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What leftover Christmas food and drinks do you have?

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Falafelolive · 27/12/2024 13:22

Adult children have departed and I am appraising the food and drink flotsam from Christmas.
As always I overestimated the amount of soft drinks so have various bottles of sorts. Will go in the cupboard for later use.
Other than that, have half a bottle of baileys, various crisps and nuts, two boxes of chocolates, loads of fudge, a load of croissants in the freezer, half a block of stilton and some turkey left.
Will eat through the fresh leftovers in the next couple of days, and excess chocolate will be taken in to work I think.

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JaninaDuszejko · 27/12/2024 22:08

We still have a birthday and Hogmanay to go so festive food is still food not leftovers yet and won't be till the 7th.

AliasGrape · 27/12/2024 22:11

Shit loads - took 3/4 of a cheesecake and some crisps, dips and chocolate to be used up at a Boxing Day get together yesterday; another family get together today and brought some homemade mince pies, 3/4 of a Colin the Caterpillar Christmas edition and some Christmas cake.

Still got left at home - some turkey and ham which will be made into a pie tomorrow, half the Christmas cake which will get nibbled at into Jan, a few of the mince pies, a load of cheese, various chutneys, pickles,
olives and crackers - those will be lunches for the next few days.

Christmas pudding completely untouched.l/ unopened - longish date so will use another time now probably. Carton of brandy cream and a normal double cream.

Also got absolutely tons of chocolate, nuts, panettone, some shortbread and lebkuchen. A litre of Bailey’s, half a bottle of advocat, half a bottle of M&S Christmas cake liqueur, few soft drinks. A tube of Pringles and a few large bags of crisps. Box of dates.

A lot of the stuff that’s left may still be used between now and New Year’s Day. There’s more than usual left over mostly because DH hasn’t felt too well since Christmas Day evening and he’d usually have put most of the above away by now! And I’ve definitely eaten a lot less than usual this year - lost a fair amount of weight and want to keep it that way. Probably did a bit more baking than normal just because DD got really into it, then in laws brought two desserts with them along with various other sweet treats on Christmas Day even though I’d said not to bring any as I had it covered - and they refused to take it away with them when I said we wouldn’t use them - hence so many sweet things left!

TooMuchDontCare · 27/12/2024 22:14

Update since earlier!

We cooked the prawn & Lobster gratins (they were starter size) so cooked all 4 & divided them in 3

Then we had the cheese board of all cheeseboards!

Camembert
Brie with chilli
Mature cheddar
Cashel blue
Goats cheese
Greuyre (can't spell now!)

With Selection of cheese crackers
Spiced fig chutney
Tiny cornichons

Charcuterie
Copa
Salami with fennel & black pepper

Apple & grapes

Champagne & red wine

We were going to have the Belgian chocolate melting balls but we were too full so we have that for tomorrow

I might have Sherry trifle in a minute & another glass of champagne

We're having eggs benedict for brunch tomorrow. It was meant for Christmas day but we had to get on the road & didn't have time. So tomorrow it is.

The ham is in the freezer for another day

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TooMuchDontCare · 27/12/2024 22:14

The fridge is definitely looking barer which I'm very glad about

WifeOfMacbeth · 27/12/2024 22:15

Some smoked salmon.
Assorted cheeses and crackers.
A complete home made Xmas cake.
Some fancy lemonade and blood orange juice.
Pain au chocolat

mathanxiety · 27/12/2024 22:28

Camembert that rolled to the back of the fridge.
3/4 pecan pie.
1/2 pumpkin pie.
Pile of roast potatoes and a good deal of gravy.
Half a roast of beef.
Cookies and a box of chocolates I forgot about.
2x bottles of red. Will drink and use for cooking in the coming year.

mathanxiety · 27/12/2024 22:30

And six cinnamon rolls.

MidnightMeltdown · 27/12/2024 22:36

Leftover? Already?

Christmas isn't over yet as far as I'm concerned! We carry on eating Christmas food until at least 2nd Jan. Just stocked up on a few extra bits to see us through until new year!

ChronicallySleepy · 27/12/2024 22:46

Still got a couple of small blocks of cheese but those will gradually get eaten over the next few days.
Selection box of crackers and bread sticks, we had two and already ate one
One unopened tub of celebrations, again we had two
Lots of Bailey's, champagne, wine, rum and other drinks
Bits of meat selections & chutneys, cream...the usual Christmas items.

Most stuff has very long dates on so won't be an issue, I'm focusing on using up things in the fridge.

Splendud · 27/12/2024 22:48

Two panettone, which will be nice New Year breakfasts as french toast

A Pandoro, which will become raspberry and white chocolate bread and butter pudding at some point

A bit of turkey, which is being used up for sandwiches

Loads of cheese, some will end up in a mushroom and four cheese pasta bake on Sunday. Plenty of crackers and crisps but they're things we use anyway

Loads of chocolate and biscuits, but these will end up in lunchboxes for months if necessary

A small stollen, probably will get used at new year

A few home made (bloody amazing even if I do say so myself) sausage rolls which DS is steadily demolishing

A whole Christmas cake (probably new year treat)

A few mince pies

Nuts. Every year DH insists he will eat them and I bin them in February, barely touched.

Christmas pudding - which I traditionally serve at Easter (family joke)

Bignanna · 27/12/2024 22:51

andpeggy1 · 27/12/2024 13:58

Nothing, MIL threw away all left overs on Christmas Day night claiming "these are no good now".

I was putting the baby to bed, when I returned for a post bedtime pig in blanket everything in the kitchen had been cleared

I was on the verge of toddler tears 🙈

Shocking waste- leftovers make the best meals! Whatever was your MIL thinking?

DaisyDukesAuntie · 27/12/2024 23:01

All the main meal leftovers have gone now (made amazing bubble and squeak that was almost better than the main event), we have chocolate, fudge, crisps, all the peanuts, wine, Prosecco (gifts that we never drink and everyone insists on buying us), crackers, cheese

Diet starts January!!!

familyissues12345 · 27/12/2024 23:01

Cheese. Lot of cheese!

We did have puddings left, but we held a pudding buffet this evening so that's sorted that out Grin

Gingerwarthog · 28/12/2024 11:07

Yup -cheese here too - lots of cheddar.
Ham (not as much as we usually have left over at Christmas though).
Pack of potatoes, 2 packs of leeks.
An apple crumble, 2 lots of custard.
Stollen and a tub of home made flapjacks that we all forgot about

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