Xmas Turkey

I don't know about you, but we had a truly cracking christmas with family and friends. On the 25th we had a big old party at our house centered around roast turkey with all the trimmings, including potatoes, bread sauce, homemade pate and 3 types of stuffing. In the morning I dusted of the food processor and went to work knocking out some classic christmas dishes. Didn't sit down again until around 5 o'clock and that was just to sample the mulled wine. Big thanks to some of the bloggers on Jamie Oliver's site for their culinary tips.

Roy.

On saturday, I drove to Mikisato town in Mie prefecture with some friends to escape the city, and to soak up the tranquility of the beach. We set off at 6:00am and took the highway to Yoshino and then drove along country roads through some breath taking mountains to our final destination. It took about 4 and a half hours to reach Mikisato, but it was well worth the drive. Mikisato is a typical country town, but is set in a stunningly beautiful, picturesque bay, surrounded by these amazing textured mountains. The beach is clean and well kept, along with toilet & shower facilities. We set up camp and quickly built a campfire, gathering stones from the beach to use as it's base. The small river at the centre of the bay was strewn with driftwood, so there was plenty of fuel for the entire vacation. Later that evening the lads all helped make some great campfire cuisine. We are all interested in cooking and put those skills to good use throughout the entire trip making Ratatouille, Kebabs, Chicken Stew and of course the traditional English breakfast. We managed this with some pretty basic cooking utensils, and all realized that we needed some better camping equipment for our next adventure.


men at work


kids at play


the view


kebabs