Happy New Year!

I hope you have had a lovely Christmas with family and friends perhaps. We managed to get the whole family together on Boxing day and enjoyed our traditional turkey with all our favourite trimmings – chestnut stuffing, special sprouts etc but it was the pigs-in-blankets that caused quite a stir. Two of our group had difficulty cooking them on Christmas day as they took much longer than was suggested on the instructions. Thankfully the timing was extended by one chef whilst the other chose not to serve them. The risks of undercooked food at these busy times can’t be over emphasised especially if vulnerable people are among the group. I was happy to hear that my nonagenarian friend had enjoyed roast lamb as well as a very fancy panettone too. Yesterday I delivered some of our pandoro to the beleagured shopkeepers for their weekly treat – we have managed to eat most of our “leftovers” but I really didn’t feel like making them anything from scratch after such a busy time !