Christmas Dinner Menu

anniemf2508

notanewuser wrote: »

Only 1 veg?! :eek:

theres always alot of veg the rest of the time in my house and its not often i do a big meaty full trimmings meal, so i'm not going to cook a load more veg that no one will eat.

it'll only be for hubby and 2 kids anyway as i don't do xmas lunch, i'll have toast instead.

Chris25

melon starter

turkey, cranberry jelly, bread sauce, honey roasted parsnips, mashed potato with roasted garlic, brussels with chestnuts, carrots, sausagemeat stuffing, chipolatas & devils on horseback.

no pudding immediately afterwards but perhaps in the evening - but only after I have had a lovely turkey sandwich made with thinly sliced white bread, using butter & sprinkled with salt - a real treat!

daisiegg

anniemf2508 wrote: »

theres always alot of veg the rest of the time in my house and its not often i do a big meaty full trimmings meal, so i'm not going to cook a load more veg that no one will eat.

it'll only be for hubby and 2 kids anyway as i don't do xmas lunch, i'll have toast instead.

Aww why do you cook all that lovely food and then not eat it? (If you don't mind me asking!)

aliasojo

Really surprised that people are picking up on the veg angle. (The amount I mean.)

Is this some sort of Xmas rule or tradition of some kind?

anniemf2508

daisiegg wrote: »

Aww why do you cook all that lovely food and then not eat it? (If you don't mind me asking!)

i have whats known as SED (selective eating disorder), so i'm really quite picky with food, i love to cook tho and pleasing my family through nice food makes me happy

Chris25

anniemf2508 wrote: »

Pancakes for breakfast.

Lunch will be:
Roast turkey
Roast potatoes in goose fat
hm chipolatas
hm sage and onion stuffing
hm chestnut stuffing
bacon rolls
honey parsnips
brussels and chestnuts
bread sauce
gravy

Annie, that's impressive - do you use an attachment to mixer/processor for the skins?

camNolliesMUMMY

Turkey cooked upside down in white wine until 40 mins before allowing to rest il flip it over to crisp.
Gravy made from the stock juices and wine.
Honey roasted parsnips and carrots
Brussels tossed in garlic butter
Pigs in blankets cooked in honey
Mash
Chestnut stuffing and sausage meat stuffing-homemade
Aunty Bessie's York puds that you cook yourself.


Dessert is profiteroles and a chocolate gateux as hubby hate crimbo pud!

Any leftovers will be made into a pie that gino did on his lets do christmas programme as I'm making a ham on Sunday this will be used in the pie for Boxing Day as well as the turkey n veg leftovers

Chris25

aliasojo wrote: »

Really surprised that people are picking up on the veg angle.

Is this some sort of Xmas rule or tradition of some kind?

Yes, it'll be Christmas Day, after all - surely the one occasion where people can eat what they like without others batting an eyelid.
Who cares whether you have, for example, mince pies for breakfast, pizza for lunch & lollies for pudding - what makes it special to you, is what's important.:)

daisiegg

Chris25 wrote: »

Annie, that's impressive - do you use an attachment to mixer/processor for the skins?

You're mean :rotfl: I thought the same thing but bit my tongue!

anniemf2508

Chris25 wrote: »

Annie, that's impressive - do you use an attachment to mixer/processor for the skins?

i have the sausage attachment for the kenwood chef. We pretty much always make our own sausages as my husband is a coeliac and finding decent gluten free sausages is quite difficult.