Any dinner disasters today?

Spanish Eyes · 25-12-2018 08:11PM #1

We only have four for grub today. Dear OH took our little chuck out of the oven and it smashed onto the floor, and the pyrex dish (yes....) smashed into it too.

I think some Baileys and Brandy was a contributory factor.

I was blamed for there being some oil/grease on the kitchen floor. I ignored that.

So we had rashers, sausages, pudding, stuffing, roast spuds and veg. It was delicious. Thank god for a bit of spillage on the floor. Made us all laugh really and we survived. The little chuck is gone though. Too dangerous with all that glass around.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-12-2018 08:13PM

Actually sounds lovely.

frag420 · 25-12-2018 08:15PM

Forgot to make roasties...disaster!!

igCorcaigh · 25-12-2018 08:15PM

No, bar my mum forgetting to soak the peas.

When I was a kid I remember her leaving the ham and turkey out overnight on Christmas eve and the cat ate them. I still recall her chasing the poor cat all over the house with a sweeping brush on Christmas morning lol!

troyzer · 25-12-2018 08:17PM

My Mam forgot to put my vegetarian roast on. I'm the only vegetarian in the family, she also cooked all of the roast potatoes, parsnips etc in animal fat. She normally does vegetable oil.

I basically didn't eat.

Yer Da sells Avon · 25-12-2018 08:17PM

Not today, but on Christmas Day 1999, I was helping my mother take the rather large turkey out of the oven and a load of boiling grease overflowed onto my hands. It's to my eternal credit that I didn't drop the whole thing. I got a Playstation that year, but couldn't use it until well into the new year, when the blistering subsided.

Alf Veedersane · 25-12-2018 08:17PM

frag420 wrote: »

Forgot to make roasties...disaster!!

Did the exact same myself.

Still, there was more than enough of everything else so I got over it quickly enough.

Muscles Schultz · 25-12-2018 08:19PM

troyzer wrote: »

My Mam forgot to put my vegetarian roast on. I'm the only vegetarian in the family, she also cooked all of the roast potatoes, parsnips etc in animal fat. She normally does vegetable oil.

I basically didn't eat.

You need to re-evaluate your unnatural tendencies. You have no sympathy from me

Spanish Eyes · 25-12-2018 08:20PM

Patww79 wrote: »

Actually sounds lovely.

Believe it or not, it actually was fab. Unexpected Stephen's Day breakfast for Christmas Dinner.

25-12-2018 08:22PM

I had a lovely medium rare steak with chips, and turnip carrot mash
no disaster!

dastardly00 · 25-12-2018 08:22PM

Mam overcooked the turkey... But that's the norm

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 25-12-2018 08:22PM

troyzer wrote: »

My Mam forgot to put my vegetarian roast on. I'm the only vegetarian in the family, she also cooked all of the roast potatoes, parsnips etc in animal fat. She normally does vegetable oil.

I basically didn't eat.

Suspicion thst she didn't forgot. Any chance she did it on purpose

25-12-2018 08:26PM

Got one of those ovens with an internal temperature meat probe thing- set the oven temp (180), stuck the probe into the turkey meat and set the internal temp for the turkey @ 75 deg C, pressed start and 3.5 hours later, one perfectly cooked roasted turkey. Oven switches off automatically at end.
couldn't have been better

r93kaey5p2izun · 25-12-2018 08:29PM

Someone made me toast contaminated with raw sausage meat stuffing, probably raw turkey involved too. I didn't realise til the last piece. All I can think of is the possibility of food poisoning in the near future. Can't face dinner.

refusetolose · 25-12-2018 08:32PM

frag420 wrote: »

Forgot to make roasties...disaster!!

boiled spuds into the deep fryer would have made a good substitute

Spanish Eyes · 25-12-2018 08:32PM

Just to mention, our mum passed away very recently and I will write a book sometime about her kitchen disasters. That is why I think we laughed heartily today about the chuck covered in glass. Mild compared to some of her antics. Bless her.

Agricola · 25-12-2018 08:35PM

Went swimmingly. Especially my Gordon Ramsey inspired roast potatoes. Fúcking good potatoes, as he would say himself.

long_b · 25-12-2018 08:36PM

Forgot the stuffing. Zapped it in the microwave. Grand.

troyzer · 25-12-2018 08:39PM

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

My Mam forgot to put my vegetarian roast on. I'm the only vegetarian in the family, she also cooked all of the roast potatoes, parsnips etc in animal fat. She normally does vegetable oil.

I basically didn't eat.

Suspicion thst she didn't forgot. Any chance she did it on purpose

Nah, she's usually pretty good. Just had a mare today.

begbysback · 25-12-2018 08:44PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

No, bar my mum forgetting to soak the peas.

When I was a kid I remember her leaving the ham and turkey out overnight on Christmas eve and the cat ate them. I still recall her chasing the poor cat all over the house with a sweeping brush on Christmas morning lol!

I’d have put the stuffed cat into the oven

Hector Savage · 25-12-2018 08:44PM

One Christmas about 20 years ago my uncle (who always complicates things) decided to get a ****ing MASSIVE Turkey for his family, - only himself and the wife and 3 small kids, anyway .. there was a power cut in his neighbourhood so last minute plans we invite him over to ours for lunch, so he drives up in the morning (lucky only 10/15 min drive) with this ****ing massive Turkey - think that Mr Bean episode) in the car.
So we have to cook that monster plus our own - think it was too late not to cook ours.

Was funny, not exactly a disaster but kind of typical of my uncle ... I must have had turkey sandwiches for lunch until March

IamtheWalrus · 25-12-2018 08:46PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Not today, but on Christmas Day 1999, I was helping my mother take the rather large turkey out of the oven and a load of boiling grease overflowed onto my hands. It's to my eternal credit that I didn't drop the whole thing. I got a Playstation that year, but couldn't use it until well into the new year, when the blistering subsided.

It helps to read that in Alan Partridge voice

Esel · 25-12-2018 08:47PM

Marcos Tiny Supertanker wrote: »

Someone made me toast contaminated with raw sausage meat stuffing, probably raw turkey involved too. I didn't realise til the last piece. All I can think of is the possibility of food poisoning in the near future. Can't face dinner.

That would be cooked already. I knew somehow who regularly ate 'raw' white pudding with no ill effects.

Jenneke87 · 25-12-2018 08:50PM

I have to work today and usually pre-cook dinner to take with me. I decided on a spicy rice pillaf with diced potatoes and peas. Normally I'm a fairly good cook but what I came up with today you wouldn't give a dog. It looked nothing like the picture and the taste was just horrendous. I've no idea where I went wrong but I'm glad I was the only one there to witness this disaster.

Luckily for all of those that have to work tonight the company allows us to order food and they foot the bill so I'm all good now. I won't be trying this particular dish again anythime soon though...

lawred2 · 25-12-2018 08:52PM

No disaster. Everything was cooked to perfection. Just far too much of everything. Obscene really.

igCorcaigh · 25-12-2018 08:54PM

Esel wrote: »

That would be cooked already. I knew somehow who regularly ate 'raw' white pudding with no ill effects.

My sister used to eat raw sausages from the freezer like lollipops as a kid. She survived.

She also got pissed on a bottle of Christmas sherry at the age of 5. Sent to school next day with a hangover. She's fine now, no eating disorders or alcoholism. Remarkable really.

mad muffin · 25-12-2018 08:56PM

Well… not us but my sister in-law and her family had a doozy today

They’re having Christmas dinner at her husbands family. For what ever reason they all decided to bring their dogs along this year.

Her husbands brother has a rather skittish cocker spaniel. He was there first.

Then rocks up her husbands sister with a rather large dog that had literally scared the shït out of the other dog. The cocker projectiled poo all over the place running away from the other dog.

Then it got out and ran away. They spent most of the day looking for it. Luckily found it not long ago.

I’m sure they’re all sitting around now laughing about it.

DANG333 · 25-12-2018 08:57PM

My Mother was in the middle of cooking Xmas dinner, then felt weak and had to be taken by Ambulance to Hospital. All is fine now. Me and my 2 brother took over and finished it as best we could. Great way how to learn to cook under pressure.

Yer Da sells Avon · 25-12-2018 08:57PM

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

It helps to read that in Alan Partridge voice

Needless to say, I had the last laugh.

Spanish Eyes · 25-12-2018 08:58PM

lawred2 wrote: »

No disaster. Everything was cooked to perfection. Just far too much of everything. Obscene really.

Blend the leftovers up, everything with a smidgeon of made gravy in the blender..

Make patties like burgers, dip in flour and egg and fry. You will thank me soon.

Canis Lupus · 25-12-2018 09:02PM

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Suspicion thst she didn't forgot. Any chance she did it on purpose

Probably sick of dealing with the one person on a fad diet.

Any dinner disasters today?

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