Michael Murphy Home Furnishing
Christmas Countdown – 5 Weeks to Go
Nov
It’s that time of year again! Festive lights, hot chocolate, Christmas movies….we’re Christmas fiends here at Michael Murphy Home Furnishing HQ. We’ve got a little over 6 weeks to go until Christmas so we’re going to be counting you down here on our blog, every week between now then with all the festive tips, tricks and guides we can get our hands-on.
This week we’re chatting all about prepping that Christmas pud, how soon is too soon to pop up the decorations and how to start feeling that little bit more festive.
1) The Christmas Pudding
Easily one of our favourite Christmas desserts here at HQ, the work that goes into the Christmas pudding on the weeks leading up to the big day is no mean feat. The key to creating the perfect pud is to let it age, so the sooner you get cracking the better. Recipes differ and are often handed down through the generations within families, but for beginners, we recommend Nigella Lawson’s Ultimate Christmas Pudding
2) How soon is too soon?
As far as we’re concerned, as soon as the Christmas lights go up here in Newbridge we’re all about getting the tree up. However, we know that not everyone shares our manic passion for festive decor. That’s where this years trend of gradual decorating is really going to come in handy for some of you. Who says all the decorating needs to be done in one go? You could hang your door wreath this week and decorate the fire-place with a seasonal garland next week. Before you know it your house will be a winter wonderland and you won’t even realise.
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3) Tips to be more festive.
If cracking on with the Christmas pud and throwing up a few decorations around the house hasn’t already got you in the festive mood, we’ve got plenty of tips. From snuggling up and watching your favourite Christmas movies to treating yourself to a delish hot-chocolate, or wrapping presents if you’ve started your Christmas shopping, there are so many ways to spread the Christmas cheer!
