Christmas dinner police

I don't care! We haven't had turkey for years ( I do a beef Wellington because everyone prefers)
Its Christmas! You should have whatever people in your family love!
I do do a pre-Christmas dinner (Sunday dinner before Christmas)which is traditional turkey etc, but its not special enough for Christmas day!
Police away!

But unless they are policing and eating at your house why on earth does it matter? so you are wanting to police people for policing ie having an opinion on what people want to have or not at Christmas?

OMG the world will end if someone says they dont like turkey call the real police now!

Are you from a very middle class bit of Kent? I’m also from Kent (not a posh bit), with parents from London (from very unposh bits). Growing up, it was always breakfast, dinner and tea, as it was for all the kids I grew up with. Same with Welsh DH. It’s always been Christmas dinner though, no matter what time you eat it.

The Christmas police can sod right off. I think questioning other people’s choices over Christmas add to the list of reasons people find it so stressful. We love every single bit of Christmas in our house, because we eat, drink and do exactly what makes us happy and sod whatever else anyone has to say about it. The tree goes up when I feel like it and it doesn’t come down until I feel like it. DH would keep it up all year round if he could. It’s been up as late as February before because it was snowing and it looked pretty. We do have a massive turkey because we both love it. DH isn’t a big fan of vegetables but he does like a mushy pea, so that’s the only thing vaguely resembling a vegetable he’s having. I only like sweetcorn and sprouts that have been boiled to within an inch of their life, so sod the parsnips and carrots. I’ll eat them the rest of the year because I know they’re good for me, but Christmas dinner is supposed to be enjoyable. We’re both having yorkshire puddings because we like them. Neither of us want to sod about with gravy, so it’s Bisto, which is guaranteed to taste nice. There’s zero stressing about it because it’s just a roast dinner with a cracker and a daft hat. Boxing Day is cold turkey, hot pigs and stuffing and sprout based bubble and squeak with fresh bread for me. He likes the same but with home made chips instead of bubble.

I cannot wait.

I said dull not bland. I also won’t eat lamb. Turkey is ok I just wouldn’t want it every week

I didn’t even know people actually liked them until I was about 30. For me, their apparent popularity has always been, is, and will ever be a source of mystification.

If you don’t exchange gifts, then what is fun about the day? I find that a baffling step to take

In’t north, yes.

And if Yorkshire puddings (as a food stuff and a name) are bad (which they undoubtedly are), the word ‘Yorkshires’ is from the fiery depths of hell

We're also having lamb (literally never had turkey for Christmas where I've been making it!) - would you mind sharing your recipe please? Are you doing anything fancy with your roasties?

No, they are completely and utterly pointless, and their apparent popularity is wholly mystifying to me.

I'm from Kent and where I come from it's definitely lunch if eaten at lunchtime (middle of the day). Dinner is only eaten in the evening.

I’ve never had turkey for Christmas Dinner, can’t stand the stuff!

We usually have chicken, or if I can stretch to it, beef. It’s just DD and me at Christmas, so we have whatever we fancy. We also don’t like sprouts, and the comments we’ve had about that!

Am I supposed to buy and cook them, just for them to sit in a pan, and be thrown out? 🙁

Have what you want OP!

I agree with MIL - parsnips, carrots, sprouts, potatoes with turkey at Christmas - broccoli is Mediterranean and peas are a summer vegetable.

Lunch is a light meal. Dinner is the main meal. Tea is a light meal. Supper is a light meal or snack.

A big roast meal is Christmas dinner whether you have it at lunchtime or teatime.

If its a main meal eaten on Christmas day then it is "Christmas Dinner" (or lunch if one prefers).

The ingredients do not define the meal.

Swan, @oviraptor21? 😉😁

Eat what you like on Christmas day but don't call it Christmas dinner or Christmas lunch unless it's turkey (or other suitable bird) and trimmings and Christmas pud to follow.

I’m starving reading this thread!

Never eaten turkey in my life.

My mil is like the roast police though, won't have yorkshire puddings unless it's a beef roast dinner and will only have sprouts, carrots potatoes and parsnips with turkey at Christmas. (I get a veggie option though.) She wouldn't even do peas or broccoli let alone a different meat. But I find it amusing and sort of sweet.
Am sure she is utterly baffled by my family having cauliflower cheese with a roast.

I put mine up 12 days before and take them down 12 days after. So 13th and 6th.

I agree with others that you style your Xmas dinner to be what your family wants.

For us that means ham made on Xmas eve then served Xmas day and Boxing Day. A 3rib of beef, the only time of the year I buy it as it’s so expensive but the whole family loves it. A small stuffed and bacon wrapped turkey portion for the one turkey lover, roast potatoes, roasted carrots and parsnips, red cabbage, savoy cabbage as no one does sprouts but insist on something green 🤣 2 types of stuffing as one only likes the packet stuff, pigs in blankets and Yorkshire puddings. Mash has been known to to make an appearance so has cauliflower cheese but only if someone specially requests it. And massive amounts of homemade gravy.

Boxing day is leftovers plus buffet items

New years eve is rack of lamb with dauphinois

Puddings vary but normally involves those reindeer shaped ice creams from Aldi, a chocolate log and a trifle.

My yorkshires used to be hit and miss until I tried Jamie Oliver's recipe. Now they turn out lovely every time.

Oh that’s quite acceptable too.
Golden syrup used to be my fave as a child with *leftover Yorkshire puddings (when I say *leftover, I mean a tray of ‘extra’ ones cooked specifically to have with something sweet. )
or raspberry jam.
Never tried them with clotted cream but I’m certainly going to. Infact, I’m going to scoot off and put some on tomorrows tesco order and I’ll try it on Sunday (roast pork fyi).
**theres never any leftover Yorkshire puddings when my mum is around. She begrudges the extra one I make for the dogs.

I’m rubbish at cooking but find road in the hole quite straightforward. It’s all in the temperature of the oil prior to putting the batter in. It has to be really hot.

There is so much fuss about xmas dinner lunch whatever you call it, do what you want its yout meal and ignore anything else. I have a microwave meal just this once no fuss or bother. Happy xmas