Christmas Dinner Menu

themull1

notanewuser wrote: »

Only 1 veg?! :eek:

Two veg - parsnips and brussels sprouts!

notanewuser

themull1 wrote: »

Two veg - parsnips and brussels sprouts!

Parsnips are starchy veg though. Not really veg.

UKTigerlily

I see 2 veg but not everybody likes it!

Dunroamin

themull1 wrote: »

Two veg - parsnips and brussels sprouts!

Three veg - don't forget the spuds!

shegirl

Dunroamin wrote: »

Foie gras to start.

Roast pheasant with chestnut stuffing
Roast potatoes or game chips
Parsnip puree
Another vegetable
Home made gravy

Mincemeat and filo parcels with cream (and possibly brandy butter if I can be @rsed to make it).

I have to ask, as I know Foie gras can be quite controversial, what is it like?

Dunroamin

shegirl wrote: »

I have to ask, as I know Foie gras can be quite controversial, what is it like?

It's nothing like liver and you have to fry it very quickly or it melts into nothing.

I love fresh foie gras (very rich) but it's so expensive here that we're having a block of it that we brought back from France.

sarahg1969

Melon with raspberry coulis
French onion soup with gruyere crouton
Turkey, roasties, mash, parsnips roasted in maple syrup, mashed carrots, roast butternut squash with sesame seeds, sprouts, chestnuts, slow-cooked red cabbage and apple, pigs in blankets, stuffing, gravy
Christmas pudding & home-made rum sauce, sticky toffee pudding & custard for those who don't eat Christmas pud
Cheese & biscuits
Mince pies, mints, coffee

The mash, roasties, parsnips, sprouts and carrots are all done and in the freezer already.

Sharon87

Mum's cooking but I've put in requests

turkey
beef
roast potatoes
roast butternut squash
carrots
peas
honey roast parsnips
pigs in blankets
stuffing
gravy

trifle for desert.

daisiegg

I'm not sure what exactly will be on the table for actual Christmas dinner as we are going to a relative's house, but I feel fairly confident it will be turkey and all the trimmings.

But for our 'fake Christmas' day dinner today (our Christmas Day with OH's daughter, as she will spend actual Christmas Day with her mum) is as follows:

No starter - too much food as it is!

Dinner

• Turkey
• Pigs in blankets
• Cranberry and sausagemeat stuffing
• Roast potatoes
• Honey roast parsnips
• Swede and carrot mash
• Sprouts sauted with bacon and pine nuts (I am allergic to actual nuts so can't have chestnuts)
• Leeks
• Broccoli
• Peas
• Red cabbage with apple (made and frozen a few weeks ago)
• Cranberry and port sauce
• Lots of gravy!

Yum! I can't wait.

Also surprised at the people who have so few vegetables! If you don't count potatoes and parsnips (which you're not really meant to) we are having 6 different vegetables and that is pared down. If my grandparents have anything to do with it, on real Christmas Day we'll be looking at a good 10 different veg to choose from! :eek:

daisiegg

Oh, and dessert....Christmas pudding and custard for OH and I, and I have got his daughter some really fancy chocolate cheesecake as she is not a Christmas pud fan.