Christmas 2015, over and out.

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For the past 3 years it has just been my son and myself at Christmas. Last year we cooked a lovely Asian curry with the long distance help of a friend in Singapore who advised us on how to cook it over the phone. I also deveined prawns for the first time and was very proud of myself. This Christmas I determined we would have a 'proper' Christmas lunch. Now you need to understand that I very rarely visit large grocery stores so it was a really big deal for me to merge with all the other shoppers and go searching for food. Do people really not get that shops will be closed for just the one day? Anyhow I found a lovely leg of lamb to roast and purchased vegetables and such to adorn my Roast. After I had paid for said Roast I noted that the butcher was selling Mediterranean lamb already marinated, so of course I bought one of those too, Just to make sure we had enough of everything I also had a platter made with cheese, biscuits, dip, ham and other varieties of meats. Oh and I also stood in a line for one hour to buy prawns. On Christmas morning a friend came over with a breakfast of Crossiants with ham cheese and tomato and Waffles with cream and a variety of condiments. We were all so full from breakfast that we couldn't eat until evening when we had the marinated meat. (The other Lamb Roast I bought is still in the freezer) As for the platter I have been nibbling on it for days and offering it to everyone who comes to visit. The food was a wee bit excessive but with company included it was possibly the best Christmas in three years. So thanks to all who participated.