NOT a food blog
Roast turkey and stuffing, glazed ham, apricot chutney, several different types of salads, baked potatoes……
Festive decorations in red and green…..
Appetisers before the main course…..
The most delicious glazed ham in the entire country…..
Trifle…..
Yummy cookies and pies…..
And presents! (I LOVE this one….a great cookbook called Maggie’s Harvest written by Maggie Beer…thanks, BE!)
Merry Christmas!
♥
We’re spending Christmas in Australia this year. (I’ll probably give you more updates when I get back.) Our Christmas meal was entirely homecooked, and the organising involved in getting food ready for 25 people was amazing. No short fuses. No flustered looks. Responsibilities were delegated, and when all the guests arrived, even the chefs (Bald Eagle’s uncle, aunt and family members) were able to partake in the celebrations. For Christmas gifts, save for the exceptional item, we all agreed to donate to a worthy cause instead, because the fact is, we’re all blessed with so many wonderful things that we really don’t need another box of chocolates or that extra iPod. Thanks to this gift initiative, so many more people are going to be touched and helped by the donations made.
And my Christmas….my Christmas is all of that and more. It is a reminder of that birth that happened 2,000 years ago that changed the world forever. Heaven’s gift. And I am constantly thankful.
A blessed Christmas, everyone!
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
myf
December 25th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Merry Christmas! Food looks delicious & I love the cheerful decorations… lovely! Happy Holidays..
ai wei
December 25th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
happy happy XMAS and happy holiday!~
allie
December 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Merry Christmas to you and your family!!
The glazed ham looks delicious! drool…
J2Kfm
December 25th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
merry xmas lyrical one …
BEST glazed ham?! … damn, that’s a rather glossy finish!
wouldnt mind sinking my teeth into that …
Kiran
December 25th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🙂 Yum food! And I totally love the gift donation idea 😀 God bless!
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Manggy
December 26th, 2008 at 12:01 am
A blessed Christmas to you too, Lemongrass! So true about the gifts– what a wonderful way to give this season. And that spread– gorgeous!
Audrey
December 26th, 2008 at 12:15 am
The ham looks gorgeous! Will do that next year. Had my hands full with preparing my first turkey for 8 adults and it was a heavy load of fun! Got half a turkey left over for plenty of turkey guacamole sandwiches for our next few meals.
Merry Christmas & Happy 2009!
SStoffer
December 26th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Merry Christmas – have a fabulous time in Australia! Love the pics. Have a very Happy New Year too 🙂
Nate
December 26th, 2008 at 5:44 am
That certainly is a delicious looking ham!
Merry Christmas to all!
550ml jar of faith
December 26th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Sounds and looks exactly like what Xmas should be! Giving, sharing and a champ of a glazed ham to top it all off!
Precious Pea
December 26th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Merry Christmas to you and Bald Eagle. Yummy food, great company! Can’t wait to see you again. Have fun and catch up soon!
terri
December 26th, 2008 at 9:00 am
spoken from the heart, n i’m learning to be thankful too.
love all the pics–the ham’s gorgeous n i love the last ornament.bet u were wearing red n half drunk. looks like an al fresco do, so oz. eating my heart out…u continue to have a fun holiday!
thenomadGourmand
December 26th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Merry CHristmas 😉 & hv a blessed year ahead!
mimid3vils
December 26th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009!!!!
yin
December 26th, 2008 at 10:17 am
For Christmas gifts, save for the exceptional item, we all agreed to donate to a worthy cause instead, because the fact is, we’re all blessed with so many wonderful things that we really don’t need another box of chocolates or that extra iPod. — awwwww, that’s beautiful 🙂
May all of you be blessed this Christmas season!
keropokman
December 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am
That glazed ham looks absolutely ‘air liur meleleh’!
A very Blessed Christmas to you and BE!
Indeed it’s a time to count our blessings.
jasmine
December 26th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
what a beautiful christmas gathering. and that glazed ham! *salivates*
enjoy australia 🙂
teckiee
December 26th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Ham Ham Ham! (Thats Santa after eating that good looking ham)
Tummythoz
December 26th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Spied a wooden table. Outdoor picnic style? Gorgeous. Everything!
chen boon
December 26th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Wonderful Christmas celebration.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Dharm
December 27th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Blessed Christmas LL! I miss my Oz days but am equally thankful for all I have here. I’d give the Turkey a miss but I must say that Ham looks superb!! Love and peace to all!
JOjo
December 27th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Blessed Christmas LL!!!
May your day be joyous and filled with love!
*hugz*
Life for Beginners
December 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Have urself a merry, merry Christmas too, dear. I am so happy that this year you managed to get yourself away with some time with your family and friends all the way in Sydney… It’s really at times like this that we need some time and ability to recount our thoughts and feel again what it’s like to be one and with the world around us.
I think having Bald Eagle there besides you must be the best present of them all. Hehe.
*BIG HUUUUUGGGGSSSS!!*
HairyBerry
December 28th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Your Xmas-edition Momiji blends in really well with the decoration!
Have a good time in Australia and bake us an e-cake, if you have the time. 😀
Argus Chrismus
December 28th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Dear AWOL, glad to know you had a wonderful Christmas. Hope you and BE have a fabulous new year filled with great food, good health and loving, funny people.
It’s smile-inducing to know you got a beautiful book from BE in Australia by a Ms Beer (sorry I haven’t heard of her).
breadpitt
December 28th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
wowo, the turkey looks so juicyyyyy…..nice nice……!
Simon Seow
December 29th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Nice turkey. Happy New Year.
Chin
December 29th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Blessed Christmas!
Cheryl Wee
December 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
OMG~!!! Everything looked sooooo pretty!! I envy you really.. Loved all the pics but drooooooling for the glazed ham and trifles!
😛 ” ‘
Henry Yeo
December 30th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Merry Christmas,
have a brilliant new year.
Come back soon on MAS,
and bring back all those cheers.
lotsofcravings
December 30th, 2008 at 9:27 am
i could do with some donations..can i have the ham please?
jason
December 30th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Merry Xmas, Happy holiday and Happy New Year!
ck lam
December 30th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Indeed a special Christmas where everyone donates for a worthy cause…that’s the sharing spirit of Christmas.
Happy Belated Christmas & a Happy New Year 2009!
babe_kl
December 30th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Happy holidays! Wishing you a blessed Christmas and New Year!
kat
December 30th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Your Christmas was delicious!! Happy Christmas!! 😀
And Merry New Year! Bila balik ah?
You do know why you received a really really big cookbook, don’t you? 😉
The lil Red Riding Hood is sooooo adorable! *hint, hint* What it is? Candle ah??
Eh, this time no bake cake/dessert ah?? Perhaps a nice fruity Christmas pudding? 😀
Steve
December 31st, 2008 at 9:18 am
The irony of it – you had your Christmas in Australia eating glazed ham and salads, and I spent mine in Malaysia eating turkey curry and prawn sambal.
I hope that your Christmas was great, AWOL, and here’s to a sensational 2009. It’s going to be a great year.
sc
December 31st, 2008 at 9:21 am
Happy New year!!! May next year be an even better year! 🙂
New Kid On The Blog
January 1st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I always drop by here on and off, and never leave any mesg. Today am going to say something… 🙂
Happy New Year!!!
Katie
January 2nd, 2009 at 5:12 pm
All that food looks so wonderfully delicious, but I must say, the trifle looks the BEST. Yum! Happy New Year!
Jun
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
u like maggie beer? omg i jt took my parents to the maggie beer farm shop at barossa valley a few days ago! gosh, u hav to make a trip to south aus some time– i’ll bring u to the farm shop and take u to the best char siu in town! 😉
Jun
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
oh, in all my excitement i forgot to wish u a happy new yr! 😛
daphne
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
Where’s the classic Pav for Christmas? =)
Maggie Beer is FANTASTIC!! Lucky u!!!!!! I’m envious!!
Happy New Year LL!! May this year bring u lots of joy and great food!!!
Lisa Lee
January 4th, 2009 at 2:21 am
I stumbled upon your blog by accident. And I wanted to say that I love it. Happy New Year to you!
🙂 Lisa
cumidanciki
January 5th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
HAPPY 2009 SEXY!
fatboybakes
January 6th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
that’s a hamsome ham. alas, the gluttony of the last few weeks now renders food photographs err……… gorgeous as they are…
HNY09.
Ethan
January 7th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Hi , reading your blog have inspire me to cook and start a new blog for my cooking. Lovely blog you have here
William
January 8th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Happy New Year! Can I ask if you use a macro lens for all your shots? Or a kit lens?
They look beautiful that’s why I ask… Thanks!
Alexandra
January 12th, 2009 at 10:57 am
That ham looks amazing! Droools….Happy 2009!