What are you baking/cooking today?

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/a560164/gin-and-tonic-loaf/

Scratch that, DD not napping so won’t happen by the looks of it! Ugh was meant to have some alone time.

My dh bought me a new Kenwood (very naughty, was a bit cross but he just got paid from a big project) as he hadn't got around to fixing my old orange 70s one, so I have finally been able to start making a gluten free panettone for my dd.
I have also made the dough for a loaf of bread.
I will then make some gluten free lady's fingers to make a trifle later.

I made Eve’s pudding (one of the few things I can bake) and I’m cooking the turkey today (I always do it early in case I screw it up and need to plan something else!)

https://www.insidetherustickitchen.com/winter-salad/

https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/apple-cranberry-walnut-salad/

I try to make a mixture of the two but didn't add bacon, as suggested in the second recipe, because my DSis is vegetarian.
They are nothing amazing but I quite like the dressing in the second recipe and it's just something fresh to have with the meat.

Winter salad sounds nice. Would you mind sharing the recipe, please?

Polish Christmas Eve dinner for 8 adults and 4 kids

I've just finished making 80 tiny tortellini-style mushroom and sauerkraut dumplings to go in my beetroot soup. In a minute I'll be preparing roast cod with wild rice, fennel and carrots.

Already got the first course ready which is smoked salmon with rye bread and caviar, and pickled herring with apple; and also the dessert which is poppyseed cookies, honey cake and dried fruit compote.

Going to in-laws' tomorrow for English-style Christmas day, so nothing to get ready for then apart from bringing wine and fizz

I've just prepped the stuffing and the pigs in blankets.
The gammon will soon come off the stove and into the oven.

I've made a winter salad for tonight. We'll be having a family dinner and the main course is deer.
I've also made pigs in blankets (with posh sausages), a croissant and berry bake for breakfast tomorrow and some (sweet) potato and parmesan stacks to take to my friend's pot luck on the 26th.
I've also made some cranberry sauce...

Stuffing
Gravy
Ham

might do some veg prep if I feel like it

Just made a tiramisu and about to peel the veg.

Will make a fruit cake after Xmas as we have too much of everything at the moment.

Sticky toffee pud for tomorrow and prepping veg that have taken responsibility for.

Fucking gluten-free fucking Christmas fucking cake 😬😳 I've made several each year, but this year's all turned out soggy - more like pudding than cake. I've eaten them. No more after this year! Going to try over-baking it (a lot) in the hope it'll be able to absorb a bit of booze afterwards. I won't be able to ice it but that's okay. Can you hear me making Grinch-type grumbling noises?!

I'm sorry to hear about your dad, @Grievingxmas. What a complicated season this is for you

Cooking the gammon. Tonight it will be ham egg and chips!

Making my Boxing Day lasagne in advance with basic ingredients.

Deciding which of the 10kg potatoes are going to be mashed, baked, chips or roasted. Parboiling the roasties. Pre-baking the largest so hungry people can zap them and use up meat leftovers after Christmas.
DH thought I’d gone overboard but anything less than 250g per person per meal is miserly IMO.
Preparing the other veg.

While the oven is on I might make oaty shortcake biscuits in memory of DM, a huge fan of Christmas.

Dinner rolls (which may or may not work).
Cranberry & pistachio shortbread and Cherry streusel tart.

Supposed to be doing frangipane gluten free mince pies- we'll see😅

Making gingerbread cookies with the children, our Xmas eve tradition 🎄

I'm not feeling up to it this year as DF died unexpectedly 2 weeks ago. With the help of my DC I have made a couple of simple desserts this morning - chocolate trifle, no bake strawberry cheesecake and jelly. I've also made my stuffing. I'll cook the ham later and that's about all I have the energy for today.

Just Yule log. Doesn’t feel v festive!!

Me & DS did already do 2 different types of biscuits but that’s nothing out of the ordinary either, boo!

creamy roasted onion soup (starter)
ham (for general grazing)
Yorkshire puddings
Veg prep
possibly a quiche

yesterday’s triple chocolate sticky toffee brownies are nearly gone already
made walnut bread to have with the cheese

Pinwheels, palmiers, cheese and onion rolls

I’m going to my sister for the main deal but I will be contributing two of our favourite things for Christmas Dinner using my Mums old recipes. It’s a nice memory of her after she dies two years ago and she was a brilliant cook!

So today all I need to do is make meringue shells for a light dessert, they will be filled with whipped cream tomorrow. They were intended for those who don’t want Christmas pudding but some people are greedy and expect both! So I use 5 egg whites and end up with about 36 shells ie 18 meringues. All went well this morning, egg separated without wasting any, whites whipped up beautifully into peaks and stayed still when the sugar was added. They are now in the oven for 11/2 hrs then left to cool in the oven once it is switched off.

I made the stuffing last night - sausagemeat and apple, delicious hot or cold! Sometimes I think my family would be fine to leave out the turkey and just have this stuffing with the sausages and bacon rolls!

Sorry, second rise in the sun is 30mins

I'm making the QEII jubilee trifle / it all gets a bit master chef making the 10 different parts & assembling. I really enjoy making it.

Also cooking a gammon for tomorrow & super lovely nachos for dinner tonight.