Following on from the very divisive thread from earlier, asking whether one has a starter before Christmas dinner or not, I am now feeling a bit nosy curious as to what people actually eat on the big day. Here's what ours usually looks like:
Pre-breakfast: Kids usually have some chocolate from their stockings that we politely decline in sharing
Breakfast: Oven goes on for the turkey and we warm croissants and pain au chocolat in it whilst we are waiting for it to get to temperature. These are served with lashings of tea, freshly squeezed breakfast juice (orange and grapefruit) and butter/jam
Mid morning: Probably some more chocolate or some Twiglets savoury nibbles if we fancy some
At some point in the morning we will take all the Christmas dinner peelings to give to our sheep, along with a Christmas swede for each of them!
2pm (ish): Main event - no starter - which comprises turkey, roast spuds, sometimes new potatoes too, roast parsnips , sprouts, mashed carrot and swede, broccoli, peas, pigs in blankets, our special stuffing (cooked in its own dish not in the turkey - pack of stuffing with extra fried onions and a pack of sausage meat, all mixed together and baked) and possibly some Yorkshire puddings if we are feeling particularly hungry. All served with fizz of some sort (Shloer for the kids) and lashings of gravy etc
Pudding may or may not be served after dinner (DH is the only one who likes xmas pud)
Some point in the early evening: a buffet style supper of cold turkey and possibly a baked ham, pickles, cheese and biscuits, fruit and possibly more chocolate.
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...to ask what your usual meal plan/content is on Christmas Day?
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StillSquirrelling · 19/11/2014 21:49
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