Hello, I have just woken up from a food coma.
I got to Oz safe and sound, so safely and soundly, in fact, that I am still waiting for something disastrous to happen. So far the only misfortune I have suffered is that I got sick on the day I left – swollen glands, headache, blocked nose and no voice – which is not much fun on a 22 hour flight. Now six days later I am still croaky and snotty because the ‘Christmas spirit’ (read excessive drinking) and flu don’t make for a very good match, but were both were unavoidable.
I can speak again now, but cognitive activity is still limited, so I am going to let the images do the talking. Show and no tell.
Christmas eve canapes
Olive, goat's cheese and roast cherry tomato tartlets
Sobresada toasts with caperberries
Salmon and seaweed sushi with soy and wasabi
Pork larp on betel leaves
Lamb tikka on mini pappadams
Christmas day canapes
Tempura oysters
Salmon sashimi with wasabi, soy and pickled ginger
Prawns kataifi
Christmas lunch
Hot smoked salmon
Pomegranate and feta salad
Caprese salad
Carving the ham
The spread
Eton mess
Selected recipes to follow.