Easy Christmas Tea

We don’t really bother with tea as such at Christmas. We tend to do a nice cheese board and crackers, nice chutney, pickled onions and little pickled gherkins. Grapes, celery, olives, nice crisps and nuts.
Although I do always envy people who talk about Christmas night toasties! And those Christmas tree shape crumpets - too cute!

We have nice cheese, crackers and chutney, maybe the odd mince pie - DIY and no fuss, at whatever time each person feels like it.

Soup with cheese filled rolls - or French onion soup with gruyere toasts

If you don’t have salmon for breakfast, perhaps a salmon quiche or salmon and cream cheese bagels.
Cheese fondue
Last year I made Brie, bacon and blackberry jam croissant sandwich www.dontgobaconmyheart.co.uk/filled-croissants/

I also do a cheeseboard plus pate, with sliced baguette. crackers, grapes etc and Christmas cake. Fruit bowl on table too. If anyone wants a turkey sandwich, they are welcome to make it themselves.

Cream tea with scones and sandwiches? We usually have part bake baguettes and cheese and ham.

Soup! Make in advance- easy peasy.

Cheese, pate, pickles and leftover meat! Help yourself with some lovely bread, nice and easy and everyone can have as much or as little as they want.

Macaroni cheese or chili con carne, done in the oven- people can help themselves to as much or as little as they need, and the leftovers are always easily dispatched in our house!

Wow, i can eat a lot but I feel stuffed just thinking about a Christmas lunch followed by chilli con carne

We eat Christmas lunch at 1, to be fair. By 6 people want food!

Definitely the cheeseboard, including grapes and apples - with Christmas cake, mince pies and brandy cream, sherry and port (and good tea!) to drink. Easy, Christmassy, and so, so good!

Ham chips and egg. We usually have a ham knocking round. That's only if I have to cook though. We usually just put out the leftovers and baguettes in the oven and help yourself!