attie
Sous Chef
Just three weeks to go so it's time to get the check-list out for things to do and presents to buy. This year will be the first time that our family will be together since our youngest son left school ten years ago.
It's hot and dry and we expect Xmas day to be in the mid 30's C so I've been out in the yard this morning mowing the weeds and the dust and cranking up the bore which will green things up for the day. There's a brawl going on down there between the different birds about who's going to have first bath.
The Poinciana tree is just starting to shoot new leaves and bud to flower so we will have plenty of shade for the day. The Mango tree has let us down but there might be a few fruit ready.
You are all invited off course so don't forget the sunscreen, straw hat and your cricket bat.
We should start the day off with the traditional ham and eggs and stubbies of xxxx beer. The men should then get a bit of exercise by setting up the table and chairs down under the tree, strategically placing the eskies, setting up the BBQ and get the roasts under way, and drink some beer.
By late morning things should be organised enough to let the ladies take over while the men cool down, and drink some more beer. They should also taste test some freshly cooked prawns and moreton bay bugs that they have just boiled up on the BBQ.
LUNCH - Party hats that stain your forehead when you sweat, bon-bons that don't work 'cause they were made in China somewhere. A rolled leg of pork, seasoned chicken and a leg of lamb cooked on the spit sounds good with plenty of salads to go with them.
After lunch we should have a game of cricket, and drink some more beer, then have a rest, and drink some more beer.
Then it will be time for a BBQ dinner. Angus rib eye steaks, U10 tiger prawns, pork sausages and bacon sounds good, probably a toad-in-the-hole for a bit of variety, and some more beer.
How does that sound for a Christmas day.
It's hot and dry and we expect Xmas day to be in the mid 30's C so I've been out in the yard this morning mowing the weeds and the dust and cranking up the bore which will green things up for the day. There's a brawl going on down there between the different birds about who's going to have first bath.
The Poinciana tree is just starting to shoot new leaves and bud to flower so we will have plenty of shade for the day. The Mango tree has let us down but there might be a few fruit ready.
You are all invited off course so don't forget the sunscreen, straw hat and your cricket bat.
We should start the day off with the traditional ham and eggs and stubbies of xxxx beer. The men should then get a bit of exercise by setting up the table and chairs down under the tree, strategically placing the eskies, setting up the BBQ and get the roasts under way, and drink some beer.
By late morning things should be organised enough to let the ladies take over while the men cool down, and drink some more beer. They should also taste test some freshly cooked prawns and moreton bay bugs that they have just boiled up on the BBQ.
LUNCH - Party hats that stain your forehead when you sweat, bon-bons that don't work 'cause they were made in China somewhere. A rolled leg of pork, seasoned chicken and a leg of lamb cooked on the spit sounds good with plenty of salads to go with them.
After lunch we should have a game of cricket, and drink some more beer, then have a rest, and drink some more beer.
Then it will be time for a BBQ dinner. Angus rib eye steaks, U10 tiger prawns, pork sausages and bacon sounds good, probably a toad-in-the-hole for a bit of variety, and some more beer.
How does that sound for a Christmas day.
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