick and creamy cheese and the crunch of homemade rye toast – a touch of chive gives it an added punch. They’re a popular Christmas and New Year canapé, ideal for entertaining.
Smoked Salmon, Frizze and Sour Cream in Bamboo Cones
Finger food can get a little messy sometimes, but you can add a fine dining touch to proceedings with these sensational smoked salmon bamboo cones.
You and your friends can dine like royalty as you ring in 2015 with this dainty dish of shredded smoked salmon, fine curls of bright green frizze lettuce and sour cream in wafer thin bamboo wraps.
Smoked Salmon and Lettuce Mini Bagels
Cream cheese and smoked salmon bagels have long been a late morning delicacy, loved by all. So why not shake things up a little and serve this breakfast favourite during your soiree with a light and modern twist.
Create these delicious mini bagels with a thin layer of cream cheese, fresh green leaves and the zest of a lemon. You can make them even better by serving to your guests alongside a crystal glass of your finest chardonnay. The oaky undertones of this wine will emphasise the smooth flavour of the cheese and show off the fish to its very best.
Whichever of these finger foods you serve to your guests this New Year, ensure you’re using only the best smoked salmon for the finest dining experience. These fine foods will make for an enchanting experience of melt-in-the-mouth flavours.
John Ross Jr. offer only the highest quality traditional fine foods from Scotland and is especially known for smoked salmon. If you are trying any of these recipe ideas make sure to get your ingredients from John Ross Jr. – you won’t be disappointed.
2014 has been a great year, especially for food. But it’s not quite over yet! Here’s some party food ideas to help make your New Year celebrations extra special:
Prawn Cocktail Shots
If you’re entertaining guests this New Year’s Eve, these prawn cocktail shots are perfect light and flavourful appetiser. Combine John Ross Jr. luxury prawn cocktail with a bed of lettuce of your choice (we’ve chosen watercress here as it looks so pretty), add a slim slice of lemon and Italian breadstick garnish, for a subtle seafood flavour and a visually appealing appetiser.
Smoked Salmon Blini
These beautiful blinis are little bite-sized pieces of heaven. The delicate flavour of our smoked salmon, blends seamlessly with a thick and creamy cheese and the crunch of homemade rye toast – a touch of chive gives it an added punch. They’re a popular Christmas and New Year canapé, ideal for entertaining.
Smoked Salmon, Frizze and Sour Cream in Bamboo Cones
Finger food can get a little messy sometimes, but you can add a fine dining touch to proceedings with these sensational smoked salmon bamboo cones.
You and your friends can dine like royalty as you ring in 2015 with this dainty dish of shredded smoked salmon, fine curls of bright green frizze lettuce and sour cream in wafer thin bamboo wraps.
Smoked Salmon and Lettuce Mini Bagels
Cream cheese and smoked salmon bagels have long been a late morning delicacy, loved by all. So why not shake things up a little and serve this breakfast favourite during your soiree with a light and modern twist.
Create these delicious mini bagels with a thin layer of cream cheese, fresh green leaves and the zest of a lemon. You can make them even better by serving to your guests alongside a crystal glass of your finest chardonnay. The oaky undertones of this wine will emphasise the smooth flavour of the cheese and show off the fish to its very best.
Whichever of these finger foods you serve to your guests this New Year, ensure you’re using only the best smoked salmon for the finest dining experience. These fine foods will make for an enchanting experience of melt-in-the-mouth flavours.
John Ross Jr. offer only the highest quality traditional fine foods from Scotland and is especially known for smoked salmon. If you are trying any of these recipe ideas make sure to get your ingredients from John Ross Jr. – you won’t be disappointed.
This is one of those family supper dishes that will come in really handy on these last few days before Christmas when you are short on time and hands and yet everyone is home from work and school and absolutely starving! It basically cooks itself with very little attention, leaving your hands free to do the stuff that you really have to get on with!
Two of my children had birthday's in December. One on the eighth and the other on the ninth. I always tried to make each of my children special cakes for their birthdays, and as you can imagine having two birthdays two days in a row, this sometimes presented a bit of a challenge. I used to bake this Ruby Slipper Cake for my youngest daughter's birthday (the ninth) each year. This was Amanda's cake. Some years I dressed it up to look like a wreath in honor of December. It was always a lovely cake that we all enjoyed very much.
If you were to ask me what my absolute favourite kind of pie was and were to only let me choose ONE . . . . I would definitely pick Lemon Meringue.
It is my most favouritest of all the pies and that is saying a LOT because in my family if it has a crust and is a pie, we are all over it. We be PIE PEOPLE!
Yes, lemon is my absolute favourite flavour. In all truth I probably even love the flavour of lemon over chocolate.
Please don't ever ask me to give up one of those however, because I could never ever give up either one!
If you are a lemon nut just like me, then you are going to love, Love, LOVE these delicious Lemon Meringue Cookies.
To borrow a phrase from the youngsters . . . They Da Bomb! (or am I really dating myself here???)
In other words they are totally delicious and they can be as complicated or as simple to make as you choose. They consist of a simple shortbread base, baked until all short and crumblicious.
This is then topped with a dollop of lemon curd, either store bought or homemade. (that's a link to my recipe) and baby meringues again either store bought or homemade. (I always buy my baby meringues coz I'm rather lazy that way.)
The end result is so moreishly delicious that . . . upon biting into one . . . you will immediately go into a swoon and reach for a second one! I promise you they are THAT good.
Scrummy. Moreish. Scrumptious. Scrumdiddlyumptious. Can't eat just one . . . irrisistably delectable.
*Lemon Meringue Cookies*
Makes about 28
Makes about 28
Preheat the oven to 180*C/350*F/ gas mark 4. Line a baking sheet with some baking paper. Scoop out the cookie dough and shape into 1 inch balls. Press flat using the bottom side of a glad you have dipped in flour. Using the handle of a wooden spoon make an indentation in the centre of each. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned on the edges. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
Once they are completely cooled, fill the centres of each with a generous teaspoon of lemon curd and top with a meringue. Fill on the day you wish to serve them and only fill as many as you feel will be eaten. Store the remainder in an airtight container until you are ready to serve.
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We don't always eat hedonistic, calorie laden, sumptious meals in this house. Actually, we do try to eat quite healthily most of the time. I was trying to think yesterday about how often I cook the same thing twice, and I do really from time to time, but on the whole, Todd is treated to something different most nights of the week. It might only be a salad, or a side dish, but it's something different.
I think everyone needs a couple quick and easy dishes up their sleeves like this one I am showing you here today. Pasta is probably one of the most versatile of kitchen ingredients. It's kind of like the little black dress of cooking. You can dress it up or dress it down, all depending on what you do with it.
Turkey may be the go-to festive meat, but who is to say that
you can’t experiment and introduce different flavours into your Christmas menu?
RoastLeg of Welsh Lamb with Gin and Cranberry
Christmas is the time of year to gather all of your loved
ones around the dinner table to share happy memories over a hearty meal … so make it a meal to remember!
ChristmasRack of Welsh Lamb
Whether served as a Christmas Eve indulgence or to celebrate
the New Year, this festive flavoured Welsh Lamb is guaranteed to be a real
crowd pleaser. Mint sauce may be synonymous with lamb, as cranberry sauce is
with turkey, but there’s an abundance of different flavours that can accompany
this meat beautifully.
Have you thought about complementing your lamb with cider,
ginger and cinnamon? Or perhaps with Christmas spices? They really work a
treat!
By
the time Boxing Day arrives, everyone is pretty much ‘roasted’ out, but there
is always room for more the next day! Why not place a spoonful of mango chutney
onto some naan breads with a folder slice of leftover Welsh Lamb? For an extra
special dish, add a little spoonful of coriander mayo.
So instead of serving cold, leftover turkey this year, present your guests with a succulent lamb platter? Delicious!
So instead of serving cold, leftover turkey this year, present your guests with a succulent lamb platter? Delicious!
As much as you may plan your Christmas meals, you will
almost undoubtedly have leftover meat. And what better way to use it up than to
create a mouth-watering fruity curry?
Welsh Lamb is just divine in a curry – give it a try this
year, and serve with fragrant pilau rice, poppadoms and garlic naans.
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