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?

[TiggyD]

"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. "

I seem to remember reading somewhere that it has THE most phrases that mean it in the English language.
(And they don't have 30 words for snow. Stephen Fry say so.)

[ifancyashandy]

Leathered
Pie-eyed
Slaughtered
Wasted

[TiggyD]

3 sheets to the wind.
Brahms and Liszt.

[Rowanhart]

haha hassled and the dead elves.

I say do the buffet if you will, but make it über Christmassy with an elaborate festive centre piece

The naffed the better www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=768&bih=928&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=christmas+centre+piece+huge&oq=christmas+centre+piece+huge&gs_l=img.3...145878.150065.0.150703.7.4.0.3.0.0.178.503.1j3.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.iHw-nBFnswQ#biv=i|11;d|y0nwg05VVtUiSM:

[MissCellania]

I really really want to know what Turkey Drogheda is.


Maryz sorry to disappoint but the Iceland in the Ilac (the only one that reopened I think, there used to be 5 or 6 of them) doesn't have Greggs stuff in it. Does have prawn rings though ;)

[Sheepasaurus]

I am loving the curry idea. If I ever host Christmas I shall do this or a veggie buffet.

[KermitRuffinsTrumpet]

We never have turkey why would you?

We've had goose, duck, beef, pork and this year we are having lamb. I always do a gammon and make my own sausages and a pate too. We eat off the cold cuts well into January and that buffet style plate with chutney, piccalilly, a fat sausage and pate, all homemade plus select cheeses is one of our favourite meals.

can't wait!!

[FellatioNelson]

Sheep don't take this personally or anything but I think your Christmas Veggie Buffet might just turn out to be the loneliest party in the world.

Still. At least you won't need to get the camping chairs out of the garage to seat all those extra people who won't come.

[FellatioNelson]

Sheep don't take this personally or anything but I think your Christmas Veggie Buffet might just turn out to be the loneliest party in the world.

Still. At least you won't need to get the camping chairs out of the garage to seat all those extra people who won't come.

[FellatioNelson]

whoops. The mere thought sent me mad for a moment.

[CheerfulYank]

I think YANBU because of course what one has on Christmas is ham with roasted 'taters. But then I am American and turkey and mash is for Thanksgiving. :o

[FellatioNelson]

Do you not do the full turkey dinner twice then? I'm so disappointed. I alway thought you did.

[CheerfulYank]

No, not in my part of the States. They are each as much work as the other though, whether it's turkey or ham, because of the numerous side dishes. Plus I do a big Christmas Eve brunch as well.

[Horopu]

I am feeling very guilty now. I have not had a turkey in 3 years and when
I go to visit my family in January they my 77 yr old diabetic mother with glaucoma are going to do me a whole Christmas dinner none of them really like turkey Last year we were camping (in NZ) which was my favourite Christmas ever, BBQ steaks and strawberries for pudding.

I am not a good woman am I? If any of my family were on MN there would be a thread about me. To be fair my mum is very excited about cooking Brussel sprouts for my DS3

[Coralanne]

We have never had turkey at Christmas. Ham, chicken, roast pork,every kind of veg. imaginable, seafood, salad, plum pudding, chcristmas cake, brfandy custard.

We start about 11 am and keep going until night time

[Coralanne]

Forgot the fruit salad

[Moln]

Oi!

Elf Killers, there's not much meat in goose you know

As a none elf murdering alternative there's always a capon, he's your man (well sort of), it's big and it looks like a turkey so tricks the death vibes.

But go ahead with your illegal buffet, porn ring and extermination antics.

Weridos.

[KermitRuffinsTrumpet]

But goose is so tasty. We still got loads of meals out of it and had to break it ip to get in into my soup kettle when it was picked clean.

It tasted like if beef was poultry. Hmmm, beefy poultry.

Oh and we make a black pudding and cranberry stuffing. Slurpola.

[Sheepasaurus]

Ah well fellatio, more onion bhajis for me :-)

[drummerswife]

last year we had brunch on christmas day and did a buffet in the evening when we had family over.it was great.no rushing about in and out of the kitchen,no trying to keep food hot,very little preperation.would have done it again this year but going to mil's.

[whois]

We always have a buffet on boxing day at one of my relations. She does an AMAZING spread and it is quite famous and much looked forward to in my family. Lots of nice salads including lentils and potato kind of hearty salads. Smoked salmon. Cold roast beef. Maybe a poached salmon. Breads. Nibbles. Just loads of lovely lovely food.

[Smellslikecatspee]

Lets be honest turkey is grot really unless you add cumin, garlic, ginger, coriander, tomato,garam masala, turmeric, paprika etc.

[maddening]

my parents had a bbq one Christmas - we ate indoors :-)