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to hate this obsession with Sunday Lunch.

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fckUsundaylunch · 01/05/2016 11:39

Yes I get that years ago everybody worked long hours and Sunday was the only time people could gather together to eat.
But times have changed.

If I get up on a Sunday and it's a really nice day, rather than spend all morning cooking, we will go out for the day.
We'll have the Sunday lunch on another day during the week..
I don't want my whole day to revolve around a meal.

My DM is always horrified ^But You have to have Sunday Lunch!''
'How can you not have Sunday Lunch?
Me Why?
DM ''Because it's Sunday!''
I think she would have a hear attack if I told her that sometimes we live really dangerously and go a whole month without seeing a roast potato Grin

Before the food police have a go, I cook really healthy meals, and we sit down to eat as a family on a regular basis,
just not always on a Sunday.

Anybody else have older parents who think this way?

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limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 18:34

I'm very keen on leftovers pearlylum but DH is less so but he's now got out of the ridiculous revulsion at eating them. His mother isn't like that. I think he thought that leftovers were poor man's food or unhygienic. But there's limit to what he'll eat and that's fair enough. We are allowed our likes and dislikes.

We've had a three rib roast at Christmas which was very big for two but we happily got through it. I like a small pork loin too. Our leftover go-tos aren't very adventurous, just sandwiches or cold meat with bubble and squeak - that's my Boxing Day lunch and I prefer it to Christmas dinner. I make sure I cook extra vegetables and potatoes to get cold. I realise now that it's common, but I have to have it with brown sauce Blush

bibbitybobbityyhat · 02/05/2016 18:36

My dh mainly works evenings and weekends but when he isn't at work on a Sunday he's usually quite happy to do a roast. We had one about two weeks ago.

Today is our Sunday as he worked Sat and Sun and we are having toad in the hole (prepped by ds) with mash, broccoli, carrots, peas and onion gravy (prepped by dh) followed by apple crumble (prepped by dd). All I've had to do is pour the wine Smile. Fab!

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fckUsundaylunch · 02/05/2016 18:50

A lot of people treating Monday as an extra Sunday.
I wonder if some people are pulling all the stops out and having TWO roasts in one week! Shock

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bibbitybobbityyhat · 02/05/2016 18:53

It is a bank holiday.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeG0es · 02/05/2016 18:55

Leftovers, that's another thing. Don't mind a bit of cold chicken or beef, but we're not keen on leftover veg and spuds. When we do a roast we try and only make what we will eat in that meal apart from the meat, although I'll make double gravy and freeze that for toad in the hole or similar and make stock from a carcass/any leftover veg.

pearlylum · 02/05/2016 18:58

I doubt that my family even know they are eating leftovers.

I have made a chilli and beef noodle stir fry today with yesterdays roast, I have the remains of last weeks roast chicken defrosting to make a chicken and leek pie tomorrow.

oldlaundbooth · 02/05/2016 18:58

'Agree it isn't about time, it's about timing, and yes it's years of having done it which means I could do it without thinking.'

I'll be there on Sunday at 5pm Roussette!

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 19:04

Today is our Sunday as he worked Sat and Sun and we are having toad in the hole (prepped by ds) with mash, broccoli, carrots, peas and onion gravy

That sounds lovely. We're having chicken legs browned then simmered in a bit of stock with the new Jersey Royals and carrots - all in the same pan. When it's done i'm going to stir in a spoonful of mustard and a handful of frozen peas. Today has been quite crappy and it's cold now, so it's perfect.

Roussette · 02/05/2016 19:10

oldlaund Grin

Passmethecrisps · 02/05/2016 19:32

I have enjoyed reading this thread. I grew up in Scotland and er did have a roast but it was chicken. Then Monday was soup made from chicken and pudding (not made from chicken)

As an adult married to a man to whom the roast beef dinner was practically a religion we have them very frequently. Having friends round for a lazy Sunday lunch is way up on one of my favourite things to do. Essentially DH does it all while there are G&Ts to start then red wine all in the kitchen while it is cooking.

It could be on the table several hours after lunch time but everyone we know knows this and prepares well!

On our own we might do a chicken or one of those supermarket tins. A sunny Sunday with the radio on slowly cooking Together is a memory I hope my dd will cherish for the future

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 19:43

A sunny Sunday with the radio on slowly cooking Together is a memory I hope my dd will cherish for the future

My dad used to take me to Sunday School at 11am and come back to collect me at 1pm while my mum slaved over a hot dinner. It took me very long time to realise that they were shagging.

Esspee · 02/05/2016 19:45

We had a lovely walk in the country today, came home to do odd jobs (me gardening, OH something in the garage) then the sunshine turned to hail and we both ended up indoors, feet up, totally relaxed. I noticed that from time to time OH looked at the clock above my head then eventually he asked "what vegetables are you doing with dinner?" I laughed so much I cried. No idea how long it took him
to work out the precise wording of his question but I found it a priceless classic.
No it isn't Sunday but a Bank Holiday to his way of thinking is the same thing and he was so looking forward to something special. I believe it is to do with the way you were brought up. Before you start thinking he is way out of line I should admit that he is a better cook than me and does more than his fair share of kitchen duties but a Sunday/ holiday special meal is something he expects.

Passmethecrisps · 02/05/2016 19:53

Blush limited

Defo just cooking here. Although I wonder if dd would fancy Sunday school . . .

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 20:19

It never did me any harm pass and these days it could get you into the school of your choice.

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fckUsundaylunch · 02/05/2016 20:21

My dad used to take me to Sunday School at 11am and come back to collect me at 1pm while my mum slaved over a hot dinner. It took me very long time to realise that they were shagging.

What else did you think Sunday School was for?

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fckUsundaylunch · 02/05/2016 20:23

A Shag on a Sunday used to cost my parents £1.50 back in the day.

50p for each, for the three of us to put in the collection box.

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gingerboy1912 · 02/05/2016 20:24

I love a roast dinner it's one of my favourite meals but rarely have it on a Sunday.

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 20:25

I've always been very slow on the uptake

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2016 20:26

I mean, look at that reply

EverySecondCounts · 02/05/2016 21:00

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OrlandaFuriosa · 02/05/2016 21:03

Well, this evening we had chicken curry, last portion of, which had come from a roast chicken I did last month, where the rest became fajitas, stock for pasta ai brodo, curry,( two portions ).There are only three of us, so it's really worth it. And I just had to do broccoli and rice... No complaints. Though I can't recall if it was Sunday lunch or supper.

Passmethecrisps · 02/05/2016 21:06

Maybe that is why my mum wasn't keen on us going. Excuse for not getting jiggy

LD33 · 02/05/2016 23:20

Agree with you completely OP! My nan is very strange about this and insists she has a Sunday lunch by 2pm or she gets a bad stomach if it's served any later. Yet she eats all her other main meals at 5pm during the week! I really cannot be arsed to spend sunday cooking, it's a day of rest which means a takeaway or dinner at the pub! I never say no tho when my parents offer to cook me one though. They often have lengthy discussions on what meat to have on Sunday. whenever it's beef they always moan it's s bit tough, lamb a bit fatty or not much meat on that chicken! Pork never gets a slating though x

ErNope · 02/05/2016 23:23

YANBU, Both me and DH work in carvery's.
We hate the sight of roast dinners now...

Bogeyface · 03/05/2016 01:06

On the back of this thread, as I posted above, I took a leg of of lamb out of the freezer last night.

3 hours in the kitchen and 10 minutes to eat.

Nice, but sooooo not worth the effort and I remembered about an hour in why we rarely have them!

The perfect roast dinner is one that is made by somebody else, which I assume is why the rest of the family said it was really nice and that we should have it more often and I left half of mine in favour of a large glass of wine and a bit of a lie down......

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