To think a baileys dessert from iceland isn't suitable for xmas day and a bit cheeky actually

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I'm cooking dinner tomorrow. One of us is assigned to buy veg, the other meat and the other pudding. So iv'e got a mahoosive chicken,a joint of ham and stuffing, t'other guest has bought carrots potatoes parsnips sprouts broccoli and sauces. So far so good. I phoned the pudding offender last night to find out what scrummy dessert we will be having on xmas day, and this is what she has bought.

It's dome a shaped cake/ice cream thing looks like a panna cotta on the outside and a gateau thing on the inside for 3 quid.
AIBU to think when someone has gone to the trouble of buying naice food and will spend ages preparing and cooking it, the least you could do is buy a naice pudding to go with it.
AIBU to feel a little resentful that they haven't even spent a quarter of what I have and the only prep they have to do is take it out the freezer a couple of hours before?

Am I being the ungrateful one or is she? Merry Christmas

On a serious note - if I was asked to bring the pud to an Xmas do I would bring a choice. I know a lot of people don't like Xmas pud but I would have probably got a smallish one and and a chocolate steamed pud and bought some cream.

On another serious note.

Dear Universe

Some people don't like Bailys. I am one of them. Stop putting it in everyfuckingthing ever.

Kind Regards

HD

And on another serious note - some people love alcohol, love puddings but don't love pudding with alcohol.

If it were me, when I found out, I'd have made another pudding, something like chocolate brownies that could pass themselves off as a cake, so pal wouldn't be embarrassed.

I love Baileys, like cheescake but I hate profiteroles. The one they were advertising on TV had profiteroles inside. My idea of food hell.

It might have been bad manners to phone to check what she is bringing?
She could have said Iceland frozen dessert because she's pissed off at having to account for herself before she even gets there, you know.
Maybe she actually has loads of other lovely stuff which she'll produce tomorrow; or maybe she'll now decide to keep it all for herself as you were rude enough to question her.
Why didn't you just wait?

Yanbu. It has eggs, I would be píssed if someone brought one item that contained eggs. I wouldn't be the only person pissed off. A friend who often joins us for similar things as the op has an alcohol allergy. She should bring more than one thing.
Ime of similar events, when doing these things you have to think about the other people. It's no different to having a bunch of people round for dinner that you are cooking for, at least one of the guests is veggie or known allergies and you don't take it into consideration.

That's true floggin but if I was making pudding I'd check with host that my pudding or whatever else I was bringing would be ok and fit with the rest of the menu.

Most puddings contain eggs - Sil is allergic to eggs and finding interesting recipes is tricky.

I would expect someone to bring more than one type of pudding to be honest, but the cost of it wouldn't bother me, Iceland, lidls, morrisons its all the same really, but only one type of pudding and only one of it is a bit stingy IMO

We have the opposite problem. My Dsis offered to bring puddings - got 3 from M&S: profiteroles; chocolate pud and trifle. She then phoned to say she had got an apple pie as well and should she get biscuits and cheese ?

There are 5 adults and 3 non pudding eating children ( for whom we have ice cream ).

An embarrassment of puddings but I do love her generosity.

Honestly, if someone brought a frozen Iceland dessert as their contribution to Christmas lunch I'd think they were doing it as a joke.
Amazed to see so many think it's okay.

shotgun - I agree about the joke. I'd be so sure it was a joke that I would laugh when I saw it.

I don't believe all these people who say they would genuinely be okay with it, I think perhaps they are trying to make a point that they are not snobby about Iceland or cheap food...

Well I'm amazed anyone would think it was a joke. How would that work as a joke then ?

FFS, why would it be a joke?

Do we all have to hand make puddings from scratch to pass muster at your house.

Do we have to keep our own chickens so the eggs are fresh, grow our own wheat, mill our own flour, etc, etc

Jeez, sometimes some posters really make me So far up their own arses...............

I must be a snob because I would think if it came from Iceland it was shit.

I don't think I'm too far up my own arse - just think Christmas Day is an Occasion and a frozen Iceland pud is more of an every blue moon day thing.

Yes jude that does sound a bit snobbish because believe me a dessert from Iceland would probably be more trustworthy than a lot of things I'd create at home.

It sounds rubbish for Christmas day. Anything that costs £3 from Iceland will be worth £3 and taste like it cost £3.

It's Christmas day, not just any old tea-time.

I am cooking lunch tomorrow, and still managed to make mince pies and a homemade gateaux for dessert.

She sounds lazy, tight, broke, or has no class.

If someone can't cook, I'd rather they chopped up some nice fruit and brought a caramel sauce and cream, maybe aome Amatetti or similar.
I'd accept a bought Christmas pud alongside this .

I hope the bloody things are nice, I went out and got one just cos the advert made them look really delicious!

Can't really go wrong with cake, can you?

What's Amatetti?