What are you serving up for Christmas lunch? I fucked the turkey up last year..

[Dustysilkflowers]

Last year I bought a ridiculously expensive free range turkey. It was so big it needed the seat belt on in the car as it was setting the seat belt alarm.

I followed Jaimey Oliver’s recipe to the T, basted the life out of it. Looked fantastic when I took it out of the oven and drew gasps of delight but in it was soooooooooo dry.

Never getting turkey again. Normally we eat out or if my arm is twisted I cook a rib of beef but I’m bored of that now.

What are you eating for lunch? Starters and desserts included please!

If your having meat how do you dress it? What veggies do you have? I hate the sight of a massive plate of food so would rather do a nice starter, a ‘posh’ main and a dessert. Then coffees ect..

( not sure what a posh main is but in my minds eye I see every thing piled up like a pyramid )

Ham in coke in slow cooker, ta da 😂 however think this year will be a Chinese

Chicken but thers only two of us so it doesn't need to be a mumsnet one.

I swear by a Kelly Bronze Turkey. So so easy and quick to cook. Put in oven, turn, rest, eat. Do not deviate from the instructions as they appear too simple.

Will probably get the whole damn thing from Marks again like last year. Was an absolute piece of piss to prepare and everything tasted great apart from the roast spuds which we all agreed were a bit sad.
Most chilled Christmas Day I’ve had in years.

I’m pondering doing honey roast gammon with dauphinois potatoes and whatever fresh veg looks good.

My Dh is cooking an Indian feast. Probably 4 different curries and lots of side dishes. I'm looking forward to it already

DS asks for duck every year but DH won’t deviate from turkey. Maybe this year DS will get his way?

@malhurst

Will probably get the whole damn thing from Marks again like last year. Was an absolute piece of piss to prepare and everything tasted great apart from the roast spuds which we all agreed were a bit sad. Most chilled Christmas Day I’ve had in years.

Oooooh this sounds like a good idea

Poussin each. It looks brilliant and they're so easy to roast.

Awww get a duck @LadyCatStark, it's 2020, everything has been different this year.

The table theme can be Duck 2020.

Cookfood website do a full Christmas dinner delivery but only if you live in certain areas - not where we live unfortunately!

We're planning a smaller/quieter Christmas this year, usually have a choice between prawn cocktail and pate for starters, then a turkey crown, beef and gammon, pigs in blankets etc and veg. Trifle, mince pies, cheese cakes and gateau for dessert and a cheese board.
This year we're having a charcuterie board, I'm so excited not to cook!

I just have two to cook for, maybe 3. I normally get a turkey joint or a three bird roast. Being smaller than a whole bird means they cook nice and moist.

So we have:
Buck’s Fizz while opening presents and preparing dinner and then....
Starter: of prawn cocktail or pate or soup (depending on who wants what) served with a freshly baked bread roll and butter.
Main: M&S bacon wrapped turkey crown butter basted during cooking, served with mash potato, roast potato, stuffing, pigs in blankets, cauliflower cheese (and some plain cauliflower), carrots, green beans, sprouts. (Served in hot warmers so everyone helps themselves).
Dessert: (usually served two hours later as we’re all stuffed at this point and need a nap) Christmas pudding/ toffee pudding or chocolate pudding served with custard.
Evening snack: turkey and stuffing sandwich and crudités/crisps. Chocolates lol!

Yes, we totally indulge and love it. 💖

I rarely lol but the belted -in turkey did it for me.

I have no idea what we are having yet. Could be an Indian or Chinese takeaway but could be homemade. If I do cook I think I'll go old school with:

Prawn cocktail.

Beef or lamb,
roasties,
peas,
pigs in blankets,
yorkies,
stuffing,
gravy.

Christmas cake or pud or stollen and custard.

Cheese and crackers for a bit later on.

But I haven't decided yet.

Sod the rule of 6. I'm going round to @roo1000's house!

@JamMakingWannaBe...the more the merrier lol! 😜🤣

Just three of us this year,sadly.. All adults..
It will be the usual croissant & coffee for breakfast (for those who want it ) followed by a fast walk up to the Downs , mince pie and coffee when up there.. Then home to smoked salmon and cream cheese on rye with champagne whilst we open pressies at lunch time.... But this year instead of a trad roast later we will be having steak, posh chips and all the fixings for dinner about 6ish..

You could do a goose! Very tasty, easy to cook and pretty much impossible to dry out, plus you get loads of delicious goose fat to use throughout jan/Feb! [gsmile]

Sorry- I'm just sniggering at the thought of your turkey with a seatbelt on! 😃

We usually get the Christmas meal from COOK but have decided to have pizza this year. We won't be seeing family most likely so have decided to do something that the kids will actually enjoy (and doesn't require much cooking). We might get fancy pizza.

Beef fillet wrapped in pancetta with porcini. Not bothering with a turkey for two adults and two kids.

We're having a prawn ring starter, with some little canape bits if I feel fancy.
Roast goose for dinner, with sausage meat stuffing (separate) and pigs in blankets, with red cabbage, roast potatoes, sprouts and some other veg! Gravy.
Pudding I have not yet decided. Have done a chocolate orange trifle for the last few years, might try a Black forest something.