I hope you all had a great Christmas!
There were some wonderful treasures under the tree this year, including the adorable Papaya Christmas decoration above, a gift from Chris and Andrea.
I was overjoyed to receive a set of La Rochère bee tumblers from Pete’s cousin Fiona! I’ve been trying to find a set for months, ever since I spied them at a lunch with Roz…
Made in France, each chunky tumbler has four Napoleonic bees pressed into the thick glass…
Santa left me a special surprise this year – a cast aluminium pizzelle iron!
I’m yet to try it out, and I’m intrigued that it has a different design on each plate…
Big Boy bought me tea for Christmas – my son went into T2 and sniffed all the open bowls of tea to try and find one he thought I might like…
It wouldn’t be Christmas without speculaas, so I made up a batch using Maureen’s recipe. I still can’t get the dough to hold an intricate design, but these little stars and gingerbread men were perfect eating…
A pressie from Pete – a little pâté knife…
…with a glowing azure blue handle…
A copy of Marcella Hazan’s classic Italian cookbook, a gift from Maude. I can’t wait to explore its pages…
And here are the ladies, enjoying a Christmas feast of rice and salmon, their all-time favourite food…
Did you give or receive any exciting foodie gifts this Christmas? We’d love to hear about them!
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 