Christmas by the Glass
Christmas Day can start with a leisurely family brunch, complete with a cheeky little cocktail...
Cocktails at breakfast might not suit everyone, and not recommend as part of your usual healthy diet, but at Christmas we should indulge without guilt.
How about a Bloody Mary as a good accompaniment to a late breakfast.
Bloody Mary Ice cubes Vodka, double shot ½ lemon, juice only 6 dashes Worcestershire sauce 3 dashes Tabasco sauce 150ml/5fl oz tomato juice Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Place the ice into a tall glass and add the vodka.
• Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice. Stir well.
• Adjust the seasoning to taste with salt and pepper and serve straightaway
Before lunch, it’s nice to serve champagne with a festive twist.
Champagne with Cranberries Champagne (or any good quality sparkling wine) & dried cranberries •
Simply pop 5 dried cranberries into each glass and pour the champagne over. The cranberries ‘dance’ in the bubbles and look very Christmassy.
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And fi nally, no Christmas Day is complete without a tumbler or two of mulled wine.
Mulled Wine 400ml / 14fl oz red wine (Shiraz is fantastic) 400ml / 14 fl oz water 400ml / 14 fl oz good quality orange juice 80ml / 2½ fl oz brandy 4tbsp dark brown sugar ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg 3 cardamom pods Clementine 6 cloves (to pierce the Clementine)
• Make up a spice bag using muslin or a piece of thin cotton, with the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom.
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Place the red wine, water, brandy, orange juice and sugar in a large pan; add the spice bag, and clove-studded Clementine.
Heat slowly and simmer over a very low heat for at least 30 minutes. Serve with mince pies in front of the fi re to round off a perfect Christmas day.
Cheers!
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