The Anonymous Widower

I Cooked my first Christmas Dinner last Night

I’m sixty-two and last night I cooked my first Christmas Dinner.

Because of the snow and travel problems, I had bought a Marks and Spencer Turkey Breast Joint, in case I have to spend Christmas alone.  But with last night’s snow, I had two extra mouths to feed, so I decided to cook the turkey.

I was aided by some broccoli and parsnips donated by a farmer and luckily I had potatoes and some ready-prepared Schwatz gravy.  Note that that gravy is gluten-free, so it’s fine for coeliacs like me. My guests don’t like sprouts, so they stayed in the fridge.

It was very passable.  All my guests enjoyed it.

I even enjoyed the parsnips, which my mother used to cook so badly with the potatoes.  I just followed the rules on the BBC web site.  This must be the font of all knowledge for novice cooks like me.

Hopefully, the weather will relent by Christmas Day.

December 22, 2009 - Posted by | Food | ,

3 Comments »

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