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Christmas food guide

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One word springs to mind when I think of Christmas – FOOD. When I was younger I would count the months, weeks and days before our yearly trip to the wholesalers. It was the one time of year that I was allowed to run riot around the isles, picking up whatever I wanted (within reason), pop in into the supermarket trolley and devour as much of it as I could over the festive period. Granted, most of what I put in the trolley was pure rubbish – fizzy laces, flying saucers, space invaders, jelly babies, fizzy drinks, you name it, I got it. I have to say though, that I didn’t join in with the rest of the family when it came to breakfast on Christmas day. As everyone else tucked into their smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, I was left to enjoy scrambled egg on toast. My tastes have come a long way since then and smoked salmon is one of my favourite breakfast foods. And of course I love a good fry up …

WIN a 2.5kg joint of Australian topside beef from Westin Gourmet

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THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED I still marvel at the Internet. I’ve always been a bit of a technology geek and I distinctly remember the time when the Internet was first installed at home. I would sit in my dad’s study for hours at a time browsing and talking to friends on MSN (sad I know). But at the time I never would have imagined that I would be buying clothes, holidays and even food from the comfort of my own home. Technology never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been toying with the idea of buying meat, fish and vegetables online for a while. After my trip to Riverford Organic Farm earlier in the year, I realised what a great way it is to shop. But having never taken the plunge to buy meat online before, I was happy to be contacted a few months back by Westin Gourmet, an online butchers that provides consumers with good quality cuts of meat at wholesale prices. I decided to test a few of the products and offer …