An Unreasonable Christmas Buffet

[BupcakesAndCunting]

This year I said I am not doing a turkey because I am sick of being disappointed by turkey and also am sick of all the pans/every utensil in the kitchen forming a 1/10 scale replica of K2 on the work surface every year.

DH and I said we were going to go to the local curryhouse for a curry instead. We invited MIL, my mother and my brother (who I do not like). Last week the curryhouse said they had 25 seats left, and to confirm when we knew what time for definite we would come in. When I rang back yesterday, they were full. No matter.

DH has suggested a buffet at lunchtime. I told my mum on the phone and I could hear her doing this face AIBU about a christmas buffet?

[kiwigirl42]

... am I the only one who actually likes turkey then?

[Scholes34]

I don't eat turkey at any other time of the year. I love all the work on Christmas Day for the left-overs which last the rest of the week - cold cuts, curries, pies, risottos etc.

If I was offered the chance to go to someone's on Christmas Day for a buffet, I might be tempted to stay at home instead and do the cooking myself. Any other day, the buffet would be most welcome.

[MardyBra]

YABALC
(you are being a lazy cow)

HTH

[BupcakesAndCunting]

YABALC
(you are being a lazy cow)

[ParsleyTheLioness]

Go for it Buppy. I have NEVER done a traditional Crimbo dinner. Usually I was working, and being a veggie, meh....STBXH used to do it, the only meal in the year he did. Now I have kicked his sorry ass to the kerb he is not here, dd and I have what we want.

[TiggyD]

Why Does the OP want a porn ring?

Anyway, I'd love a nice beige Iceland buffet. So many things wrapped up in puff pastry.

Don't forget toothpicks. The flavour of all food is greatly enhanced by putting it on a stick. They're also handy for children to stick in their eyes for the festive A&E visit.

Don't forget a nice selection of healthy vegetables on plates for people to ignore.

[diddl]

We have goose now-after about 15yrs of having turkey & then my husband finally saying he didn´t really like turkey

I would really fancy a curry for Christmas but would love a Christmas buffet.

It´ll just be my Dad & I this year so I might look into.

[TiggyD]

If you're really classy, say so top class you even have a special fork to scratch your arse with, you can get 'Princess Turkey Roll'. It's pink coloured turkey roll in the shape of a crown set within the usual 'diseased organ grey' coloured regular turkey roll.
Like I said, Class.

[FellatioNelson]

Thank you Hassled. You see? Do you want to be responsible for the death of an elf? Do you Bups? Do you?

[ToffeeCaramel]

What about dinosaur turkey roll for your buffet?

[Arithmeticulous]

This year I'm going to cook a chicken and tell everyone it's a turkey

[Freshbloodletticia]

Lol at Enormasnob not being able to sit 22. You'd have to have a feckin big lap to do that luv...

[Justreadthefuckingwords]

We had a buffet one year & there is a fatal flaw in all this buffet style madness, with a trad dinner you have champagne & starters, wine and turkey/goose, pudding & pudding wine, then port & cheese, then the chocolate, coffees & Armagnac/Brandy.

Then, then & only then can the drunken arguments start.

You need the variety of alcohol that comes with a full Christmas spread to get truly wankered.

Let's be honest, what's Christmas without at least one family member dredging up some imagined slight from their teen years (I'm looking at you DSis), causing all-out war, resulting in breakout factions forming, which can then only be settled over a game of charades?

You're not thinking this through.

[ToffeeCaramel]

I think "wankered" is my favourite word for getting drunk.

[Youcanringmybell]

Can I come? A buffet sounds wonderful. Let everyone make the face - you will be like this as you leisurely stuff your face with delicious buffet selections.

[ToffeeCaramel]

I wonder if there are as many words for getting drunk in other languages as there are in English.

[GreenEggsAndNichts]

Haven't made it past the first page but laughed at the prawn ring.

Buffet sounds lovely to me. Just make sure there's plenty of food so the acceptable amount of overeating can take place. :)

[Tigerbomb]

Bupcakes - you are a friggin genius.

I have just mentioned this thread to my DH and said what a great idea and he is in total agreement. So now this year we are going to have an all day Christmas Buffet.

Even though you were joking about the Prawn Ring, I am going to get one in your honour

Thank you

[Littlechangeforthis]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you will probably find a buffet will take move cooking ad create more dishes than a full Christmas dinner.

[TiggyD]

I really like prawns.

I can't turn down a winkle.

I love nice big muscles.

Whelks are growing on me.

I eye crab-sticks warily.

[ExitPursuedByMarieAntoinette]

What Little said. And a good buffet needs something with either chicken or turkey in a fruity mayonnaise, which will need cooking beforehand, so it might as well be a Christmas dinner.

The inuits have about 30 words for snow don't they?

We need to start a thread on how many words for drunk there are in the English language.

[mumeeee]

Smellslikecatspee we used to do that when our kisd were small and they loved it. Now they are grown up we go out for Christmas Dinner. Well we do most years any way. I have also been known to cook a Christmas dinner and so has DH. OP YANBU we have a buffet at our Christmas big family party and it's much easier for everyone.

[DowagersHump]

Can I just say that I recently ate an Iceland prawn ring. Without the marie rose sauce, I could have been eating defrosted bonefree fingers.

Don't do it - even for the kitsch value. It's £2.99 which you could spend on pigs in blankets