What are you having for dinner today?

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We are going to order in a Thai takeaway.

Fridge Gravel

I'll whip up something with all of the odds and ends that need using up

Steak and green veg

Paella
Then out for Thai for lunch tomorrow
We try and do very non-Christmassy food before Xmas Eve evening as otherwise it gets a bit repetitive. We’re also planning pizza for dinner on 28th.
Having said that, we did have mulled wine, mince pies & Christmas cake when friends came over mid-afternoon (and then pushed back when we were planning on eating tonight!)

A salad!

I think I'm having a big slice of the carrot cake I made the other day. It's got festive gold stars and silver balls on the top of the buttercream. With hot ambrosia luxury custard. And a crushed hard amaretti biscuit.

I had that last night it was ridiculously good. 🥰

I just wanted a day off cooking!

We are also having a Thai takeaway. Christmas Eve, we are having dinner at our lovely local Italian for the Festival of the Seven Fishes menu (even though we're neither Catholic nor Italian American) and so the only cooking I have to do until Christmas Day is prepping.

We’re ordering burgers from Five Guys 🍔

Has thought about nothing else but Chinese takeaway all day but forgot they are closed on a Tuesday. None of the others around here quite hit the spot so I’m eating onion ring crisps with a selection of four dips. Total delicious trash!

Sausage, egg and chips. Delicious.

Homemade rosemary bread, Camembert & pigs in blankets with cranberry sauce 😋

We has a Chinese takeaway. I had honey chilli chicken. DH had kung po and the kids had chicken balls and chips. Was beaut. DH has now fell asleep on the sofa and I am tucking into the Prosecco.

Parsnip korma

We had macaroni and cauliflower cheese with salmon and peas. Tomorrow we’ll have the other half of the mac and cauli with ham and broccoli. Perfect!

Cheese and crackers.

Channeling our inner Wallace and Grommit.

We had chicken fajitas and a cheese pizza (making space in the freezer!)

We had tacos. It started with us having Jamie Oliver's festive fiesta tacos each Christmas but I've adapted the recipe over time to suit our tastes more. It's lovely though and a great break from the traditional Christmas food!

We are having homemade chicken fried rice.

Chinese takeaway, despite us having shopped for days! We’ve got such a busy day tomorrow (busier than Christmas Day) so it’s our treat after doing all the prep today.

Pulled pork rolls and wedges.
Salad and coleslaw.

Pulled pork from a stash in the freezer.

Sausage casserole and mash. Easy win for fussy kids.

Chick casserole with mash & leeks. Very tasty

Chicken risotto, using up cooked chicken in fridge. Was lovely. DS2 who doesn't like risotto had leftover lasagne from last night.

Wensleydale? 😄

Steak, baked potato and peas