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XMAS Dinner

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Hai1988 · 17/11/2010 21:44

I have just decided that for the first time me and the little family will be staying at home this xmas and i will be cooking the dinner for the first time.

Very scared and excited about it and hope I dont get to stressed.

Any tips ladies??

Thanks xx

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bigchris · 17/11/2010 21:46

How can you be scared about cooking fit your dh and kids ?! Isn't that what you do every day?!? It's just a Sunday roast Grin

Hai1988 · 17/11/2010 21:50

Yeah but xmas dinner is a big deal isnt it!? What if i mess up Blush

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DreamTeamGirl · 17/11/2010 23:19

Aww its lovely isnt it?

Lots of lists is my top tip

And when planning the meal start with what time you want to eat and work back from there with timings
Brilliant fun

girlywhirly · 18/11/2010 09:36

Hai, it will be fine. Think of it as a glorified roast dinner. Decide what you would like to eat, and simplify it to what you feel confident making. Plan the timings from dishing up backwards, so that everything is ready at the same time. Write the timings down, so that you have something to refer to. Make use of your microwave where possible for things like frozen veg, heating up microwavable Christmas pud, ready prepared custard/brandy sauce etc.

Don't feel compelled to have certain foods just because they are 'traditional' just have what your family likes. We don't have turkey for example, because we prefer chicken. We don't have pigs in blankets, instead we have oven roasted sausages, and bacon that has been roasting on top of the chicken.

Prepare as much as you can in advance, I make my own stuffing and freeze it, thaw it on Christmas eve, some in a dish to oven bake, some in a freezer bag to shove into the chicken before it goes in the oven. Peel veg and put in poly bags in the fridge on Christmas eve. Don't worry about them losing vitamins, it's only one meal, and it saves time on the day when you will want to play with the DC and not be chained to the kitchen.

Hope it all goes well for you!

Hai1988 · 18/11/2010 09:38

Thanks girly some great advice there. Thanks

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