What Christmas food have you bought, eaten and replaced so far?

[PegDope]

Despite promising ourselves we’d wait until Christmas Eve we have eaten:

1 pack of Lidl shortbread
1 pack of Lidl shortbread bought to replace the first one. Now need to buy another but not until the weekend.
DH polished off the almond and rosemary crackers plus a bag of taralli.
1 pack of Lidl spiced biscuits.
2 x caramelised onion cheese wheels.
1 x black garlic cheese wheel.
I’ve opened the pickled onions (see above).

We need an intervention!

Ah, reminds me of the Derry Girls. 'They've had the very Tunnocks, Mary'.
😂

Tub of Heroes
Red onion chutney
Wensleydale with Cranberries
After Eights
Whoops!

Are you searching any rubbish he takes out? And checking he's not smuggling replacements in?

I have only had two mince pies so far. But this has inspired me to crack open the ginger wine I think. Normally the kids eat the tubs of chocolates without breaking the security seal some how. Ds13 ate his entire advent calendar on day 1. He has got quite significant SEN so not sure if I should have reminded him it's only one window a day ( but is also guilty of the eating chocolates without breaking the security seal so I suspect he knew this). Normally we eat the pringles. To the extent its pointless kidding myself we have any for Christmas eve. I have bought the frozen Christmas food for this reason so far.

A packet of Marmite cashew nuts! 🤣

I bought them in B & M.

🤣🤣🤣

Since they came on sale in November, we’ve had 4 panettoni (classic recipe from Italian Co-op).
They were voted best own brand variety by an online consumer poll, so that’s alright…

The M&S walnut whips are vastly superior to the original branded version.

One and a half full sized Christmas cakes ( not just me) and they can't be replaced - took 2 months to make!

Just baileys and hotel chocolat espresso martini. Food shop is delivered 8pm Christmas eve so no chance of early pickings

4 😱🫣🙈😳

The viral M&S gingerbread cookies barely last a day here. There’s a reason people wait around the bakery aisle for them to be put out…

The only things I'm buying are frozen and they're staying in the freezer

Eeesh You cut it fine! I could NEVER take such a risk on a delivery like that. Very Brave.

@Hollyhobbi Omg my DH was looking for panforte. If you don’t mind telling me which Dunnes, that would help 😁

We get our delivery from Walkinstown.

@Hollyhobbi thank you!

I’m closer to Blanch so I I’ll try there first.

Things I would not have eaten if M&S didn't have such stupidly short sell by dates. Things I've taken to the office party that were meant for this route.

Aldi also have delicious cinnamon knots, probably less expensive than Waitrose. I know this because I have eaten two boxes of the to make sure they are consistent.

Aldi sour cream pretzels. I’m on pack no 3 and I’m being restrained. They are delicious

I went to Dunnes and found the panforte. I am giving it to DH in his stocking so no danger of it being eaten.

I also popped into Tesco to try to find the famous Penicorn (from the ugly Christmas tree decoration thread) and failing to find one I got a mini panettone for DD for breakfast Christmas Day and got myself a mini pandoro. They are going into the Christmas booty press and I will not be touching them!

Ooooo where are the biscuits from??

I am on my fourth replacement of Bailey’s.
My second box of heroes (though I blame DS for this)
I will have to go back to M&S for crisps at some point.
My Christmas Eve picky bits have been completely depleted.

@Hmmmmwineandchocs i got the proper Scottish shortbread from walkers.... chocolate orange and warm spice ❤️