Happy New Year!!

We had a very traditional Christmas Day meal this year. Turkey and all the trimmings! Peter ordered a turkey from his butcher who managed to source a 9kg turkey!! That is unheard of in France, and the butcher couldn't believe we would be happy with a bird that size!! It was very expensive, but it was a beautiful free range turkey, tender, moist and tasty. Sally cooked the whole meal, although left Peter in charge of the gravy!! Of course there was far too much food over Christmas and we are still enjoying the Christmas Pudding, Christmas cake and mince pies. Sally made the mincemeat from a Constance Spry recipe as it's hard to source mincemeat in France. She also made a gingerbread house, a tradition in her family, which was demolished and eaten within seconds!!

We had a very quiet New Years Eve (just Peter, Sally and Joy), but of course Peter wanted to do a special meal, so off he went to the butchers again to buy a duck. It came with head and all... which Peter doesn't have a problem with, but some of us do!!! 

After the antics.... Peter roasted the duck, and served with roast potatoes, vegetables and a lovely orange sauce. It was yummy!! It's now time for the diet!!