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Rate my roast!

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 15:27

First time doing it this year. Added sweetcorn to mine as I like it! Rate my roast (Christmas dinner)

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SporadicMincePieMuncher · 26/12/2024 21:12

I'd eat that, sweetcorn and all! 10/10

itsmylife7 · 26/12/2024 19:23

TheGrinchsBallsack · 26/12/2024 18:46

Yes! that looks even smaller than the OP's!

Since when was 2 sprouts a normal serving? We had 10 each - and that's just the sprouts!

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Only 10 sprouts 😉
I think half of my plate was piled high with sprouts

Moveoverdarlin · 26/12/2024 19:19

Never heard of sweetcorn with a roast dinner. Need a bigger plate doesn’t look very appealing.

BoobyDazzler · 26/12/2024 19:19

Sweetcorn!

0/10

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 19:18

Minus the sweetcorn. I was the only one to have that 😂

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 19:18

Someone who came actually took a photo of the dinner and I hadn’t realised. They plated theirs a bit more presentable than mine? And shows my roast potatoes better 😂

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BobbyBiscuits · 26/12/2024 19:01

It doesn't look beautiful, but I'm sure it tasted lovely. Sweetcorn is very unusual on a roast, I do like it but feel it's out of place, especially on an Xmas dinner.
Did you have pig in blankets? What stuffing did you use? How did you cook the turkey/ make the gravy?
This year I had an easy-ish turkey crown with stuffing inside, but it had no skin which was a disappointment!

ShortyShorts · 26/12/2024 18:55

WalterdelaMare · 26/12/2024 18:51

What is sweetcorn doing there? If I’m rating it, it looks like slop. Hopefully it tasted better than it looks.

Did you miss the writing in the OP?

Added sweetcorn to mine as I like it!

WalterdelaMare · 26/12/2024 18:51

What is sweetcorn doing there? If I’m rating it, it looks like slop. Hopefully it tasted better than it looks.

TheGrinchsBallsack · 26/12/2024 18:46

PoundlandColumbo · 26/12/2024 17:52

@Inextremis Are you eating that off a saucer/side plate?

Yes! that looks even smaller than the OP's!

Since when was 2 sprouts a normal serving? We had 10 each - and that's just the sprouts!

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 18:45

😂 there’s definitely some carrots hiding under the sweetcorn

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TheGrinchsBallsack · 26/12/2024 18:43

Is it a miniature portion on a tiny plate? Why is it all so small?

Like, 12 kernals of sweet corn, one slice of carrot, one small broccoli floret - what's going on here?

MiddleAgedDread · 26/12/2024 18:43

2/10
it looks like it’s been run over by a truck

cantdecidewhichisworst · 26/12/2024 18:43

Here's ours! Roast turkey, roast potatoes, mash, pigs in blankets, peas, carrots, broccoli and I had bread sauce and cranberry sauce on mine. There's additional maple roast carrots and chipolatas on the table too (two teenage boys ate this plus extras!)

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 18:41

I know I’m a bit strange with the sweetcorn but someone I know had mayonnaise on theirs dinner 😧

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Same here, sorry.
Its just all piled on together, wouldn't fancy it at all

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 18:39

Also made a honey and mustard glaze for the gammon as it didn’t come glazed!

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Sweetest977 · 26/12/2024 18:38

Gravy was roasted tomato and garlic in air fryer with salt and pepper, some onion chopped up and then blended together with chicken stock! Some turkey juice added too. Was very nice

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MyBigFatGreekSalad · 26/12/2024 18:38

It looks like a petty average roast- nothing groundbreaking. Sorry op😂

Thunderpants88 · 26/12/2024 17:56

Looks a tad messy but delightful

I have to say I would be horrified with sweetcorn on any dinner plate but I have bad memories of an ex who’s mouth tasted of sweetcorn so I am not unbiased in my loathing of the veg

PoundlandColumbo · 26/12/2024 17:52

@Inextremis Are you eating that off a saucer/side plate?

Endofyear · 26/12/2024 17:30

It looks very yummy OP! I'd give you 9 out of 10, deducting one point because I'd like lots of cauliflower cheese and mashed Swede with butter and plenty of pepper 😋

Inextremis · 26/12/2024 17:28

Come on people - share yours, don't let the OP take all the heat! Here's mine - chicken, ham, roast potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, carrots, broccoli, stuffing, bread sauce, gravy, cranberry sauce. It was bloody lovely and hope yours was too!

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SagittariusDwarf · 26/12/2024 17:28

I think it looks nice and I'm also a fan of sweetcorn with a roast - goes well with gravy IMO! Who cares if not all of it was made "from scratch" - not everyone has time/ability/inclination to do that (me included). As long as it tasted good and there was enough of it then that's a winner in my view

krazipan · 26/12/2024 17:27

It looks delicious 😋

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