I know, I know. Christmas is coming and as a foodie you’ve probably been asked to partake or at least bring a dish in the whole grand production that is Christmas. Or more perilous still, you’re the person who is hosting the Christmas shindig and you’ve got to come up with some fabulous courses in order to satisfy every picky eater that is part of your family along with having a quick cocktail get together with friends in the days preceding Christmas. And let’s not forget the vegetarians or kids in the mix…
Allow me to make some suggestions from the ghosts of recipes past:
Nibblies for a pre-Christmas get-together with friends:
Caramelised Camembert with macadamia nuts
Tetsuya’s Oysters with rice wine vinaigrette
Goat’s cheese, basil and walnut wontons
Christmas Dinner en familie:
Zuni Roast Chicken with bread salad
Rosemary Roasted pork with Apple Maple sauce
Normandy Guinea Fowl with perfect Roast Potatoes
Prawns with Maryam Zaira sauce
Raspberry and Lemongrass trifle
And then there’s the vegetarians…
Fruit cake, Swedish Mulled wine and Finnish pea soup
To keep the kids quiet:
Goblin pies (for your little goblins but make them Elf faces!)
If you can’t avoid it and people insist on staying over…
Fried Green tomatoes with milk gravy 
Lastly I leave you with some photos of the nearby house decorated with Christmas lights. Around our area not a lot of houses do the whole Christmas lights thing but this house is quite the exception. It’s situated on the corner of Spofforth Street and Rangers Road, Cremorne (see map below) and is well worth a visit. They’re also collecting donations in the tins outside for the Cancer Council of Australia.
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Looks like the ideal Christmas feast! I like how you have suggestions for guests the next day too
Hi Lorraine,
Wonderful recipes – very nice round up, as usual with the great photos…at this moment everybody is so busy as you said with the countdown till Christmas!
It’ll take some time to visit some of them again, but totally worth
Craving a lot of them right now…
Have a splendid weekend!
Gera .:. sweetsfoods
My goodness! It is all so beautiful! I had crumpets for the first time in Australia. Crumpets and Nutella for breakfast was a very nice treat! Your lovely homemade crumpets look wonderful!
Busy busy…luckily it’s my mother hosting this time around not me (unfortunately I still can’t escape the kitchen!).
Thanks for all the suggestions Lorraine! There are some I’ll have to include in our Christmas menu!
Christmas pudding vodka sounds divine! And if you are hosting a Christmas party with any/all of these, please save some for me!
hmmmm…
do you think it’s possible to live on Portuguese custard tarts and Norwegian waffles for the entire Christmas period?
I’d like to try.
Have a lovely Christmas, Lorraine!
All your pics are beautiful! I especially enjoyed seeing the quail’s egg with za’atar. It looks so pretty! Believe it or not, I haven’t had za’atar…but I intend to seek it out soon!
Great round up Lorraine! I think the potato and zucchini gratin should also be featured in the vegetarian section… it’s a perfect main or side dish that’s also indulgent for Xmas!
I hope you have a lovely time with your family xx
Lots of good ideas there – I’m sure I would love to come over to yours for Christmas dinner and stay the night just for all the wonderful breakfast dishes!
Hi Y-There’s always someone that has to stay over isn’t there
Hi Gera-Thankyou and thanks too for stopping by! Hope that your weekend was full of fabulous food!
Hi Barbara-Ah of course, they’re not really an American thing are they? I adore crumpets and these home made ones, when they’re freshly made are like mouthfuls of clouds. After 10 minutes they’re like ones that you buy but the first 10 minutes is heaven!
Hi Karen-That’s good, at least you’re not the one hosting! I bet you and your mum cook up a gorgeous one too!
Hi Annie-Haha sure! That vodka went a little too quickly it was so good
I planned to give more away this year but my husband appropriated it!
Hi the projectivist-Absolutely! Have a gorgeous one Trace and I hope that you get a gorgeous pair of shoes that are comfortable
Hi Cakebrain-Thankyou! That’s one of my favourites too as it was so delicious. Za’atar is great, definitely worth a try, especially with eggs
Hi Christie-Yes that is very true! Thanks for reminding me
Have a gorgeous one with your friends and family and eats lots of lovely food! 
Hi Johanna-Hehe thankyou so much! I admit I love cooking breakfast-as long as people don’t mind waiting while I sleep in
You’re very patient to make crumpets. I only recently discovered they were yeasted when I was looking for a gluten free version. I haven’t got around to trying them yet though.
Oooooo love the look of the caramelized macadamia nuts on camambert and the oysters…and the quail eggs… I like them all!
This post must have taken you hours
Your blue cheese gnocchi looks to die for and I want to try your goat cheese wonton wrappers! I’m getting hungry looking at all of these photos!
Hi Arwen-I admit the mood had to strike me. If I knew that I had to make these every morning I’d be driven insane and probably wouldn’t be able to sleep all night
Hi Marc-The macadamia is a great show stopper! I love seeing the look on everyone’s face when I bring that out
Thanks so much! 
Hi maris-Hehe thanks, but it’s more a recap of what I’ve done. Thankyou so much! Please let me know what you think of them
I love your site! Your photos capture the food so well… makes me hungry everytime I visit! I especially love the idea for Christmas pudding vodka! I made a cranberry infused vodka for gifts this year… love it.
Hi Stacey-Thankyou so much. The cranberry infused vodka looks really lovely
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