Christmas 2023

This is a copy of my 2023 Christmas thread on Facebook

Putting the ham in water overnight is meant to take away some of the saltiness before glazing

Storing some gingerbread mixture in the fridge

The christmas mince pie recipe was more hands on, so no process photos, but also storing in the fridge

For more timely updates tomorrow check my Instagram stories. Did I screenshot my own stories? Yes. Should I share them to Facebook automatically? Yes. Am I going to? No.

Too sticky, going back in the fridge

Ham recipes which I will vaguely follow
https://www.nzwomansweeklyfood.co.nz/recipe/lunch/six-ways-with-ham-cardamom-and-mustard-glazed-ham-12195/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/a536354/guinness-baked-ham/
https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/guinness-glazed-ham
https://supervalu.ie/recipes/slow-cooked-guinness-and-orange-glazed-irish-hampshire-ham

Glaze: 2 cans Guinness 1 cup brown sugar 1tsp cinnamon 1tsp cardamom 2 oranges, rind and juice

Traditional Christmas symbols: star, tree, dinosaur

The gingerbread cookies turned out great!

Ham in progress

Glazed Ham

Mince pies in progress

Christmas Mince Pies

Cubby House 🏠

Pavlova

[oven]

Looked great!

Separation between shell and inside, but tasted amazing

Boxing day waffles

Pavlova: egg whites >> egg yolks: lemon curd