25 December, 2014

Peaceful Christmas at Home




Christmas 2014 in Brisbane



Our House with Red Bow Tie this year - the solar powered lights never worked :(






Cooking time - Paul prepared a stuffing with dried apricot etc., and Oscar lit the barbecue to cook the 6.8 kg turkey for about 5 hours on charcoal outside (too hot inside)







Cristina brought my favourite grilled eggplant dish that 'she only' can do so well to eat with our first drinks, and a huge platter of cold prawns for the entrée





Now the turkey is beautifully cooked, and our growing boys eat gargantuesquely :)
My daughter is in charge of the grilled rosemary potatoes and parsnips


Now is time to wind down around the dessert on the desk - home made Bûche de Noêl or 'bouche de Nouelle' as my husband says with home made white chocolate, coconut and strawberry ice cream to accompany (my job)



Now is the good part ?



24th/12

 




25th  - my husband just put his star war shorts our daughter made for him


Looks like this one has been handled with chocolate coated fingers ?

Yes, Joyful & Triumphant, I like that!