Christmas trivia

1. What was the vegetable dish made off?

"There were three veggie dishes. One was coleslaw. One was five bean salad. One was a rocket and mixed leaves with cherry tomatoes salad."

2. What was the potato dish made off? How did you cook it?

"I peeled five medium to large sized potatoes, chopped them up. I chopped up five garlic cloves and quartered two red onions. I put it in a dis and poured lots of olive oil on it. Sprinkle with salt and grinded some black pepper. Then tossed it. Then placed a rosemary sprig and roasted it in the oven for a good forty five minutes."

3. What did you put in the chicken? How long did you bake it? How much does a chicken like that cost in England?

"I bought the chicken raw from ASDA for GBP 8.48. It's a special variety, grown slowly so that the chicken can become larger and more succulent before it is slaughtered. I then defrosted it for 24 hours before the big day.

On Christmas morning, I took it out of the fridge and patted it very very dry with kitchen towels. The dryer the skin, the crispier it will be when roasted. I then rubbed salt, garlic powder and black pepper all over the skin. I stuffed the cavity with lemon wedges, three rosemary sprigs, four garlic cloves and four onion quarters. I also seasoned the cavity.

I popped it into a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees for an hour. It took a long time to cook because it was a large chicken. Then when I took it out, I stuck a fork into the thigh joint. If the juices that run out are clear, that means it is done. Never undercook a chicken but also, never overcook it."

4. What is the is tinfoil wrapped gift? Chicken or a badly wrapped gift?

"There is a pic with chicken and tin foil.

But there is also a picture of a badly wrapped gift in gold looking wrapping paper. Maybe you thought the gold looking wrapping paper was tin foil? That was David's badly wrapped present. I found it so endearing so I took a picture of it."

5. What is contained in the vanity gift set? I love it.

"The vanity gift set is from Body Shop containing: Hand butter for extremely dry skin, hand moisturiser, hand oil for super super dry skin, and a hand-washing soap. All were made from hemp seeds and smell like hemp. The smell is soothing and the butter feels very good on my skin. I've been having very bad hand skin problems due to hard work. I sustain lots of cuts at work.

At home, I frequently do washing in hot water. Since it is so cold, sometimes I burn myself without realising it on the hot water. So I have burns on my right hand in particular. Whenever I peel oranges or chop lemons, my hand hurts because it is full of open cuts. So the hand butter and moisturiser is timely and badly needed to help heal my skin."

6. Tell me more about the wallet

"I love it too. David chose the right colour (navy blue is one of my favourite colours). The more I look at it, the more I like it. It feels like it comes from a different era, an era where women still wore gloves and hats."