Christmas 2020
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Looks like Santa will be on his way shortly. Dr Fauci has vaccinated him to be safe (since Santa Claus is hundreds of years old, probably wise), and given the general lack of Covid-19 in the North Pole, the Director-general of Health has issued an exemption from quarantine. The Air Force has published his flight manifest, and Norad will be tracking his progress across the world. NZ Post has been getting the Christmas letters to him, but apparently Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains a bit, so some of the deliveries might be a bit less than in previous years. However, with the Christmas miracle that is the fastest production of a vaccine in recent medical history, apparently Santa has been busy anyway (I'm sure he had something to do with it...).
Merry Christmas*/Meri Kirihimete to everyone, stay safe, and enjoy the day as best as we can.
*Here's a video of Merry Christmas in NZ Sign Language:
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@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
So made my pav last night - spectacular failure. I last made one when I was 13. I knew I shouldn't have followed in online recipe that called it The Great Aussie Pav
Oh God
A few years back we hosted a NZ themed Dinner party with a kai moana starter, Colonial Goose main and a Pav as desert. Not have made a Pav for years, we did a trial run using my mums old recipe.
It was only after the mixer motor started giving out a burning smell did we realise we had mixed up the sugar and egg white amounts.....
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@dogmeat said in Christmas 2020:
@Nepia Make a fucking trifle. Much easier and a better result.
We've given up on making our own puds and just buy a top-of-the-range supermarket job.
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@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
@voodoo said in Christmas 2020:
@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
@voodoo said in Christmas 2020:
@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
@Hooroo said in Christmas 2020:
@dogmeat said in Christmas 2020:
@Nepia said in Christmas 2020:
Hopefully the Palestinian and Jordanian don't both just bring hummus and bread
Hopefully the Palestinian and Jordanian aren't both thinking "hope the Kiwi doesn't do Pavlova - it's just meringue and whipped cream FFS. Yeah and isn't it dinki di Aussie anyway?"
Yep! You need to do a rolled shoulder of Christmas lamb, @Nepia!!
We're already doing a roast chicken as the "main" - plus I live in inner city Sydney, like I can afford lamb after paying my accomodation costs.
I've got 2.5kgs of rolled pork loin going cheap...comes infused with the Northern Beaches Rona
Hahaha, I'll head over grab it, get tested, go into iso and sit at home for Xmas playing PS4 but well stuffed with pork.
Just checked it on the ferry for you bro, and I threw in one of these that I spotted at my local Coles today - you're set!
Sorted.
So made my pav last night - spectacular failure. I last made one when I was 13. I knew I shouldn't have followed in online recipe that called it The Great Aussie Pav.
I'm going to give it another shot tonight, but I'm going to grab a Harris Farm/Coles one as a just in case back up.
Should have said I'd bring boil up.
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EdmundsEdmonds Cookbook? Never made a pav but make killer meringues ... assume it's just a bigger splodge on the baking sheet?I do recall some advice from @Crucial (pretty damn sure it was him) god knows how many years ago about not using plastic bowls and utensils. Something to do with fat remaining remaining attached to it and fucking up the structure of the fluffy eggs.
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An ice cold virtual schooner to @mariner4life for helping us out with the tour today. Satisfied customers all round in the Boo household.
She's a pretty good day huh? Managed to satisfy the olds (me and Mrs boo) and the cynical 17yo.
For those interested Mariner's company run a couple of tourist attractions in Kuranda in the mountains above Cairns, and organise tours up via the Kuranda Scenic Railway, and down via the Skyrail, a massive fuck-off gondola high above the jungle.
Whole day is well worth doing if anyone is up this way. Very much recommended.
Thanks for the help with that.
Won't bore you with weather details (@MN5 )
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Merry Christmas Lads and Lady. Have a healthy and happy Christmas!
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I'm many courses and a bunch of booze deep in to polish Christmas
Already scored a really good bottle of wine and some good new fry pans
Shit is going good so far
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Nadelek Lowen oll dythworh teylu Meldrew yn Kernow! Merry Christmas from the Meldrews in Cornwall!
Gonna be a very weird one, this Christmas
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I've had a cracking Xmas eve, had friends over for 7hrs, eaten and drank way too much, but still managed to get the table tennis table set up just now for kids pressie tmrw morning (if you'd ever seen me on the tools, you'd understand what an achievement that was for me)
Tomorrow could be a touch dusty, but will be fun.
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@booboo said in Christmas 2020:
I do recall some advice from @Crucial (pretty damn sure it was him) god knows how many years ago about not using plastic bowls and utensils. Something to do with fat remaining remaining attached to it and fucking up the structure of the fluffy eggs.
I've always had my suspicions, with all that cooking knowledge, that @Crucial is really Heston Blumenthal
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Christmas 2020:
@booboo said in Christmas 2020:
I do recall some advice from @Crucial (pretty damn sure it was him) god knows how many years ago about not using plastic bowls and utensils. Something to do with fat remaining remaining attached to it and fucking up the structure of the fluffy eggs.
I've always had my suspicions, with all that cooking knowledge, that @Crucial is really Heston Blumenthal
More Pete Evans I reckon, though we can hope for Nigella
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Christmas 2020:
@booboo said in Christmas 2020:
I do recall some advice from @Crucial (pretty damn sure it was him) god knows how many years ago about not using plastic bowls and utensils. Something to do with fat remaining remaining attached to it and fucking up the structure of the fluffy eggs.
I've always had my suspicions, with all that cooking knowledge, that @Crucial is really Heston Blumenthal
Nah. He’s Heston’s ugly brother.
