To stop Roast Dinners

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

From now until Xmas day?

I just feel like itll take the shine off the roast on the day if we still have them every week.
Does anyone else do this?
Dh and ds were like when I told them.They love a sunday dinner.

Hhhmn I quite like this idea. I might make one this Saturday and then none in december

Yes we have one every Sunday and I agree people would be sad if we didn’t but... I love your idea... I might try to skip a couple in December 🤔

How often do you usually cook roast?

We normally have chicken roast every few weeks, but without the trimmings, will continue as normal in Dec.

We don’t usually drink/serve lashings of alcohol during and after cooking

DC and I don’t like turkey much so that will never be a highlight.

(I know we aren't in advent yet I'm also trying to buy less meat )

Huh?? Christmas isn’t just a roast. It’s cooked ham and roast turkey. Surely you don’t have them regularly. Roast chicken, lamb, beef is standard fare where I’m from!

I've never in my life cooked a roast, I think they are very old fashioned. Mind you it's not the same when you are vegetarian.

I usually stop in December so the Christmas roast is more special but I’m in a new relationship now and he’s horrified at the thought 😂

Yanbu, we have done exactly that .
We never had a roast every Sunday anyway but I find myself getting bored of them so stop in November

I also do this every year :) not only does it make the actual Xmas meal seem more special, it genuinely saves time on Sundays for more festive activities :)

I didnt know weekly roasts were such a thing till this thread.
Thinking about it , I suppose I subconsciously associate them with being the meal that cooks itself while you go to mass.
As I haven’t been to mass for many decades , and im not that interested in a roast meal, it definitely doesn’t need a break In our house.

I barely ever cook a roast dinner ... I don't want to spend loads of my weekend trapped in the kitchen!!!! .... DD and DP are cooking Christmas dinner this year ... I usually do it .. this year Im having a year off with my feet up and wine !!

I grew up having roast lunches every Sunday and the Christmas meal was still special.

Maybe the thing that makes it special in your house could be that the other members of the family cook the roasts in the month leading up to Christmas?!

Are you the one that cooks Sunday dinners?

If yes: sure, you're not actually required to make a roast.

I'm amazed at the number of people that have roasts so often. How can you be arsed?!

I make a roast dinner every week. Christmas is no different apart from a candle on the table and a cracker for the kids.

@PrincessHoneysuckle It’s not hard to peel some potatoes ,boil some veg and stick a chicken in the oven ..

We had our last roast on Sunday as the children declared no more till Christmas dinner so they can look forward to it !
However we are going away for Christmas and they don’t know so they won’t even be getting a Christmas dinner this year 😂

I cook a roast dinner about 3 times a year and every time I do it I think 'I'm not doing that again until Christmas' and I think I've now decided that I am only going to cook a roast dinner on Christmas day. CBA with it otherwise, or the washing up.

If I fancy a roast at any other time of year, I'm going to a carvery. If your DH wants a roast before Christmas day, he can cook it himself, with DS help if old enough, or he can take you all out for one.

I have no time for people who express disappointment at the lack of something nice but never actually put the effort in to make it themselves.

We rarely have one unless it’s a special occasion like Xmas, Easter, someone’s birthday or meeting up with other family members etc.
It makes it so much more special on Xmas day having a huge roast as it feels like a treat.

We have roast dinner most Sundays. It is lovely to all sit together for a family meal. We either go out to the local pub or I can quite easily do a basic roast - people are just too lazy to cook nowadays!

Think a roast of just meat, potatoes, veg and gravy takes me about 60-75 mins to prepare and serve, split between peeling time and final bits overseeing veg, gravy and carving.

The washing up is the biggest PITA IMO.

DH does that!

We have a roast most sundays but I probably wont make one on the 22nd.

I don't find it creates that much washing up but we have a dishwasher. We also eat it at 5pm so that still allows time to go out during the day. As for length of cooking, its quicker than a stew/bolognaise/lasagne

I make a roast chicken every Sunday, it's really not that hard and doesn't take me hours or have me trapped in the kitchen not able to spend time with family?? A chicken takes 1.5 hours to cook....

Stick chicken in the oven, peel and chop potatoes, carrots, parsnips, chop brocolli and chuck some skirlie into an oven dish. At varying intervals stick pots carrots, parsnips & skirlie in the oven while the chicken finishes, rest chicken and carve while brocolli boils... And you're done. It's just not hard.

Christmas dinner has so many sauces, extra bits, starters, puddings, wine, crackers, family etc etc it's a real treat but also not that hard!