What are you having for dinner on Xmas eve?

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Just that really. Do you have a special meal on Christmas Eve or standard 'everyday' food? What are you having this year? Looking for inspiration

I'm alone on Christmas Eve this year so have decided on a rare rib eye steak, béarnaise sauce and lots of green veggies.
Normally I'd do a gnocchi or pasta supper for all to share.

Hot turkey rolls with stuffing and a cheeseboard and some craft beers

Oh forgot j20s over the Christmas period as well.

Always take away. Too much to do and with excited kids. Take away easier.
Likely pizza or kfc as the dcs will eat that

Indian straight after Christingle.

We always get Peking crispy duck to cook from our local Korean supermarket which we have with pancakes etc and then a big salad and spring rolls, dumplings, tempura prawns etc from M & S
Then orange, pistachio and orange blossom fruit salad dessert which is a Waitrose recipe and a perfect light follow on from the duck.

Take away kebabs

I normally make a shepherd’s pie. Hangover from my DPs childhood as it’s what his mum used to make on Xmas eve

No clue yet🤦‍♀️

Have family round and usually do something different each year. This year it’s a huge cheeseboard and homemade trifle for dessert!

Used to be a Chinese takeaway before kids. Now it is a party food buffet. It is proving to be alot less stressful than queuing in takeaways. It also means we have leftovers for Christmas night if hungry later on.

Takeaway pizza!

I'd rather have chinese or indian but i am put outvoted every year

Xmas dinner. I'm on call on boxing Day so we're moving meals forward by a day. It makes Xmas day more relaxed and enjoyable too by having the big meal out of the way.

As Julia in Motherland says, its Christmas Eve, no one has tea on Christmas Eve. Just eat snacks.

I will be in work😭

We are having Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve this year. Just want to chill on Christmas Day and spend time playing with the children and their presents

I'm having cheese, cheese and an odd cracker perhaps. And chutney.

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I was going to have a takeaway but as I have to collect my son from 70 miles away at 7pm decided on lasagna - I can make it and my daughter can pop it in the oven when we are on our way back. Simple to make and filling! We'll eat it watching Home Alone.

Takeaway, usually from a Chinese or Italian

We do party food snacky stuff because who wants to cook?

We have a family tradition of spending Christmas Eve with my mum's side of the family. We all go out for dinner and have a traditional Christmas roast.
Then we have another Christmas roast on Christmas Day with immediate family.
We used to then spend Boxing Day with my dad's side of the family and have...another Christmas roast 😂 we don't do that anymore.

Sandwiches for dinner?? Surely you mean lunch?

or shall we just remember we all use different words for meals in different regions and not be pedantic with the OP? 😉

Last year I did baked ham with cauliflower cheese and other bits, but that left us with not much ham for Christmas Day or the days after, so this year I am doing a chilli con carne.

We’re having a pork roast with all the trimmings.

Why do you think people are reading it as lunch?