So what is on your Christmas day menu then.

[Mrs Bee]

What goodies are you all having for Christmas dinner.

May I start.

We are starting with home cured whisky, juniper and black pepper salmon, with a tiny home smoked trout pate, and a smoked crevette, with home made seeded rye bread.

Free range roast turkey, pigs in blankets, bacon wrapped stuffing terrine with wild boar and cranberry stuffing, sage and onion stuffing and pancetta and Toulouse sausage stuffing with chestnuts.

Home grown roast spuds and parsnips, home-grown celeriac in crème fraiche garlic and mustard, sprouts in a bacon, mushroom, mustard and cream sauce.
Cauliflower, beans, broccoli, carrots and peas.
And good old gravy.

A well matured Xmas pud from last year with um sauce or chocolate and cherry trifle topped with a white chocolate mousse with kirsch topped with cream, kirsch and a little icing sugar and grated chocolate. (Brilliant recipe cos it will freeze)

Diabetic trifle for BIL and dad.

Cheeseboard of West Country cheese with home made quince cheese, beetroot, apple and walnut cheese and apple and walnut cheese.
Fig, apricot and nut roll.
I will be tasting my own home made hard cheese and will decide whether it goes on the cheeseboard or not.

Home made oat, walnut and black pepper biscuits, cheese and oat biscuits, cheese, walnut and tomato biscotti, cheese and black pepper biscotti, grapes and smoked nuts.

Coffee and mini mince pies, cranberry mincemeat, peach and amoretti mince meat, and pineapple and rum mincemeat, some in pastry, some with marzipan crumble topping, or macaroon or frangipane topping.

Chocolate truffle acorns, raspberry truffles hearts, praline Christmas pud truffles.

And I hope that no one will want anything else until Boxing day left overs, in which case it will be turkey sarnies and salad.

Looking at the list I usually make more deserts but I am cutting down this year so I don't get too many left overs.

[Bigmallly]

If I can be bothered cooking, I may treat myself to Beans on toast otherwise I may have a sarnie.

[veggiechicken]

Traditional Christmas Dinner for me too - that'll be beans on toast with cheese as its a special occasion. Maybe fried egg as well with a cheeky little glass of red!

[WPG]

Goodness Mrs Bee, that sounds like a lot of hard work!

We'll probably have the same as every year....homemade nut roast with roasties, sprouts, carrots, parsnips, brocolli and veggie gravy, followed by homemade chocolate fondants and ice cream.

I didn't bother growing winter veg this year, so sadly the only homegrown thing on the plate will be the potatoes.

[Bren In Pots]

Not really decided yet, but we do have parsnips, leeks, kale and sprouts in the garden plus pheasant and beef in the freezer so plenty of options.

[Nannysally99]

Bought ours yesterday, just the two of us - perfect. Chip fryer is in the garage, so hubby's job, I will just fry the eggs and cut the ham

[Florence Fennel]

At my daughter's cooked by eldest Golden Girl - traditional turkey dinner. I take the gravy and although the other two beg me to take mash, I'm told if I do, I'll not be allowed in! Your menu sounds like that of a posh restaurant

[Lumpy]

This year I am going to push the boat out a bit and do a cheese and mushroom omlette with fresh bread to turn it into sarnies.

[Alison]

At my daughter's cooked by eldest Golden Girl - traditional turkey dinner. I take the gravy and although the other two beg me to take mash, I'm told if I do, I'll not be allowed in! Your menu sounds like that of a posh restaurant

Even though you've been using the phrase for years I still always think of an old lady when say golden girls after that rubbish American comedy. Gets me every time by association.

[Alison]

Christmas dinner will be the same as normal, big roast turkey meal with all the trimmings followed by Christmas pud (its quite a light recipe I always make) and thevodd glass of wine. Don't do starters or cheese or anything as they just wouldn't get eaten, we'll be full to the brim with just the two courses. Also certainly none of this extra roast business, totally unnecessary and hard work

[noviceveggrower]

We are having the tradition little piece of turkey with roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, sprouts and some pigs in blankets. Followed by a piece of cheese cake.
The kids don't really like turkey, unless its wrapped in breadcrumb. So getting a load of meat is a waste of time.

[mrswadders]

Bit restricted because away in the caravan,however we are having an organic goose and whatever veggies are in my veg box - guessing,sprouts,parsnips,carrots and kale plus roast spuds and gravy. Mrw has decided he wants Xmas put this year so have got a 'posh' sainsbugs one,my guess it'll get eaten at Easter!
Of course all this will be washed down with copious amounts of fizz and wine,followed by a large brandy then we'll fall asleep !

[Mrs Bee]

Christmas dinner will be the same as normal, big roast turkey meal with all the trimmings followed by Christmas pud (its quite a light recipe I always make) and thevodd glass of wine. Don't do starters or cheese or anything as they just wouldn't get eaten, we'll be full to the brim with just the two courses. Also certainly none of this extra roast business, totally unnecessary and hard work

I do restaurant style portions; a little bit of everything and the meal lasts for several hours. And it has the added benefit of leaving lots of left overs for the next week while I put my feet up. The up market cheeseboard is specially for Mr Bee who loves cheese and would skip the main course go straight to Christmas pud and cheese via the smoked salmon.

Most of the hard, messy work has been done and is all in the freezer. I have 10 coming so I have to pace myself.

If anyone has lots of people coming and wants some time saving tips just ask.
Christmas day cooking is really easy because of my way with the veggies.

[jackarmy]

Traditional Turkey and trimmings for 10 at ours, first without MIL so should be emotional if nothing else.
Then for our sins we have them all again on boxing day ( minus my mother) for cold meats, chips and all the trimmings, oh joy and to think boxing day used to be MY day

[Scarlet]

Fizz with prawns, smoked salmon and a few other nibbles for brunch when my neighbours call around. Followed by a light lunch of scallops wrapped in bacon - boys choice.
Evening meal of roast goose and the usual trimmings which has to include cabbage and bacon for the OH as that's his favourite. No puddings here as none of mine are that interested in desserts and we will have eaten enough by then.