Your Xmas dinner!

Smidge

Just talking with a friend about the main thing about Xmas.........the dinner
What do you have for your Xmas meal?
What is your favourite part of the Xmas meal and what could you do without/or really love with it?

Here's mine

Turkey(white meat only)
Ham (Boiled and not baked)
Mashed Spuds(lashings of butter and salt on)
Roasties
Croquette potatoes
Stuffing
Sprouts
Carrots
Turnips
Parsnip
Mushy Peas(:eek: don't ask :P)
Gravy(no thanks)
Mustard for the ham.

Desserts
Trifle
Xmas Cake
Xmas Pudding
Mince pies
(of which I eat none)

Slicemeister

Depends on the dole bonus, duck stuffed with truffle worst case scenario.

Kevin McCloud

Im having swan this xmas anyway.

Prawn Cocktail

Vegetable Soup

Turkey
Ham
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Roasties
Yorkshire Puds
Brussell Sprouts
Carrots & Parsnips
Roasted Parsnips
Pigs in blankets
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce

Christmas Pudding with brandy cream
My mums chocolate dessert with fresh cream
Lemon Meringue Pie

Cheese board

Champagne
Wine
Port
Irish Coffee

Nuts and quality street

Smidge

Feck, forgot the sprouts! Thanks SM

shruikan2553

Dunno what Im having this year. Last year was free range chicken. Couldnt tell the difference between it and normal chicken.

Smidge

I didn't include drinks on mine as I don't drink much but it wouldn't be Xmas dinner without a Guinness
I might have a couple of beers that night watching a movie when the kids are in bed.

Numerous roasties
Big slices of white turkey meat
Giant slab of baked ham
Mound of mash
Roast parsnips and baby onions
Token croquette
Big pile of baby carrots
Slurry of parsley sauce on the ham
Deluge of gravy on the potatoes

Big helping of trifle topped with too many flakes
Chocolate pudding with whipped cream

Chocolates to keep me going until the sandwiches a couple of hours later.

Smidge

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Dunno what Im having this year. Last year was free range chicken. Couldnt tell the difference between it and normal chicken.

I know a few people who have chicken as their Xmas dinner(they don't like turkey) and another few who have beef.

To me, it wouldn't be Xmas dinner if it wasn't turkey and ham
It would just be, well.....dinner

Smidge

Candie wrote: »

Numerous roasties
Big slices of white turkey meat
Giant slab of baked ham
Mound of mash
Roast parsnips and baby onions
Token croquette
Big pile of baby carrots
Slurry of parsley sauce on the ham
Deluge of gravy on the potatoes

Big helping of trifle topped with too many flakes
Chocolate pudding with whipped cream

Chocolates to keep me going until the sandwiches a couple of hours later.

Sambos are the best part of the day

Smidge

Smidge wrote: »

Sambos are the best part of the day

Best part of any day Smidge.

lertsnim

Steak and chips probably.

In Lonesome Dove

Last year we had a turkey. We usually go for turkey.

This year we are keeping it low key. We don't usually do starters. For the main meal this year it will be a large chicken or salmon. My fave part of the dinner is the veg - carrots, parsnips, turnip, Brussels sprouts (my favourite), stuffing and gravy too.

I usually look after desserts. I have the ice creams done and sitting in the freezer. I will add in jelly, dream topping, custard and cream in my food shop. On Xmas eve, I hope to visit a bakery to pick up some tarts and cake.

A tub of sweets too - will be heros or celebrations.

I'm the only drinker in the house (not that I drink often or much) but I'll probably go for the aldi own brand of baileys.

Smidge

And the Christmassy box of King crisps.
At no other time of the year would there be a necessity for an entire BOX of crisps. :P

What time do you have dinner at? We have ours about 3.

Smidge

In Lonesome Dove wrote: »

Last year we had a turkey. We usually go for turkey.

This year we are keeping it low key. We don't usually do starters. For the main meal this year it will be a large chicken or salmon. My fave part of the dinner is the veg - carrots, parsnips, turnip, Brussels sprouts (my favourite), stuffing and gravy too.

I usually look after desserts. I have the ice creams done and sitting in the freezer. I will add in jelly, dream topping, custard in my food shop. On Xmas eve, I hope to visit a bakery to pick up some tarts and cake.

A tub of sweets too - will be heros or celebrations.

I'm the only drinker in the house (not that I drink often or much) but I'll probably go for the also own brand of baileys.

Same here.
The veg are my favourite part of the meal(apart from the horrendous mushy peas)
I could eat a plate of sprouts dosed with cracked black pepper and just nicely smushy

djerk

prawn cocktail for starters.. its just a tradition at this stage and we live close to the sea so its usually a nice treat (not the crappy defrosted kind)
various cheese crackers, dry cured meats and wine

turkey (stuffed ofc) - my mothers away this year and were cooking for ourselves so i suggested something different but nearly got nailed for it so, turkey it is! have to say im not overly keen on turkey but i love the sandwiches and leftovers for making soup in the days that follow.
gravy.
ham (boiled in cider, finished off in the oven with cloves/mustard/honey/sugar etc)
mash
roast spuds
yorkshires
stuffed roasted peppers with couscous/herbs and spices
carrots and turnips, boiled and roasted
celery (my mum has an obsession with celery)
sprouts. para boiled and then fried with pine nuts
broccoli
cheese sauce (+cauliflower)
bread sauce
cranberry sauce

for desert.. for anyone left standing.. usually a trifle or a christmas pudding fired up with some brandy and served with custard and/or cream

ratmouse

As long as there are sprouts, roasties,mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy on my plate, then I don't worry about the rest in terms of what type of meat.

Dinner at around four or five, sandwiches at 9ish.

No breakfast to take the edge off either!

Smidge

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

What time do you have dinner at? We have ours about 3.

Doesn't everyone have it at 3pm?

I know someone who has it at 1pm :eek:

Smidge

djerk wrote: »

prawn cocktail for starters.. its just a tradition at this stage and we live close to the sea so its usually a nice treat (not the crappy defrosted kind)
various cheese crackers, dry cured meats and wine

turkey (stuffed ofc) - my mothers away this year and were cooking for ourselves so i suggested something different but nearly got nailed for it so, turkey it is! have to say im not overly keen on turkey but i love the sandwiches and leftovers for making soup in the days that follow.
gravy.
ham (boiled in cider, finished off in the oven with cloves/mustard/honey/sugar etc)
mash
roast spuds
yorkshires
stuffed roasted peppers with couscous/herbs and spices
carrots and turnips, boiled and roasted
celery (my mum has an obsession with celery)
sprouts. para boiled and then fried with pine nuts
broccoli
cheese sauce
bread sauce
mint sauce

for desert.. for anyone left standing.. usually a trifle or a christmas pudding fired up with some brandy and served with custard and/or cream

I have family members who have the "starters"
Melon, prawn cocktail or soup.
The stuffed peppers are an unusual addition

I wouldn't enjoy the "main event" if I were to have that

ratmouse

Smidge wrote: »

Doesn't everyone have it at 3pm?

I know someone who has it at 1pm :eek:

Yeah, we have ours at about 3-3.30. Anything earlier would be too soon after the fab fry up we have! Good food, everyone happy and healthy is all I want for Xmas. Simple mantra eh?!

Smidge

Candie wrote: »

Dinner at around four or five, sandwiches at 9ish.

No breakfast to take the edge off either!

I'm afraid lives would be lost if I had to wait till 4 or 5 for the dinner

djerk

oh.. i forgot the round of tequila! very important that one

Smidge

Smidge wrote: »

Doesn't everyone have it at 3pm?

I know someone who has it at 1pm :eek:

My first christmas away from home was at my exes and they had dinner at 1pm, they made stuffing with just breadcrumbs and onions and when I asked to be passed the cranberry sauce, they had none!

Everything about that dinner was wrong.

Worst
Christmas
Ever
:mad:

Smidge

ratmouse wrote: »

Yeah, we have ours at about 3-3.30. Anything earlier would be too soon after the fab fry up we have! Good food, everyone happy and healthy is all I want for Xmas. Simple mantra eh?!

No fry up for me. No messin'. Just the dinner, thanks :cool:

Smidge

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

My first christmas away from home was at my exes and they had dinner at 1pm, they made stuffing with just breadcrumbs and onions and when I asked to be passed the cranberry sauce, they had none!

Everything about that dinner was wrong.

Worst
Christmas
Ever
:mad:

That's why it should be at 3pm
Otherwise its just sad stuffing

I have to go eat something after reading all this.

My mum makes my stuffing for me and my dessert (seeing as my daughter says my version doesn't meet the grade)

djerk

my parents have been seperated for years.. so christmas dinner was always a bit of a touchy subject.. we agreed that the siblings would have a big fry up at da's and we'd have dinner later at mums house. after a few trial rounds of this (year before last we force fed ourselves christmas dinner at 11pm!..) we finally settled on having the fry on the christmas eve

go family!

ratmouse

Candie wrote: »

I have to go eat something after reading all this.

Just about to do the same myself!

stevowhelo1

Shredded leather boot that has been boiled in sock water for 3 days stuffed with goose fat and marinated in pickled gerkins .

Smidge

stevowhelo1 wrote: »

Shredded leather boot that has been boiled in sock water for 3 days stuffed with goose fat and marinated in pickled gerkins .

A renaissance man, eh?

stevowhelo1

Smidge wrote: »

A renaissance man, eh?

Just the average Xmas dinner down in Tubberquack

shruikan2553

Smidge wrote: »

I know a few people who have chicken as their Xmas dinner(they don't like turkey) and another few who have beef.

To me, it wouldn't be Xmas dinner if it wasn't turkey and ham
It would just be, well.....dinner

I feel the same. It didn't help when I was being told it wasnt any old chicken, it was free range! Hoping this year is a bit more traditional.

Could probably taste more freedom on an american chicken.

Smidge

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I feel the same. It didn't help when I was being told it wasnt any old chicken, it was free range! Hoping this year is a bit more traditional.

Could probably taste more freedom on an american chicken.

Was it holding a flag? :P

stevowhelo1

Nah to be honest my Xmas dinner is as follows:
• Turkey with golden brown crispy skin that has been marinated in it's own meat juice (slow cooked)
• Roosters shhpuds
• Roasted potatoes cooked in meat juice
• Parsnip and carrots
• Brussel sprouts (can't forget)
• Bacon
• Small bit of pork
• Cauliflower cheese
And the part to too it all of: *drum roll*
Gravy mixed with the juice from all the meat

Desert: trifle, cake or whatever sweets are about .

braddun

partridge in a pear sauce

In Lonesome Dove

My plan this year for the grocery shop is to go into town the weekend before Xmas and pick up some supplies from also and lidl.

On Xmas eve morning, visit s bakery for tarts and a cake before accompanying my mother to a grocery shop which will hopefully be nearly done on my part.

rawn

Irrelevant, but also totally relevant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ38jTQcO1k

Candy_Girl

Turkey, ham, stuffing and gravy then I'm happy.My Mam tends to boil the **** out of veg so I polity avoid I'll go for desert if it's black Forrest or apple pie and cream...if not champagne will do.

Jude13

Turkey - dark meat
Ham - three times the portion of the Turkey
Goose fat roast potatoes
Gravy.

Sleep

Tarzana2

Smidge wrote: »

Doesn't everyone have it at 3pm?

I know someone who has it at 1pm :eek:

2pm for us, 2.30pm at a push. It's Christmas lunch.

I always have to nap afterwards. Postprandial somnolence is a issue with me (if I eat a big lunch at work I fight to stay awake in front of my computer in the afternoon for example), but at night at least it feels like the right time to be sleepy! A big meal in the daytime on the other hand feels wrong in a way. But I wouldn't want to wait any later for me Christmas din dins!

I know of people who have dinner well into the evening. 4pm, 5pm, 6pm or later!

RobertKK

Dinner around 1pm to 2pm.

Do most of the farm work before dinner, get dinner, have a rest, and then do any farm work that has to be done in the evening, be finished by 6pm.

Normal Christmas dinner but I have to work around it. Just hope no cow or heifer decides to calve in the middle of mine....

mojesius

Soup, bread,
Prawn cocktail

Turkey
Mash
Roasters
Croquettes
Roast veg- brocolli, carrots, parsnips
Mushy peas
Stuffing
Yorkshire pud
Gravy

Lemon tart/cheese cake
Some chocolate abomination from m & s
Homemade apple crumble & cream
Tea

Washed down with lots and lots of red wine.

My dogs get a mini version of the dinner all mashed up. They love their Xmas dinner

marklazarcovic

chicken and chorizo vol au vent

roast fillet of steak sliced thin once rested.

sausage meat,bredcrumbs stuffing

duck fat roasties

mash

petis pois

baby carrots

yorkshires

gravy


havent decided on dessert yet

Calibos

Tarzana2 wrote: »

2pm for us, 2.30pm at a push. It's Christmas lunch.

I always have to nap afterwards. Postprandial somnolence is a issue with me (if I eat a big lunch at work I fight to stay awake in front of my computer in the afternoon for example), but at night at least it feels like the right time to be sleepy! A big meal in the daytime on the other hand feels wrong in a way. But I wouldn't want to wait any later for me Christmas din dins!

I know of people who have dinner well into the evening. 4pm, 5pm, 6pm or later!

Repeats in head over and over so will never forget such an epic expression...

SaveOurLyric

One of my earliest memories of Christmas is having turkey and brussel sprouts at my grandparents. As I grew up, we always had turkey and brussel sprouts. Turkey and brussel sprouts were all the rage for a few years when I was in college. Then, through the Celtic tiger years we went all sophisticated and had turkey and brussel sprouts. Last year we had turkey and brussel sprouts. This year we were wondering what to have and settled on turkey and brussel sprouts, but agreed that next year we would definitely have turkey and brussel sprouts.After that, who knows. My favourite though is turkey with brussel sprouts.

Penny Tration

I'll be cooking the dinner this year (cnuts).

I've been told I'm making -
Turkey
Ham
Sage and oniom stuffing
Sausage stuffing
Roasted carrots + parsnips
Peas
Sprouts
Colcannon
Mash
Roasters
Gravy
Broccoli

Then a Christmas cake that my gran is making, chocolate cake, Christmas pudding, and ice cream.

Out of that, I'll probably eat some ham, turkey, carrots, parsnips and peas. :pac: feckin' hate Christmas dinner.

After that, I'm going to my OH's mam's house to get drunk.

efb

Dominos with Turkey and Ham and Pineapple topping


(May replace Turkey with Pepperoni)

tayto lover

Vegetable soup (about an hour before main course)

Turkey (I prefer the tastier dark meat)
Ham.
Mashed spuds.
Roast spuds.
Sprouts (cooked in juice of the ham)
Carrots.
Peas.
Stuffing.
Gravy (optional, sometimes I do and sometimes i don't).

Rarely have a dessert.
Mug of tea.