have you ever eaten a christmas tree before?
well, this is my kind of christmas tree.
we had one for our christmas eve dinner.
since we just got back from dusseldorf, our christmas eve dinner is rather simple, well, at least not elaborate. it consists of an edible "christmas tree" made of broccoli, baby carrot and mashed potatoes. these are just the daily vegetables that we eat but arranging them in a slightly different ways reflect the festive season.
a pork rib casserole - a store bought pre-marinated pack, all we just need to do is to set it in the grill for 45 min and it is done.
so healthy "christmas tree" and a pork rib casserole and a christmas bundt made a simple christmas eve dinner.
on Christmas day, a perfect start with ...
a german bretzel with nutella as my breakfast, and some sharon fruits. i love german bread, in my view they have more varieties, more interesting breads and buns than the dutch. a good german bretzel is a rare find here in the lowland. so i imported one from dusseldorf.
our elder nephew invited us for a chinese dim sum lunch at the restaurant where he works. it is an untypical christmas lunch but the essence is the same - a family get together and around the food...
after the greasy dim sum lunch, back at home and before leaving for the Christmas service, we had this super thick and bitter japanese matcha green tea, to wash away the grease. i haven't had it for awhile, so i whisked ourselves matcha and had a japanese azuki mochi from dusseldorf to wash it down together...
in the evening, our friends - a couple from mainland china invited us to their place for dinner...
this is completely unplanned, our friend just called to wish us merry christmas and over a casual chat on when we should meet again and a dinner appointment was set. just like that. instant. impromptu. spontaneous. he cooked us some delicious chinese meal, again untypical but delicious home cooked meal with mainland twist...
second christmas day (as dutch called it) or boxing day to most of us. a day to take food slower and lighter. a day that starts with a power zumba session, light lunch and ...
a dinner with asparagus and carrot as vegetable bed...
rosti potatoes for carbohydrate and energy
home made turkey, bacon, mushroom and creme casserole
when you combine the three-in-one, the delicious dinner is right here... he was quite surprise that i manage to keep the turkey breast/filet so tender, succulent and still moist...
although some says Christmas lasts for twelve days... but i guess the festive season is over for us. at least for now after the second day of Christmas.
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