Is my Christmas dinner unreasonable?

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I have just done a big chunk of the Xmas food shop today. I'll be cooking for 10 including PILs who haven't had Xmas lunch with us before. I luuurve Christmas dinner and all the leftovers so tend to make a bit of a feast. DH has happily tucked into said feast for many years. I'm doing...
Smoked salmon starter
Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Roasties
Parsnips
Sprouts with bacon
Red cabbage
Gravy
Christmas pudding with brandy butter and cream

Apparently, according to DH, PILs will not be happy because 1) pigs in blankets are a bit common 2) sprouts shouldn't have bacon anywhere near them 3) starters are unnecessary 4) it really is too much food to be able to enjoy it.

My response was that I've bought the food, I will cook the food and if they don't eat it I will happily consume the leftovers. Therefore - tough bloody luck if they don't like it!!!

I know I'm right... aren't I???

The poshest people I've ever spent Christmas with served potato croquettes.

Pigs in blankets are the best bit of a Christmas dinner.

I would add on some lamb, beef and rice with that. Plus a salad and coleslaw.

Mmmm sounds lovely! It's is going to be similar and cooked by husband who is considered to be rather posh and yet there will definitely be pigs in blankets - I might cry if there isn't!
I agree a starter isn't strictly necessary as the main is such a great feast. We do have a prawn cocktail "starter" around midday to keep us going though, and then have dinner at around 3. Pudding and cheese in the evening.

OP, you need cauliflower. No cheese sauce. Put it in a sauce-boat if you must have it.

Cauliflower at Christmas!

The poshest people I've ever spent Christmas with served potato croquettes.

Sounds very nouv.

YABU !

Where's the swede?!!

Just put it in dishes and they can help themselves to what they want, don't plate it up for them, except for the meat.

where I come from we have new seasons veg -- new potatoes, fresh peas, broad beans

Where are fresh peas and broad beans in season in December? Is this the other side of the world or something? I don't think that would be very practical in the UK. In the UK, sprouts and carrots are in season!

Sounds very much like my Christmas dinner. I always make enough so that there will be enough for Boxing Day so that I don't have to cook on Boxing Day.

I can't see the problem. I never force anyone to have more than they want to eat.

Oh, and of course YANBU, OP. Your menu sounds delicious. Your PILs sound a bit odd.

That sounds like a perfect Christmas dinner to me OP. Pigs in blankets are a classic accompaniment, surely?

We're not massive fans of turkey and go away just after Christmas so we'll be having:

Fillet beef wellington
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Kalettes
Red cabbage
Red wine gravy

Plus Christmas pudding.

We don't do starters as no-one can eatnit if we do.

Sounds the norm to me.
Pigs in blankets = common? Wow, never heard this before!

*eat it!

Yes, let people help themselves and then they can just have small amounts of the things they like. It's not too much food if you let people serve themselves the amount they want.

I have a compartively small appetite and see no joy in eating until I feel sick. I just have a bit of everything so I am comfortably full.

I was dreading Christmas Dinner at MILs a few years ago because she is one of those 'pile the plate up massively' people but thankfully everything was in bowls so we could just help ourselves.

Naice ham?

YANBU.
And also a woman after my own heart.

Except the sprouts with bacon. Sprouts are a stand alone side. Then lush on boxing day served up after a quick stir fry with garlic........Altho I'm willing to concede that bacon sounds like a fucking fantastic addition now I've typed the above.

Cauliflower, preferably in cheese sauce is a Christmas Dinner staple, along with sprouts, carrots, roast parsnips and roast potatoes. Are those not eating these vegetables not in the UK?

We bought a lovely, massive cauliflower in Morrisons earlier. I hope I can get another one later in the week for Christmas Dinner. It's not that long since there was a thread about a cauliflower shortage, with only tiny expensive ones available, blaming seasonality and the cauliflower rice fad.

My DH is fully aware his role at Christmas dinner in fact any dinner is to turn up, be appreciative, and do the washing up

Where on earth has yours got the idea that pigs in blankets are common

We (for two) are having:

Starter - yet to be decided
Turkey
Stuffing - type yet to be decided
Pigs in blankets
Cranberry sauce
Bread sauce
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Roast carrots
Sprouts
Caramelised potatoes
Christmas pudding
Brandy butter
Brandy cream

Eating it will be spread over most of the day. I also appear to have acquired a duck, a goose crown and half our body weight in ham.

We will be eating Christmas food until at least February

Looks normal to me. I'd make 2 changes:

• turn the smoked salmon starter into canapés and have them earlier. That way finishing off the dinner is easier plus lets them go down a bit before starting on the main course
• add more veg. Either cauli, carrots, leeks, swede (or a couple of them!)

Cauliflower has no place on the Christmas dinner menu.

SWEDE? Are you on glue?

Sorry above is to MaryPoppins

I don't care if pigs in blankets are common. It would actually ruin Christmas if I didn't get them...