Some people don’t fit into their Christmas trousers now! Brilliant buffet breakfast, mid-morning meal, large lunch, afternoon tea and cakes, dastardly dinner (see below) and super supper!
To explain, here's just the Dinner delights...
Starters: Duck, Brandy and Pistachio Pate with Beetroot and Onion Chutney on Crisp Melba
Soup: Consomme Monte Carol with Truffle, Pancake, and Diced Vegetables
Sorbet: Lemon
Fish: Fillet of Sole with Salmon and Spinach Mousse filling and a Chive Cream Sauce
Pre-Main: Guinea Fowl, Partridge, Venison and Pancetta Casserole with Caramelised Parsnips and Sweet Sultana Sauce
Main: Traditional Turkey Roast with usual Trimmings
Desert: Plum Pudding Flambe, with Brandy Cream Sauce and Spiced Mulled Wine
Cheeseboard: including Stilton Marinated in Port Wine with Sticky Walnut and Date Bread
Rich Christmas CakeFruits: including marinated Figs and Dates
Coffee: with Belgian Truffle Dark, Milk and White Chocolates
Despite fun frivolity, as goes the proverb, love is all we need – and at Christmas it’s love that’s wished for you now and always. And as goes the Christmas carol, ‘Fear not...’, for love is available to all, not just the lonely, sad, sick or depressed, but also to those in failed families. Or to those who need love instead of self-centredness, ego, greed or envy.
The beauty of life is that love is possible. Even when those in need find it especially hard to feel loved, hope of love is always present. Even when love does not seem to exist, love finds a way to share itself with those in need.
The problem is that there’re so many versions of love, how can we find the type of love we need? Do you need the love of your family, your parents, siblings or children? That’s very different to the type of love you might need from a partner, husband or wife. And those loves could be different to the type of love you may need from a lover. And how about love for your neighbours, community, or nation. Or the love that’s needed by charities and non-profits who in turn try to share their version of love with their focus of need.
I hope at Christmas you won’t mind me suggesting there’s time to consider, as I do, what type of love you need in your life – and what type of love you can share with others in what way...
To explain, here's just the Dinner delights...
Starters: Duck, Brandy and Pistachio Pate with Beetroot and Onion Chutney on Crisp Melba
Soup: Consomme Monte Carol with Truffle, Pancake, and Diced Vegetables
Sorbet: Lemon
Fish: Fillet of Sole with Salmon and Spinach Mousse filling and a Chive Cream Sauce
Pre-Main: Guinea Fowl, Partridge, Venison and Pancetta Casserole with Caramelised Parsnips and Sweet Sultana Sauce
Main: Traditional Turkey Roast with usual Trimmings
Desert: Plum Pudding Flambe, with Brandy Cream Sauce and Spiced Mulled Wine
Cheeseboard: including Stilton Marinated in Port Wine with Sticky Walnut and Date Bread
Rich Christmas CakeFruits: including marinated Figs and Dates
Coffee: with Belgian Truffle Dark, Milk and White Chocolates
Despite fun frivolity, as goes the proverb, love is all we need – and at Christmas it’s love that’s wished for you now and always. And as goes the Christmas carol, ‘Fear not...’, for love is available to all, not just the lonely, sad, sick or depressed, but also to those in failed families. Or to those who need love instead of self-centredness, ego, greed or envy.
The beauty of life is that love is possible. Even when those in need find it especially hard to feel loved, hope of love is always present. Even when love does not seem to exist, love finds a way to share itself with those in need.
The problem is that there’re so many versions of love, how can we find the type of love we need? Do you need the love of your family, your parents, siblings or children? That’s very different to the type of love you might need from a partner, husband or wife. And those loves could be different to the type of love you may need from a lover. And how about love for your neighbours, community, or nation. Or the love that’s needed by charities and non-profits who in turn try to share their version of love with their focus of need.
I hope at Christmas you won’t mind me suggesting there’s time to consider, as I do, what type of love you need in your life – and what type of love you can share with others in what way...
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