It's at this point in the blog that I should reveal that Anett and I wrote the to-do list before we decided to make it into a blog, and so some of the things on the list lend themselves better to a full blog post than others. Clearly I have very little to say about the making of the gingerbread itself, but here's an account of our 'Wifey Christmas Date Day'.
It all started a little more hungover than intended as I'd been at my work Christmas do the night before. I blame the free cocktails that were also 2-for-1 for everything. After a slow and painful start, we headed out to Clapham Junction to buy outfits for our 2016 calendar (details coming after we've taken the photos!) and then hit Asda and Lidl for decorations and food supplies.
In a bid to reflect all our various heritages and traditions, we planned to mull cider, bake gingerbread and Norwegian cookies, eat Mexican food, drink eggnog and ponce around in Santa hats and Christmas jumpers watching Christmas films, listening to Christmas songs, and decorating the tree. Later we were off to a Christmas party in Peckham.
The tree was a £12.50 bargain from Argos and at 6ft tall, the quality was definitely not premium. Upon getting it home, we quickly realised that 6 baubles and a star were not enough decoration. Fortunately Asda had the answer in the form of 12 more baubles and some lights and the tree (while still a budget effort) looks very respectably Christmassy now.
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| A few extra baubles and some lights - transformed! |
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| The tree on the day we got it |
After lunch and a bit of Christmas music I was starting to feel better so we got on with the mulled cider and eggnog prep. In the end we didn't quite get to the Norwegian cookies but between us we knocked together some yummy cactus tacos and some super tasty gingerbread. The mulled cider was dangerously tasty and we nailed two saucepans of the stuff in a very short time. Fortunately the eggnog's creaminess and super sweetness slowed us down as we contemplated how much better things would be if Hugh Grant really was prime minister, and whether there ever was a time where turtlenecks really were that prevalent.
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| Mmmm Mexican food (ate the other one before taking the picture) |
After the obligatory Love Actually viewing, we headed off in our Santa hats to catch the bus to Peckham. It seems our hats made us very approachable and we made a few friends at the bus stop! Fortunately we also left said friends at the bus stop. We finished off the day at Victoria's flat in Peckham, drinking sloe gin and eating pigs in blankets and gingerbread until approximately 3am. A Christmas party double-ender!
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| So many kinds of writing icing! |
Gingerbread recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gingerbread_men_99096
Eggnog: http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/best-eggnog-recipe/#hDJ3YuDEkfAbVMAr.97
Cost: 5/5 (let's consider again how much of a bargain £12.50 for a 6 foot tree is)
Fun factor: 5/5 - probably in the top 10 days of this year
Eggnog: http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/best-eggnog-recipe/#hDJ3YuDEkfAbVMAr.97
Christmas party / gingerbread making list trumps!
Originality: 1/5 (not very original at all but we did combine a few national traditions)Cost: 5/5 (let's consider again how much of a bargain £12.50 for a 6 foot tree is)
Fun factor: 5/5 - probably in the top 10 days of this year
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