Sorry if theres already a thread on this..

But, was just wondering what are people cooking for xmas dinner?

This is my first christmas cooking for my son and OH and I havent a clue where to start!

Let me just start by saying I hate turkey - OH loves it.
I think christmas pudding is disgusting - OH loves it.
Sparkling wines and stuff dont appeal to me - OH loves them.

Im thinking - a snazzy sunday dinner? :hihi:

Let me know what youre all doing/cooking to see if I can get some ideas please!! :D

I'm debating between a pork joint, or lamb, I hate Turkey too!

I want pork, lots of it so we`re having that along with lamb and as each year most of the turkey we buy ends up in the cat, the OH is getting something called a "Turkey crown" this year.

I have no idea what a turkey crown is - I imagine its the top of its little head or something, and if it is.... there`ll be spankings.

Its basically the top part of the turkey, breast etc without the ribcage and legs/wings etc

I don't think that this will give you any inspiration Gina, but we're having Aubergine Lasagne, followed by profiteroles (I'll also be doing something for the carnivores at the table)

As its the first one you've ever cooked, do something that you're comfortable with cooking - if you're doing something completely new the pressure could freak you out a bit. A dressed up Sunday lunch, like you suggest, sounds perfect

Its basically the top part of the turkey, breast etc without the ribcage and legs/wings etc

Ta for the info.... if I dont have a leg or two to chew on then she can bugger off with that idea!

Well ive got a massive joint of pork in the freezer - cost me £14 at Morrisons :| Dont ask why I bought it...

At xmas, my family have always just had literally, a bigger sunday dinner. More veg and 2 different meats!

But last year, I went to OHs parents.. and well, Yorkshire puds and white sauce starter, Turkey, chicken and pork. Cabbage, Brocoli, Couliflower, Sprouts, Carrots, Leek, Asparagus (SP?!), Mangetout (SP?), baby corn, gravy, more yorkshire puds, mash, new pots, roast pots, parnsnips, carrot and swede 'mash'... With a glass of fizzy wine :gag: AKA Lambrini (MIL tried hiding she was serving Lambrini!!!) Then she did bloody christmas pudding, urghhh! With Brandy sauce. Everyone then stuffed their faces with buns she'd got from fletchers (Half of that family works there :| ) and quality streets and all got drunk...

I picked at the dinner - Couldve killed my son because he went to sleep while we had dinner and I felt totally out of place.

Xmas to me is about having a lazy day and eating loads. Not about getting drunk and stuffing yourselves til the point where talking is too much effort! I dont mind a moderate drink, but getting drunk just doesnt appeal to me...?

Beef fillet this year for us ...

We haven't decided yet. Last year we had goose which was lovely, much nicer than turkey, so maybe we'll do that again.

If you're having your gran for xmas dinner, she'll be 30 minutes per pound at gas mk6. And take the walking stick off her, otherwise it gets stuck in yer clack!

First Christmas after my divorce so rather than sit with a bunch o relatives who I dont see from one decade to the next, and my ex wife being a cow over seeing kids (her new boyfriend does not alow her to speak to me, not even about the kids) Im packing some sarni's up and going to the seaside to watch the sea on my own in peace.

Not for self pity, just cos I like watching the sea

Was looking forward to a carpet picnic on my own in front of the tele this year, however, it's all turned out to be a rather busy one at ours, so will be having ham and beef with all the trimmings, my sis will probably bring a soup for starters and I'll get someone else to do the pudding.

Sorry if theres already a thread on this..

But, was just wondering what are people cooking for xmas dinner?

This is my first christmas cooking for my son and OH and I havent a clue where to start!

Let me just start by saying I hate turkey - OH loves it.
I think christmas pudding is disgusting - OH loves it.
Sparkling wines and stuff dont appeal to me - OH loves them.

Im thinking - a snazzy sunday dinner? :hihi:

Let me know what youre all doing/cooking to see if I can get some ideas please!! :D

Cooking Nothing!!! Will be having something nice on the seafront in the sun. Sorry hun xxx
Hope all goes well - :hihi:

Beef for me with roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, sprouts with chestnuts, beans and cauliflower, new pots , yorkshires and gravy. I might or might not bother with a Christmas pud.
If you don't like christmas pud why not get a small one for him and a steamed pudding for you, most supermarkets do single portion sized ones. With the main course again you can get things like turkey crown which is not nearly as massive as the whole bird and a lot quicker to cook and a joint of something else for you.

I will probably not be having christmas dinner, as I don't really eat sunday dinners and IMO a christmas dinner is a glorified sunday dinner :hihi:. So will probably just eat something I enjoy eating.

Why not get a chicken for them, and a lovely bit of whatever you fancy for you ! You could also get some individual puds for them , and whatever you fancy etc...

If I were you I would get myself a lovely bit of beef fillet, a fab pud, and if you like cheese a sumptuous cheeseboard ! And while they're all choccied out and sleeping the booze off....watch whatever YOU like on tv.....ENJOY ! :hihi:

dnt panic over it gina just think ur cooking a bigger dinner for a sunday :hihi: an you wont feel as much preasure to get it right i do 2 meats as there is 4 of us an not all like turkey so i get a small 1 an then bigger joint of beef or pork an do more veg an pots an afters get him a small pudding an get something diiff for rest of us .

Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and champagne for breakfast.... saunter on into town for Christmas Dinner, have a few more beverages, stroll back home for some loverly port and cheese and biscuits (if still hungry). Just the two of us though so only ourselves to please.

Hmm... I think I might just let the ma-in-law do it all :hihi:

I'm not even pondering Christmas dinner, yet. I have a whole 'nother family feast holiday (Thanksgiving) to get through first! ;-)

My mum cooks for the family every year. Same thing but I wouldnt have it any other way. My mum does a turkey and a pork. mash potato, roast potato, carrots, sprout, parsnips, those sausages wrapped in bacon, stuffing.
and usually soup/prawn cocktails to start

Haven't decided yet- it may involve not cooking at all if we opt to go and visit my sister (option 1) or my parents (option 2) or even my partner's rellies (option 3) but we may choose to be all quiet by ourselves instead. If that happens then he would prefer a day lying in front of the TV eating a really good burger or two, so whatever I do will be too much fuss for him.

Pigs in blankets Cat :love: Well thats what we call them :hihi: I cannot for the life of me, find a butcher that sells small sausages that arent in them packets/taste like rubber/precooked ones!

Oh Medusa I wish I had the option, sister is off to her inlaws, mum probably aint doing nothing and my nan keeps hinting at her coming to ours, Craigs nan keeps hinting of her coming to ours aswell and his mum has offered us a seat but last year didnt go down so well, I didnt fancy trekking Middlewood around all his familys homes... :D

Im lost with where to go/what to do. And has anyone even tried to call up a resturant and even get xmas in edgeways without a big NO WE'RE FULLY BOOKED :roll: Its too much hassle for what it actually is.. Overhyped xmas :(

Pigs in blankets Cat :love: Well thats what we call them :hihi: I cannot for the life of me, find a butcher that sells small sausages that arent in them packets/taste like rubber/precooked ones!

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That's why I always do big ones, I just buy my favourite thin pork sausages from my local butcher and wrap em in bacon, when it comes to pigs in blankets, bigger is most definitely better.

Im lost with where to go/what to do. And has anyone even tried to call up a resturant and even get xmas in edgeways without a big NO WE'RE FULLY BOOKED :roll: Its too much hassle for what it actually is.. Overhyped xmas :(

http://www.caferouge.co.uk/society_christmas.php

Probably not the best food in the world - but no washing up! £40 per person is a pretty good price and when we went a couple of years ago, it wasn't fully booked.

Thanks for that claret but we dont drive, and obv no buses or anything on xmas day. I was looking at places within reasonable walking distance to us. Everywhere is full, so we're just eating at home I think! :)

Oo fox, I never thought of just doing 'big' ones :) Ive always had small ones at xmas :hihi:

Well I will prob be having 2 xmas dinners as my dad is working over christmas so going over to my parents the weekend before and then on the day either go to my OH sisters or it just be the two of us. It is true though xmas dinner is just like a glorified Sunday lunch really with a few extras.

i've always just wanted to do pizza and a buffet type thing but just doesn;t seem right does it? :-)

this thread is just up my street - i love xmas dinner i'll tell you what we have that makes it special for us:-

Starter - traditional prawn cocktail (never have it at any other time of year)

Main - Turkey, Beef, pigs in blankets, stuffing, sprouts with chestnuts, carrots in a dill butter, mash potatoes, roast potatoes parsnips and sweet potatoes, home made gravy

Dessert - xmas pud with whiskey sauce or home made trifle.

Hope this gets your taste buds going cos i could eat that now!

Arrrghh!

Ive come to the conclusion that desert is trifle (Thanks my eyes only!!)

:D

Going to a restaurant with 16 of the family, oh joy no shopping, no pots, no

I don't like this that ot the other, don't put any of that on my plate and no leftovers to feel guilty about throwing in the bin and having to listen to my mum saying you always cook too much think of all those people who are starving in the world etc Bring it on

Turkeys I've produced myself, pork I've produced myself, cabbage or sprouts I've produced myself, potatoes I've produced myself. :D:D:D

Arrrghh!

Ive come to the conclusion that desert is trifle (Thanks my eyes only!!)

:D

:D dont know if you make it yourself but i have my mothers way of making it, its quick and easy and taste great. If you want to know how to make it, i dont mind sharing? :D

Turkeys I've produced myself, pork I've produced myself, cabbage or sprouts I've produced myself, potatoes I've produced myself. :D:D:D

Do you sell any of your produce by any chance?????? :)

this year im doing a lush butter basted turkey stuffed with lemon and thyme, a standard sage and onion stuffing, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes using goose or duck fat, glazed carrots and peas, brussell sprouts roasted with chesnuts and smoked bacon lardons, yorkshire puddings, and probably some honey glazed roasted parsnips. and of course the usual pigs in blankets. all served with homemade gravy!

and for pudding (if we have any room left :hihi:) will be homemade steamed syrup pudding and fresh homemade custard! :love:

this year im doing a lush butter basted turkey stuffed with lemon and thyme, a standard sage and onion stuffing, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes using goose or duck fat, glazed carrots and peas, brussell sprouts roasted with chesnuts and smoked bacon lardons, yorkshire puddings, and probably some honey glazed roasted parsnips. and of course the usual pigs in blankets. all served with homemade gravy!

and for pudding (if we have any room left :hihi:) will be homemade steamed syrup pudding and fresh homemade custard! :love:

:D sounds good!

Do you sell any of your produce by any chance?????? :)

We may have some half pigs for sale.

:D sounds good!

ohhh it is :hihi:

Oh my god Katy; What are you? Superchef or something!

Glazed this, honey roasted that.. *drools*

Can I come to yours? :suspect: :D

We may have some half pigs for sale.

Shame you dont have any veg, cos we are not a big fan of pork in our house, plus i wouldnt know what to do with half a pig lol, cheers anyway. :)

Oh my god Katy; What are you? Superchef or something!

Glazed this, honey roasted that.. *drools*

Can I come to yours? :suspect: :D

I was thinking that - I'm 20 and should probably know this by now, but what exactly do you use to GLAZE things with? I'm so glad my mum does Xmas dinner.

I never thought i'd say it but HORAY my parents are divorced - that means I get two christmas dinners. Maybe even three if I get to fellas house on time!! Best start the diet now!

:hihi: Hahahahaaa Tess!

Well, tbh I have no clue what you 'glaze' things with really. Im 18, and thick aswell so dont worry :hihi:

My husband and I will be cooking a good old fashioned turkey with all the trimmings. We have some friends around in the evening with one being a vegetarian so I will make some vegetable canapes for them.

I moan every year about doing the festive lunch bit! But, I have done 43 years worth!!! I am lucky that one daughter helps with all the preparation/table etc, and the other daughter helps with the clearing up!!! It still is hard work tho' There could be 10 round the table this year!!! It will will just the very traditional meal, everyone will say how much they have enjoyed it (big 'ead!) and they will all have gone home by 5pm!! I will then look forward to Boxing Day and NO cooking!!!

:hihi:

Ive got noone to clean up for me or help me do anything. OH will sit on his backside all day, and my not-quite-2-yearold will be playing with his toys lol!

I think i'll just do a dressy sunday dinner. Buy some bigger plates, and make it look better :D Im dreading the morrisons run on 23rd December :|

Well today ive got a nice piece of beef from Morrisons (Half price people!!) and ive got a massssssssive piece of belly pork in the freezer, so thats the meat done.

Half price people :hihi:. You make me laugh. You're like a proper little bargain hunter :)

As I've said most of our food will be home produced, including the turkey and pork.

I'm hoping to pick up some recipe ideas from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who is coming to cook me 'Christmas Dinner' soon, I kid you not :D