It's Christmas Today
Posted by LakshmiSaturday, 25 December 2010
Christmas started on a right footing with a beautiful weather - no raining ! The day started off with " Ho.. Ho.. Ho.. Merry Christmas " greetings to my family and opening presents around the Christmas tree. Since we had attended the late night Mass yesterday on Christmas Eve, we did not have to go to Church today and so had a leisurely breakfast of Croissants and sausages with my children and husband . I don't take sausages, so I had coffee and toast. ( saving calories in exchange for the gargantuan Christmas lunch, actually ! )
Lunch was a big family affair in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur with all my 6 sisters in-law, their husbands and children, making a grand total of 17. I had baked a perfect tasting bread pudding with orange sauce, recipe courtesy of my good friend Norita, as my dessert contribution to the Christmas lunch table .
This year, the lunch was more of an Asian flavour - the long table groaning with Mutton Masala, Thai Prawn Curry, Nyonya Deep Fried Fish with Assam Sauce, Roasted Eggplant, Tofu with Angled Loofah Chinese Style, Bittergourd Prawns, Naan Bread and Briyani Rice. The traditional Christmas lunch of Roast Chicken with Chestnut stuffing with Black Pepper Sauce ( a welcome change instead of turkey ) Cold Cuts of Ham with Pineapple Rings , Mushroom & Onion Quiche Coleslaw, and Jacket Potatoes with Sour Cream were also laid on the table. So now you understand when I said the table was 'groaning' ? The customary wine toasting was with a delightful and fruity Australian Riesling . Dessert was Turkish Delight , Belgium Dark Chocolates and black coffee. That was lunch !
To shake off all the gross calories, we had a Punjabi Bangra dancing session and continued it with Shakira's ' Hips don't lie ' the African Waka Waka , Gloria Gaynor's ' I'll Survive ' , etc... etc...... you get the picture....................................................
For afternoon tea, we had the traditional Christmas Fruit Cake and the Bread Pudding with Orange Sauce. It was late evening when we reached home.
Gosh! that was a real heavy meal and as I am writing this, I don't want to think about food for the next two days...........................! Am starting off by skipping dinner today.
The pics below show Norita with her painted apron and scenery
You must try out Norita's Bread Pudding - the best I've eaten and so easy to make but as I'm kinda sleepy right now , you have to wait for my next update la .........................................................
Happy reading and painting and since Christmas mood is still in the air, Merry Christmas to all
Lakshmi
December 27, 2010 at 10:17 AM
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