How Christmasssy is it at your place?

[dave2010]

Yeah, in terms of the liquor stock, I'm slowly building up a rather nice 'bar'!
Recipe here: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/spi...e-moscow-mule/

The biggest faff was 'juicing' the limes and grapefruits, and de-seeding the pomegranate... The rest was a piece of piss. I rather enjoy the process of making good cocktails, and now have all the 'toys' necessary to do it. I've even got a mould for making perfectly round ice cubes!

Marco.

Contains grapefruit juice, so might not be good for some people who take medication. Perhaps would still be OK if the grapefruit juice is missed out.

Looks very fruity.

[Pigmy Pony]

Lol - you need to widen your foodie horizons/educate your palate, and learn to more adventurous! Unfamiliar ingredients only become familiar once you've tried them a few times... One of the things we love most about eating abroad, especially in countries where the language is unfamiliar, is going on an 'adventure into the unknown' with restaurant menus.

It's a great way of being introduced to wonderful new foods that you most likely wouldn't ever have discovered otherwise



Told ya! Goose knocks turkey into a cocked hat - it's a flavour non-contest!

We're either having pan-fried haunch of venison (with a port, redcurrant and juniper berry reduction) or roast pheasant for lunch, on New Year's day. Haven't decided yet...

Marco.

Any normal person would agree with you 100%, however my ability to broaden my foodie horizons is somewhat hobbled by my not being able to eat raw onion in any of its forms (something I got from my mother who could not even be in the same room as an onion).

I'm usually fine with them in a hot meal provided they are cut fine enough, in fact I do think they often enhance the flavour, but if presented with something which included them in their raw state, I couldn't just pick them out - the whole dish would be a complete write off.

It make for some pretty uncomfortable moments when dining in polite company and presented with something unfamiliar. Sometimes I tell people I have an allergy, and that helps as it seems these days almost everyone is allergic to something.