what meals are we having over christmas?

zaksmum

Going to my son's and grandsons Christmas Day, no need to plan a menu for that.

Then Boxing Day they all come to me...son, daughter in law, grandsons, daughter and her partner and our precious new grandbaby to be in it's mummy's tum.

Menu is crispy duck pancake, turkey/trimmings and a choice of Christmas Pud/Brandy butter or gateau/cream. Followed by cheese/biscuits.

Maybe not the most original menu but who cares what you're eating when you're fortunate enough to be surrounded by your beloved family?

youluckypanda

warehouse wrote: »

Seriously, have any of you got a life of any sort?

Geez do some people think Christmas dinners just arrive on the plate bought, prepared, cooked and ready for everyone’s consumption without any forward planning. This being a money saving forum one of the aims of reading and posting is to try and help each other in saving money...Working out meal plans allows for less waste, both in terms of food waste and money wasted on unnecessary food. Go take your negative comments to somewhere else if you don't want to contribute anything.

escortg3

Christmas eve
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: Sandwhich at work
Dinner: Chinese take-away

Christmas day
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: Christmas Roast & choice of pudding
Dinner: Party Buffett, cold meats, cheese, pickles etc with loads of family at ours

Boxing Day
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: Turkey, chips & Pickles at mothers
(then all my family brothers, in laws, cousins, adult kids, OH etc go out to the pubs
Tea: Beer, Wine , cider. great day had by all:rotfl::rotfl:

mum2one

My Christmas meal planning

christmas eve:
breakfast: depending on time, cooked breaakfast or cereal and toast
lunch; chips and sausage rolls (be a freezer meal)
dinner: May cheat and order a pizza....

christmas day
breakfast; bucks fizz, bacon sandwich
lunch; starters - breaded camabert or melon balls in port, turkey and trimmings, christmas pud and brandy sauce
tea - salad and trifle

boxing day
breakfast: english breakfast
lunch; thats a complete mystery at mo, off to the panto with DD, see if theres anywhere near the theatre we can eat at
tea: salad, then trifle again....

LV_Sue

Christmas Eve
breakfast: toast or cereal
lunch: sandwich or roll, maybe a mince pie
dinner: anything quick & easy

Christmas Day:
breakfast: Bucks Fizz and more Bucks Fizz! Maybe a few chocolates from the Christmas tin.
dinner: Turkey and all the trimmings, followed by Christmas pud with butter & sugar (blame my Dad for that topping!) or mince pies and custard or cream.
tea: help yourself rolls, cold meats, salads. Christmas cake, trifle or chocolate log

Boxing Day
breakfast: toast or cereal
dinner: cold meats, bubble & squeak, jacket potatoes. Apple crumble with custard/cream/ice cream (whatever you fancy) or mince pies or Christmas pud.
tea: same as Christmas Day.

My brother and his wife & daughters usually come to us on Boxing Day, but this year both my nieces (and my son) are working on the Sunday so they will come to us on Monday. That means I'll have to think of food for Sunday 26th as well!

SugarSpun

livermum wrote: »

Sorry but what is catch as catch can? I'm very intrigued!

Just whatever happens to be there/leftovers/sandwich, nothing good

kjmtidea

warehouse wrote: »

Seriously, have any of you got a life of any sort?

No :rotfl:.

Food wise, Christmas eve will be eat as we go/when we can fit it in, we will be having indian take away for dinner.

Christmas day breakfast is normally gammon sandwiches but i am thinking maybe croissants this year.

Lunch is the big roast with every vegetable under the sun, we are having beef and turkey.

Dinner is buffet. Boxing Day will also be buffet. Can't wait

mrsb83_2

Christmas Eve: Poussin with cumin butter and pomegranate salad

Christmas Day:
Breakfast - goose liver pate with onion and poppy seed bread

Dinner -
Starter - Vegetable soup (whatever looks good at the market) with blue cheese toasts
Main - Venison wellington, whisky glazed carrots, fondant potato, green beans, roast parsnips and juniper and red wine gravy.
Dessert - Vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate fudge sauce

Supper - leftovers and chocolate, probably!

Boxing Day:
Lunch - Turkey sandwiches (stuffing and cranberry for me, mustard for DH) with chips.
Tea - Rare steak in yorkshire puds with horseradish and bubble and squeak

Did my last Christmas shop last night so I'm ready and excited!

Orange_King

Christmas Eve
breakfast: cereal & toast
lunch: Sausage rolls/Hot Dogs
dinner: Maybe a chippy!

Christmas Day:
breakfast: croissant and a glass of something alcoholic later - mulled wine.
dinner: Prawn cocktail, Turkey and all the trimmings, followed by trifle
tea: Crackers and crisps & cheese if required!

Boxing Day
breakfast: toast
lunch: toasted sandwich.
tea: cold buffet.



Was hoping for some inspiration actually for the rest of the holidays so that I'd have a few meals that would be easily prepared but nice and tasty - potato wedges & fillings etc

summerday

Thanks everyone for posting. I will be having turkey dinner on Xmas day but haven't thought beyond that.

I will be hosting on Boxing day and quite like the idea of fish for the meal, perhaps salmon. But nothing complicated! If anyone has any suggestions of what they've done beofre I'd be extremely grateful! Thanks.