THE XMAS PICNIC 2024

Ingredients ...oven baked chicken drumsticks and wings, a well cooked slab of pork belly, a warratah xmas cake ( baked mid Nov), the Manor Trifle (made 3 days previous), there was a platter of crackers with a selection of cold meats, cheeses ,home grown herb sprigs served with small offerings of conserves. Oh there was a mixed leaf salad with cheese and cherry tomatoes and of course Paul's amazing potato salad.( Paul's recipe, my interpretation.) There were chops, sausages and chilli pork ribs on the barbeque.. See, I had it all covered .....pork, beef, lamb, chicken, potatoes, greens, tomatoes all dished up in the open air in a no pressure environment .....the 'perfect xmas'. Oh, I forgot there were bubbles for 'us', mid beer for Shaun, and water for Max and Jack ( my grandsons). It was a perfect Xmas get together. P.S. The location was Lake Hyland, Churchill.( off Tramway Rd.) It is the perfect spot right on the lake, with an accesible walk around the lake with signage providing historical imformation and accessable seating and restorative views along the way. There is a well kept public barbeque ( no charge ), a variety of tables and seating for your family gatherings with clean assessible toilets, a very safe children's play area and generous car parking available. Lake Hyland is Churchill's best kept secret.