Christmas 2008

That's that then. Only 363 sleeps until Christmas. And if there are any stores actually left trading come next Christmas (that haven't gone bankrupt) we can again wrap a collection of gifts under the tree and contribute our own little way to the engine of economic consumption. Bless you all and especially the little darling loinfruits, and to paraphrase Dear Queen Lizzie - "Blessed are those who sacrifice a moment of their wealthy days and give something to the common people, standing in their unwashed millions beyond the castle walls".

Thus directed by the only person who's effigy jingles disturbingly near my groin when I have a pocketful of change, it is my pleasure to share the recipes for the two most important parts of the Christmas meal; The Gravy and The Stuffing. Now...get yourself off to the 90% Off Boxing Day sales before the last store closes...forever.

PS. For Christmas SheWhoMustBeFed gave me a set of digital kitchen scales. Accurate to 1 gram and able to be "zeroed" at any weight these are a boon to breadmaking as they mean all ingredients including liquids can be accurately measured by weight