The Ten Days of Carpmas

Happy Carpmas, everyone! And thanks for following along. What creative contributions will next year’s Carpmas experiment bring? I don’t know about you, but I am excited to find out!

Cucumber, dug out and filled with a mixture of salmon, crab, dill, cheese and lemon juice.

Topped with grape tomatoes.

Life (Christmas) sucks and then you eat.

This space being held for Carpmas Dinner – Salmon Stuffed Cucumber Boats

And yes, it’s Keto.

WeeeEEEEeeee!

We made it.

Later today I shall post photos of our Carpmas Meal: Baked SeaFood Dip and Chips

Thank you, Miss Frida (and Ms Ann) for helping with my creative exercise.

LATER THAT DAY…

Baked Seafood Dip by Charmaine (compiled from several sources, at least seven)

Blend:

• 1/2 cup-ish finely chopped green onion
•  1/8 cup-ish  ”             ”         yellow onion
•  two cloves minced garlic
• half a large red bell pepper
• splash of lemon juice
• splash of Worcestershire sauce
• pepper and salt
• teaspoon of mustard
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 2, 8oz packages of cream cheese (soften, soften, soften)
• two cups of… sea food (I chose salmon, crab leg meat and minced crab, all canned, drained)
• sprinkle of cheddar cheese (to decorate the top before you bake)

spread into a baking dish and bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Serve warm with potato chips

It was SUPER good!

Meal: Poached Fish Potato Waffle Benedict

Pollack tacos, topped with red cabbage coleslaw, served with potato latkes

Ah, hell.

Black and white photos of food? I don’t think so. Let’s include one taken in full-colour:

2013 Christmas Meal

Less of a meal this year and more of an appetizer — but as we are spending Carpmas sitting in our living-room watching Christmas cartoons (Carpmas animated specials have yet to be produced) I thought something snacky would be more appropriate. Supplement with a veggie-tray and chips.

Carpmas Mousse

Blend together (either by hand or electric mixer) one can of fish (I used salmon), 200g of softened cream cheese, one tablespoon lemon juice, one tablespoon cream and a pinch of fresh dill. Serve with something pedestrian, like Ritz crackers. 

Here it is:

• cod cakes
• potatoes in mustard dressing
• a smear of crab-apple ketchup
• “fake” Czech beer