Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

jellybear

Ah lads, I'm seriously questioning how you can call yourselves elves when you don't like so many Christmas treats!!:P

I just had smoked ham for dinner. Twas delish!!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Minced Pies and pudding are my staples but I don't like fruit cake.


As a family we have a plethora of events leading up to Christmas, so advent is going to be a form of celebration in preparation for the arrival of the Baby Jesus. We used to observe an almost Lenten fast in Advent but this year we've decided it's going be a joyous lead up to the big day while keeping cognisant of the real meaning of Christmas.

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

Don’t start that debate again

You picked up on that haha :P

lawred2

Love mince pies and pudding

Hate Christmas cake.

kitten_k

Loughc wrote: »

You picked up on that haha :P

Oh yes who can forget the great cinnamon debate!!

Just took all the decorations out of the attic, the bedroom part of the attic looks like a bomb hit it!

Have my Christmas duvets in the wash to freshen them up

kitten_k

Ordered these for the toy show

Posy

How cool is this 'real' 7ft fake tree from Littlewoods? It is even fir scented! :pac:

freshpopcorn

tickingclock

Those cupcakes look unbelievable. Great idea. I'd just love if I got tickets. It'd be a great experience. Here's hoping I won't be on the couch in my pj's with a bottle of wine!

Jude13

I wasn't a fan of Christmas cake/pudding until last year. I think I just had a link between them making me sick as a kid. But last year I got an amazing gluten free hamper full of stuff like Christmas cake, pudding and mince pies and now I'm a convert. Not crazy about them though I am more a savory person anyway but a nice treat once a year.

Since my gran passed when I was a young kid we now a few decades later laugh at G.I. baby jesus. My mum still doesn;t see the funny side of my bro eating the nice glazed part of a ham on christmas eve. He also has a worse Christmas eve story that I may save till closer to the day.

P.s. Cinnamon is evil.

freshpopcorn

I'm good enough with mist Christmas cake, puddings, mince pies. However I avoid currants.
Yule logs are okay once they aren't to heavy.

I was never a big fan of those pantone, Italian cakes, etc.

Jude13

Marzipan is also awful.

Cork Lass

Jude13 wrote: »

Marzipan is also awful.

You should be thread banned for saying that.......:D

I looooovvvve marzipan

Jude13

Makes me have that liquid at the back of my mouth feeling that Im about to puke thinking about it.

All rainy and stormy here so it feels Christmasy

DvB

Just about to leave for a site meeting and its miserable out, have mtv christmas on in the background and it would be so tempting to grab a blanket and stay here with Christmas tunes and movies for the day, alas, responsibilities take over... have a good day folks, 5 weeks to go!

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

Just about to leave for a site meeting and its miserable out, have mtv christmas on in the background and it would be so tempting to grab a blanket and stay here with Christmas tunes and movies for the day, alas, responsibilities take over... have a good day folks, 5 weeks to go!

Yes, was a tough one getting out of bed this morning. Elf 2 has a bad cough had him in one ear and Elf 3 is teething so had her in the other ear so down on sleep on top of the lovely weather.

This is my 10 mins of peace sitting at my desk, cup of tea checking the Christmas forum before getting stuck into the list of things I have to do!

CeeCeeBloom

I just keep reminding myself, 4 more Monday mornings of 2019 to battle & it all seems so do-able :D:D

Loughc

CeeCeeBloom wrote: »

I just keep reminding myself, 4 more Monday mornings of 2019 to battle & it all seems so do-able :D:D

LOVE that way of looking at it!

Monday's are the worse so 4 left is VERY do-able.

New Home

Jude13 wrote: »

Marzipan is also awful.

Cork Lass wrote: »

You should be thread banned for saying that.......:D

I looooovvvve marzipan

Good marzipan is goooood, but bad marzipan, with that fake bitter almond/cyanidey flavor is awful. AWFUL!

baby and crumble

Guys none of you have lived until you’ve had the Christmas Chocolate Brownies from The Cupcake Bloke. He puts a layer of amazing mince pie filling on top of his fudgy brownies before baking and they are something else.

Loughc

baby and crumble wrote: »

Guys none of you have lived until you’ve had the Christmas Chocolate Brownies from The Cupcake Bloke. He puts a layer of amazing mince pie filling on top of his fudgy brownies before baking and they are something else.

You had me until mince pie filling

Toto Wolfcastle

baby and crumble wrote: »

Guys none of you have lived until you’ve had the Christmas Chocolate Brownies from The Cupcake Bloke. He puts a layer of amazing mince pie filling on top of his fudgy brownies before baking and they are something else.

So what you're saying is that The Cupcake Bloke has ruined both Christmas and brownies? I used to like him.

CeeCeeBloom

I think I need to retry a Christmas cake.

I have definite tarnished my taste buds with dodge marzipan! :o

baby and crumble

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

So what you're saying is that The Cupcake Bloke has ruined both Christmas and brownies? I used to like him.

You don’t understand. They’re AMAZING. I was skeptical too but they blew my mind.

DvB

baby and crumble wrote: »

Guys none of you have lived until you’ve had the Christmas Chocolate Brownies from The Cupcake Bloke. He puts a layer of amazing mince pie filling on top of his fudgy brownies before baking and they are something else.

Ignore the heathens above b&c that sounds amazing... would love to try them.... nom nom!

newmem

Love Christmas cake and mince pies. I have never tried Christmas pudding or panettone cake. I am tempted to try panettone cake this year. Would anyone recommend where to get nicest one. Has to be good since it a first try.

TRS30

newmem wrote: »

Love Christmas cake and mince pies. I have never tried Christmas pudding or panettone cake. I am tempted to try panettone cake this year. Would anyone recommend where to get nicest one. Has to be good since it a first try.

The shop in Carluccio's on Dawson street are suppose to have very nice ones.

New Home

newmem wrote: »

Love Christmas cake and mince pies. I have never tried Christmas pudding or panettone cake. I am tempted to try panettone cake this year. Would anyone recommend where to get nicest one. Has to be good since it a first try.

TRS30 wrote: »

The shop in Carluccio's on Dawson street are suppose to have very nice ones.

As good as the boxed ones can be (and let's face it, a lot of those are like cardboard), if you can get your hands on a patisserie/bakery-made one, you'll be in heaven. Sometimes TK Maxx has them (or something very close to them), they're usually wrapped in fabric or in fancy wrapping. If they aren't as soft as a cloud, then they're not good.

Heroditas

Went to Lidl at lunchtime to get some cheese and apples. Came out with them and also a tin of Afternoon Tea and Chocolate Kimberley. Sure they were €9.99 each.
It would have been rude not to...

freshpopcorn

An issue I find with Christmas cakes, puddings and mince pies is often the shop ones can be disappointing!

DeniG2

Late Late Toy Show trailer

https://youtu.be/K6cutM2YJJk

TRS30

New Home wrote: »

As good as the boxed ones can be (and let's face it, a lot of those are like cardboard), if you can get your hands on a patisserie/bakery-made one, you'll be in heaven. Sometimes TK Maxx has them (or something very close to them), they're usually wrapped in fabric or in fancy wrapping. If they aren't as soft as a cloud, then they're not good.

Not a fan myself so can’t comment directly just what I had heard.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Turkey ordered today - it's getting very real now.

Loughc

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freshpopcorn

Just a note. If you ever decide to heat mince pies in the microwave be careful how long you leave them in! I had to replace a microwave a few years ago.

Jude13

The party season has started, our firm were at a battle of the bands kind of thing for charity and they played a few Christmas tunes at the end. Another massive hangover sadly.

freshpopcorn

I like this!

TRS30

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I like this!

Perfect for Jude13 about now

Jude13

Im trying to keep my coffee down*

*I am ashamed to say I was unsuccessful. The ladies in here ordered in bacon sandwich and the smell is too much.

Eleysian

Jude13 wrote: »

Im trying to keep my coffee down*

*I am ashamed to say I was unsuccessful. The ladies in here ordered in bacon sandwich and the smell is too much.

Do you need an emergency care package with Alka Selzer?

Five weeks today folks - woo so excited for Christmas this year!

Jude13

I need something, I have never had Alka Selzer, I will try pick some up.

Before work my OH said I need to man up as we are decorating tonight. Its meant to be a fun time...

This day one month and i will be sitting in the inlaws in front of the fire watching christmas tv and munching on quality street.

Toto Wolfcastle

Oh dear, Jude. Nothing worse than a work hangover! Hope you feel better soon.

A couple of decent bakeries in Dublin (Bread41 and Strudel) have started selling mince pies from today. Even to a mince pie hater like myself the Bread41 ones look incredibly good.

CheerLouth

Jude13 wrote: »

I need something, I have never had Alka Selzer, I will try pick some up.

To be fair, you haven't missed much, they are utterly revolting. One mouthful & you are guaranteed to spew your guts up! Get an ice cold can of full fat coke into you & a few solpadeine!

Missed out yesterday as was on a client site & had to actually work :P Nice to see so much activity!

Jude13

Thanks for the Christmas pep up. I am not young enough to deal with hangovers of any kind, I should know better. I have just had thai chicken soup and am tucking in to a quinoa slice. No solpadine sold here sadly.

I will be taking pics tonight of the house done up with lights so I will throw them up tomorrow.

Loughc

CheerLouth wrote: »

To be fair, you haven't missed much, they are utterly revolting. One mouthful & you are guaranteed to spew your guts up! Get an ice cold can of full fat coke into you & a few solpadeine!

Missed out yesterday as was on a client site & had to actually work :P Nice to see so much activity!

Spare a thought for anyone that missed out on Monday and Tuesday on here. They’d have about 280 posts to catch up on :pac:

CheerLouth

Just heard a rumour that our work Christmas do could be in Waterford Castle! Have never been there but it looks amazing!

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

Spare a thought for anyone that missed out on Monday and Tuesday on here. They’d have about 280 posts to catch up on :pac:

Thats why I'm checking 2 or 3 times a day now, too much happening.

My life is utter chaos at the moment what with trying to close out the works in the house & with my day job being off the charts, throw christmas prep into the mix & its jurassic park on speed!!

tomorrow 4 weeks is the target, thats the day we go out for our christmas lunch with work & then I'm done until Jan 6th 2020....

can


not


wait!

CheerLouth

CheerLouth wrote: »

Just heard a rumour that our work Christmas do could be in Waterford Castle! Have never been there but it looks amazing!

It's fab. If you're staying overnight, or getting there early, your almost guaranteed to get some Christmassy photos of deer in the frost, if you take a walk around the island. Maybe some relatively tame foxes too. Huge cosy fire in the lobby for Christmas selfies.. Sorry it's just the kind of place you want to take photos.

Brian017

Would 1,000 cluster lights be enough for a 5ft tree? It is my understanding because they’re packed so close together, unlike regular lights, that you generally need more to get the full effect. Or would I just be better off getting the regular string lights?

CheerLouth

Deleted User wrote: »

It's fab. If you're staying overnight, or getting there early, your almost guaranteed to get some Christmassy photos of deer in the frost, if you take a walk around the island. Maybe some relatively tame foxes too. Huge cosy fire in the lobby for Christmas selfies.. Sorry it's just the kind of place you want to take photos.

It won't be until the New Year so there'll be no Christmas decs up