Aibu to ask what your Christmas dinner consists of

[Jinglebellissimo]

Inspired by another thread where I was looking at all the different dishes people have.

I tend to do
Turkey and a ham
Roast potatoes and mashed potatoes
Red cabbage
Carrots (roasted)
Parsnips
Yorkshire puddings (yes I know!!)
Sprouts (bacon is usually involved).
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets

Aibu to ask what’s on your menu

6 people here.
No ‘sit down’ starter, just some nibbles like ‘posh’ crisps/cheese straws with Champagne an hour or so before dinner.
Roast turkey and gammon.
Roast potatoes and parsnips.
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing (I do a dish of American style type)
Sprouts
Carrots
Gravy

That’s it.

Pudding is always some time later.

Turkey
Ham
Pigs in blankets
Roasties
Broccoli
Green beans
Carrots
Cauliflower cheese
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy
Mint sauce

I like getting the Indian or Chinese starters from Iceland to nibble on as a starter. Samosa’s and things like that. Usually we have roast lamb and chicken as our DD only likes white meat. Roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, roasted root vegetables including parsnips, mange tout, sweet corn for our DD, gravy and small sausages. We have chocolate log or a character cake from M&S for pudding.

Home Made organic chicken broth with tortellini

Roast beef on the ribs
Spiced roasted carrots
Braised cabbage stick to the pan to go golden
Goose fat potatoes
Home made bernaise

Oranges and caramel

We also drink champagne at breakfast with pannetone and presents

Walk on beach

Home for a tray of snacks and more champagne which is always

Smoked salmon and Belini
Pate and Melba
Prosciutto / or pata negra this year
Sun dried toms

And then we also do cheese in the evening late if anyone fancies it. I just got a cheese dome it's my first year hosting so I am replicating what my mum and dad do

And home made horse radish sauce

@SilverySurfer do you mean you are the only one for lunch or the only one who eats meat

If you are the only one for lunch just wanted to say good for you feeding yourself properly on Christmas Day 🎄🎄

Nut roast
Roast potatoes
Parsnips
Carrots
Sprouts
Stuffing
Yorkshire
Gravy

On years we are hosting (so this year) we have

Beef rib
Ham
Turkey (small crown)
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Roast carrots
Parsnips
Sprouts
Yorkshire pudding (an essential with beef!)

Followed by Christmas cake and cheese board a couple of hours later.

When it's just DH, DD and me we have a beef rib, loads of picky bits and selection boxes in front of the TV!

Starter of salmon pate and crusty bread.

Main - fore rib of beef, slow cooker gammon, pigs in blankets, roast potato's, Yorkshire puddings, carrots cooked in butter and star anise, parsnips, mashed swede and Brussels.

Pudding - cheese and crackers, sticky toffee pudding or chocolates from the tin.

@Pipandmum That terrine sounds lovely do you have a recipe??

Prawn cocktail or melon & Parma ham to start

Chicken with sweet potato stuffing
Ham with treacle
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Brussels
Cauliflower cheese
Bread sauce
Gravy

Trifle
Christmas pudding
Chocolate truffle torte

Starter, some have prawn cocktail, others potato skins

Dinner, Turkey, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire puddings, roasties, mash, sprouts, carrots, parsnips, green beans.

Pudding, cheesecake or chocolate gateau

Oh. Forgot stuffing!

Cold anti pasto( seafood salad, grilled peppers, artichoke.salad, olives)

Homemade pumpkin stuffed ravioli served with sage butter and parmesan

Roast turkey
Pigs in blanket
Vegetarian homemade stuffing
Meat bought stuffing
Quorn escapes ( for vegetarians, at their specific request, despite offer of other much nicer things in my opinion)
Roasted carrots
Roasted parsnips
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Cauliflower cheese
Sprouts with chestnuts
Bread sauce
Mostarda ( candied fruit and mustard relish)
Bought ready made gravy ( can't stand the stuff so no idea how to make it but one or two people like it here)

Home made tiramisu
Selection of bought mini desserts ( m and s) for anyone who doesn't like tiramisu

To those saying no to starters because "it's already a lot" and "how much food do you need".
Starter works the way that you have a starter and then you have smaller main
It's about variety not a quantity.

I love starting with something very light like prawns and mixed leaves with dressing or a nice broth. It gives stomach a heads up about what's coming

Usually have croissants or bacon baps for breakfast and then the painstaking cooking begins soon after.

Turkey
Roast potatoes & mash
Mashed Swede
Carrots
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Parsnips
Cauliflower cheese
Sausage stuffing & maybe standard
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire Puddings
Gravy
Cranberry sauce

Christmas Pudding
Ice cream
Or various chocolates

Just 2 of us so just a slightly fancier roast dinner

Turkey crown
Gravy
Roast potatoes - might even just use Aunt Bessies
Mash because I love it - maybe M&S
Sprouts
Leeks and peas cooked in butter and white wine
Carrots - just for the colour on the plate!
Cocktail sausages

I'll also cook a ham as Irish tradition but probably save for Boxing Day

Xmas pudding and cream

There's only two of us so I make a massive beef Wellington and some gravy. Have that on Christmas day (with maybe a starter of smoked salmon or pate on brioche) and put it in a sandwich on boxing day! It's amazing 😊

Turkey crown (covered in bacon)
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing balls
Parsnips
Roast carrots
Broccoli
Roast potatoes
Sprouts (par boiled chopped and cooked with more bacon, garlic and cream yum!)

We have lots of bacon!

Breakfast is usually smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels

This year we're having: -
Smoked mackerel pate to start.
Roast turkey crown.
Roast potatoes and parsnips.
Honey glazed carrots
Cauliflower, broccoli and sprout gratin with bacon lardons
Bread sauce
Pigs in blankets
Three types of stuffing - plain in the bird, orange and cranberry, and sweet herb. The non stuffed stuffing will be wrapped in smoked bacon, natch.
Then Eton mess for pudding.
I'm really looking forward to it.

Prawn cocktail to start obviously.

Turkey & Beef (M&S)
Gravy
Roast potatoes (M&S)
Yorkshire pudding (M&S)
Tenderstem broccoli (M&S)
Carrots
Roast Parsnips
Sprouts (M&S fancy ones)
Ultimate mash (M&S)
Carrot swede crush (M&S)
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce

Christmas pudding/ cake/ whatever Heston has done for Waitrose.

If we have a starter that will be broccoli and Stilton soup 👌

Every year my mum does

Leftover Xmas Eve ham with bread and piccalilli for breakfast

Chicken
Beef
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Peas
Cabbage
Carrots
Sprouts
Stuffing balls
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy

Roulade
Small Christmas pudding as only me and her eat it
Custard or ice cream

This year dh and I are having Christmas day alone so we are having

Leftover Xmas Eve ham with bread and piccalilli for breakfast

Dinner will be
Prawn cocktail

Beef
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Peas
Carrots
Maybe sweetcorn
Stuffing balls
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy

Christmas pudding, mince pies and custard or ice cream

Cheese & crackers, twiglets

I CAN'T WAIT 😋😋😋

My DD is doing:
Beef and lamb with accompanying gravy and sauces.
Carrot & swede mashed.
Peas.
Sprouts,
Broccoli, cauli.
Parsnips,
Roast potatoes,
Yorkshire puddings,
Pigs in blankets,

She has heated servers so we plate up ourselves and return. That way if you don't want mint to touch your beef etc, it doesn't have to.

She's picking a cake for me and my youngest DD to make and we are taking a yule log.

She'll ask people want they want buying in, but that's enough for me, so I don't know if she's getting a cheese board etc.