Cold collation . . .
. . . or cold meat and pickles, with some bubble and squeak.
We had a lovely piece of roast beef on Saturday, when Susannah came home. She’s vegetarian so she had a Quorn roast, but the three of us enjoyed a fine selection of roast vegetables.
As usual, I had been over generous with the joint, so we had plenty of meat left over. That suited me, as I prefer cold cuts to hot food. I have unsophisticated food tastes, a child’s palate, perhaps, while many of the children in my extended family appreciate exotic dishes.
Barry has just informed me that he’s looking forward to a slice of beef with a dressing of stinky cheese melted over it. Nooooo!
We pulled Christmas crackers on Saturday. I cornered the market in crackers a few years ago. I don’t know why it happened, but I bought dozens of them, a hangover from the days when I catered for 15 to 20 people for Christmas lunch. In the same way, I have never quite adjusted to catering daily for less than six, and it’s been many years since we had a houseful of family living with us.
I have
sufficient mince pies to keep us satisfied stuffed for months, and there
is a mountain of cheese in the fridge. It will all be consumed until we are as fat
as a house, or as portly as a pig. At least, I will be - Barry is far more
disciplined than I.
Never
mind, once the white rabbits of the new year’s January have been welcomed, ‘sensible’
eating will ensue, not starvation – there’s no future in that. However, there
are only two more days to go . . . I am convinced that all will be well. Everything
Most things will keep . . . won’t they?
Now, just in case you haven’t had enough feeble seasonal jokes, here’s one for you from my cracker.
Why did the chicken resign?
She was being paid a poultry amount! Boom boom!
The joke actually said ‘he’ not ‘she’ – dear, dear, chickens are females, aren’t they, or was this a woke joke?
Ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI'll come over for some mince pies lol
You're welcome!
DeleteSounds like a fabulous meal, and I'd take a slice of cold roast myself!
ReplyDeleteIt's tasty!
DeleteChickens are both male and female. That's how you get baby chicks. Roosters are male and hens are female. I grew up on a farm where there were plenty of both and I'm quite familiar with the process!
ReplyDeleteI always think of hens as chicken and cockerels as male chickens - yes, I see what you mean! 😉
DeleteI don't mind cold foods in summer, but really look forward to hot meals for winter. I used to make my own mince pies, dozens of them, but not for several years now. Funny chicken joke. Can you not freeze some of the excess foods?
ReplyDeleteWe could freeze some of the excess, of course, but it will probably be consumed gradually . . .
DeleteCold beef and lots of horseradish - I'll pass on the melted stinky cheese.
ReplyDeleteHorseradish clears the sinuses wonderfully!
DeleteThere's something so comforting about enjoying a good cold collation with cold meat, pickles, and bubble and squeak. Roast beef leftovers are always a treat, especially when shared with loved ones. It's heartwarming to hear about Susannah's Quorn roast, ensuring everyone enjoyed a delicious meal together.
ReplyDeleteLeftovers are the best part of Christmas eating, I find.
DeleteThere were 9 children in my family, plus mum and dad and an uncle lived with us, Christmas was always huge, I do struggle on how much to get when there are just 2 of us. Again I cut back, but still we have loads left over, and the cheese is all mine, hubby hates it.
ReplyDeleteHaving a large family means never lacking company. Your mother must have been a fantastic manager.
DeleteShe was a strong woman, who did everything to keep us fed and looking clean and tidy, we were never allowed to be scruffy.
DeleteSounds like lots of yummy food left to eat your way through. And I love the joke.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't know what to do if we didn't have any leftovers!
DeleteMost English households would be able to relate to this blogpost and your portrait of these dog days between Christmas and New Year... almost gone now.
ReplyDeleteWe seem to have a siege mentality . . .
DeleteThere you go -- Crackers. I mention them today. I don't mind cold meat -- in sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteWe shall have sandwiches today. I like sandwiches . . .
DeleteCold meats and tit bits are my favourites and plenty of the meat, followed of course by Mince Pies!!
ReplyDeleteMince pies, of course, with cream or brandy butter.
DeleteI love posts like this because our American customs are so different. But several years ago, a cousin bought crackers and we pulled them. It was fun.
ReplyDeleteCrackers are fun - the jokes are terrible, the hats fall apart and the little gifts are sometimes quite good. 🎅
DeleteCan't have a Christmas dinner without crackers. Happy New Year to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you - and to you and yours, too.
DeleteChristmas dinner is long gone. Now focusing on New Year's Eve, Chinese food, and New Year's Day, a rib roast. No cooking the rest of the week!
ReplyDeleteSome people go all out for New Year's Eve, but we prefer ours to be quiet.
DeleteYou know me and groaners, I love yours! So nice to know what you did over the festivities, really enjoyed this. Thanks so much! We have gotten through our leftovers now. Thoroughly enjoy our roast beef sandwiches. Gregg would love some stinky cheese melted over his sliced beef. I also ran out of crackers finally. I also may have this mentality of buying - and feeding - for the 500 hundred! Our gatherings used to be quite large but smaller these days. Happy New Year to you, Barry and the rest of the family.
ReplyDeleteI actually like really terrible jokes!
DeleteIt's just me and my daughter here now and sometimes my grandson. So I don't make really big meals anymore.
ReplyDeleteIt's much more relaxing catering for a small number!
DeleteYes, we too always enjoyed cold meat, pickles, and bubble and squeak after Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWe had a good collection of crackers on Christmas Day, some of the jokes weren't too bad while others were definitely groaners! I also think there was a competition of who could wear the most paper hats ... it caused a giggle :)
Enjoy the remainder of December.
All the best Jan
The paper hat competition sounds fun. I must remember that!
DeleteI'm getting indigestion just reading your post :-)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I am like you, having unsophisticated food tastes, which sounds a lot better than being called a fussy eater ... xxx
I was a really fussy eater as a child and never liked trying unfamiliar foods. My response was always, 'It's quite nice.'
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