Food! (And a Little Bit of Christmas)

As you are all probably aware, Daniel and I got to spend Christmas at home this year. What this meant was that we had ready access to a stove and a fridge, both of which we put to very good use.

To start with, there were fresh cinnamon rolls for breakfast...

Then, after a suitable and somewhat lengthy pause (we ate more of those than we probably should have), came Christmas Dinner. There were artichoke and green olive pies...

Ham, mashed potatoes and caramelised onions and beans...

And then Daniel surpassed himself with a bread and butter pudding full of sultanas and vanilla, with an apricot jam glaze. I take credit for the glaze! It was apricot jam that I made earlier this year.

Believe it or not, there was a bit more to Christmas than food. For instance, we did have a Christmas tree.

And we received some lovely gifts (thank you!), including some possums who can keep our kangaroo and koala decorations company.

We had a lovely, lazy day. And from what I've heard, you all had a lovely Christmas, too, although considerably more noisy!

The cats had varied approaches to the day. Maggie was very curious and playful...

Whereas Dobie followed our lead, and had a very laid back day. This is not unusual for Dobie - he is generally laid back for about 22 hours out of every 24.

And there you have it. Christmas at our house, 2009. Cheers!