Grilled then Baked Duck for Christmas

While my family back home enjoyed a huge Lechon from Uncle Bador, I opted to celebrate with Grilled Duck. 

It was perhaps the easiest and the less tasking food I prepared. Simply seasoned with salt and pepper, marinated for a few hours before being grilled in slow heat. 

Because we had so much food during our Noche Buena, it was not served anymore, so I baked it to make the skin crispy again before serving during our Christmas Day lunch.

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Special Christmas Macaroni

This is the Christmas Macaroni we served during our Christmas get-together with our respective home room teachers. I made this yesterday for the Noche Buena feast. 

To make this is very easy. All you need for basic ingredients are:

1 kg pasta (Elbow Macaroni preferred)

1000 ml Kewpie Mayo

1 can condensed milk

1 tablespoon mustard

Salt and pepper to taste

For other ingredients, I used the following, but you can actually put what you want to add:

2 medium carrots diced

3 Korean Pears diced

2 large Ambrosia Apples diced

2 Granny Smith Apples diced

2 large white Onions diced

2 large yellow Capsicum diced

1 cup diced dried plums

200 grams Macadamia Nuts

250 grams Peanuts

1 cup Walnuts

500 grams cracked Cashew Nuts

35 grams salted Almonds

2 cups diced Cheddar Cheese

1 cup Raisins

1 cup dried Cranberries

My mixing bowl is small for everything so I did two batches until everything is mixed and some placed in smaller containers ready for giveaway.

If you have received 1 from me, it means you are special and I am grateful for your kindness.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have a safe and peaceful celebration.

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