Turkey, Beef or something else???

Murphybear

Just 2 of us and the cat. Cat says she'd like a nice bit of chicken, OH wants goose (frozen small goose about £18 in Lidl) and I'm angling for roast beef. Should be an interesting meal

SailorSam

I have chicken all the time, not really a beef lover. There's pork in the freezer so probably have that.

rosie51

Only us two, so we decided on soup, fish and chips and a home made fruit pie with custard, washed down with a decent bottle of wine.
Daft but it will do for us.

suki1964

I look forward to the Turkey dinner at Christmas and again for Easter


It's the only two times I cook it and I love that once it's cooked, that is my weeks menu plan sorted, with a stockpile added to the freezer for later in the year

It's the one time I don't skimp on cost. I've never once had a dry turkey , I buy the best I can afford and treat it with tlc

I usually buy a small gammon as well and always have good quality stuffings - a mix of home made and shop bought ( I buy when reduced early in December and freeze)

We don't like pork so much, lamb I stock up with when it's reduced after Christmas. Beef is an every day meal here ( beef farming country) and game is also a daily meal ( usually freebies)

So Turkey all the way for us and luckily we LOVE it

MrsChristmas

We're going to have a choice this year of turkey crown, glazed gammon or brisket of beef....the brisket makes a gorgeous gravy.
Any leftovers will be served with homemade chips on Boxing Day.

splishsplash

We always have a huge turkey and a bigger smoked ham for Christmas. I cook the ham on Christmas Eve and the turkey on Christmas morning.

We usually have spiced beef and salted ling for Christmas Eve also just as a hat tip to older traditions - boiled salted ling is truly disgusting:rotfl:.

There are only four of us but I buy huge joints and aim to feed us all for most of January out of them.

Cliecost

I love reading what other people's plans are. Very festive!

ladymarmalade

There's only two of us, but my husband is a turkey man through and through, whereas I can take or leave it! So, we have a turkey crown and another mean, usually beef or lamb although we have had duck too. We end up having it the next day on our buffet and then we have christmas pizza with the turkey and homemade stuffing on the 27th!! None of it ever gets wasted lol!

squirrelchops

For our first Christmas together OH and I had homemade carrot and coriander soup, followed by bbq'd sea bass! Goodness knows what the neighbours thought but they are used to us now!

I like turkey but if it just the two of us we would have a nice rare joint of beef with lots of vino to wash it down.

Simo429

We always have turkey and Gannon and I look forward to both. Over the last couple of years I've provided the gravy using Jamie Oliver's recipe using chicken wings. This year I'm also providing the stuffing so if anyone's got a great stuffing recipe I'd appreciate it