It is now Boxing Day here and the day has dawned warm and
sunny again.
We had a lovely Christmas Day yesterday – quiet and peaceful
and very relaxed. The afternoon was
spent sitting around talking and drinking lots of water as the temperatures
climbed into the low 30s (Celsius).
Lunch was our main celebration. As was befitting for a mid-summer meal, we had
cold meat and lots of salads and finished off with a pavlova.
On the table we had ham and (moving clockwise) coleslaw,
pickled onions, brie cheese, tomatoes, rice salad, lettuce and cucumber salad,
green grapes, salad dressing, savoury eggs, beetroot, potato salad, and
asparagus. The centrepiece was the pavlova
– a purchased one this year and not my usual homemade one.
For our beverage we chose Bunderberg Lemon Lime &
Bitters, a slightly bitter very refreshing fizzy drink that suited the weather
we were experiencing.
With a fair amount of food remaining, and temperatures
forecast to reach the late 20s, today looks like it will be a good day to do as
little as possible!
Have a happy day 😊
Margaret.
It all looks delicious to me. My choice of drink would have been a deliciously chilled Sauvignon Blanc.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the perfect meal for that temperature! Hope you had a relaxing day!
ReplyDeleteNot sure what pavlova is but your meal looks like a summer picnic! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou got slightly hotter than us at 29° Sounds like a good day.
ReplyDeleteThe food looks wonderful. Perfect for the weather. Merry Xmas to you and your family
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious, Margaret. We had a lovely meal with family at my granddaughter's yesterday and the family will be over this afternoon again, weather permitting. It is currently minus 12C with snow and wind creating near blizzard conditions.
ReplyDeleteOh it looks like a perfect meal! Tasty! I hope you have had a lovely Christmastime! All the best...
ReplyDeleteLove from a snowy Sweden & Titti
That is such a picture of home that F went all quiet for a while. The sun was shining here and the food was good but like any feast for two there is always too much. My humans are facing down cauliflower cheese and xmas pudding for a week.... Those eggs look a much better investment in tomorrow's picnic. Seasons Greetings Mr T
ReplyDeleteHappy Boxing Day!
ReplyDeleteYour table looks delightful!
So interesting, to read of a hot Christmas. -smile-
Here, we have little snow, but it is cold...
So it is the beginning of Deep Winter, to me.
And yes, I welcome it. -smile-
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I had to do the conversion to get an idea of what your temperature is...yep, that's a little too warm for me! You always have such yummy-looking food...I just clicked on your recipe section! It sounds so odd for me to say "stay cool" in December...I'm sending you some of our chilly windy blowing down from our Canadian friends! Mary
ReplyDeleteI think - I think! - I just felt a little bit of that chilly wind! :))
DeleteLa comida se ve muy buena. Saludos.
ReplyDeleteYEs, 'cool' lunches/dinners are the order of the day at the moment, Margaret, and that looks a wonderful celebratory meal. I also love the Bunderberg Lemon Lime and Bitters
ReplyDeleteStay safe
Blessings
Maxine
That sounds like such a good meal. So good to see posts from you.
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