What’s your Christmas Dinner?

[OverTheGrip]

No point to thread, I’m just nosey.
At our house:

Starter:
Smoked Salmon Pate, King Prawns & Melba Toast

Main:
Turkey
Sausage
Roast Potatoes
Brussels
Carrots
Peas
Red Cabbage
Stuffing
Cranberry Sauce
Gravy

Dessert:
Christmas Pudding
Profiteroles
Custard
Cream
Ice Cream

No starter.

Goose
Roast potatoes
Sprouts with bacon
Red cabbage
Gravy (pints)
Stuffing

Banoffee pie this year!
Normally Christmas pudding with rum butter and ice cream

No starter as such, some canapés like blinis with smoked salmon served with pre dinner drinks.

Turkey
Glazed ham
Duck fat roast potatoes
Pigs in blankets (lots)
Roast parsnips with maple syrup
Carrots maître d’hotel
Braised peas
Two kids of stuffing (one with sausage meat sage and onion, the other with fig and pistachio)
Gravy

Nigella’s buche de Noel
Mince pies

And pray that Christmas Day is under 30 degrees as we are in Aus and even with two fans I will melt in the kitchen!

@MrsTerryPratchett

We’ve always fancied goose but DH is worried there wouldn’t be enough plus leftovers.

It is a stretch if you're feeding anything over 6 people. We make goose Tom Kha Gai (spelling?) with the bones.

@Flatandhappy

Hopefully not too hot then!

Parsnips!
How could I forget we have parsnips

A glass of champagne followed by:

Duck
Sausages with bacon
Roast Potatoes
Brussels
Carrots
Peas
Parsnips
Stuffing
Cumberland Sauce
Gravy

Christmas Pudding
Mince pies
Cream
Ginger Ice Cream

No starter

Turkey
Gammon
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Carrots
Parsnips
Sprouts
Yorkshire Puddings
Gravy

Yule log
Cheesecake
Cream

Choice of champagne, Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, beer or J20 to drink.

Aldi lasagna, because I really don't fancy the reheated turkey and ham the kitchen has on offer! (No cook working Christmas Day.)

No starter

Rib of beef
Roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips
Spiced red cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower cheese
Yorkshire pudding

Pecan and something roulade
Christmas pudding for those who want it

No starter here, we aren’t fans if turkey tbh so we shall have a cornfed chicken & a gammon. Usual roast veggies etc. Christmas pud, mince pies, Yule log. @MrsTerryPratchett Banoffee Pie sounds amazing.

Smoked salmon crackers to nibble with champagne

Jewelled chestnut wreath/ Duck with orange stuffing
Riesling or cotes du rhone
Cranberry/orange sauce
Roast potatoes, parsnips and carrots
Sprouts, peas

Christmas pudding, chocolate roulade
Tokay, cheeseboard, fruit bowl, two ENORMOUS boxes of Hotel de Chocolat

Smoked salmon for DH. Smoked salmon pate for me. Nothing for DS.

Game roulade.
Turkey leg.
Roast potatoes.
Roast parsnips.
Glazed carrots.
Sprouts.
Stuffing.
Bread sauce.
Pigs in blankets.
Gravy.

Christmas pudding.
Raspberry sorbet.

Usually have an Indian takeaway, this year we are having a hot buffet/ a bunch of starters we're going shopping tomorrow and everyone can choose what they'd like. I want a prawn cocktail, some duck and orange pate and crusty bread, some pigs in blankets and samosa's and a trifle for dessert. The kids want chicken satay, tempura prawns and cheesecake.

I love a roast but noone else does so I refuse to spend time and effort for no appreciation.

No starter here as we have a little breakfast earlier on of croissants

chicken
pigs in blanket’s
roast potatoes
yorkshire puds
parsnips
carrots
broccoli
stuffing
mash potatoes
gravy

cheesecake
cheeseboard
various fruits
tins of chocolate

No starter, save hunger for the main event...

Roast Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes with rosemary/thyme/garlic
Mashed potatoes
Honey Roast carrots and parsnips
Broccoli/cauliflowers/leek cheese gratin
Stuffing
Gravy

Dessert - choice of Christmas pudding, chocolate brownie or mince pies with cream or ice cream

Actually just remembered I have some red cabbage frozen from last year...wonder if it's ok to have?!

Quorn roast
Roasted carrots, parsnips, onions
Steamed brocolli and cauliflower
Stuffing and veg gravy
Yorkshire pudding.

Yes, I know it's controversial but Xmas lunch is the natural habitat for Yorkshire pudding and it's a hill I'm prepared to die on.

A cheese and charcuterie board.

Partner is vegan!

No starter but a glass of sherry

Goose
Apple sauce and redcurrant jelly
Steamed leek pudding (vegan!)
Sage and onion stuffing (vegan)
Roast potatoes with garlic and rosemary plus a few separately cooked in goose fat
Spiced red cabbage with apple (vegan)
Mashed parsnips with nutmeg (vegan)
Steamed Brussels, carrots and peas
Vegan gravy for him
Turner's cider: one of the rich strong ones

Christmas pudding (vegan and non vegan)
Thick cream for me

Later, there will be vegan "blue cheese", stilton, crackers or oatcakes, nuts in the shell, vegan and regular Christmas cake, all that sort of stuff.

No starter.

Main:
Turkey
Stuffing
Parsnips
Cauliflower and broccoli cheese
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Peas
Carrpt and swede crush
Sweetcorn (for dd)
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce

Dessert - choices
Caramel version of a Christmas pudding
Eton mess sundae
Chocolate mousse
Jelly

We have cheese and biscuits, nice bread, chutney, grapes etc for supper then anything left over covers us for the next few days.

We won’t have a starter but we will have smoked salmon and champagne for breakfast.

Lean selection this year as just the 4 of us. 2 adults, a toddler and a 6mo (not yet weaned).

Ham
Turkey (toddler doesn’t like chicken)
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Red Cabbage
Sprouts
Leeks in cheese sauce
Peas if the toddler is having a grumpy day

Need to make cranberry sauce.

DH has chosen the wine.

We bought a pudding this year. Not sure what it was.

@growingonmyass
I think it will be fine

Starters
Soup
Baked camemberts
Pate
Assorted rolls

Main
Turkey
Ham
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing balls
Roasties
Mash
Yorkshires
Sprouts
Sprout and bacon bake
Roast Carrots
Roast Parsnips
Brocolli

Puddings
A surprise as I’m having no part in it after that lot above

No starter, though coffee and muffins, and maybe some smoked salmon on brown bread for second breakfast 😊

Venison casserole
Goose fat roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips
Cauliflower cheese
Bottle of rich and Christmassy red recommended by lovely gent working in local cheese and wine store.

Christmas pud or chocolate biscuit cake for dessert.

Will have cheese and (more) wine/port when the DC have gone to bed.

I can’t wait! I LOVE Christmas ❤️

No starter

Turkey
roast potatoes
roast parsnips
mashed swede
sprouts sautéed with caraway
green beans
chipolatas - I have bought bacon to wrap them in, but may do without.
stuffing
bread sauce
gravy

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