Christmas Day and Boxing day dinners....

We bought a deboned Chapon which is a castrated rooster and fed with fat.  The stuffing was with farce of chicken livers and morel mushrooms.  We served it with roasted fennel in the fat of the chapon, roasted celeriac.  Crispy roasted Jerusalem artichokes, Jerusalem artichoke puree.  We made a sauce from the juice and pâté de foie gras with butter.  All those roasted juices with the addition of foie gras..... YUM.  A touch of sherry vinegar for acidity.  Finger licking ....  To say it tasted unreal is an understatement.  Those Jerusalem artichokes are something else in themselves.

But before that, there was entree.  A sourdough blini topped with beetroot, celeriac and fennel remoulade, smoked tuna and shaved parmesan.  A complete and utter treat.  

Then there was dessert..... Lemon curd and passionfruit soufflé.  Need I say more? Nope I think not.  

SO... moving right along.

Boxing day dinner was Indian.  Celeriac & fennel remoulade (we are loving this stuff), we added fresh chilli and ginger with some toasted cumin and fennel.  Utterly delicious. 

With.... Andy's potato tomato curry. 

Spinich and pea curry with chickpeas and fresh ginger.  

All served with tandoori smoked chicken breast.  Charred flatbreads.  Basmati rice. Lettuce cups, raita, coriander and mint chutneys...... (and yes there were leftovers) 😘

 Yum.  Two completely different dinners.  One purely French, one our version of Indian (with the ingredients we can get here).  We love both cuisines.  Nudge just sleeps on 😴💤😪 He's so cute.  But I deliberately didn't add him to this because...