{"id":12347,"date":"2012-11-06T14:38:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T14:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2012-11-06T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T14:38:13","slug":"too-lazy-to-cook-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/11\/06\/too-lazy-to-cook-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Too lazy to cook this Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12350\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12350\" title=\"Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12350\" title=\"Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/Food_5_Turkey_Big_SY-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">No one need be turkeyless and down in heart this Christmas with so many options available<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you are the sort of person who heaves an idle sigh at the thought of wrapping another hundred pigs in blankets this festive season, then worry no more. Many venues are offering to relieve Cardiff\u2019s reluctant chefs of the burden of Christmas cooking.<\/p>\n<p>The expense of eating out, along with a universal dread of missing the Queen\u2019s Speech (or at least Home Alone), means eating at home is still a popular option. Karen Purchase, one of the owners of frozen foods company Cook, said, \u201cI just think it\u2019s rather nice to spend Christmas at home and have the day with your family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ordering dinner to your door can be a cost-effective way of having a luxurious Christmas lunch without having to lift a finger.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are the sort of person who heaves an idle sigh at the thought of wrapping another hundred pigs in blankets this festive season, then worry no more. Many venues are offering to relieve Cardiff\u2019s reluctant chefs of the burden of Christmas cooking. 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