What's the point.....

[Nanny31]

Anyone else slaving away with the Christmas dinner and thinking what is the point?......

YABU for still doing it now. I started prepping at 10am and we were eating at 2pm.

It is a faff but worth it. Is anyone helping you?

The point is to enjoy yourself. Down tools and ask for help?

I cooked from 10 until we ate at 2. I loved it ( always do) my favourite dinner of the year, definitely worth it, everything cooked just how I like it - perfection.

Only took about an hour. Was delish! Worth it (only cooking for two, thank god!)

I made Christmas dinner for me and DD and we both agreed it was absolutely disgusting. Worst roast I have ever made! Luckily we are stocked up on chocolate. All that money, effort preparing, serving, then washing up. May as well have just had a pizza!

Fairly low effort this year as it's just the two of us and DH and I are sharing the cooking tasks. We've gone for an evening dinner for a change as my family always insist on a midday one when I am cooking for them all. Just doing roast and mashed potatoes, sprouts and bread sauce to go with the bird. I've got a ready-made pouch of gravy for a change.

Nope.
I choose to never slave away over anything. Makes life way better.

I love doing it - pottering around in the kitchen with a glass of fizz. It’s just a roast dinner with some embellishments and it’s one meal both kids are guaranteed to eat. We have it as an evening meal though - I think when it’s made for lunchtime I feel like my whole day is centred on the food whereas I’ve had a chilled day and am now cooking at the time I usually would be pretty much.

I prepped yesterday took me 2 hours and started cooking today at 12 - we sat down for starters at 2, main at 2.30, never bother with dessert as too full
I love cooking for others and think the effort is well worth it - I cook everything from scratch as due to all my allergies and intolerances need to know exactly what is in things

I didn't cook it. My husband (with my mum semi helping) did.
I don't actually like Christmas dinner. I improvised with just pigs in blankets and cheesy mash. They ate a typical one.
Anyway the family enjoyed what they ate. My and my sister washed/dried up.
It did all feel like such a chore though.
I would much prefer a buffet of various bits out that we could all graze on throughout the day.

If you train them well, the kids take over at about 20. Then Christmas Day becomes fabulous.
so far, I’ve watched the Grinch and a Christmas Muppet Carroll

Still cooking here but to be fair only started at 2pm and it’s a nice communal cooking with a friend after brunch at DM’s and a trip to the pub

I made cornbread and a salad. With homemade dressing. The point of this was that I wanted to eat these things and knew that no one else would make them.

If you don't enjoy making a big dinner and people don't enjoy eating it, then there is no point.

Not today, unfortunately.
I haven't been feeling at all well and husband said
"What's the point?".
So, probably after tomorrow. Just myself and him.
Don't sweat it too much. 🍷

No I never have done, we have a curry, everyone likes it, minimal effort & hardly any washing up.

No slaving away here. It's just a roast dinner. Cooked our chicken this morning. Bunged pigs in blankets and stuffing balls in the oven, frozen roast tatties in air fryer and some veg on the hob. It's as easy or difficult as you want to make it and we choose not to do all the extras some people do. If you like doing it that's fine a lot of people do but if you don't like doing it don't do it

My favourite part of Christmas is making the dinner. I love it. DH cleans up though. That’s the worst part for me.

We make a Christmas dinner but none of us spend hours in the kitchen. Meat just cooks in the oven, in the last hour some potatoes, stuffing, pigs in blankets and veg. Nothing fancy, just a normal roast. Not sure what people are doing for 5 hours in the kitchen?

Just me, DP and DS this year after many years of hosting grandparents (all now passed on), DB & DSIL, 2 x DSD and partners, baby and dog!

We had Christmas dinner yesterday so we can have bubble and squeak on Boxing Day. Today we’ve had various snacks, M&S party food and cheese and biscuits.

It’s been amazing, I’ve been able to relax and enjoy playing with Lego, reading my Christmas book and making cocktails!! ❤️

I’ve missed the family though 🫤, back to normal next year 😆

I thought that last year. I enjoy traditions to a degree but if you don't enjoy it, do your own thing next year.

My adult son cooked it all. It's the fourth year on the trot and he gets such a kick out of it. The first year he was so excited by his achievements he kept sending photos of his progress to his mates. He's calmer now but it's such fun. He asks advice occasionally but doesn't want practical help

It's our first year with just the two of us. It feels strange but much less stressful. I started cooking at about 1, and we're halfway through our dinner now - I've had to have a break for a few minutes as I'm so full 😆. I haven't done anything differently because it's only us -just smaller quantities of everything and a 7kg turkey instead of the huge one I usually buy.

So far today we have had cheese and ham croissant for breakfast , pigs in blankets for lunch , snacks from Christmas gifts and later tonight having roast ham , cauliflower cheese and some sprouts. DH not a huge roast dinner fan so we decided not to bother this year he is debating roast ham egg and chips for his supper

Learn from it. You don't have to do it and have it just because it's Xmas. We've not had Xmas dinner for 10+ yrs because I'm the only one who likes it. We now have loads of snacks and starters throughout the day which works for us.

In our house i do the meat, then dad takes over to do the veg and potatoes and sides.