it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Christmas is almost here, and I spent the last Sunday before Christmas with friend's at JJ's place. He made a massive Christmas feast for us. It was absolutely delicious! Everything was cooked and made with love by JJ (including ALL THE DESSERTS AND WELL EVERYTHING REALLY). He's been slaving in the kitchen for three days. So impressed!

Half the table set..

a jug of hot mulled wine with brandy and slices of orange to be placed in each cup..
the perfect Germas Christmas drink to kick start the dinner
and for a toast to good friends and to JJ for making an epic dinner
 

Bread rolls, freshly re-heated in the oven,

can't have dinner without them!

Christmas Ham with pineapple and cloves 

Delicious! 

Fresh Oysters with mangoes and parsley and mango juice

- Totally refreshing and delish!

Beans, red onion and celary salad

Christmas dinner isn't Christmas dinner without prawns!

Or STUFFED turkey - chorizo stuffed turkey..

this was sooooooooo delicious and yummy! and the stuffing was just amazing...

this was then poured with homemade cranberry sauce (that is if you chose to put it on top..

and why wouldn't you? it just made it perfect!)

A touch of German Christmas Markets with the famous bratwurst sausage..

this doesn't really need anything apart from just cooking it!

Have to balance all that protein with salads - 

L: fetta, cherry tomatoes and lettuce

R: baby spinach and pumpkin

Roast potatoes

And of course, dinner isn't complete without desserts!

L: saltanas baked pastry thingo and

R: short bread cookies 

White and dark chocolate truffles... *drools*

Gingerbread HOUSE!

Hazelnuts! Pity we couldn't eat them because there was no nutcrackers

and the highlight of the desserts...

DAMN YUMMY DELICIOUS BEST CHRISTMAS PUDDING EVER!!

and it came out of the oven when we were about to have dessert so it was sooo nice and warm..

and moist and just absolutely yummy..

oh I want more!

It was such a wonderful dinner, with Christmas carols playing in the background (curtoesy of V) and of course nothing is complete without a Christmas tree, and great company.

It was just nice to see everyone and catching up over a nice traditional Christmas dinner. Couldn't ask for more. Homecooked dinner parties are definately the best ever. Should have more of them.

JJ did just a great job organising everything! All he now needs is a dishwasher... poor thing had to wash all the dirty dishes.. T_T feel sooo bad for it..sorry babe, if I wasn't working the next day would have totally stayed back to help clean!!

Next year Christmas dinner has a huge shoe to fill in! massive expectations now.

'tis the season to be silly... to be busy.. and to probably end up negating all your hard work at the gym.......

Christmas season is taking its toll on me.

The parties..

Christmas party every second day/every weekend...

The food... way too much food...

The realisation that I need more dresses/skirts/pretty blouses in my wardrobe.

And of course..

It's taking a toll on my gym sessions. I have NOT been able to go at least TWICE a week. I have only been going once a week, it's horrible.

I WILL be making time to go THREE TIMES A WEEK this week, in hopes of making up for the last few weeks of craziness.

And the craziness is probably not going to be stopping anytime soon..

I'm missing writing on this, but I doubt I'll have time.

So excuse the season hiatus.