Christmas 'must haves'

sweetilemon

All year I save my nector, tesco and M&S points all year and use them for xmas treats. I love a cheese selection, pate, twiglets, baileys, honey roast cashews, chippolatas, party food (mini treats), duck fat for roasts, stuffing...what food do you really like to buy at christmas time?

trigger2

Hi

this thread is going to make me peckish!
For us it would be after eights, matchmakers, schloer, big tub of Jacobs crackers, selection of olives, Stilton wedge, and hubby likes having a selection of Iceland type party things in case people pop in (well that's what he says).

Nom nom !

Trigger

TravellingAbuela

It wouldn't be Christmas in our house if we didn't have a genuine Italian made Pannetone and a Stollen with a generous amount of marzipan through the middle. Last years was made in Dusseldorf - bought at Leeds Continental Xmas market - and it was absolutely delicious!

elsien

Seconded on the matchmakers. Cadbury's chocolate mini rolls, chocolate fingers (any one sensing a theme here?)
Port and cheese, those nice hovis shaped crackers, and a large boiling ham to pick at every time you walk through the kitchen. Mulled wine permanently on the go. Now I'm starting to sound like an alcoholic chocaholic.

scaredy_cat

white bread for my fried slice to go with my full english breakfast!

Snowy_Owl

full scottish breakfast for us.....crackers & cheese.......choc mints.......

moonshine

a really nice large ham to bake. Yum

MysteryMe

Things I specifically have at Xmas are

Smoked salmon and scrambled egg with added cream for breakfast.

Pigs in blankets for dinner.


Mulled wine, Matchmakers and Lindor 24/7.

Edwardia

OH
Twiglets
chocolate covered brazil nuts
wine gums
mincemeat so he can make mince pies
game ie venison, partridge and pheasant (started stashing in freezer September this year got it all on special offers)
a box of clementines
Stilton for leek and Stilton soup

Me
Taittinger for Buck's Fizz
Shell-on wild North Atlantic prawns
Scallops
Lindt Excellence 90% cocoa chocolate
Brie and Camembert and Carr's water biscuits

margy

king crab legs, kobe beef fillet

missmucksmum

Well this is the first year since my early teens that I am not having to cook xmas dinner it will feel so strange having someone else cook! So I am going to stock up on plenty of nibbles, dip selection with cheesy breadsticks, wenslydale cheese with cranberries to have with crackers and pickles, and definitely a cooked ham with a yum jar of picccalili, as well as every chocolate under the sun