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What's your Christmas day menu?

61 replies

PeppermintLatte · 07/10/2012 14:24

those of you that are cooking lunch this year, and those that are eating out at a restuarant, what are you having? starter, main and dessert...

does anyone have any christmas eve food traditions or boxing day food traditions?

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Slaymill · 05/11/2012 14:05

Goldenhandshake any links to your recipes please ?

whatkungfuthatbanger · 05/11/2012 14:57

I bake a massive ham on Christmas eve to have with egg and chips and then to have cold over the hols. Last year I used a Phil Vickery recipe cider and tamarind glaze that was meant for pork knuckles and it was delish.

I nearly always do beef for Christmas lunch but with all the trimmings - pigs in blankets, roasties in goose fat, spiced red cabbage etc. I make a port and red wine gravy and add the juices. Pud is a baked lemon cheesecake, pre-made on Christmas eve with ice-cream as no one likes dried fruit.

Boxing day is always Bajan recipe spiced pork that had been marinading in rum for at least 24 hrs

GoldenHandshake · 05/11/2012 15:06

Slaymill, the mini tarts are really really easy, and you can adjust to make a bigger version, but it's basically:

Homemade or ready made shortcrust pastry, rolled out, cut into a small circle and use to line either a small shallow ramekin (greased or line with baking paper) or other suitable baking dish, lightly brush with butter, then add in slightly browned off pancetta, slightly softened red onion and some chunks of Gruyere so it sits level with the top of the pastry, stick in the oven on 160 degrees for around twenty minutes, although i open the oven half way through and stir the mixture up a bit so it's evenly spread. That's it, easy peasy :)

The chocolate orange cake ingredients:
1 thin skinned orange, chopped up into chunks, skin on.
200g butter
3 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
250g dark chocolate chips
2 cups self raising flour

Grease 22cm cake tin, line with baking paper, use food processor on the ornage chuncks until they are smooth paste, add in the caster sugar and butter and combine, add in eggs one by one, blasting the processor each time.

Pour mixture into a large bowl, add in the chocolate chips and flour then stir until well mixed, transfer mix to the prepared cake tin and bake at 180 degrees in the middle of the oven for between 45 mins to an hour (using the knife test to check the cake isn't drying out or is cooked before expected time etc)

Once it's out of the oven and cooled I dust with icing sugar and put soem fresh slices of orange on for decoration, or filled with dark chocolate ganache for real indulgence :)

Slaymill · 05/11/2012 16:39

Thats wonderful GoldenHandShake I`ll look forward to trying them.

I find this an easy cheats stuffing here

Also Delia`s Bread sauce with Breakfast milk is delicious

fuzzpig · 05/11/2012 16:45

Getting hungry reading this! :)

We won't be getting a turkey this year I think, as we will be having it at our friend's house on 24th, so what will I do about my scrummy leftover sandwiches? Thick white bread (or baguette) with turkey, stuffing, cut up pigs in blankets, and mayo on one side and cranberry sauce on the other... tis orgasmic I tell you!

While we're here - what kind of stuffing do you all do? We've only bothered making our own for years, so we get a packet one (good old paxo, or mrs crimbles for coeliac DH) and add chopped apricots and crushed hazelnuts - gorgeous. Would love some inspiration for a change though!

fuzzpig · 05/11/2012 16:47

Ooh x post - that looks good thanks, and we can use gluten free sausages instead.

Lifeisontheup · 05/11/2012 18:40

We have kedgeree for breakfast (fat ladies recipe) as I can make it Xmas eve and reheat in the microwave so no pans etc to wash. Lunch (for 13 this year) is traditional turkey, chesnut stuffing plus one other, sprouts with bacon/chesnuts glazed carrots, red cabbage, bread sauce, garlic roast potatoes and cranberry sauce. Christmas pudding with brandy butter and clemantine cake for those who want it. Then cheese and biscuits. Can't wait I love Christmas. Smile

wordfactory · 05/11/2012 18:53

I have been hosting xams for years now and have my menu down pat.

Christmad Eve Supper- hot pork sandwiches with aprocot stuffing.

Christmas Day -
Breakfast -croissants.
Lunch -Bronze turkey (16lb), susage meat and dried fruit stuffing, susages wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes, parsnips glazed in maple syrup, carrots and peas, cranberry and orange sauce, rich gravy. Christmas pudding with cream or ice cream.

Boxing Day
Breakfast - fry up.
Lunch and dinner - buffet. Cold turkey. Cheeses. Smoked salmon. Salad. Hot breads. Sausage rolls. Pickles.

Tuppence2 · 06/11/2012 19:15

Christmas Eve Tea: DM usually cooks a ham, and we have a "picky tea" so ham, sausages wrapped in bacon, cheeses, chips and dips, potato skins, garlic bread, chicken thighs, pickles, etc.

Christmas Day Breakfast: Croissants or cereal, bacon sandwiches, big mugs of tea and then Bucks Fizz

Christmas Day Lunch: Roast turkey, all trimmings including 2 or 3 types of potato. Dessert is usually profiteroles or trifle.

Christmas Day Tea: Whatever you can find and cook yourself if you can manage it! Failing that, chocolates!

Boxing Day: We have all the family over so DM does a huge buffet including left over turkey and either roast pork or beef. DF will do a curry of some description.

Day after Boxing Day: Leftover turkey, sausage meat, chips and gravy.

IHeartKingThistle · 06/11/2012 20:39

Did Christmas ourselves for the first time last year and loved it.

Christmas Eve was a massive macaroni cheese, Nigella's ham, jacket potatoes and baked beans. Was fab!

Love sage and onion stuffing but have just tried Waldorf stuffing from a magazine (can find it if anyone fancies it) - sausagemeat, celery, apple, walnut and mustard and it was wonderful!

I love the sound of the chocolate and orange cake.

Not doing Christmas this year but have my whole family for New Year and want to do wonderful food. NO IDEA what yet though!

ExasperatedSigh · 07/11/2012 14:50

Watching this thread for ideas as I am cooking Christmas dinner for the first time ever BUT only for me and mine. DC are 4 and 1 so no point getting a turkey as there would be way too much left over, even for a family of gutbuckets such as ourselves. I'm thinking of roasting a chicken and going mad with the extras (pigs in blankets, stuffing, red cabbage, maple glazed carrots etc.) Would like a starter but might just do nibbles as the kids are too small for anything really fancy.

Not sure about pudding either. I hate Christmas pud/cake...am considering a chocolate log.

Will definitely be buying lots of cheese though! And definitely enjoying lots of fizz with breakfast as this is the first year neither DH or I has had to drive anywhere.

We're going to my parents on Christmas Eve and to PIL on Boxing Day, so will be thoroughly over-catered for on both counts Grin

I love Christmas.

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