Has anyone started Christmas nibbles, indulgences and other such loveliness yet?

I’ve unwrapped boxes of Ferrero Roche and Turkish delight for tonight ?

Alishka did you get any replies on fb re. the joint of meat?

Enjoyed a bag of homemade fudge last night watching the film The Guernsey literary society,really enjoyed both !
Usually have limited treats as seriously allergic to many foods including chocolate and wine

I’m with you, Riverwalk

Alishka you may get several replies all saying their joint has gone missing, you may have to threaten to cut it in half.?

Thanks sodapop . Rotten shame isn't it?

Just opened a parcel from one of my stepsons Phoenix and lo there was a tub of cheeselets in with my presents

Hope someone is not without their Xmas meat Alishka but you have done all you can, hope you managed to get some sleep.

Well,I'm still preoccupied by the large fillet of beef in my freezer.
Brainwave woke me up about 3am - ask on our local Facebook Hub if anyone knows of anyone missing their Xmas meat?
So first to register with Facebook. So that took a while...
No replies as yet - who checks Faceache Xmas morning?
Do hope that I can reunite it with its owner.
Back to bed 4.30...

That's right Shysal anything pinched away from the table is more delicious.

Phoenix cheeselets/treelets I love 'em all. Sadly as I live in France no chance of getting to Morrison's.

I have just filled and sampled my Pavlova! Delicious. Anything nibbled ahead of time is always more enjoyable, like a roast potato and pig in blanket while dishing up.
Enjoy all your treats today, healthy eating can wait until the new year.

We tested the Christmas cake I had made today, a slice with a cuppa went down very well , Thought it best to taste it first before I offered anyone else a slice , Call it quality control !,?. And it was very nice

I must have made at least 8 dozen mince pies ? since the beginning of December - most of which have been scoffed by me and dh. Just a few half dozens have gone to elderly neighbours and dds.
Should add that they were all the little traditional ones, with thin pastry, but even so....

Nothing else - saving all the chocs and nuts for tomorrow and the lovely relaxed week to follow.

Oh dear! I had an Amazon delivery this morning - no address on the package, just a code. It was a LARGE fillet of beef. No note inside. Have emailed my family in the USA and it's not from them. Not from my bestie in Manchester either.Only other solution is that it's for a family in a road nearby, with whom I share a post code but I don't have their phone no.I'm so disabled now I can't walk that far even with my walker. And so it'll remain in my freezer until....?
Oh! and I no longer eat meat...
SODDIT!

We have each had a delicious mince pie, together with three of the Christmas chocs each. Oddly enough though, my favourite today was eating the remaining duchesse potatoes from the saucepan, which were left over (quite by chance of course) when I had piped some for freezing! It must be some form of lock down lunacy.

Roses - "and soon I'll crack open the gaviscon"

That made me chuckle! I can relate to that

We each had an M&S chocolate pine cone dessert this evening. Well, they come in sixes and there are only two of us so have to eat them before they go to waste........ don’t we?

We ordered five lovely cheeses from a farm. They arrived on Monday. We've had some tonight with crusty bread. Yum.

I have a jar of Celebrations and a huge box of Lindor salted caramels hidden away. They may be broken into tonight ?

We have eaten our Christmas day dessert tonight. After such a difficult year I think we all deserve some treats.

This is my first ever Christmas Eve on my own, so it's the first one not cooking for the family so I treated myself to some very nice seafood for dinner along with a glass of Chablis.
I will be cooking Christmas dinner as usual and on Boxing Day.

All ready for the oven, courtesy of Sainsbury’s! Mostly prawns in various guises, but chicken satay on sticks, mozzarella sticks, duck spring rolls - the list goes on!!
A couple of glasses of Harvey’s (it’s a tradition) and I’m ready for The Day.
Both DD’s coming as DH’s Consultant says it’s important he sees family, when he can.

Hope to pop in tomorrow and read the GM thread. X

Crispy duck for two nearly there, pancakes going into microwave, glass two of white done ?œ

Thinking about having some oat crackers with boursin cheese and a few grapes. We've had no dinner today as DH not feeling 100% and gone off his food, i have made do with a small bowl of fruit but my tummy starting to rumble now. May have a small glass of sherry, the only time i drink is Christmas eve, and i love a small sherry. Just watched Carols from Kings and feeling calm and relaxed after such a tranquil program.

DD has some bowls of Quality Street and chocolate coins out and I have been testing them.
Have already had two glasses of sherry.

Yes, one of the disadvantages of online food ordering is that you can’t control the sell by dates - we’ve just had dips and antipasti, salmon tagliatelle tonight. I haven’t started on the wine as yet, but my children have.