Christmas
EAT, DRINK and be merry!
Finding new ways to satisfy our appetite to make Christmas Day dinner memorable.
Christmas comes but once a year, and for those less-than-confident cooks, that’s a blessing!
Serving up a show-
stopping “meal of the year” is enough to send the best of us running from the kitchen. In fact, a recent survey shows the average British woman doesn’t even attempt her first Christmas
dinner until the age of 34.
But keep your
cool. The trick here is to start planning early and be brave. That same survey found nearly half felt a real sense of achievement when finally dishing up the Christmas dinner, with 28% told by their partner it was “better than their mum’s”.
So where to start? For 76% of us it’s with a
traditional roast turkey, with 25 million of us following it up with Christmas pud. So, for many, it’s about making it memorable — and where better to buy the best than here in the Garden of England? Or if you
festive feast some added zing, with produce sourced entirely from Kent?
Around the world,
countries claim Christmas with their traditional favourites, and in Kent there’s nowhere better to provide a bespoke twist to the biggest meal of the year. You’ll have the pick of some of the country’s best produce, you’ll be supporting local farmers and producers and your shopping trips will become a chance to explore the county.
prefer “chicken”, book yourself a Christmas lunch at a club, pub or hotel and let someone else take the worry out of it.
For those that want to
eat, drink and be merry at home, why not give your
We’ve been out and about looking for some award-winning opportunities to go that extra mile for Christmas. And, if anyone needs convincing about buying the best for Christmas, just remember that with 230,000 tonnes of Christmas food thrown away each year, choosing the ingredients that everyone will love has never been more important.
Images, clockwise from top left: Macknade Fine Food; Chapel Down; MB Farms; Anno Distillers For something special for
your Christmas table If you’re looking for free-range turkey, award-winning beef, or something special for your Christmas table, pop along to MB Farms in Stockbury, near Sittingbourne.
As well as producing home-reared,
award-winning stock, the family farm and butcher also stocks locally produced chutneys, jams and juices, as well as fruit and veg and specials, such as its home-made game pie and sausages.
As well as filling your basket with
quality Kentish produce for your special day, you can also see the animals kept on the farm and get advice and cooking tips from staff.
The farm and shop is in Stockbury village, off the A249 near Maidstone, while its other store is in West Street, Faversham.
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