Sharabelle bakes

Linda McCartney's Vegetarian Beef Roast with red wine & shallot glaze I wasn't looking forward to Christmas this year since it was the first one since dad had died. As someone with Mental health problems the festive season is not my favourite.  From my own personal experience it brings out the worst not the best in people.   So this year I decided to hibernate with a stack of books and some good food, my own idea of personal bliss.  The books turned out to be a great plan since the festive TV was so abysmal.  The food however had mixed reviews.   I started with my normal breakfast a lovely bowl of Scottish porridge, topped with fruit, yogurt, mixed seeds and a drizzle of honey.  As a nod to my favourite Childhood Christmas memories I then had a little chocolate. For lunch I planned to cook Vegetarian Beef Roast severed along with baby potatoes and Brussels sprouts.  I had really been looking forward to it, so was ...

Christmas Eve Quiche Festive Season baking All done.... - Pavlova baked and collected - Dairy free Christmas Eve Quiche baked, to use up the egg yolks from the pavlova - Dairy free Chocolate mint peppermint creams - because Christmas wouldn't be the same with out them Mum arrived for lunch, lucky I had some fresh baked quiche.  We then spent a few hours baking desserts together for my brother and sister in laws family dinner.  - 2 x Sticky toffee pudding (Rick Stein Recipe) - Dutch apple cake ( Rachael Allan recipe  ) All I need to do tomorrow is make my Mushroom and Chestnut pie, for my own meat free/ dairy free Christmas dinner.  I'm now totally exhausted......  Which was the plan,  Iv kept myself busy to keep the depression at bay. Lol, baking for Christmas has taken my mind of the festive season.  It's been worse this year something i wasn't expecting.  The only reason i can think off is beca...