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Friday 21 May 2010

Christmas Dinner.

At Christmas Jai and I went down to Egham to see my lovely sister Melissa and my brother in law Jason. We had the most lovely Christmas dinner and it was my first time in trying a few different things. Im used to having a pork roast for Christmas in Melbourne, so this was the first time that I could ever remember that I had a whole roasted turkey for Christmas.
We had loads more yummy things too. It was a FEAST!

Appetizers:
Blinis with Smoked Salmon, Creme Fraiche and chives (recipe below), and
Pear, Parmesan and Rocket wrapped in Prosciutto. (recipe below)

Starter:
Jason's Prawn Salad.

Mains:
Roast Turkey stuffed with Orange and Herbs,
Roast Potatoes with Polenta, cooked in Goose Fat,
Stuffing Balls,
Pigs in Blankets,
Mel's Winter Coleslaw,
Roast Parsnip, Carrot & Onion,
Brussel Sprouts,
And last but not least, gravy!

Desert: Christmas Pudding.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Mini Raspberry Melting Moments.

Makes 15. 125g unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup plain flour
2 tbs custard powder
pure icing sugar, to serve

Raspberry filling
60g unsalted butter, softened
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
6 small frozen raspberries, thawed


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