I've just mixed up my mincemeat ready for all those mincepies.
Hopefully I'll get around to doing my Christmas puds next week - big responsibility as my parents are coming - usually they bring the pud with them! Mum's quite happy she doesn't have to do it this year (unless my sister requests one!!).
In my family we put guiness in, so the leftover guiness will go in a beef stew - yum! I'm doing mini puds,mainly because my husband doesn't like dried fruit so it's easier - then I can have a pud whenever I like!
I've also going to be trying out a danish rice pudding "Ris a la mande" - rice pudding with almonds. It's a cold rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, vanilla sugar and chopped almonds served with a hot cherry sauce. The tradition is to put one whole almond in, and whoever finds it gets a present.
The plan is to do both a traditional British and Danish Christmas meals - not on the same day though!!