I was born in Hungary, and for us, Christmas always meant Christmas Eve.
It’s a tradition my parents and I continued after coming to Australia, so The Offspring and I just finished my version of Duck a l’Orange, roast chicken with mushroom stuffing, braised brocolini and chocolate mousse cake for dessert. But life is all about compromise and adaptation so the presents won’t be opened until tomorrow morning, then we’ll join the rest of the family for a traditional [Aussie] Christmas lunch.
Wherever you are, and whenever you celebrate Christmas, don’t stress too much and just enjoy the company of loved ones [and good food].
Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket kívánunk mindenkinek!
-hugs-
Meeks
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December 27th, 2017 at 11:54 pm
Happy Holidays, Meeks. May the happiness and blessings be all yours in the new year
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December 28th, 2017 at 11:36 am
Thanks, Mohamad! -huge hugs-
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December 28th, 2017 at 4:46 pm
❤ 🙂
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December 26th, 2017 at 11:59 am
Merry Christmas Meeks to you and The Offspring. Somehow, although it has no origin in cultural tradition for me, I feel Christmas Eve has a special energy to it.
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December 26th, 2017 at 9:04 pm
Thanks EllaD, and the same you you, the G.O. and the four-footed members of your family. 🙂
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December 26th, 2017 at 7:42 am
Merry Christmas! Here’s to a stellar 2018! One can only hope 🙂
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December 26th, 2017 at 9:03 pm
Fingers and toes all crossed! 🙂
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December 25th, 2017 at 9:39 am
Have a wonderful Christmas! You may be surprised but the Hungarian connection is alive and well. Back when I couldn’t cook (wrist in cast) my English as a second language student (the wife of a Hungarian diplomat) made Chicken Paprikash (sp) for me. My mom used to make it when I was a child and I loved it so much that I got my student’s recipe and we’re making it for dinner! What celebratory meal it will be!. Your Christmas Eve dinner sounds lovely!! Happy & Healthy on 2018!
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December 26th, 2017 at 9:00 pm
Aaaah! Enjoy. 🙂 The spelling is paprikas as the ‘s’ = sh [sz = English ‘s’]. Unfortunately I couldn’t work out how to put the accent on the second ‘a’. I hope you have the nokedli [small home made dumplings] to go with. I may make some myself on the weekend when it’s cooler. 🙂
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December 25th, 2017 at 7:58 am
Merry Christmas!
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December 26th, 2017 at 8:57 pm
-hugs-
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December 25th, 2017 at 2:12 am
Enjoy all of it, Meeks. And have a wonderful 2018.
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December 26th, 2017 at 8:57 pm
You too, Yvonne. Things are bound to look up aren’t they? lol
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December 25th, 2017 at 1:56 am
It’s such a special time. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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December 26th, 2017 at 8:56 pm
Thanks, Carrie. 🙂
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December 24th, 2017 at 8:55 pm
Merry Christmas!!! *hugs*
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December 24th, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Have a GREAT one, Meeks ❤
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December 24th, 2017 at 8:19 pm
Thanks, Chris – the very best of Christmas cheer to you to. 😀
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