To think Christmas dinner is actually a posh Sunday roast?

[wineoclockthanks]

I was chatting to a friend who was stressing hugely about her Christmas dinner (for 6 people). She was saying she would have to be up at 5am at the latest to start preparing and would need to be in the kitchen for at least 5 hours etc

I know everyone does things differently but I'm not quite sure what the heck she'll be doing in there.

How much time will you (or your other half) be spending in the kitchen?

[AllergicToAMop]

for 6 people). She was saying she would have to be up at 5am at the latest to start preparing and would need to be in the kitchen for at least 5 hours etc

Fuck that. Some people just want to make their lives difficult...

Is she planning on eating at 10AM?

[Iwantacookie]

Yanbu apart from doing pigs in blankets it is just a posh sunday dinner.
Only thing I'm cooking on the day is veg, mash and roast potatoes everything else can be done xmas eve.

[TheBigFatMermaid]

Well yes, but I do all the prep on boxing Day, this year with the help of 14 year old DD and 13 year old DD!

I cook a turkey crown, a joint of beef and ham in the slow cooker, in bags.

[Blueshadow]

I spend about three hours- but not all the time in there. And yes, it’s just roast with a few extra bits.

[cardibach]

Well, yes, essentially it’s a posh Sunday lunch. The poshness is what leads to it taking longer/being more complicated. A large turkey will need hours and hours too cook but you don’t have to be with it all the time. If she’s also doing something fancy for a starter, making alternative puddings and organising a cheese course then it will take a while.