Four Christmas dinners!

Just home from the Dolphin and yes, the Otter Ale was as good as ever, and just had a glance at their Christmas menu. We always have a Dolphin Christmas dinner, sometimes on my husband’s birthday, sometimes on a different December evening, but it is always fabulous…

The menu for Christmas 2013 has been put up… oh goodness me! I think I will have to go four times in order to enjoy everything on offer… Apart from the complimentary hors d’oevres, there is a choice of soup (home-made and no doubt divine) stuffed mushrooms (with Stilton) and Parma ham and stuff… delicious stuff! Moving on to the main event, there is traditional turkey which I always have… except there is also lamb which I know will be perfectly cooked and utterly delicious… but, heavens! there is fish pie which is a favourite of mine… oh no! there is lasagne with roast vegetables! How could I possibly choose! I would have to have turkey, obviously that is what you eat at Christmas, but lamb… lamb is a favourite… and fish pie… oh and roast veg!

Pudding… now if it is a Christmas dinner it has to be Christmas pudding… but suppose we come a second time and I have lamb… maybe I should have the cheese board, because I know that will be the best!

Oh Dolphin…. I think I will be seeing you several times over Christmas!

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Mike on October 25, 2013 at 12:09 am
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LOL. I hear you Lois.

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1. Lois on October 25, 2013 at 12:34 am
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  You’re invited Mike!
  
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  1. Mike on October 25, 2013 at 12:54 am
    
    If only I could Lois. Lot of good stuff on that menu, including a few things I don’t know (fish pie?)
    I will do it vicariously 😉
    
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  2. Lois on October 25, 2013 at 9:54 am
    
    Fish pie is delicious… a variety of fish (white and smoked) and shellfish such as prawns which I think you might call shrimp (shrimps to us are tiny little shellfish, very small but very yummy) The fish is folded into a white sauce placed in a dish with mashed potato over the top to form a crust, and then popped in the oven fr a few minutes to brown. I like the white sauce quite peppery and with parsley in it… a nice dry white wine and what could be better?!
    
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  3. Mike on October 25, 2013 at 4:06 pm
    
    Your description makes it sound yummy. Alright, count me in. It sound like it might work well with several pints of Guinness.
    
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  4. Lois on October 25, 2013 at 6:21 pm
    
    It will be excellent with Guinness! And the Dolphin keeps their Guinness perfectly too!
    
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  5. Mike on October 25, 2013 at 6:36 pm
    
    I have never had a bad Guinness 😉
    
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  6. Lois on October 25, 2013 at 6:47 pm
    
    Well to be honest, nor have I …but some are definitely better kept than others!
    
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Mjollnir on October 25, 2013 at 12:18 am
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What? All that and a Yule Brinner? 😀

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1. Lois on October 25, 2013 at 12:35 am
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  Plenty of that!!!
  
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  1. Mjollnir on October 25, 2013 at 12:35 am
    
    lol 😀
    
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