where are you having christmas

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
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Message Posted:
28/10/2010 17:45

would like some new ideas about what to do for christmas and would even consider renting a big villa with a log fire must be big as there will be 9 adults and 4 kids @ the right price ...

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
28/10/2010 17:56

Booked Monarch, LCA-MAN 22 Dec-5 Jan. £250 for both return. Off to get cold with the kids and do the sales.

Merili


Joined: 25/10/2010
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Message Posted:
28/10/2010 18:13

I would recommend the Christmas package at the golf club. It's a really good 3 day all inclusive package starting from christmas eve. And apart from all the dinners etc that are included there will also ve a xmas eve party, tea & mince pies in Cafe akdeniz where there is a nice fireplace. On christmas day there is also a treasure hunt. You can get details from the reception there.

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
28/10/2010 18:45

merili i have a treasure hunt every thursday when my balls go missing xx

flutterby


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Message Posted:
28/10/2010 20:27

lol Racoonchic, should that not be re-phrased?

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
28/10/2010 20:34

sorry i golf on thursday and just like tiger woods i lose a few balls xx

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
29/10/2010 18:00

come on someone must have some ideas

kezspot


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Posts: 443

Message Posted:
29/10/2010 20:43

pia bella hotel package, great entertainment xmas eve!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/10/2010 22:31

Fly over to Turkey for the xmas period.

jock1



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Message Posted:
29/10/2010 22:35

I will be sitting round the candles.....and if it gets cold, i will light them...

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/10/2010 22:48

Jock. Don't do it, it'll hurt your wallet ) )

Woodspeckie


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Message Posted:
30/10/2010 02:18

Pia Bella for Christmas & New Year.

Glasbury


Joined: 13/08/2010
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 18:08

Going to the Ship Inn for Christmas and New Year.

Discerningdol


Joined: 07/11/2010
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 18:21

We're off to the Ship Inn for Christmas and New Year this year too.

@ Glasbury what makes the Ship Inn so good?

dusty48


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 258

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 19:45

with 4 kids how about send them to usa

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
07/11/2010 19:56

I would like to go somewhere that's under 5 feet of snow, snuggled up by an enormous fire, reading a beautiful book with carols being sung in the distance. I'd also like to have a huge christmas tree flickering with pretty lights with tons of wonderful presents underneath and be drinking a vat of mulled wine!!



I'd also like to hear the faint tinkling of sleigh bells...just like i did when i was a kid.



DD

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 20:06

Daisy dukes





Ahhhhhhhhhhh....you have just described my best ever christmas...We did just that two years ago.My daughter lives in Canada, and she had arranged a log cabin at Whistler for the three day christmas break whilst we were there....The trees were laden with snow, everywhere festooned with lights, carols under the huge pine tree in the square, and then we had our own tree with presents under. The Icing on the cake was a surprise treat on christmas morningt, a sleigh ride on a horse drawn sleigh, with jinglebells, tartan rugs and christmas hats as we travelled over a frozen lake in the wilds of the rockies...not a soul there apart from me and my lovely family...........what other memories do other members here have of their best christmas??

Chicken


Joined: 29/06/2009
Posts: 190

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 20:18

We had Christmas Day at the Malpas last year, excellent value for money and the food was wonderful, couldn't fault the service. New year, you couldn't do better than Patina's Catalkoy, they were wonderful, fabulous meal, attentive service and a great start to the New Year with fire crackers. Thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly as it was our first Christmas/new Year living here.

Glasbury


Joined: 13/08/2010
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 21:09

Discerningdol - message 14. Been there a few times now over the Christmas/New Year period and can't fault it. The staff are friendly and welcoming, food good and the accommodation is immaculate. The Ship has everything we need - tennis courts, indoor pool (with two teenagers this is handy) and also a pool table keeps them happy. Not far from town and we just look forward to visiting every year. If the weather is good then that's a bonus. Hope that answers your question in part. See you there !

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
07/11/2010 21:47

I'll be at home - here in Oman - My 82 year old mum is out visiting us for the 14th time! We''ll have a great season together...which is what it's all about innit?

Tatty


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Posts: 186

Message Posted:
08/11/2010 03:28

Off to Rome for Christmas.

Jeannie


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Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
08/11/2010 04:31

We're off to see our son in Perth, WA. We haven't been together for Christmas for some years, and, although we are arriving a day late, it's his 30th birthday on the 30th December - we haven't spent a birhday together for some years, either. So, a different type of Christmas for us all round - sun, sea and sand - and New Years Eve with our son - can't wait.



Hope you all get the Christmas you want this year, no matter where it is

Discerningdol


Joined: 07/11/2010
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
08/11/2010 19:26

Glasbury messge 19. Thanks for the info - you're more likely to find us in the bar than on the tennis courts!

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
08/11/2010 20:27

Shrimp, the Christmas you have described sounds delightful.



We will be here in Lapta for Christmas, me slaving over a hot stove ;-) With it being our most important meal of the year I have to cook it. I normally start making bits for the Christmas period a month or two before Christmas. Chutneys, pickles, various stuffings, sausages wrapped in bacon, little nibbles for the buffet, things like that.



Here is what we will be having for Christmas Lunch



Roast Turkey

Chestnut Stuffing

Sage and onion stuffing

Cranberry stuffing

Bacon and sausage rolls

Bacon Rolls

Roast taties

Roast parsnips

Brussel Sprouts

Carrot and swede (haven't decided whether to mash or not, will decide on day)

My special recipe mashed potato

Cauliflower and broccoli in cheese sauce

Peas

Lashings of real gravy made from the pan juices

Cranberry sauce

Apple Sauce

Bread Sauce

Glasbury


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Message Posted:
08/11/2010 22:56

Discerningdol msg 23 - have been found in the bar myself !

shrimp


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Message Posted:
08/11/2010 23:06

wow, laptaMike....sounds scrummy.....how many do you have to cook for? We are in Devon but all the family are coming and more and as my son is a chef, lucky me gets out of the cooking and can just enjoy the eating! Boxing day we pack up all the leftovers and head off for a pic-nic to the rugged coastline of Hartland point...(I would like to spend a christmas in N. Cyprus one day though!!)...best of luck with all your preparations

Glasbury


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Message Posted:
08/11/2010 23:13

LaptaMike msg 24 your menu sounds delicious and your special recipe mashed potato intriguing.

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
08/11/2010 23:15

hi shrimp, only the three of us (and the dog now of course, he's going to be a happy little doggy for his first Christmas)



We usually have that for lunch about 3ish, then a buffet tea which I leave out for the evening aswell so we can just go up and get little nibbles every now and again.



Boxing day, we have cold turkey with chips and some of the leftovers for lunch then a similar buffet again for tea.



We lived in Devon for a while, Plymouth, dad worked for Rolls Royce in Devonport. Beatifull part of the country. Lovely pasties down there from a small chain of bakers (forgot waht they're called, have a few shops in Plymouth one in Newton Abbot and maybe one or 2 others, run by brothers)

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
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Message Posted:
08/11/2010 23:48

was it warrens??????????? They are probably the best.........

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
09/11/2010 01:00

nah shrimp, quite an unusual name. Probably be lying in bed trying to think of it all night ;-) I like Trago Mills aswell, allsorts of cr@p for sale there It's like a massive car boot sale in a warehouse.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
13/11/2010 15:40

Sorry to say this but unless you are a "Christian"in the true sense of the word, Christmas is just an exercise in excess,highly commercialised indulgence,obsequious friendship's and over eating.....I wonder how big the turkey will be for the starving masses of this world......................But then who give's a monkey's.?..........Happy New Year...........Christ save us all....

roblyn


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
13/11/2010 17:41

Hi Lapta Mike, Your comments have made me feel homesick.How long ago were you last at Trago?.After the big fire there,they really spruced it up when they rebuilt .Prefered it as it was,you could pick up some bargains there amongst the c**p.

Plymouth bakeries, Rob used to collect pasties, hot from the oven, early in the morning and deliver them all over Torbay/Totnes.

Like you we'll be sharing Christmas day with our dog Shaz.Born in Crediton on a farm but now relocated to Esentepe,our second Christmas here.

Your menu sounds mouthwatering.Hope you all have a wonderful day

Lyn

simma



Joined: 03/02/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
13/11/2010 18:28

me mam's

Kels

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
13/11/2010 18:50

looks like joya for us 11 at the last count so should be a great day ..and as long as the kids are happy !!!

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
13/11/2010 21:04

Roblyn, Trago is not the same since the fire but if you look deeply you can still find lots of bargains, it is more like a theme park now!! Lots for the kids to do......I love Totnes, it is a special place and the atmosphere there is different to any other place I know.....

LaptaMike, have you remembered the name of the pasty shop yet??? Do you have your own recipee, I bet you do! agree your christmas menu sounds inspiring....

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 17:49

There is only one place nowadays, onboard the MS Braemar out in the Carribean, sun, sea, good food, no crappy repeats on tele, no outlaws, and very few kids, luvverly.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:43

Me i will be here working as usual to serve our lovely customers their xmas lunch. If I had a choice I would love to be in the Dolomites in a chalet. With a log fire. Smoked salmon and scrambled egg for breakfast with a glass of cristal, Long lunch at say 5pm italian style. They prefer lamb. As long as I have a good french white as I cant drink red. Then just to relax and crash out. All the family with us and next day go to ski x

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:46

Shrimp... I can defiantly agree with you regarding Warrens pasties, they are the best ever, had a couple yesterday, and put two in freezer for tea in week.



Trago too is not so appealing at Liskeard, it is like Grotto land, so much stuff you get a bit over whelmed, and end up buying nothing at all !!

Laptamike my family come for xmas dinner and I do practically the same as you, only roast potatoes done in goose fat.. grandkids wont let me come to NC for xmas, but I will when they are a little older... Only difference is I do a onion stuffing that my mother-in- law passed down to me... My family just love it...

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:00

Not being a great fan of brussels sprouts however, the best I ever tasted was in France.

Recipe:- Parboil the sprouts and cool. Using the French style of very fatty bacon (available in the South) chop into fine pieces and slowly fry in a drop of olive oil then add the sprouts and saute moving the pan continuously until the sprouts have a sheen and serve.



Richard

Whistler


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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:02

Lapta Mike. Maybe the pasties were Ivor Dewdney`s?

Lilli



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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:05

whistler remember peters savoury products x

Whistler


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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:11

Indeed I do Liz. Were they the same as the now Peters Pies?xxx

trooper


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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:14

msge 31 - nice one. The trouble with Christmas is that religion keeps getting in the way.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 19:15

yes love, after the take over by grand met a year or so after peters formed a management committee and arranged a management buy out.I still keep in touch with the family > I bough a frozen sausage roll this week from Bells 8lira. Only cos I was missing them xxxxx and you x

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 20:11

Walk up Buffavento in the morning - brandy at the top of course - then back to home to start the roast off in the magic oven (power cuts allowing), down to the beach for a walk in the sun and the sand then back to start off the veg, quiet meal on the patio (just the three of us, (me,her and the dog) then a nice bottle of port, some cheese and good coffee to end the repast! Followed by a very close examination of the inside of the eyelids for an hour or so.....



Good food, good wine, good company - what more can you want?



Merry Christmas one and all and a very happy New Year!

Barno


Joined: 20/08/2010
Posts: 125

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 23:10

sorry to sound negative on this post but i cant believe people are advertising the fact they will be away for christmas and/or new year! why not share past experiences rather than flagging an empty house over this period?

spider


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Message Posted:
14/11/2010 23:21

Also as they say back home there might be a lot of lonely people here in North Cyprus over the Christmas season so please remember them too....not everyone has partners to celebrate with either..They say back home please keep an eye on the elderly living around your area who might be on there on this Christmas ! and some may not be elderly people either just people living alone...





Spider,X

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 23:42

Whistler msg40, indeed they were!!!! Hehe shrimp, now you know. I do have a recipe or two but I still prefer Dewdneys. (Especially their pepper pasty) They would freeze them uncooked for us to put in a chiller to bring back home and cook ourselves if we asked.



Richard, your sprouts recipe sounds very nice.



Dizzy, I would normally use goose fat myself I ended up throwing a few jars of it out when we moved here.



Sorry if I have missed anyone elses questions or comments. Only human and sorry for not replying on this thread for a while (or this board much, I have become somewhat despondent towards the board lately).

Whistler


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Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 01:23

Hooray for tiddy oggies!!!!!!

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
26/11/2010 21:57

only 29 days left . where to buy chocolate calenders ?

Lilli



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Message Posted:
26/11/2010 21:58

racoon seen them south x

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
26/11/2010 22:05

in the dark chocolate side !!! shame on you lilli..xxxxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
26/11/2010 22:08

yeah but you know what im like, love dark chocolate xxx

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
26/11/2010 22:39

50 hail marys and a baby wipe for a very dirty girl xx

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
27/11/2010 22:12

I also cook sprouts in this way, parboil them for 10 mins, fry off some pancetta (Lardons) then roll the sprouts round in the frying pan with the pancetta - brown them off a bit then chuck in some chestnuts (pre roasted) and serve. Yummy, nicer than the turkey! Merry Christmas to all

angels


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Posts: 347

Message Posted:
28/11/2010 00:23

Joya Good Choice see you there..

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
01/12/2010 16:38

joya it is book b4 its too late xx merry christmas

jakki



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Posts: 865

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 00:27

Right here at home in the UK - family, log fires, real Christmas tree, carols and all the trimmings - as it should be!!!



Merry Christmas

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 00:36

and loads of snow jakki!!! proper traditional white christmas with family, friends, good food, games and plenty of laughter.......perrrrfect!

Marisa


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Posts: 545

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 11:36

We are having Christmas lunch at the International Club

http://www.internationalclubilgaz.com/