Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year Robert and Jane and all our staff would like to wish you a Happy Christmas and a great New Year 2010.  2009 turned out to be quite good for us, thank you. Let's hope 2010 is a happy and healthy one for us all. We hope that all your plans for Christmas are going smoothly and we thought it might be time to take a moment out from the stress of preparing for Christmas to think about a little treat for the New Year!   Join us on one of our cookery courses or perhaps at our Fine Dining evening on 15 January 2010, we still have a few places available. Perhaps the Christmas preparations are not going as smoothly as you might like.  Why not take advantage of our Christmas Home Delivery Service to save yourself some time?   It is not too late to book.  See our Christmas Fare Menu, which is also published on our website. Also still time to order the whole Christmas Lunch We wish that all your celebrations in 2010 will be great and of course CCC Ltd be part of them!! We are in the very fortunate position of having more confirmed bookings for next year than ever before so please secure dates with us early to avoid disappointment.

Tips of the Season and Recipe of the Month Tired of turkey for Christmas? or want a change for New Year? Try one of Keith Floyds recipes for venison with creme de cassis. Other game still in season is pheasant, serve with braised red cabbage.   Fish: Monkfish and SeaBass are both at their best in the cold months. Do make sure that you do not over cook them. Sea Bass goes well with fennel, garlic, olive oil and butter, either poached, steamed or roasted. One of our favourites is Sea Bass with spring onion and ginger, try it for a treat at your local Chinese restaurant....yummy.   Vegetables in season include Curly Kale, try pan frying for a different crispy veg, parsnips, pumpkins and of course brussel sprouts.

Fine Dining and Wine Evening   Friday 15 Jan 2010 Reception canapes and sparkling wine 4 courses, accompanied by fine wines chosen by our wine merchant. Coffee and Mints £55 inclusive

Cookery Courses   2010 Spring/Summer dates are now available   January dates still have spaces:- Jan 14th Thai Cookery Jan 27th All about Fish   Give one of our vouchers for a cookery course to a loved one as a Christmas gift. These are fantastic presents to give and hopefully you will be the guinea pig for all the new found skills the recipient has learnt. You can also come along with them and save £10 on the cost of yours.   Special Offer - Book a group of 7 and bring along an extra friend free.

If you have a friend or colleague that would like to receive a copy of this newsletter, just send us their details or forward using the link at the top.   Do give us a call or email in the New Year to discuss any future plans we can help you with.  Telephone 01494 726645  or Email Us Wishing you all a fantastic festive season Happy Christmas   Robert and the team