Christmas was at home in Yagoona (my hometown, out in the western suburbs of Sydney) this year – which meant we could avoid the always-horrible Christmas Day traffic – with friends and family. The weather was perfect, the food was good, and the company sensational. Couldn’t have asked for much more than that!


Early December dinner with friends and family at the Green Mango

All SIXTEEN of us!

Before and After.

Starting to fill up with presents!

Santa, Chinese Fisherman, a reindeer and a penguin.

Dad peeling prawns for Christmas Eve seafood dinner.

Oysters now, with prawns to come. And mum’s amazing rice noodle salad!

The table is set!

Bon-Bon jokes get worse every year!

Roast chicken and ham with ALL the trimmings. Amazing!

Oh Christmas Tree

A Christmas Eve tradition: watching Carols by Candelight from Melbourne.

Christmas Day…as close as we come to a roaring Christmas fireplace!

A perfect summer day!

Butterfly lamb, pork and chicken. Amazing!

Christmas Day lunch spread.

Pretty much my favourite part of Christmas.

Mum made these…filled with all sorts of chocolate.

Mum also made this, home-made chocolate ice-cream.

Christmas Lunch crew.

Wish we had a real pine tree!
