To ask for your Christmas menu

[Leothebear]

I will be hosting this year and I need ideas!

Thank you and wishing you all the best for this Christmas season.

3 adults
no breakfast other than coffee n chocolate whilst opening presents
lunch around 1.30/2 starter of smoked salmon, prawns and crab/lobster terrine
chicken, venison, Guinea fowl accompanied by home made pork and apple stuffing and pigs in blankets
roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, mixed mash of butternut squash and sweet potato, carrots, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower cheese and red cabbage
gravy, cranberry sauce, wine jus
no dessert
in the evening we pick at leftovers and a cheese board plus desserts - this year home made lemon n orange trifle, chocolate mousse type thing bought in and maybe a 3rd option - no one eats Xmas pud - we then feast on the leftovers until NYE

Breakfast: Bucks fizz, juice, coffee/tea and freshly baked pan au choc and cinnamon rolls.

Starters: selection of mini starters so everyone can have a bit of everything!!!
mini prawn cocktails in large shot glasses
brie and cranberry filo crackers
garlic dough baubles
Pate on star toast (mushroom for veggie DD)

Main - Beef, Turkey and ham (nut roast for DD)
Pigs in blankets (and halloumi wrapped in aubergein for DD)
Roast potatoes, parsnips and carrots
Mashed swede
Red cabbage
Sprouts
Cauliflower cheese
Gravy, stuffiing balls and cranberry sauce
Yorkshire puddings

Puddings - selection - we also have them the following couple of days
Xmas pudding
Trifle
Chocolate orange cheesecake
apple pie

Cheese and crackers etc available for anyone that wants it.

We also have a load of buffet food and other snacks for evening and boxing day.

That mushroom Wellington is the exact one DD made last year @AllCatsAreBeautiful. It was so good I have asked her to make it again this year. IMO it was much more tasty than roast turkey.

Garlic dough ball Christmas tree from aldi for starter.
Main is vegan Turkey, veggie pigs in blankets, onion gravy, sage & onion stuffing, honey roasted chantenay carrots and parsnips, sprouts, Cauli cheese and roast potatoes.
Dessert is the Christmas profiteroles from aldi and Christmas Colin the caterpillar.

Breakfast bacon sandwiches and p

Breakfast bacon sandwiches and pastries

Starter, haloumi fries with cranberry dip. Melty cheese dip with nice bread and pate with nice bread.

Maim, cola maple gammon, roast tatties, mash root veg, roast carrots, roast parsnips, roast sprouts, yourkshire puds, Stuffing, pigs in blankets.

Pud, Christmas pud, Christmas cake, chocolate cake, chocolate.

Breakfast: smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels

Christmas Meal:
Mains: Roast turkey, roast duck, roast pork and roast ham

Sides: Goose-fat roast potatoes, braised red cabbage, carrot and swede crush, cauliflower cheese, brussels sprouts with pancetta, and honey and mustard parsnips

Appetisers: Pigs in a blanket, Mini filet beef wellingtons, jalapeño poppers, mini Arancini, mini mince pies and mini steak and ale pies

Charcuterie board: cheese, crackers and raw veggies

Dessert: Cake, chocolates and biscuits

Boxing Day:
Leftovers along with baked camembert and French bread, Duck pate, pork and truffle bites

Breakfast...Rolls and sausage or Bacon.
Dinner. Prawn Cocktail or Pate to start
Carrot and Red Pepper soup
Mains: Turkey or Beef ( I hate Turkey)
Roast tatties, mash
Cauliflower Cheese, Roasted Carrots and Parsnips in Honey, Sprouts with Pancetta,
Pigs in Blankets, Stuffing, Yorkshire puddings
Pudding: Trifle or Cheeseboard.

Haha it does seem a lot when it's all written down like that doesn't it? We definitely don't need it all but everyone has different favourites so I try to include them all in if I can (eg my dad prefers mushy peas to petits pois, my mum prefers mash to roasties, my husband loves parsnips (I can't stand them) etc. I like hosting though and only do it every other year so don't mind going all out when I do. I just prep as much as I can in advance and have a lot of lists/notes (and a large glass of wine by my side) on the day.