It’s a lot of fun. We also put some money in the jukebox and play a bunch of Irish traditional songs as well as Christmas favorites. Plus, there’s plenty of Guinness 
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Prices are very good at Lidl here in the US. A friend of mine lived in Ireland for a few years and she says ours has a lot of the same things as the ones in Europe.
I’ve already bought Gingerbread kits to make with the nieces, and tried a few cheeses and cured meats in the name of holiday research. 
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@LindaWhit
Do you live near a Total Wine? They have this:
https://www.totalwine.com/non-alcoholic/spiritless-kentucky-74-non-alcoholic-bourbon-700ml/p/271589750-1?glia=false&s=1501&&pid=cpc:Core+Catalog+-+Shopping%2BUS%2BNEWJ%2BENG%2BSPART::google::&msclkid=61db6d562c121fd8c6e1044dcc7e6c80&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Core%20Catalog%20-%20Shopping%2BUS%2BNEWJ%2BENG%2BSPART&utm_term=4580840329096985&utm_content=Spirits%20-%20Other&gclid=61db6d562c121fd8c6e1044dcc7e6c80&gclsrc=3p.ds&gad_source=7&gad_campaignid=12315130928
I’ve never tried it, but I know more and more NA spirits are becoming widely available.
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Yes, there’s one near my Wegmans. I’ve enjoyed exploring their wines. My non-alcoholic reference for one of the recipes was for John, as he no longer imbibes. And in a quick Google, there do seem to be some non-alcoholic brandies here in the States. Whether they’d be available to him in the U.K. is another question.
But there are plenty of other dishes he and Mrs H can make that don’t require alcohol substitutes.
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Gotcha. Sorry about the mixup!
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True - but I’m OK cooking with booze. I put that in a different box to “drinking”. 
I am going to look up alcohol free “brandy”. I do keep alcohol free gin and wine for the occasional tipple
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Totally not in line with what is being recommended above and no idea the #'s- paella can get a lot of things done in one dish and can have festive color for presentation. You can cook some extra proteins if you need to refill the rice.
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Well, that’s a horse of a different color! Arkay and Best Regards seem to be two popular choices for AF brandy in the U.K., if you are so inclined to make something with it…or to sip it!
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