Christmas Eve Dinner

La-Cara

we always cook the gammon on Christmas Eve with egg and chips, then we've got it ready to serve on Christmas Day. My gran always comes up for her dinner at Christmas, but doesn't eat poultry or much red meat, and we usually have goose/beef/turkey so we need to do the gammon for her and doing it the day before means one fewer thing to worry about on the day! And I like to have a gammon & pickle roll for brunch on Christmas Day

spendingmad

Normally we have take-away but i think we are going to have chicken fajitas this year. Fairly light but very tasty. I usually find I don't want to eat much Christmas Eve as I have been in the kitchen all day preping and baking etc.

leemina

Chicken fajitas on christmas eve, then kids and hubby having normal xmas day meal whilst i'll be having buttys at work (nurse) and i'll have my prawn cocktail etc once i'm home after 9pm.

tinkerbellsmum_2

we normally have a buffet but this year we are having christmas dinner on christmas eve aqnd a buffet on christmas day so i don't have to spend ages in the kitchen on christmas day

~daisy~_2

go to my parents for christmas eve dinner - bit of a tradition we started when children where younger - went to a restuarant a couple of years but kids stuffed there meals down and wanted to go within about 40 mins !! to get back and get to bed
so we adjourned to the parentals and it became a bit more relaxed and enjoyable but also the children are older now - we tend to go to the cinema or bowling in the afternoon

penny1973

We have the full Christmas meal xmas eve with family. Then on Christmas day it's leftovers with pickles and chips. Less stress!!!!!!!!!!!

mummyof2girls

We normally have a buffet tea which we pick at before and after the local church's carol service but this year we are having a Chinese takeaway instead...we fancy a change, and haven't had Chinese for months!

Money_maker

The kids reckon we're having pick 'n' mix...

Probably be the above with a buffet.

dawnteabag

We're off to the Indian. 10 of us inc 3 kids - we used to have a takeaway but even then you have the washing up to do.

loopy-loo73

we've had a 'picnic' on my mums floor for as long as i can remember
my eldest is 14 now & we're still doing it although the food has grown up with us lol
last year we had beef in beer, coronation chicken, pate, cheese, prawns, smoked salmon, cheesy jackets (dd1 favourite), various breads & a couple of puds
can't wait i love christmas