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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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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:47

PetronellaOsgood · 25/12/2024 15:46

Here’s mine, Roast Turkey, extra large pig in blanket, roast potatoes, mashed carrot and swede, pan fried sprouts with bacon and chestnuts and a Yorkshire pudding 😋
followed by an individual homemade trifle as I’m the only one that likes it 😂

Trifle is my absolute favourite. Such a good classic!

Roast looks lovely!

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Runingoncaffeine · 25/12/2024 16:46

Craving cauliflower cheese now

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:45

BeeKind1 · 25/12/2024 15:37

We ate at 12:45

Husband did a cracking job this year. 10/10

That cauli cheese looks amazing! Could eat a plate of that on its own..

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:45

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 25/12/2024 15:29

Looks good op but is there nothing green?

we had sprouts. Other veg was red cabbage and carrots.

I think with a beef wellington 3 lots of veggies plus potatoes and all the rest is more than enough

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Natsku · 25/12/2024 16:44

Christmas is not a time for greens

Runingoncaffeine · 25/12/2024 16:44

tammy98 · 25/12/2024 16:20

Only took photo of Yorkshire puds as partner asked me to.

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

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:44

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.

Well done, this looks beautiful!

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:43

SparklyTurtle · 25/12/2024 15:23

@fuckmemytoehurts do you not have anything green at all when you do a roast!?

I read fried sprouts but can't see any green

I mean I don't class today as a day for concentrating on the 5 a day.. but we did have sprouts, cabbage & carrots. 3 lots of veg. 4 if you count the spuds (joke)

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PoundlandColumbo · 25/12/2024 16:43

Several plates with no gravy here. Unacceptable.

Runingoncaffeine · 25/12/2024 16:42

Just the two of us today - Turkey crown.
hosting for 6 tomorrow for our “2nd Christmas Day” aka Boxing Day!

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fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 16:41

obsessedwithfreshbread · 25/12/2024 15:07

Champagne sangria for lunch... will have grilled prawns this evening.

Lovely! Where in the world are you?

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youngerself · 25/12/2024 16:34

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

HasThaNowtMoist · 25/12/2024 16:31

I went out to eat this year for the first time ever 🤤

Ireallycantthinkofagoodone · 25/12/2024 16:30

I’m on holiday abroad, so I’ve had to take pot luck with what was available in the local supermarket - seitan, frozen mashed potatoes, frozen mixed veg, paxo stuffing and I’m going to attempt to make a sauce with part of a packet of mushroom soup.

I’m sure you are all jealous…….🤣

Yellow2024 · 25/12/2024 16:28

Gammon, pigs in blankets, stuffing, cabbage, parsnips, carrots, cauli cheese, yorkies and roast potatoes. It was delightful.

Oh gravy and bread sauce added after the photo. Merry Christmas

Nanny31 · 25/12/2024 16:22

A cruelty free dinner yum!!!!

tammy98 · 25/12/2024 16:20

Only took photo of Yorkshire puds as partner asked me to.

SavingTheBestTillLast · 25/12/2024 16:20

TheChosenTwo · 25/12/2024 15:14

It’s cooking, we eat at 5 but this was our beef!
MN is asking me if this is a sensitive image, I suppose it might be to vegans/veggies…

Yep
That was a shock
I founded myself squinting and pulling my head away from the screen
no offence pp but it is offensive 😫

MaltipooMama · 25/12/2024 16:13

I hadn't added the lashings of gravy at the point of the photo 😂 but this is mine:

Turkey parcel stuffed with sage and onion stuffing and wrapped in bacon
Beef
Gammon
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing wrapped in bacon
Roasties
Dauphinois
Maple glazed parsnips and carrots
Green beans
Brussel sprouts
Cauliflower cheese gratin
Red cabbage
Yorkshire pud

Was really pleased with this, cooked from scratch whilst my partner kept our one year old occupied! It's just the three of us and there's enough left for dinner for the next two days!

Ivymom · 25/12/2024 16:09

Since we’ve moved and I’ve returned to working full time, my spread has been greatly simplified. This year was ham with a cherry chili pepper glaze, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted sprouts and red pepper and creamed corn.

Natsku · 25/12/2024 16:08

@IngenTing Love the look of all that meat! God Jul!

Magentas · 25/12/2024 16:02

Turkey, roast potatoes, part of a sausage meat and stuffing wreath (Waitrose special) Parmesan parsnips, brocolli, sprouts, bread sauce, cauliflower cheese.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 25/12/2024 16:01

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 25/12/2024 15:29

Looks good op but is there nothing green?

I expect OP took them off the plate just so the greens-police could sprout off about her lax nutrition. FFS. Just for you

OP and all, your dinners look lovely

Oblomov24 · 25/12/2024 15:57

Yum. Never took a photo, but ours had turkey, all trimmings. Was nice. Leftovers.

Ludoole · 25/12/2024 15:52

Didn't see this till we had eaten. I'm stuffed!!!! As usual dp cooked. 2 meats for him and kids ( I'm veggie), roast potatoes, new potatoes, mash, broccoli, roast carrot and parsnips, spring greens ( cuz i love them) stuffing, Yorkshire puddings and gravy . I am literally bursting!! He's a great cook.

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