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https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl General Chat Area >> Let's Chew The Fat >> Christmas Cooking https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1352884580 Message started by Derek on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 7:16pm

Title: Christmas Cooking
Post by Derek on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 7:16pm

Started my Christmas cooking preparations today. Big shop yesterday for everything plus a little more today. Fruit soaking in brandy for the pudding. Fresh dates soaking in rum to be covered in dark chocolate in a few days. Will be doing rum balls and white Christmas. Still contemplating a cake. Might do a rummy variation of the old milk n fruit recipe.

My first Christmas in many years where I will actually have time to appreciate it.

Looking at dinner cooked in camp ovens for Christmas day. Baked ham, roast chickens with fig and pistachio stuffing. Maybe a baked whole fillet of Atlantic salmon served with a sweet citrus salad and cuscus.

Derek [smiley=chef.gif]

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by TBF on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 8:44pm

Thanks Derek..
I'm working 2p-10p all Christmas week.
Breakfast for our family this year..again.
I am keen to smoke an Atlantic Salmon fillet in the hooded BBQ..
Quick and easy I think

Aart

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by LogFire on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 9:28pm

Cooked 4 x 2kg puddings (Skips recipe) in the rag over fire down the backyard. [smiley=chef.gif]

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Nelson on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 10:19pm

Derek wrote on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 7:16pm:

Looking at dinner cooked in camp ovens for Christmas day. Baked ham, roast chickens with fig and pistachio stuffing. Maybe a baked whole fillet of Atlantic salmon served with a sweet citrus salad and cuscus.

Mate that sounds great thaks for the salmon idea :)

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Smokeydk on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 7:28am

This Christmas family thing is going to be cold serves....none of the slaving over heat this year....cold chicken..ham on bone and heaps of salads
we have 20 ppl coming for lunch...week before Xmas..as we going away camping

Dave

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Hawker on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 4:22pm

I am at your place for Christmas this year Derek.

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Derek on Nov 17^th, 2012 at 8:21pm

First pudding cooked today after steaming for four hours in my old Hillbilly Camp Oven.

The fruit soaked in brandy for three days :)

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Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by LG on Nov 18^th, 2012 at 12:36am

Brandy soaked fruit pudding washed down with some of that Bundy - no worries luv, what time should we arrive? ;)

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Derek on Nov 18^th, 2012 at 4:13pm

Number two pudding preparation. Fruit soaked in . . . . . . . . bit of this and bit of that. :D ;) :o :-?

Said to Maggie, do you think half a cup will be enough. Nah, a cup will do. ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Derek on Nov 18^th, 2012 at 4:21pm

More dates soaking in the essence of Bundaberg to be coated in rich dark chocolate in a few days. :D :D :D

Gonna be a very rum fruity Christmas here :-[

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Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Chally on Nov 18^th, 2012 at 6:16pm

It looks like it is going to be one rich Christmas lunch. :D

Jeff

Title: Re: Christmas Cooking
Post by Derek on Nov 21^st, 2012 at 8:30pm

Pudding number two fresh out of the pot :)

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