Winter Luxuries

[Foe]

It's fucking cold and miserable outside so time to start appreciating the finer things this time of year.

A) Duvets
B) comfortable and warm socks
C) hot chocolate
D) Lindt chocolate balls
E) Soup and tiger bread
f) Early nights
G) bulking season providing an excuse for being fat

What stuff do you appreciate in winter time to take your mind off the shit climate we live in.

[Raoul Duke]

Winter clothes (especially coats). It's impossible to dress well in the summer.

Pigs in blankets.

An excuse to buy massive amounts of booze/food

[Giggles]

The cold tends to keep the kids in from playing football outside.

[Raoul Duke]

Classic Giggles

[Giggles]

Classic Giggles

They have a fucking goal across the middle of the road and just gormlessly stare at you when you want to drive to your house.

There's a massive park area about a hundred yards away too :moop:

[Offshore Toon]

Having your heating included in your rent.
Stuffing your face is pretty boss, but I don't necessarily stop for summer.
I like the dark, crisp evenings in the run up to Christmas. Its around January they get quite shit.

[Lewis]

Hair.

[Shindig]

Early finishes.
Buying alcohol and chocolates that I'd not bother with at any other time.
I dunno, 'warmth'. I hate these storage heaters.

[Offshore Toon]

Apparently M&S have a scotch egg with a runny centre every time. That sounds rather special. I've never understood the adoration for pork pies when scotch eggs are clearly superior. So much better than sausage rolls as well.

[Giggles]

Because pastry.

[Lewis]

Exactly, although there are some shit pork pies out there.

[Offshore Toon]

Puff pastry is nice. The pastry you get with pork pies is a bit shit, then you've got the weird jelly, then substandard meat. Some of the more upmarket sausage rolls are banging, though. Black pudding in sausage rolls and scotch eggs is fantastic.

[Raoul Duke]

I had a warm scotch egg the other day. It was phenomenal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Morrisons make a cracking pork pie.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yL1Lpu2Ho7o/TCiAi1DzUuI/AAAAAAAABwA/GiQm0on2nAE/s1600/WmMorrisonStarShaped.JPG

:drool:

[-james-]

Mince. Pies.

[Foe]

The best pie at christmas is clearly banoffee pie. It's not even a contest.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Is that even a Christmas thing?

[Giggles]

The best pie at christmas is clearly banoffee pie. It's not even a contest.

Every year I do one of those and a pecan. Wouldn't be Christmas without them.

[Foe]

Is that even a Christmas thing?

Go sit in the fucking corner. Jesus.

[Pepe]

When spring comes.

[Spammer]

Banoffee pie is the balls.

Pork pie is overrated. I've got friends who go mad for it but I just think it's dry and shit. Any moisture in it is from the weird jelly gunk that looks like something you'd pull out of your nose.

[Giggles]

Banoffee pie is the balls.

Pork pie is overrated. I've got friends who go mad for it but I just think it's dry and shit. Any moisture in it is from the weird jelly gunk that looks like something you'd pull out of your nose.

The big one that has eggs in it is nice. Though they've less pastry which is a low point.

I'm going to try a bit of cream cheese in the cream for the banoffee this year. It might not be as good but it'll still be good, so worth the risk.

[Boydy]

I wasn't aware banoffee pie had any sort of Christmas connection.

It is fucking delicious though.

[Giggles]

I wasn't aware banoffee pie had any sort of Christmas connection.

It is fucking delicious though.

It doesn't really. It's epic at Christmas, it's epic in June.

Also forgot the trifle, made with baileys instead of sherry. Can't wait :drool:

[Disco]

I got some pork pies from Morrisons yesterday and they were great, I assume they were made in store along with their sausage rolls which are equally immense. Shame the rest of the shop is such a suppurating bumhole.

I've never had banoffee pie (partly because of the shit portmanteau name), is it served warm? I suppose it must be with the toffee etc.

[Giggles]

I got some pork pies from Morrisons yesterday and they were great, I assume they were made in store along with their sausage rolls which are equally immense. Shame the rest of the shop is such a suppurating bumhole.

I've never had banoffee pie (partly because of the shit portmanteau name), is it served warm? I suppose it must be with the toffee etc.

Nope, never seen it warm.

[Lewis]

I like banoffie pie, but it is a bit too hit 'n' miss to be the sort of thing you would regularly choose.

[Smiffy]

It doesn't really. It's epic at Christmas, it's epic in June.

Also forgot the trifle, made with baileys instead of sherry. Can't wait :drool:

I made that once upon a time. By God it was beautiful.

http://cdn.thewhoot.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Debs-Baileys-and-Chocolate-Trifle--550x554.jpg

[Offshore Toon]

Banoffee pie being a Christmas thing. :D

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Vindicated. Up yours Foe.

[The Merse]

Pork pie is not a winter treat, game and rabbit pie however most definitely are.

I used to pick up a few from the market in Swansea, huge things at a tenner for two that were far too popular amongst the exes family (I wanted them to myself).

Will be extra pleasant this year as fits my largely veggie diet of only eating meat where sourced from small welfare conscious farms. Picking up 4 of the fuckers in a fortnights time and freezing them until the big day(s).

[Kikó]

Banoffee is not a Christmas thing.

I love the tiramisu and pandoro my nan ends up buying making. It's just a great time to indulge in cheese and wine and not worry about overeating.

Bitterly cold mornings as well are great especially when you walk in like I do. And they're great on a Saturday playing football.

[Foe]

Bannoffee pie is a Christmas tradition*.

*May be limited to the Foe household.

[John]

Roast potatoes are also a Christmas tradition but they're not actually connected to Christmas in any way.

[Giggles]

You make your own Christmas traditions.

[Magic]

Some right wrong 'uns in this thread.

Christmas cake, mince pies, mulled wine and bitchin' cheese boards.

Hot chocolate and winter soups. :drool:

[wullie]

Christmas Eve curry is a tradition for us all now as it's our friend's birthday. Includes a wacky secret santa where someone invariably gets a sex toy, last year it was his mum.

[Offshore Toon]

I think the whole week around Christmas is incredible. Everybody back home and about. Boxing Day especially as everybody just picks a pub and watches the footie all day. Its glorious. Each year we have a kick about as well, which gets better each year as kick abouts are so incredibly rare these days.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Christmas cake and mince pies are dog wank.

[Baz]

Christmas cake and mince pies are dog wank.Or dog shit, if Gazza made them.


You make your own Christmas traditions.Yeah, like going KFC on Christmas Eve and saving the gravy for Christmas Dinner. :drool:

[Disco]

I've softened my position on mince pies somewhat (jam tarts are far far superior) but I'm with you on christmas cake, nearly as bad as christmas pudding.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I've always been surprised at the marmite reactions mince pies get, they're ruddy brilliant I say.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've always been surprised at the marmite reactions mince pies get, they're ruddy brilliant I say.
I absolutely loathe raisins so they never stood a chance with me.

[Magic]

Christmas cake and mince pies are dog wank.

I thought you were basically a vacuum for anything sweet so I'm surprised at this.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I absolutely loathe raisins so they never stood a chance with me.

Even when covered in chocolate?

[Magic]

It's not really a christmas thing but I've decided to buy a bottle of Baileys, cos "it's christmas".

No I would tend to agree. Also desert liquers like Amaretto. Wholly unacceptable for consumption out with the Christmas period.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Even when covered in chocolate?
I used to pick the chocolate off them whenever I got a bag of revels given to me.

[Mike]

I'm wearing a big ugly jumper but it's super thick and warm. I've added my old single duvet to the bottom of my bed and I've been using my hot water bottle! I like to keep warm.

[Giggles]

I like mince pies now more that the quality of the filling has improved since my younger days. I still prefer to make spiral pastry things than the tarts with it though.

[Boydy]

I might have a crack at making my own mince pies this year.

[Disco]

The design is perfect because it allows you to take the lid off and put a spoonful of clotted cream inside.