Our lunch spread was basic. I still had a Coles Christmas Roast in the freezer, so we made that along with the chutney it came with, some vegan sliced ham, cranberry sauce from a jar, and the potato squashers from Dreena Burton's Eat Drink & Be Vegan that we love. At this time, due to recent floods and supply chain issues, specific vegetables were not always easy to get. So I ended up grabbing a bag of Rainbow Stir-Fry mix, and cooking it up with some soy sauce, agave, and five spice.
All plated up! We got out our red table cloth and fancy dinner plates for the occasion!
Dessert was not traditional by Australian standards, but I have seen apple pies being a thing mentioned in some US Christmas menus. I got the vegan lattice apple pie from Woolworths, heated it up and served with some Alpro soy custard and I put a little bit more cranberry sauce on mine because FESTIVE.
We also had a cookie platter for snacking afterwards! I bought a few different types of vegan cookies from Coles and Woolworths, and made them look pretty.
We snacked on our cookies while playing Trivial Pursuit. This had been a tradition on Christmas Day afternoon for years when we were all together, a parents vs kids game. They almost always won. But this year, the three of us totally demolished them for a stunning victory!!
Then we watched Die Hard and went to bed wil very full tummies.
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Speaking of full tummies, here is a foster kitten from work with a very full tummy! Don't fret, she doesn't have worms.
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I have never thought to put custard on apple pie--just ice cream or whipped cream--but it sounds nice! You have floods; we have a drought. Wish we could even things up a bit. But glad you got to have your special day, regardless of the issues you've been having with supply chains. Seems like we're all trying to compensate with various challenges all the time.
ReplyDeleteThankfully fruit and vegetable supply has kind of stabilised... for the moment. We are expecting another very wet spring and summer, there are parts of NSW already flooding... again, so we'll see. I wish we could even things up and send our excess rain you way as well!
DeleteI'm so pleased that you watched the greatest Christmas movie Die Hard 😍😍😍
ReplyDeleteIt is becoming a firm favourite.
DeleteSomething about that biscuit platter looks *perfectly* Christmas to me. Glad you could celebrate this one as a family, whatever the month. :)
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