It's almost Christmas, so it will not be long before the family clan are gathered around the table once more for the highlight of the day; the Christmas dinner! And this meal is always worth looking forward to.
There will be friendly banter, merriment and heaps of delicious grub.
It's just a shame that Christmas only happens once every year! Here are a few of our favourite parts of this 'festive chowdown' - Crackers and Party Poppers No Christmas dinner would be complete without the presence of crackers! Of course, if you want them to contain anything half-decent, then you will need to spend quite a lot of money...
The good old Christmas cracker will often contain a silly hat (normally too large or too small), a joke that isn't funny and either a green plastic ring or a 'fortune telling' fish.
None of these are the world's most exciting items, but everyone would certainly be up in arms if they were absent from the table! Tableware Christmas is the time when all of that coveted cutlery and crockery is used! It's so much nicer to eat from the most attractive plates and with the best knives and forks.
And if you have been thinking about updating your tableware, then this is a great time to go shopping! Unless, of course, someone was to hear about how much you would like to receive a new set of plates for Christmas...
Turkey Just imagine sitting down to your Christmas dinner and not having turkey on your plate.
Unspeakable! It's a funny old thing, isn't it? We use a significant amount of it for our actual meal, yet there is always plenty left.
Once it has been put in the fridge it just seems to last forever! Turkey sandwiches must be the world's most common post-Christmas snack! Lurking turkey...
maybe this is how the name, 'Turkey Lurkey' came about??? Pudding Christmas just wouldn't be the same without this scrumptious dessert to follow the main course.
Yum yum! When you think about how much we all love our Christmas pudding, it makes you wonder why we only eat it once every twelve months.
And then there is the added bonus of wondering who will find the sixpence in their bowl...
although this could be viewed as a potential choking hazard.
In fact, there is probably a 'Sixpence in the Christmas Pudding' EU regulation in place these days...
There will be friendly banter, merriment and heaps of delicious grub.
It's just a shame that Christmas only happens once every year! Here are a few of our favourite parts of this 'festive chowdown' - Crackers and Party Poppers No Christmas dinner would be complete without the presence of crackers! Of course, if you want them to contain anything half-decent, then you will need to spend quite a lot of money...
The good old Christmas cracker will often contain a silly hat (normally too large or too small), a joke that isn't funny and either a green plastic ring or a 'fortune telling' fish.
None of these are the world's most exciting items, but everyone would certainly be up in arms if they were absent from the table! Tableware Christmas is the time when all of that coveted cutlery and crockery is used! It's so much nicer to eat from the most attractive plates and with the best knives and forks.
And if you have been thinking about updating your tableware, then this is a great time to go shopping! Unless, of course, someone was to hear about how much you would like to receive a new set of plates for Christmas...
Turkey Just imagine sitting down to your Christmas dinner and not having turkey on your plate.
Unspeakable! It's a funny old thing, isn't it? We use a significant amount of it for our actual meal, yet there is always plenty left.
Once it has been put in the fridge it just seems to last forever! Turkey sandwiches must be the world's most common post-Christmas snack! Lurking turkey...
maybe this is how the name, 'Turkey Lurkey' came about??? Pudding Christmas just wouldn't be the same without this scrumptious dessert to follow the main course.
Yum yum! When you think about how much we all love our Christmas pudding, it makes you wonder why we only eat it once every twelve months.
And then there is the added bonus of wondering who will find the sixpence in their bowl...
although this could be viewed as a potential choking hazard.
In fact, there is probably a 'Sixpence in the Christmas Pudding' EU regulation in place these days...