Christmas Dinner

[Pastis]

I've been invited to join some friends for Christmas dinner. It seems that for all of us family is either too far away or the last place we'd rather be  . We appear to be eight sat down so far but it could increase.

The basic menu seems to be taken care of but I'd like to take something along by way of a contribution apart from the obvious bottle of collapso. Any ideas?

I'm working on a Lite version of Celebrity Death Bingo for later in the evening but no doubt BM will be after royalties... 

[Nick]

Take a goose. A live one.

[Bar Wench]

Were you thinking food, drink, giftage, handmade, purchased? Is it a couple, a single lady or a sad lonely bastard hosting?

[Barman]

I've been invited to join some friends for Christmas dinner. It seems that for all of us family is either too far away or the last place we'd rather be  . We appear to be eight sat down so far but it could increase.

The basic menu seems to be taken care of but I'd like to take something along by way of a contribution apart from the obvious bottle of collapso. Any ideas?

I'm working on a Lite version of Celebrity Death Bingo for later in the evening but no doubt BM will be after royalties... 

20% as you are my mate like...  

Boring but take collapso or chocs that you like in case they only have shite.

[Pastis]

I was thinking of a foody contribution, ornate choccy truffles I fancy having a go at making, or a simple gifty thing like quality crackers.
The chef is Japanese, his other half's Australian, the remainder are an equally strange mix... I should fit in nicely 

There were murmurings about a Turkey Royale and from previous experience of their cooking it should be amazing. Nick's Goose suggestion might even be in there!

[Bar Wench]

Handmade choc truffles were exactly what I was going to suggest!

May I also suggest a board game. Taboo is hysterical, excellent for groups and helps everyone get to know each other.

[Pastis]

Handmade choc truffles were exactly what I was going to suggest!

May I also suggest a board game. Taboo is hysterical, excellent for groups and helps everyone get to know each other.

Truffles it will be then. I have 3 weeks to practice     Can you freeze them?

I will google taboo 

[Bar Wench]

Delia seems to think so!

[Pastis]

Good!

I've taken a look at Taboo; not a bad idea    Though knowing some of the guests we'll move on to the XXX version within minutes 

[Bar Wench]

The game is good in that it becomes what the players make it. We've played with a full range of ages that remains clean and it's played at the end of very drunken nights out where it becomes a little more lairy. Always hysterical fun though.

[Nick]

Rather like Polish the Knob TM

[Pastis]

 

[Barman]

Completely unlike Polish the Knob I would have said... 

[Snoopy]

We made some Lavender flavoured shortbread recently ~ one person trying to describe it said it tasted how she would expect heaven to taste. We also made Lavender Creams (Peppermint creams using lavender essence instead of peppermint) ~ Jolly nice and different.

[Nick]

Good for canine halitosis then?