Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

freshpopcorn

We also swop gifts with another family.
It consists of three gift sets, a tub or sweets and a tin of biscuits and a gifty item. It's sort of a nice tradition on Christmas Eve.

CheerLouth

I buy for:

Himself (we've a budget set this year)
Mam
Dad
Sister
Brother
Nieces x2
Grandmother
Godmother

I also normally help sort the presents for the inlaws & whatnot on the other side but this year, I'm taking a step back because I can't do everything!

ace_irl

This year I'm baking presents as well as giving them. So everyone will get a some sort of gift and then mince pies, chocolate biscuit cake and caramel sauce.

I'm off to Ikea this weekend to pick up all the jars!

freshpopcorn

New Home

Does anyone have a good, tried and tested recipe for a vegetarian mincemeat (in other words, without suet), please?

ace_irl

ace_irl wrote: »

This year I'm baking presents as well as giving them. So everyone will get a some sort of gift and then mince pies, chocolate biscuit cake and caramel sauce.

I'm off to Ikea this weekend to pick up all the jars!

I think that's really lovely. Fair play for all the work that must take. Chocolate biscuit cake and caramel sauce?? I wish you were my friend!

jellybear

Just finished two scrabble frames One for my neighbours and one for my KK

Heroditas

Loaded the kids into the car this evening just before bedtime and brought them to see one of the finalists in Ireland's Most Christmassy House. They were as excited as anything.
Sometimes it's the simple things...

Beechwoodspark

Nevin had his Christmas show (part 1) tonight.

The turkey looked absolutely unreal !!

rockwell

New Home wrote: »

Does anyone have a good, tried and tested recipe for a vegetarian mincemeat (in other words, without suet), please?

Hey New Home, i use Mary Berry's one. Butter replaces the suet. http://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/christmas/special-mincemeat

New Home

Thanks Rockwell.

freshpopcorn

The Odlums receive also looks simple enough!

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/christmas-mincemeat/

New Home

Thank you, Freshpopcorn.

SleetAndSnow

And there we go, the Kellogg’s Christmas ad. No doubt about it now folks! Christmas is coming!

Posy

I seen the Guinness ad for the first time tonight, hooray!

freshpopcorn

I can't believe we're into the teens!

Jude13

I havent seen and ad yet! I need to get on to watching tv at some stage.

The main mall here has its Christmas stuff up now and Micheal Bubble playing.

OUTDOORLASS

Friend took of the Santa in Heuston recently...Unreal !!! Perfect looking Santa !!

Got a 5 more presents yesterday.......but was gone from home all day so boxes of decorations all over the place. House looks like
bomb site !! I.v lot of work on today, so wont get to it til later.....My Teenager has so much homework she wont get chance to help...


Loving all the Christmas posts. xxx

ace_irl

Deleted User wrote: »

I think that's really lovely. Fair play for all the work that must take. Chocolate biscuit cake and caramel sauce?? I wish you were my friend!

When it comes to Christmas baking and present wrapping, I have military efficiency Naturally I will have to sample every caramel sauce I make.....for quality control purposes.....

I'll post you out a friend application!!

CheerLouth

ace_irl wrote: »

I'll post you out a friend application!!

Send me one too :P

Freshpopcorn, those puds look amazing too!

I'm in the office today for the first time in over a week - they have the decs up, I sit at a hot desk and the tree is right in front of me and because there is no one else sitting here, I kinda feel like it's MY tree :P It helps that I have my Christmas dress on too

freshpopcorn

New Home wrote: »

Does anyone have a good, tried and tested recipe for a vegetarian mincemeat (in other words, without suet), please?

We always use butter for making puddings.We were never into suet but this is available!

ace_irl

ace_irl wrote: »

When it comes to Christmas baking and present wrapping, I have military efficiency Naturally I will have to sample every caramel sauce I make.....for quality control purposes.....

I'll post you out a friend application!!

I'm the 'what you'd bring to the position section' , if I say I'm a pro at quality control taste testing would that work for or against me?!

Toto Wolfcastle

Just back from Tiger. All Christmas items are a Euro.

freshpopcorn

We're unsure about putting up our living room decorations. We have Sky calling to install television just before Christmas and we're afraid if we put up decorations they might be in the way or get damaged.

Loughc

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We're unsure about putting up our living room decorations. We have Sky calling to install television just before Christmas and we're afraid if we put up decorations they might be in the way or get damaged.

A good engineer can work around anything. Furniture, decorations, etc.

freshpopcorn

There is a compition here to win a €200 voucher for a butchers in Cork.
It might be useful for your Turkey/Ham.

https://www.ocrualaoi.com/festive-feast-competition-18/?utm_source=Email

TK Lemon

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

Just back from Tiger. All Christmas items are a Euro.

I bought some today as well. They kept restocking and I kept going back after I paid for my first lot, and so on. :P

CrowdedHouse

I'd love a slice of Christmas cake just now, with my cuppa!

jellybear

I've invited 4 of my friends round the week before Christmas for some food and chats.
Plsn to stock up on M&S party food and some bits from Dunnes too. Really looking forward to it now

freshpopcorn

I was in Heatons Today. Well something similar to Heatons.
It's has a floor of dessigner clothes.(Lacoste, Levis, etc) and very little Christmas stock.
When did this happen?