Christmas Food - buying ahead?

kingshir

Talking about traditions, we cut into our Xmas cake (HM in September and fed weekly on brandy) on Xmas eve it tastes great and gets us into the celebration mood.

ps Am I the only one looking forward to cold weather, hot filling meals and wearing long skirts,boots and cosy sweaters, and snuggling up in bed (am sick of hot, sweaty nights)

starlite_2

We already have a duck in the freezer (we are not fans of turkey either)
Sainsburys were selling large Gressingham Ducks half price recently, and we found one that had been reduced further so that was a bargain!
I find we can't buy any nuts/ baileys/ choc etc in advance as we end up eating it, lol.

nicki_2

dolly_day_dream wrote:

I got some bacon pieces yesterday that are basically streaky bacon:D Some my family will eat but I intend getting some chipolata sausages this weekend and making pigs in blankets and freezing them as that is one of the things that my family insist as part of their Christmas dinner.

THANK YOU!!!! I knew there was something else. :rotfl: Oh, and stuffing too...need lots of that as I can eat it by the bowl full

The reason we have such a large meal for only 3 of us is so we can have leftovers the next day and the veg gets made into bubble & squeak :drool:

will have to start writing this out in my xmas note book

frosty

I buy 1 or 2 extra items for our christmas hamper each week ,I start in June and then by the time christmas arrives I dont have too much to buy.

Elljay_2

This is such a great thread!! Am busy making lists and def thinking about Christmas....Baileys, Stuffing, Duck, pigs in blankets....Can't wait! only 116 days to go.

Elljay_2

rchddap1 wrote:

One thing not mentioned on anyone else's lists, and thats dead simple to make is homemade banoffee pie. Think there'd be a mutiny if that wasn't on the table at tea time.

Can you post the home made Banoffe Pie Recipe please? I LOVE banoffee pie and haven't had it for ages.

dolly_day_dream

I know there is a lot of food but I can't really cut down cos there is very little left after boxing day. It truly all does get eaten:o TBH I love it - we all join in and it is a very sociable time. It has probably grown as the kids have gotten bigger (no none of them are overweight:rotfl: ) but they do have very healthy appetites and we often end up feeding others who are not in the same position.

starlite_2

I'm excited too! It will be baby no 1's first christmas that he's actually aware of whats happening and baby no 2 will be a almost 2 weeks old.

She'd best not be overdue like her brother was, labour on christmas day doesn't sound fun, lol!

jaxxy00

[/QUOTE]ps Am I the only one looking forward to cold weather, hot filling meals and wearing long skirts,boots and cosy sweaters, and snuggling up in bed (am sick of hot, sweaty nights)[/QUOTE]

No your not alone, i quite enjoy the winter months and the dark nights when you can shut yourself away in the warm, eat hot stews and dumplings then crumbles and custard. Yummmmm!!!!

starlite_2

Oooh me too, big warm jumpers and fleecy socks, sausage and mash with lashings of onion gravy and treacle sponge with custard.

Though I must admit I've had that a fair bit, even when it was 34 degrees here, lol.

But I'm pregnant so I have an excuse.
It's not quite the same though when it's a warm day.