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

We have:

Roast turkey crown
Homemade sausage meat stuffing
Pigs and blankets
Sprouts doused in bacon and butter
Roast potatoes
Homemade Yorkshire puds
Honey glazed carrots
Honey glazed parsnips
Gravy

Christmas pudding with cream when we eventually feel like it.

I used to have mash, spinach, peas and all sorts when I was growing up but there's always way too much food. Nothing gets wasted and I always make up loads of bubble and squeak patties/have just enough for turkey sandwiches after.

Turkey crown and a ham
Roast potatoes
Red cabbage - sometimes
Carrots
Parsnips
Broccoli
Cauliflower Cheese
Sprouts
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Gravy

Sponge Christmas cake for dessert and normally banoffie pie. No one apart from me likes Christmas Cake (fruitcake) or Christmas pudding!

Starter (pate)

Turkey
Beef
Yorkshire Puddings
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Roasted parsnips and carrots
Sprouts with bacon
Brocoli and Cauliflower
Roast potatoes
Gravy
Cranberry sauce
Mint sauce

Dessert (usually a pavlova)

Turkey and Ham
Gravy and Bread Sauce and cranberry sauce
Sprouts, parsnips, carrots, red cabbage and cauliflower cheese
Stuffing
Roast potatoes
Pigs in blankets
Some of made in advance, some bought ready made and some made on the day.

Roti
Crispy aubergine
Cauliflower machoosi
Fried cassava
Smoked dhal

Starter - baked figs on a slice of toasted ciabatta with cream cheese and walnuts

Main -
Turkey
Ham
Veggie quiche (MIL & SIL are both veggies - i experimented with mushroom wellingtons last year which they liked, but then there were no leftovers for boxing day).
Roast potatoes
Yorkshire pud (bought, plus GF ones for FIL)
Parsnips, carrots, brussels sprouts, red cabbage
Gravy and cranberry sauce

Pudding - christmas pudding. I'm not a huge fan but there'd be a mutiny if we didn't have it.

I should add that there are only 5 of us (3 meat eaters and 2 veggies), so it's quite a feast and there are leftovers for days!

First year doing it and we are really poor so we're doing:
Three bird roast
Parsnips
Stuffing from a packet
Carrot and swede mash
Cauliflower cheese
Roast potatoes
Brussel sprouts
Broccoli
Peas
Yorkshire puddings

Majority of that we have in the cupboards so I'm just buying the mash, sprouts, and meat. We'll also be getting a Yule log for pudding.
Some of these meals sound delicious but also like an awful lot of effort!!

Starter
Lobster salad and Tempura prawns

Main
Roast chicken
Baked salmon
Roast potatoes
Yorkshires
Green beans
Sprouts just for me
Sweet corn
Homemade chestnut stuffing
Broccoli
Gravy

Pudding
Alcohol Free Xmas pud (DH &DC are Muslim)
Eton Mess (this is our standard celebration dessert I usually make it half Greek yogurt and half cream)

I might get some Nosecco this year to try otherwise M&S or Shloer Fizzy Fruit juice

Beef
Lamb
Mash
Roast potatoes
Sprouts
Carrots
Cauliflower
Swede and carrot mash
Pigs in blankets

We are in Yorkshire so definitely Yorkshire Puddings

I do as much as I can the day before. I prepare the turkey and wrap it up in foil on the roasting tin then into the fridge so it can be out straight into the oven. I make the yorkshire puddings and then freeze them still in the tin so they only need 5mins in the oven next day to defrost and crisp back up. I chop the vegetables the night before and store in water on the hob or in a bag in the freezer.

Turkey
At least 2 stuffings
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes and parsnips
Braised red cabbage
Sprouts
Carrots
Mashed swede

Christmas pudding and an alternative tor ds2 who doesn't like it
Cream

No starter as it spoils the main event.

Turkey/vegan roast
Red cabbage
Sprouts with pancetta
Roast parsnips
Roast potatoes
Chestnut stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce

Turkey
Ham (leftover from 23/24)
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Roasted carrots
Honey & mustard parsnips
Red cabbage
Sprouts
Gravy
Cranberry sauce

I’m debating adding Yorkshire’s...

This year I am doing

Some sort of seafood starter (not decided yet)

Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Cauliflower cheese
Carrots in orange and star anise
Parsnips
Roast potatoes
Broccoli
Mange tout or beans (not decided)
Stuffing (one veggie one pork)
Bread sauce
Roast garlic
Sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts
Red cabbage with port and pears
Cranberry sauce
Gravy
Yorkshire puddings (I want them :) )

Christmas pudding with brandy butter
Mince pies
Christmas Colin the Caterpillar

Got 10 coming and I cannot wait :)

I have to cook for 8 this year:

Broccoli & Stilton Soup

Roast Beef / Ham / Mushroom Wellington
Sage & Onion Stuffing
Roast Beetroot
Roast Potatoes
Roast Carrots
Roast Parsnip
Cauliflower cheese
Brussels Sprout with chestnuts
Pigs in blanks

Spiced biscuit tiramisu

Cheese and Crackers

Ham (cold)
Salads
Fresh fruit
Loadsa seafood on the Barbie.
Beach...

Going to MILs so it will be a massively oversized and dried out turkey with boiled up veg and 'all the trimmings' cooked 'well done'. We normally take wine, a roast joint (beef this year) and a pud to help out.

The non-negotiables are:

Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Sprouts (sometimes with bacon and/or chestnuts)
Carrots
Roast parsnips
Roast potatoes
Gravy
Cranberry sauce.

I will also usually serve another veg. It might be petit pois, it might be mashed swede, it might be braised red cabbage.

Yorkshire puddings are for beef and have no place on a Christmas turkey dinner.

Nobody needs mash and roast potatoes.

Not only is it my first time cooking but we have guests who not only don’t eat meat but won’t have it near them. They eat fish and cheese though.

So I’m doing:

• Salmon with herby crust
• Stuffing log made with mushrooms, chestnuts and cranberries
• roast potatoes but don’t know how to make these interesting without fat
• Cauliflower cheese
• roasted parsnips
• sprouts
• carrot and suede mash
• gravy made with wine, chestnuts, cranberries and veg stock

Does this sound really boring?

*swede

Mushroom wellington
Roast spuds
Spiced red cabbage
Parsnips
Stuffing
Yorkshire’s
All the veg....
All the booze

Something chocolatey and lots of cheese

Beef and gammon
Dauphinoise potatoes roast potatoes roast parsnips, cauliflower cheese, beef dripping Yorkshire puds, sprouts, carrots, peas, sausage meat stuffing wrapped in bacon and pigs in blankets. Hank marving now cant wait

Ooh yes carrot and swede mash!

This year we will be having:

• Turkey
• Mushroom Wellington for the vegetarians/vegan
• Pigs in blankets (normal meaty ones plus a vegan version)
• Stuffing (two types)p, but both meaty)
• Roast potatoes (two lots: one roast in goose fat and one lot done in olive oil)
• Roast parsnips
• Sweet potato mash
• Carrots
• Sprouts
• Peas
• Bread sauce
• Cranberry sauce
• Gravy (two lots: proper gravy from the turkey juices plus a bought vegan version)

For pudding:

• Chocolate chestnut pavlova
• Lemon Possets (including one vegan one)
• Christmas pudding with brandy butter/cream/custard if anyone wants it (usually only one person does)

Chocolates

(No starter)

Roast goose.
Roast spuds out of the freezer.
Frozen veg. (Those steampack ones)
Gravy. (Made from granules with boiling water)