Millsy seanc80 proud? What a strange assumption. I absolutely accept goose fat is standard. However, what isn’t standard is mashed potato with spring onions with a Christmas Dinner, unless you are in a care home.
mrrossi Try a variation on pomme marquise by replacing the traditional concasse and shallot with shredded sprout,bacon and chestnut.
seanc80 Variations are not permitted at the industrial, Stalin-esque Christmas dinner parties of the modern day Briton.
Kells77 seanc80 Baked brie with dried cranberries, pistachios and honey drizzled over it. Or dates stuffed with goat cheese (and wrapped in bacon if you wanna go that extra step, but they’re good either way)
seanc80 Nice options Kelly but a tad heavy for a starter for which the following main is so substantial
Kells77 seanc80 Good point! I was just thinking of apps I’ve taken to other people’s houses 🙂 At my house, we fight over who gets the last black olive out of the crystal bowl my mom insists on putting them in 😂