Christmas: Wonderful Dinner

I want to dedicate this post to give my most heartfelt thanks to Alicia, Elaine and Jessica, for the most homely, heartwarming and wonderful Christmas dinner i had in 24 years of my life. nothing very fanciful, but i loved it to the max.

when i arrived, the table was made so so beautifully, i was really amazed. i must really give them the credit, you can see that they really took all the effort to make Christmas special.

the lovely ladies cooked roast turkey, mashed potatoes, roast kangaroo meat, brandy fish, teriyaki fish, mushroom soup, garlic bread, avocado milkshake, Simon made the salad, and Katherine provided us with wonderful yogurt dessert. me? i used all the effort i could muster to finish the food. so guilty to do nothing, i'm sorry.

first up, i have to say the turkey was fantastic. i heard it took more than 24 hours to thaw, and then you splash brandy and roast it in the oven for 1.25 hours. it was turkey breast. when i mention turkey breast, most probably people would think that it would taste rubberish and super dry. this was not the case, thy meat was so succulent, so juicy, so tasty and in all honesty, i would've mistaken it for some turkey thigh if you hadn't told me it was breast meat. lets move on to the kangaroo. it was my very first time tasting kangaroo, it kinda tasted like those beef rump extra well done; tougher. it wasn't about the cook, just that the texture of the meat was like that. i suppose kangaroos are better left in the zoos and outback, not on the dining table.

ok, the fish. what can i say, fish is fish. it was superb but some said it was a tad too salty. about the mashed potatoes, they mashed the mashed potatoes themselves! OMG. it had a smooth, buttery taste. simple but amazingly well done(i finished all of it). and then we come to the salad by courtesy of Simon. it had fruits, like grapes, blueberries, rockmelon and whole lot of veggies. and then 99% fat free dressing. the salad was finished mainly by the ladies, i had little part in it. last but not least, we come to the mushroom soup, garlic bread and avocado milkshake. i only can say that it was 我这一辈子吃过最好吃的蘑菇汤，蒜茸面包和鳄梨奶昔。简直无悔这一生。

a game of Bang! followed after dinner, and we had quite a fun time learning it from Simon, having all his patience teaching a full table of newbies. very interesting game i'd say.

from left: Simon, Jessica, me, Alicia, Elaine(standing) and Katherine.

again, i must say, thank you so very much for the dinner :)