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Show me your Christmas dinners!

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 13:04

I'll start. Sorry for sticking it here, posting for traffic.

Didn't fancy turkey this year so did a beef wellington, with mushroom duxelle & Parma ham inside.
Goose fat roasties with garlic salt and rosemary.
Cinnamon red cabbage
Pan fried sprouts with chestnuts and pancetta
Normal carrots as my 4 year old won't eat them any other way
Pigs in blankets
Homemade yorkies
Waitrose bought stuffing as I don't really like it that much.

Topped with an orange gravy with a red wine stock pot shoved in.

It was delish. Ate early-ish as I have to eat with medication. Thought I'd get in early and ask you all to share your lovely Christmas lunches!

Also highly recommend the meat from Waitrose butcher counter. It's lovely.

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MiddleAgedButterfly · 25/12/2024 17:00

Vegan Christmas dinner ❤️🌱

What is the main, nut roast? Looks lush.
Mine was an 84p Pukka vegan pie from the reduced counter at Tesco 😂 but I have flu and not much of an appetite...

justasking111 · 25/12/2024 18:14

Starter, wild mallard with stir fry and rice

Shatandfattered · 25/12/2024 18:12

I've never known anyone from real life or even on my social media to have peas... must be a regional thing, carrots, parsnips, Brussels, maybe cabbage, only roast potatoes and no yorkies either.

Sagedragon · 25/12/2024 18:10

We had smoked chicken for starter, then stuffed chicken parcels, carrot & turnip, sprouts, broccoli, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, stuffing and pigs in blankets. Also got chocolate brownie with salted caramel ice cream for dessert, but will have that later this evening!

Mirabai · 25/12/2024 17:58

Mine’s currently digesting.

Stuffed Turkey crown
Second stuffing with chestnuts, cranberries etc
Pork and herb chipolatas
Devils on horseback
Bread sauce
Gravy
Delia Smith cranberry relish
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips and carrots
Brussels

Christmas pudding with Waitrose fresh custard or brandy cream

Barney16 · 25/12/2024 17:58

We are it before I could take a photo, roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, carrots, broccoli, sprouts and cabbage with bacon, roast spuds, gravy. Was delicious. But I'm v v full up.

Boffle · 25/12/2024 17:56

This was DS's plate.
Turkey wrapped in bacon, two different stuffings, pigs in blankets, home grown green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, red cabbage, parsnips, sprouts with chestnuts and Yorkshires made by DS. There was a vegetarian roast for other DS.
Mine had much more gravy on, I like my plate to be swimming in gravy.
Followed by also home made chocolate cheesecake.

I always forget that everything takes longer to cook in an oven that's full of stuff.

Escapetothecatshome · 25/12/2024 17:55

Tradition Turkey Tea my old man cooked it, I made the mince pies well he made the pastry but I rolled it out - that counts for something doesn’t it x Merry Christmas Everyone x

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 17:53

JaceLancs · 25/12/2024 17:01

No pictures but we had a starter of smoked salmon, prawns in sauce, large shell on prawns and a crab and salmon terrine with crackers and various breads
Then chicken and/or lamb, gravy and a red wine jus, mint or cranberry jelly, home made stuffing, pigs in blankets, mashed potatoes, carrot and swede mash, broccoli, sprouts and leeks in a cheese sauce
Enough leftovers for 2-3 days
We didn’t have a dessert as yet, but will be a choice of Waitrose red velvet dessert, panna cotta, Xmas pudding or cheese and biscuits

I have the Waitrose red velvet dessert and can confirm it's lovely! It's quite cheesecakey but very nice.

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 17:53

'It's not about watching the five a day, it's about a plate full of stodge not being very pleasant without some greenery to help it along, carrots, red cabbage and potatoes aren't greens! I've never seen a Christmas dinner without peas before!'

@SparklyTurtle

Well I chose not to have 'boring' greens on my plate and chose colourful veg instead. Sorry that you didn't approve.

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Mirabai · 25/12/2024 17:51

youngerself · 25/12/2024 16:34

I'm thinking these are from southern England generally? Just a thought from the general paucity of gravy!

Doubt it - look at all the Yorkshire puddings!

tammy98 · 25/12/2024 17:47

Runingoncaffeine · 25/12/2024 16:44

Wowza, now that’s what I call a Yorkshire pudding!

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Thankyou x my other half made them. We use a really old shallow Yorkshire pud tin my mum gave us. !

Astrabees · 25/12/2024 17:45

Here’s mine, a vegan, gluten free Indonesian feast!

Imbusytodaysorry · 25/12/2024 17:45

Toomanylosthours · 25/12/2024 15:26

40plus years on this planet and today I've cooked my 1st Christmas dinner minus the turkey. Catering for my FIL at his house having lost MIL earlier this year. I generally dislike the cooking, sitting around waiting for life to pass by and much prefer to be on holiday or in our campervan. Beef, gammon, maple glazed veg and more. Now for the port 😁 all worth it to see my FIL half smile, hear his memories. 71 Christmas MIL & FIL spent together.

What a good job you have done !
Happy for fil that you helped him today . 😊

RunAwayTurnAwayRunAwayTurnAway · 25/12/2024 17:44

This was mine. I left the table feeling nicely full but am feeling more and more stuffed as I sit on the settee.

DH and DS had the same with many pigs in blankets- I don’t eat pork.

The gravy reduced down too far whilst I had it on the hob gently simmering. Green veg police will be pleased to note that I had plenty. There was even more under the home made ‘yorkshire pie’, as my son calls them.

Chonk · 25/12/2024 17:41

SparklyTurtle · 25/12/2024 17:01

It's not about watching the five a day, it's about a plate full of stodge not being very pleasant without some greenery to help it along, carrots, red cabbage and potatoes aren't greens! I've never seen a Christmas dinner without peas before!

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And I've never felt the need to be critical of someone else's Christmas dinner. Funny how we're all different, isn't it 🙂

PermerlerErndersern · 25/12/2024 17:40

Made far too much, as usual!

Shrinkingapple · 25/12/2024 17:37

Still full from this at 2.30

DementedPanda · 25/12/2024 17:34

My ds plate, he refused the sprouts and parsnips

obsessedwithfreshbread · 25/12/2024 17:33

@fuckmemytoehurts
We're in Tenerife.. eldest DSC is 30 this year so we're done with traditional christmases ❤️🎄
So far have been taught to Salsa by a hunky Norwegian, drunk champagne cocktails... all the time in a bikini!
Hope you're having a great one 🎅🏻

PrawnofthePatriarchy · 25/12/2024 17:29

I didn't lift a finger. My adult son did everything (proud mum).

Natsku · 25/12/2024 17:28

These pictures are making me really crave yorkshire puddings but I don't have any gravy

PoundlandColumbo · 25/12/2024 17:26

I've never seen a Christmas dinner without peas before!

I've never had peas with a xmas dinner. Peas are such an everyday veg they don't belong on a xmas dinner in my opinion.

captainPugwashh · 25/12/2024 17:24

Yum!

AChickenPooAndABiscuit · 25/12/2024 17:15

Alarae · 25/12/2024 16:50

First Christmas at home (have travelled to see family for the past 12 years!) so we pulled together:

Turkey, with pork and cranberry stuffing with bacon
Pigs and blankets
Stuffing balls
Roast potatoes and parsnips
Carrot and swede mash
Carrots, broccoli and peas

All in a big Yorkshire pudding! Photo is of DH's as I didn't have a whole one and it looked better in a whole one!

Oh my… that is lush. That’s all Merry Christmas!

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