a week in food - mango salsa goes with (almost) everything

 bird ornament from paper boat press 

- note the hollow stomach!

Sunday - party
Vietnamese Rice paper rolls (vegetarian/gluten free) - I put mango slivers in mine as well - not so Vietnamese in that case
Hummous - with heaps of lemon, garlic and tahini, after some constructive criticism from a Lebanese guy at a party the week before
Nigella's Anglo-Italian trifle - I used raspberries instead of blackberries, the base is panettone and Limoncello
Mango Eton mess (Queensland mess?) Mashed up meringue, fruit and whipped cream. Gluten free!

Monday - family dinner
Cranberry and pistachio nut roast (vegetarian)
Mango salsa (cubes of mango, chopped onion, capsicum, chilli, mint, basil, cucumber, tomato, in lime juice)

Tuesday - drinks party
Panettone stuffing squares

Wednesday - christmas lunch
Turkey and tabbouleh stuffing
Mango salsa
Panettone stuffing squares - including a vegetarian version - without the pancetta and with added veges.

Thursday - recovery day
Leftovers

Friday - lunch with friends
Sweet potato corn bread (after we harvested 6 kilos of sweet potatoes from the vege garden)
Mango salsa
Green salad
Brown rice and red beans with shredded coconut
Leftover turkey and ham
christmas cake

Saturday - bush walk picnic
Egg and greens tart with oatmeal pastry (including greens from the sweet potato vine - 'just like spinach' - and Tuscan kale)
Sour dough wraps with salad and turkey
christmas cake

Sunday - surprise 18th birthday party for son (in a thunderstorm, after a very hot day)
Gourmet sausages in  rolls
Sacher torte (chocolate cake)
Champagne
Gallons of soft drink

Monday - today 
Resume the 5:2 fast...

Not an exhaustive list: this is as close as my memory allows. Happy delicious holidays!

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