Christmas Lunch - what are you having/recommend?

Sola

Pigs in blankets

Fortnum & Mason describe them as a classic accompaniment to Christmas dinner - I'm not arguing

MrsJ2008

Hi Everyone,

Are you all friends again now (lol).

Thanks for all the tips. I have made Christmas dinner a few times for my family so am not a novice to the old oven.

I will definately be having pigs in blankets... it's the law. I'm from the north(west) but I really couldn't face jam and yorkshire puddings ... but each to their own.

Loved the story about the powder christmas lunch!

Rachie_B

Sola wrote: »

I don't think this thread really needs a cooking fundamentalist, margaret - it's very rude of you to criticise and get all hoity-toity. Not sure why you feel so threatened by all this. It may not be done the way it was in your youth but so what? You're not invited to our houses.

:rotfl: :T :rotfl: :T :rotfl:

PasturesNew

I love yorkshires so much they go with EVERY roast in my opinion.

And I'd be happy for any part of any roast to be removed except the yorkie!

I also love filling big yorkies with veggies as a regular big meal. Especially when on a diet, because yorkies are actually low calorie I find.

PasturesNew

Pigs in Blankets

While we as a family have never ever had them, we aren't bacon/breakfast eaters.

But, they have been a part of every "traditional Xmas dinner" I've seen right through from school dinners in the 60/70s, through to many a pub offering Xmas Dinners for company meals, and pubs putting on Xmas meals ... until the last 10 years when a lot have gone a bit posh.

Also, most magazines with articles on cooking Xmas Dinners were always having these things as part of the meal in the 70s/80s at least.

notakid

You know, thinking about it you are right Pigs in Blankets were the height of chic in the 80's. (Much like slicing your carrots lengthways rather than in little circles.) I always eat them but really don't like the taste and they tend to be quite greasy. But if they are offered I don't turn them down.:p

My Mom thinks croquettes from Iceland are the height of cool. Mashed potato in breadcrumbs. Every year I say I don't like them Mom I think they would go better with Fish Fingers or Sausages but she doesn't listen. She also has got it into her head I don't like Parsnips I LOVE parsnips and swede. The more the better.

She makes brilliant stuffing thou. Really really crispy!

brazilianwax

I didn't grow up having regular roast dinners (didn't matter, I've been veggie since I was 11 anyway), but wherever I am I make Xmas dinner.

We eat just once on Xmas day, usually dinner at about 4pm and dessert at about 10. I always over-cater.

Someone else deals with the meat (naturally) so I do the veggie dish (which even the carnivores fight over) and tons of veg plus veggie gravy. OH is from yorkshire, so he does the yorkshire puddings (it's just about the only cooking he does all year :eek:).


http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cheese-and-parsnip-roulade-with-sage-and-onion-stuffing,894,RC.html


Veg is usually roast spuds, roast parsnips, cauli cheese, broccoli, carrots, peas, sprouts/red cabbage. Thinking I might do baked celery this year too.

There's always enough left over to do a couple of extra dinners for my sister to take home with her, plus bits to pick at for a few days for us.

It's the only bit of Xmas I actually enjoy. My nickname isn't Nigella for nothing, you know!

OhDrat_2

We will be having a 5 or 6 course Christmas lunch, starting at about 1pm, and finishing at about 8pm.
1pm. Soup will be Chinese chicken, spring onion and noodle soup.
Fish Thia tuna fishcakes with sweet chilli dip.
3pm Main Traditional turkey crown with all the trimmings.
5pm Pudding Traditional Christmas pud with brandy sauce (1 individual choc pud for the person who hate xmas pud.
7pm Supper Cheese and biscuits, with Christmas cake.

I decided to spread it out to stop the bloat, and to make the washing up easier. Also to soak up the booze.

Soup is , small amount of diced chicken (leg from chicken counter 70p) 1 chicken stock cube, 4 spring onions-chopped, and angel hair noodles £1.40. Water.

Thia fish cakes. (not very thia but I try). Mashed cooked potato, tin tuna, spring onions, tiny amount chilli, seasoning. Mix together, form into cakes and gently fry. Serve with bought sweet chilli sauce.

Everything else is store bought.

arlybarly

i know im going to get flamed for this but i buy everything frozen ready prepared so to just bung in the oven and steamer is a godsend. even pud is with tinned custard. i have spent years slaving over a hot stove trying my best but gettin all het up and stressed that everything is going to be cooked ontime.

i usually do most of my cooking from scratch throughiout the year but christmas day i seem to miss out on the kids playing with their stuff and so this year everything is from asdas extra special range.

computerwoman

I'm having a Ham this year...usual veggies but with a twist...sprouts with bacon and shallots...mashed potatoes creamed with abit of mint...honey glazed parsnips...red cabbage...clementine carrots...madiera gravy...sausage bacon wraps...swede....will have plenty leftover's for cold cuts and pickle next day and bubble n' sweak (spelt wrong) with slice's of cold ham....was going to have baileys cheesecake for after's but have plumbed for the choc/vanilla cheesecake instead...:Dhappy holidays