What's your Christmas Dinner?

[Fruit&2veg]

Homemade Broccolli and stilton Soup

Home reared Turkey and Rib of beef, Honey roasted Home grown Parsnips, Bns, Carrots, Spuds, swede and sprouts and own Peas from the freezer-Thank goodnes for the Lottie.

Homemade christmas pud, just to fill any gaps
Oh, and plenty of Wine before after and during!

[Potstubsdustbins]

As there are now only two of us I do the cooking and pot washing on Christmas day. Don't get excited ladies I cheat.

Breakfast will be the big fry with homemade Derbyshire oat cakes, free range eggs, back bacon, Lincolnshire sausage (both from the same free range pig courtesy of a farmer friend), home grown mushrooms and tom's.

No lunch.

Dinner remove loads of chinese from the fridge and into the microwave washed down with a nice plonk.

Colin

[taff]

now why didnt I think of that? AFter a good fry up, you wouldnt want anything for the rest of the day

[janeyo]

It's good to ensure one gets one's seven-a-day!

aah, well it's the only 7 a day I get as the rest of Christmas is made up of nibbly bits and chocolate!

[chris]

I'm spending it with my sister who has bought a turkey crown. I had goose last year, it was amazing. Never had it before, but wow - I plan on making it our meat. My wife won't eat it though (*shrug* - she eats chicken? - we have them in the garden too..)

I'd love the chance to rear my own meat for xmas, but alas, not practical where I am at the moment!

[veggiechicken]

"Turkey crown" is such a funny expression! I imagine a very regal turkey looking disdainfully down her beak, with a floppy wattle surrounded by pearls, wearing an enormous crown set with sparkling diamonds, perched, slightly lopsided, on her little head, above a big bosomed, well supported, chest. A bit like my old piano teacher!

[chris]

I'd finish that glass you have in your hand, then erm call it a night

[veggiechicken]

I'd finish that glass you have in your hand, then erm call it a night

And I was just about to pour another one!

[binley100]

Well we may have some new potatoes .........or not . depending on what we find when the buckets are emptied out on Christmas morning...........parsnips are up and in the freezer , leeks are still in the ground along with the savoy cabbages and celeriac ........As to what meat well on that one I go for total easiness and buy a boned turkey breast ........we also have pigs in blankets , my mums christmas stuffing , and there will be gammon as well .......
To round it all off christmas pud or a chocolate brownie pud with a choice of custard or thick brandy double cream .....no starter this year cos can't really be arrissed and it means we eat too much

[mandyballantyne]

We had planned and invited the family here for the full Christmas works, but MIL decided we had to go there.

Luckily I asked if she would like me to cook or bring anything to which she replied no it's fine I will make pasta bake and potato pie........for christmas???

Now I am veggie and her pasta is good but come on!

I am now cooking here and taking to hers to try and reheat/cook in a tiny oven.

Not sure this is going to go that well...........

Mandy

[SlugLobber]

Wish I was doing goose, but aforementioned MIL who likes to interfere had already ordered a turkey. My Mum hates turkey and has announced this evening that she won't be eating it, so now I have to find her an alternative meal with less than one day shopping. Joy. Trimmings will be spuds in goose fat, pork and apple stuffing rolled around a cranberry centre, roast parsnips, sprouts and carrots. My ma doesn't eat Christmas pudding or cake, either, so it's both those for everyone else and tiramisu for her. Can you tell I'm looking forward to this?!? :P

[mandyballantyne]

Looks like SlugLobber and I will be in the same boat then!

Hope it turns out a great day, Mandy

[Scarlet]

Very traditional for us!
Scallops wrapped in bacon served with a parmesan/cream sauce to start.( Sons choice)
Turkey and all the trimmings for main course with plenty of sausagemeat stuffing
and homemade Christmas puddings to finish eased down with plenty of wine.