Besides the obvious turkey and stuffing what seasonal foods are you eating at the moment?

What I'm eating...
-Parsnips (roasted in goose fat)
-Brussels sprouts
-Sage (the perfect winter herb)
-Pheasant
-Clementines
-Scotch Broth

What I'm drinking...
-Sicilian Ruby Red Orange juice (though I suspect it's not seasonal)
-Dancy Tangerine juice

What are you eating a lot of? What are your winter favourites?

I've just eaten six smoked salmon blinis. :thumbsup:

you are far too posh!!!!

I am mainly eating

ickle oranges or in your words Clementines.

I also lurve sprouts (goose fat is great but omg heart stopping!)

Not had any mulled wine yet this year but absolutely love it.

:D

pickled onions...they seem to breed in large quantities at this time of year!

Sprouts
Turkey....which I have never had before.
Mince Pies - still not sure if I like these but another batch is in the oven now


Seasonal drink...Sherry...tis the only time of year I touch it because you can't leave the little bit in the bottle after making the christmas cake...it's just not right ya know

Moon

Moon Maiden

Try your mince pies hot with a touch of cream, they are truly beautiful.

home made mince pies are great

(now you can see why Iam going for food intollerances... lol!)

Originally posted by technophobe
Moon Maiden

Try your mince pies hot with a touch of cream, they are truly beautiful.

home made mince pies are great

(now you can see why Iam going for food intollerances... lol!)

I made some mince pies yesterday. Made them with an all butter pastry and filled them with M&S Connoisseur mincemeat [almonds, apricots, steeped in Courvoisier]. Warmed for 8-10 minutes in the oven and served with a lovely cup of single estate Ceylon tea - there is nothing better!

Clementines, mince pies, the choccy coins and sweets on the crimbo tree :D

Im eating the usual stuff......

sprouts
sage
oranges
walnuts
almonds
dried fruits


then theres......

salmon
duck served with a warm cherry sauce
sprouts roasted with a few chesnuts
pickleld onions
homemade winter vegatable tart
a wide variety of soup
porrigde
steamed syrup and toffee sponges with custard
strudels
mashed potatoe with various things added i.e bacon
roasted garlic and onions
various biscuits
jam tarts
lemon curds
gourmet sausages
turkey breasts served with warm cranberries sauce
belgium chocolates

and my famous pork,sage, onion and chesnut stuffing ring yummy!!!!:clap:


*feels very hungry*
*goes to raid mothers cupboard!*

Originally posted by JonJParr
I made some mince pies yesterday. Made them with an all butter pastry and filled them with M&S Connoisseur mincemeat [almonds, apricots, steeped in Courvoisier]. Warmed for 8-10 minutes in the oven and served with a lovely cup of single estate Ceylon tea - there is nothing better!

anyone got any decent mincemeat recipes?? I think I'm going to make my own next year and try to master the pastry too. This year I have cheated and used just add water pastry and Robertsons mincemeat...it was a last minute thing :help:

Potato & parsnip gratin (saw it on TV a couple of weeks ago and I'm now adicted to it)

Big mushrooms stuffed with Roquefort and herb breadcrumbs

Cranberry juice - again quite addictive

Meatballs - in tomato sauce

Steak Diane - until the end flew of my tenderising hammer :(

Anyone got any ideas what I can do with rosemary, I've got loads of it in the garden ?

Originally posted by nick2
Anyone got any ideas what I can do with rosemary, I've got loads of it in the garden ?

You could:

-Roast some potatoes with it and garlic.
-Roast a chicken with lemon and rosemary.
-Add a touch of it to a garlic mayonnaise... go on try it!
-Put it in a lamb stew
-Put some stems of it in a bottle of olive oil

That enough ideas?

Originally posted by JonJParr
You could:

-Roast some potatoes with it and garlic.
-Roast a chicken with lemon and rosemary.
-Add a touch of it to a garlic mayonnaise... go on try it!
-Put it in a lamb stew
-Put some stems of it in a bottle of olive oil

That enough ideas?

It's a good start, I only planted the rosemary because someone gave me a cutting, and it's grown into a huge bush, but I've never actually used it in anything, all the other herbs get stripped bare as soon as they grow.

Originally posted by nick2
It's a good start, I only planted the rosemary because someone gave me a cutting, and it's grown into a huge bush, but I've never actually used it in anything, all the other herbs get stripped bare as soon as they grow.

It's a wonderful herb Nick and because of it's strong stem it can be used to 'stud' a piece of meat. I even saw Jamie Oliver use it to seal the end of a stuffed pouisson yesterday - almost like a skewer.

Come on people.... what else are you all eating?

Let's give a big hand for a jar of pickled walnuts - go great with cold meat or veggie alaternatives - look dreadful but will appeal to goths (er that's because they are black)