New Year's Eve

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 5:21 pm

I take back all I've said about you, you are a nice person!

Thanks Michael - well I think!!!!

I have always professed that it is much better to say you do or do not like the behaviour, rather than say you do or do not like the person, because let's face it on a forum like this none of us really know the person (except in a few cases where people have met up). Even with membership and a profile, most of us could still be almost anyone. And there are several people on here with more than published persona.

Mads

JR · Post by JR » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:36 pm

There is a group of over 20 residents and tourists from carvoeiro going to Cascais for New year we go every year and stay at the hotel atlantic gardens "pestana" rooms cost 75.00 euros per night for 2 with a super breakfast plus 110.00 for the garla dinner which runs all night with various enterainment and all the booze you can handle including champagne food is ou of this world.
Happy to give more details contact
lumpy@netvisao.pt

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:54 pm

Thought it was the season of goodwill, peace on earth

And everyone's arguing about where to spend New Year
It doesn't matter where you spend New Year - if you are with your family and loved ones when many haven't that pleasure then what is there to worry about?

Unless you have the mother/father-in-law from hell and have to spend Christmas cooped up in a non alcoholic environment

Maybe some Christmas 'disaster' stories could brighten the forum - such as the time my newly married brother thought he would surprise his wife and bought a free range turkey, cost a fortune and too big to get in the oven

At least she got a new kitchen out of it

Or everybody wanting seconds of roast beef but when we went into the kitchen to get it - all gone but the dog was sat there looking very guilty.
Mother who can get us all pissed just eating her trifle/xmas pud. And the year the oven broke down on Xmas day itself.................

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:01 pm

Your dog wasnt related to mine was it Guest?
Our boxer did the selfsame thing-----"all" the roast beef disappeared --and we had--guess what---eggs and chips

Good idea of yours ---Christmas disasters-----
wouldnt mind betting--Gerrys got a few animal stories for this one

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 1:07 pm

When I was growing up my mother used to get up at 5 am to put the turkey on, anyway I was 27 before I ever had to host christmas having always gone home to my parents in the years prior to that - so up I got at the crack of dawn to put the turkey on and lo and behold it was ready for breakfast!!!!!!!

So what was that all about??

Maddi

ROD · Post by **ROD** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:42 pm

In days of yore there was a television Chef called Phillip Harbin who came up with the idea of cooking the turkey for about 10 hours, or even longer, at a very low heat, and this method was widely adopted by the population as it was supposed to be foolproof.

Unfortunately it tended to dry the bird out so that it had a texture like chaff

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 6:33 pm

I saw this cook on some (would it be late of 50s/60?)recent programme on old BBC cooks Rod---man with receding hair and what looked like a great long striped apron?
Actually --its great fun to see "how things used to be done"---how --as someone said here,greens were "stewed" for ages so gave off awful"pong"!
If I cook dinner Christmas I always use butter for the bird---and prefer a Capon to turkey--wonderfully moist bird and so much more taste than turkey

I suppose the most entertaining TV cook of all was the famous Fanny Craddock--all her meals seem to be very grand --a bit over-dressed like her --and wasnt she a tartar--no wonder her "Johnny" was always attacking the wine bottle

If you like a "fruity" stuffing--mix your sage& onion with orange juice (you can use orange squash undiluted-just as good) lovely

or with parsley& thyme use lemon.

digger · Post by **digger** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:04 pm

yes, i know rod too finds fanny entertainng

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:58 pm

Yeah Digger--remember Rod saying something about --was it doughnuts

Cant remember how it went though

I know this topic was about where to spend New Years Eve and has now gone onto Christmas Fare--is anyone on here having anything completely different to the usual Turkey dinner?
We're booked into Maximes CVO--but havent received the menu--has anyone been there for Xmas and know what it might be? I know Peter Belifante has --do you know Peter?

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:25 pm

Thank you, JR.

I have sent an email . . .

Rob F · Post by **Rob F** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 7:09 pm

Ellie; you can see Maxime's Christmas Menu on:
http://www.sorry no adverts/maxi ... istmas.htm
(that is to say; www dot algarve-restaurants dot com/maxime/maxmenu%20christmas.htm)

Mitz Restaurant will be open at Christmas & Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.
More info: http://www.sorry no adverts/mitz/index.html
(or rather www dot algarve-restaurants dot com/mitz/index.html)

Thanks again S.J. ....

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 7:37 pm

Thanks for that RobF---looks rather good

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:02 am

Anonymous wrote:Thought it was the season of goodwill, peace on earth And everyone's arguing about where to spend New Year
It doesn't matter where you spend New Year

Arguing? Who's arguing? I thought it was a discussion over where to spend New Year.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:17 am

hahaha and it gets funnier everytime I open a forum.....

I spoke to a local girl in CVO, because I changed my ticket so I will be spending New Year in CVO. She told me about the Bote, there will be a big party. Zeca's bar will be open and officina will be very nice. You can go to Arjen's bar, there will be a dresscode.

Well I think there is enough to do for you. And if you just walk around you will find something nice.

Have fun.

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:39 am

I'm spoiled for choice now! I'll think I'll stay home.

New Year's Eve

no dinner

Talking turkey

Fanny