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It's that time again where I list all the movies and TV shows i will be watching over Christmas and this year i will actually have the time off to watch them! I can't wait!!
Christmas Eve
The Grinch - ITV - 12:55pm
Monsters University - BBC1 - 1:20pm
Shrek the Halls - ITV - 2:55pm
Mary Poppins - BBC1 - 5pm
Despicable Me - ITV2 - 6pm
Miracle on 34th Street - Channel 4 - 6pm
Michael Buble: Back for Christmas - Channel 5 - 9:30pm
The Lady in the Van - BBC2 - 10pm
Christmas Day
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - BBC1 - 11am
Peter Pan - ITV2 - 11:20
Arthur Christmas - Channel 4 - 1:45pm
Monster Inc - ITV - 4:10pm
Elf - ITV2 - 5:40pm
Mary Berry Country House At Christmas - BBC2 - 6:35pm
Michael McIntyre 's Big Show - BBC1 - 6:45pm
The Greatest Showman - Sky One - 6:45pm
Call the Midwife - BBC1 - 7:45pm
Jurassic World - ITV2 - 7:45pm
The Great British Bake Off - Channel 4 - 8pm
Torvill and Dean - ITV - 9:15pm
Bridget Jone's Diary - ITV2 - 11:30pm
Boxing Day
Happy Feet Two - ITV2 - 10:45am
Bridesmaids - ITV2 - 9pm
Dirty Dancing - Channel 5 - 10pm
Love Actually - ITV- 10:20pm
The Green Mile - Channel 4 - 11pm
30th of December
Les Miserables
New Year's Eve
What Women Want - Channel 5 - 11:45am
Casper - ITV2 - 2:40pm
Maleficent - BBC1 - 4:15pm
Despicable Me 2 - ITV2 - 4:35pm
New Year's Eve - ITV2 - 6:40pm
Take That Live: Wonderland - Sky One - 8:20pm
Absolutely Fabulous The Movie - BBC - 9pm
TOTP2 - BBC Four - 10pm
New Years Day
Nanny McPhee - ITV2 - 3:45pm
Sister Act - Channel 4 - 5:55pm
Minions - ITV2 - 6:15pm
Doctor Who - BBC1 - 7pm
What are you going to be watching over Christmas?
Like i mentioned in my previous post Lazy girl guide to cooking, I have learned to cook an array of different meals since moving out and over the last year I have learned some tips and tricks to make my food cook quicker and taste better. The best thing I have done is invested in kitchen appliances! Making a great home cooked meal everyday can be very time consuming and take a lot of energy so at the minute I have two appliances which help me out a lot.
T H E S L O W C O O K E R
Best invention ever made, there I said it.
For someone who gets anxious about cooking various meats, my slow cooker has become my life safer. I always worry that I haven't cooked meat enough or that I'll cook it too much and ruin the taste but with this, I can leave the meat in the cooker all day and know neither will be a problem. I'm still trying different things out in it all the time but my favourite meal to make is a roast with shredded chicken, it is the easiest thing to do and saves you fathing while watching everything else and entertaining the family on a sunday. I mention how to make shredded chicken in my previous post so pop over if you want to try it.
I found out how to make shredded chicken on Pinterest of all places, it seems there is a H U G E cooking community on it! I always thought it was more for clothing and interiors but I was just looking in the wrong place. I look on Pinterest for most of my meal ideas now because there is something for everyone and with slow cookers, you can cook basically anything in them! Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Mince, Lasagna, Pasta, Potatoes, even a deep dish pizza. If you want to see what I have been pinning on Pinterest click on my Slow Cooker Recipes board.
Lastly, the best thing about a slow cooker is you can place all your ingredients in there in the morning, go out all day and when you get home in the evening the food is cooked and ready for you. I know i am going to be using my slow cooker even more in winter because it means I can spend more time during the evening in the bath rather than cooking. goals
T H E S T E A M E R
This is a recent addition to my kitchen collection bur I have fallen in love with it already and use it most days. I bought a 3 tier Russel Hobbs steamer from Argos which aren't too expensive and stack away really easily.
I bought one of these because I was tired of spending all night in the kitchen standing over my hob boiling my veg. I love veg and i like to have it with every meal but boiling it can be a nuisance especially while your in the middle of cooking a roast. My mum suggested I get a steamer and I haven't looked back since.
Like the slow cooker, you can cook most things in the steamer from veg and potatoes to fish and chicken. On a daily basis I throw baby potatoes and veg in with some breaded chicken in the oven and we have a easy, quite healthy meal. One of the reasons I bought the steamer was so I could cook different vegetables more regularly. Callum doesn't like broccoli whereas I love it but i never saw the point in boiling some just for me . With the steamer I can throw some in with some peas and carrots and it is no extra work for me.
Having both of these appliances make cooking a roast dinner for my family a breeze! I have my meat in the slow cooker, my vegetables in the steamer and my roast potatoes in the oven and I still have room on the side (and time to dance around the kitchen to Mamma Mia)
I am planning to write another post about some recipes I have been making lately and both of these tools will feature heavily in it! Hope I haven't made you too hungry reading this!
Last year I wrote a post talking about everything I wanted to watch over the festive period and you guys really liked it so I've decided to do it again this year, the best part of it all is I actually have Boxing Day off for the first time in 5 years so I can actually sit in my pj's all day and watch tv!
Christmas Eve
- Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave - BBC2 - 11am
- Despicable Me - ITV - 11:20am
- A Christmas Carol - BBC1 - 11:30am
- Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - ITV - 1:30pm
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Casplan - BBC1 - 2:15pm
- Shrek The Halls - BBC1 - 4:30pm
- Penguins of Madagascar - BBC1 - 4:50pm
- Michael Mcintyre's Big Christmas Show - BBC1 - 7:25pm
- The Victor of Dibley - BBC1 - 10:50pm (what a classic!)
Christmas Day
- Despicable Me - ITV - 9:55am
- Movie - BBC2 - 10:20am
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas - Channel 4 - 10:50am
- The Croods - BBC1 - 11:50am
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - ITV - 11:55am
- Top of the Pops Christmas - BBC1 - 1:50pm
- Frozen - BBC1 - 3:10pm
- DOCTOR WHO!! - BBC1 - 5:45pm
- Dallas Buyers Club - Channel 5 - 10:30pm
- Love Actually - ITV - 11pm
Boxing Day
- The Flintstones - ITV - 9:25am
- Liar Liar - ITV - 11:05am
- Brave - BBC1 - 2:40pm
- The Gruffalo - BBC1 - 4:05pm
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - ITV - 4:10pm
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Channel 4 - 4:10pm
- Pitch Perfect - Channel 4 - 11:10pm
New Years Eve
- Mannequin - ITV - 11:30am
- The Restoration Man - Channel 4 - 3:20pm
- Top of the Pops New Year - BBC1 - 5:20pm
- What Women Want - BBC2 - 7pm
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - ITV - 9pm
I absolutely love what is on TV over the Christmas period and this year I have not been disappointed. After looking through the TV magazine I am even more excited about some family time around the TV on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Now I know Christmas is more than just sitting round the TV obviously but my family do love a good film to watch together in between board games and quizs (yes we are one of them families).
Here are my pick of the best TV this Christmas.
Christmas Eve
- Stuart Little - Channel 4 - 12:30pm
- The Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit - BBC Two - 1pm
- A Chrismas Carol - BBC One - 2:20pm
- Finding Nemo - BBC One - 3:50pm
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - BBC One - 11am
- Happy Feet - ITV - 11:30am
- The Muppets Christmas Carol - Channel 4 - 1:45pm
- Top Of The Pops - BBC One - 2pm
- Brave - BBC One - 3:10pm
- Stick Man - BBC One - 4:45pm
- Doctor Who! - BBC One - 5:15pm
- Googlesprogs - Channel 4 - 8pm
Boxing Day
- Back To The Future - ITV - 10:55am
- Jurassic Park - ITV - 1:20pm
- Home Alone 3 - Channel 4 - 3:30pm
- The Crooks - BBC One - 4:45pm
- Despicable Me - ITV2 - 6:40pm
- Peter and Wendy - ITV - 8pm
- Skyfall - ITV2 - 8:30pm
- Father Of The Bride - BBC Two - 8:45am
- UP - BBC One - 2:50pm
- Honey, I shrunk The Kids - Channel 4 - 3:20pm
- Pitch Perfect - Film 4 - 9pm
- Top Of The Pops New Year - BBC One - 11:55am
- The Sound of Music - BBC One - 1:15pm
- Wreck It Ralph - BBC One - 4:30pm
- Tangled - Channel 4 - 6pm
- Billionaire Boy - BBC One - 7pm
- Catch me If You Can - BBC Two - 10:20pm
I know this is a hefty list of films and shows to watch and because of work I probably will only get to watch a hand full but that small hand full will make me feel very happy and jolly. What films and shows will you be watching this Christmas?
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