Bored and grumpy, so I'm cooking a Christmas dinner

[MarmedukeDuke]

On a Saturday. I'm doing a roast with pigs in blankets and yorkies. Fuck all else to do.

I'm already on the wine.

And...now I'm Christmas level pissed

This is my plan for Easter Sunday.

I'm currently giving up everything fun for lent.

Have a glass for me

DH is currently doing the very same thing although I forgot to buy cranberry sauce

Dp is playing a MotoCross game on the tv, and playing background music - Icehouse . I'm cooking a shepherds pie, mumsnetting and thinking about reading a book. Not bored but looking forward to summertime.

We did this last week, DD asked why grandparents weren't there...

I did one on Thursday, for lunch.
Cheers OP.

Fabulous

Cheers OP and Happy Christmas 🎄

This is genius. I'm going to do Xmas day mark 2 on Easter Sunday. Gifts, prosecco for breakfast with chocolate eggs thrown in.

We always do this at Easter! Love a Christmas dinner, I had fleetingly hoped that we could be with family by that point but not a chance. Too early for that level of restrictions to have been lifted.

I hope you had stuffing and red cabbage too!

Good work everyone.

I'm tempted to do this for the duration of lockdown once a fortnight or so. You can't beat a roast.

Though DH has just suggested in a kindly manner that I may not need another glass of wine

He's right, so I might make a cup of tea and not clout him with a bottle.

@TheRealMrsJamieFraser

We always do this at Easter! Love a Christmas dinner, I had fleetingly hoped that we could be with family by that point but not a chance. Too early for that level of restrictions to have been lifted.

I hope you had stuffing and red cabbage too!

We had red cabbage but I also did sausage meat and cranberry stuffing!

I found some chestnut stuffing lurking at the bottom of the freezer this morning, so we are having that with our roast pork tomorrow. Inspired by this thread, I might see if we have some Christmas crackers in the loft!

@MarmedukeDuke

And...now I'm Christmas level pissed

Love it!

I think we are all going to be doing this at Easter!

Awww, I’m a bit late to your thread so you might toomoissed to read , but good for you OP! It’s a brilliant idea that I have to admit to doing every so often. A bit more challenging as all but DH are vegetarian, so I have to also make a mushroom Wellington too - I really love MW though so not a hardship. I think I might follow your lead next weekend cos my mental health is at rock bottom now. Thanks for cheering me up, just the thought of you all tucking in has made me smile 😊

Merry Christmas all!

Hope you're all pissed watching the scouse derby.

toomoissed? What does that even mean? Sounds vaguely filthy. Meant to say too pissed - I don’t even have the excuse of wine 🤷‍♀️

@Judashascomeintosomemoney

Awww, I’m a bit late to your thread so you might toomoissed to read , but good for you OP! It’s a brilliant idea that I have to admit to doing every so often. A bit more challenging as all but DH are vegetarian, so I have to also make a mushroom Wellington too - I really love MW though so not a hardship. I think I might follow your lead next weekend cos my mental health is at rock bottom now. Thanks for cheering me up, just the thought of you all tucking in has made me smile 😊

Go for it! I love a welly and have never tried a mushroom one, but Christmas dinner is good any day!

I'm so full/pissed now. All the scraps are in the slow cooker for casserole tomorrow so I won't have to do hungover cooking

What Turkey have you used? We fancied Turkey for Sunday dinner a couple of weeks ago but couldn't find any except those Bernard Matthews things

@NoGoodPunsLeft

What Turkey have you used? We fancied Turkey for Sunday dinner a couple of weeks ago but couldn't find any except those Bernard Matthews things

I got a basted turkey joint from Tesco, it was about £6 I think. I'll find it.

It was this.

Ooh thank you @MarmedukeDuke I'm getting one for next weekend

What a fab idea op! Enjoy it. I think I’ll do the same for Easter Sunday as pp have mentioned, with added Easter eggs!

I’m also watching the Merseyside derby. Not a Liverpool fan so it’s going well for me!