"I'm bringing penguins," Jamie says in the group WhatsApp when weβre organizing what to bring for our family Christmas dinner.
"Penguins?" they ask, utterly puzzled.
We didnβt reply. Some things are best left myserious and suprising, don't you think?
While everyone else got busy with gourmet culinary delights like homemade stollen, udon salmon broccolini salad, arancini, and my pride and joy - a gooey camembert focaccia which I've already written about - Jamie has a different vision. Nope, not trife, or pavlova, or even buying a fancy bottle of wine. Nope. He's hell bent penguins.
You know, exactly what a guy who spends his free time tinkering with Land Rovers would do. Because surely, if he can rebuild engines, he can make olive penguins. Yep. True to form.
At first, I thought he was joking. "What the...?" I muttered, imagining some abstract, bird-shaped monstrosity. But no. This was very real. Jamie had been scrolling Instagram, caught sight of these miniature olive penguins, and decided they were a must. Forget tradition or practicality. Penguins it was.
To his credit, he went all in. The process was painstaking: slicing olives in half for the wings, carefully securing them to a perfectly round ball of goat cheese for the body. Each penguinβs nose was a triangle orange triangle carved from carrot.
But Jamie didnβt stop there. Oh no. He accessorized. Some penguins wore jaunty scarves of red capsicum; others rocked chic green spring onion wraps. And as the piΓ¨ce de rΓ©sistance, each penguin was mounted on an "iceberg" of camembert. There was even a fetta igloo and a capsicum fire pit.
The result was surprisingly adorable. There they were, a little flock of penguins huddled on a serving plate, looking ridiculously festive and slightly smug.
"Noot noot," Jamie said proudly as he finished them, as if they'd waddled in from the South Pole like Pingu.
Among the stollen and salads, they were slightly ridiculous and I'm not sure anyone knew what to say but they did bring a laugh. Who knew that the guy who just last week was building a pop top camper and changing the coolant on the defender could do such a thing?
So hereβs to all the little things that make us laugh, love, and remember our inner penguin.
Noot noot. π§π§π§
With Love,
No way! They're so cool! I didn't even noticed they were made with olives until I read this in your post, I love them π
Aren't they the best?
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I thought they were in battle gear for a sec! Those are brilliant π. Well done, Jamie! And he seems so happy with them, too. I agree, practicality is overrated. Penguins all the way. How did he get thr noses to stick?
Coz the olives are on the side they just shove in the pip hole π€£
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Cool penguins ππ
Ohh this is so adorable, the pingguin is really real so cuteπ
I think these are SOOOO COOOL! Way to go, Jamie! They are so well crafted.
He is loving all the praise π€£
This is really cool and deserves a thumbs upπ
Never underestimate a guy who can build cars!! He is so awesome cool as is his penguins. My husband would never make this, he's so boring!!
Jamie says why thankyou, he's also good looking π€£
Hey Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hope you enjoyed the penguins :)
They all got eaten! Merry Christmas back x
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Have to say it wasn't totally original, he saw it on insta! Happy Christmas @thekittygirl
Lol the penguin idea it's so creative and funny, I bet kids love it.ππ
Everyone did!!
They were very beautiful and creative. Excellent work.