GYO Christmas Dinner?

[themadcatlady]

the veg this year will be shop bought because theres nothing worth eating on the lottment even all of the shallots are going horrible the onions havnt grown much and we planted more potatoes than we dug up. but home made stout and home made wine /sloe gin .

[northepaul]

The one thing I am proud to have achieved at the allotment this year - after all the disasters with rain and slugs etc - is a grand total of 3 parsnips sitting in the ground ready for Christmas dinner!!

As some of the family are pretty much vegan this year, I am making a layered chestnut and 'sausage' meat bake - which doubles as stuffing for the meaties -
Basically you mash the chestnuts (I actually pick and cook my own, but pre-packed works brilliently too) into a cream, adding a drop of soya milk or veggie marg if too dry, add alittle salt and pepper. Sperately use either premade veggie sausages or packet sos mix type which you rehydrate, break them up in a bowl, fry some onion, apple, garlic until cooked, mix this in with fresh breadcrumbs, add some mace & allspice, fresh sage and tymne if you have them,and some nuts if you like, plus smoked paprika to give it a bacony flavour add hot water and mix by hand until you have a sausage meat consistancy. In a greased and lined loaf tin, make layers of the sausage mix and chestnuts, and add some nuts to the top. Cook at gas mark 5-6 for 45 mins until its brown and looks cooked. Serve with the usual trimmings...yummmy!!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

We have a light starter usually prawn cocktail with a little green salad. Will be based around one of my own iceberg lettuces if I can keep them frost free till Christmas. The turkey and trimmings bit comes with loads of home grown veg. From the onions chopped and mixed through the oatmeal stuffing as well as cooked whole along with the bird. Carrots, sprouts and spuds boiled and roasted and the piece de resistance must surely be the parsnips. Par boiled, lightly coated in oil and then dredged in grated parmesan cheese and roasted until golden. So yummie . I almost wish it was xmas lunchtime already.

[binley100]

Well I was beginning to think we'd just be eating snails mariniere followed by slug souvlaki but after a shaky start we will have a selection of parsnips, leeks, sprouts, savoy, swede, peas, beans, carrots, squash , potatoes and some new potatoes to choose from ......

[planetologist]

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[binley100]

*reaches for a bucket.........

[Mikey]

Well, after an onslaught by the slugs, this year, I only have some butternut squash left, which are now maturing off plot. My greenhouse however still has tomatoes which will be turned into home made bolognese starter, plenty of rocket and a variety of lettuces. The freezer has a bounty of blackberries, and I'll be starting my sloe gin shortly. Quite a disappointing year all told.