Typical Traditional British Dishes

Roast Meat-Roast chicken, potato, broccoli, carrot and gravy


English breakfast-Eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans

Lamb Stew - Winter Food

Date: 22 December 2009
Location: Rob's house, St. Ebbe's

Shrimping 捕虾

Date: 26 December 2009
Location:
The easiest way: use bacon as bait inside a net

饺子Dumpling

搓 Rub
擀面杖 Rolling pin
馅 Fillings

Add some salt when cooking the dumpling in boiling water
Salt – avoid dumplings stick together

The dumpling is ready to be eaten when it swells.

Christingle

22 December 2009 - First time heard of Christingle. Children may be asked to create one of the below as one of the Christmas activities.

Orange: world
4 Sweets: 4 seasons
Red ribbon: the blood of Jesus
Lighted candle: Jesus Christ as the light of the world

The wineglass does not represent anything. It just assists the christingle to stand.

Snowing in Oxford

17 December 2009, This is the first day of snowing since I have arrived in the UK. I saw twice in the day but each of them just lasted for few minutes (perhaps not even more that one minute). Unfortunately I was not able to take some pictures.

Pictures taken on 18 December 2009.

Frosting in Oxford

01 December 2009 - This is the first day of frosting in Oxford after I have been here for over 2 months. Indication of snowing is coming soon. Expecting snowing will come during the period of Christmas or new year.