Christmas Menu

[MrsMotherHen]

Starters
Prawn Cocktails
Lentil and bacon soup

Dinner
Roast leg of lamb
turkey joint or three bird roast type joint
Giant Pigs in blankets (I make big sausages Richmond thick wrapped in bacon rather than cocktail ones)
stuffing balls
Yorkshire puddings
Roast potatoes
Roast honey glazed carrots and parsnips
cauliflower cheese
Sprouts
Gravy and all the usual table sauces

Pudding
Individual Trifles
Mince pies and Cream
Chocolate profiterole cake

Do you think I need more veggies?

Richmond sausages the lips and arsehole sausages, no thanks. But the rest sounds lovely

sonlypuppy now you've gone and killed my favourite thread of the day with your talk of arseholes and pig-lips.

We always have peas. I wouldn't serve the soup, as it's far too filling. We always have homemade Christmas pud and syrup sponge pud, both with custard. You can stuff your trifle, but it's each to their own,

I'd also do plain carrots and parsnips not honey roasted, no cauliflower cheese or red cabbage either, we prefer everything savoury and fairly simple.

So for us:

Yorkshire pudding
Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Roasties
Mash
Mashed swede
Steamed carrots
Roasted sprouts with bacon bits
Roasted parsnips
Sage and onion stuffing

Oh and no pudding, no one likes Christmas pudding and we're all too full for anything else. We don't eat puddings much. Do get in some nice ice creams for later on and mince pies.

I'm cheating like mad this year as we're having 14 for dinner.

I wouldn't usually bother with a starter but the M&S seafood knickerbocker glories look lovely so we'll have them...something else for the two veggies, not decided what yet.

Main will be turkey with stuffing, (homemade) roast potatoes, red cabbage & apple, sprouts with chestnuts, crushed carrot & swede, roast parsnips, cauliflower in white sauce (my fave that insist on) pigs in blankets, bread & cranberry sauces + posh, expensive M&S gravy. Mushroom wellingtons for the veggies.

Pudding (when we can face it) is Christmas pud with brandy butter or cream or chocolate orange bombe with Rudolph ice cream for the kids.

Cheese, cake & mince pies in the evening if necessary.

We are hosting our first Christmas dinner and there about 15 of us!

Roast chicken
Pork belly
Nut roast
Roast potatoes
Stuffing
Roast parsnips
Brussel sprouts
Carrots
Peas
Cauliflower cheese
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy

Followed by
Christmas pudding
Chocolate Yule leg
Pavlova

Can’t wait!

It's just me, DP, our 2yo and our food-adverse 1yo so we're having chicken instead of turkey. I did a gammon as well last year but it was just too much. Our meal will look something like this:
Chicken
Sausagemeat (dp fave)
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Stuffing
Mash
Roast parsnips/carrots
Tinned carrots (DD1 fave)
Yorskhires
Broccoli
Gravy

Dessert, that probably won't get touched on the day will be a chocolate Yule log. Which is my favourite

Canapés to start

Roast turkey- with herb butter

Jamie Oliver gravy- made it last year and it was amazing. I make in advance and put in a thermos till serving.

Apricot stuffing- again did last year and was great.

Chestnut & pear stuffing (www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/roast-goose-recipe)

Sausages in bacon

Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Celeriac purée
Leeks in butter
Peas
Carrots
Sprouts
Spiced Red cabbage
Cauliflower cheese

Cranberry sauce
Bread sauce

Christmas pudding and clotted cream
Trifle
Cheeseboard

I love Christmas dinner planning!

We're having eggs Benedict for brekkie.

Prawns with aioli for starter, then for 'lunch' at about 2ish beef wellington with dauphinois pots and some green beans.

Xmas pud, cheese, nibbles etc through until bedtime!

Smoked salmon and nibbly bits with champagne at midday

Eat about 3 -
Roast turkey
Stuffing balls
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Sprouts
Carrots
Pigs in blankets
Red cabbage
Cranberry sauce
Gravy

Xmas pudding, brandy butter, custard
Something chocolatey

If people are hungry again about 8-9 put cold stuff out w salad, cheese, crackers, fruit & mince pies.

Years of practice has taught me not to over complicate or over cater. One year I overdid it so much with eleventy million different complicated veggies I was so exhausted and hot I didn't eat any of it myself.

You all need green veg? Does no-one have broccoli, peas and beans?

You are forgetting the sprouts @normal

I freeze my red cabbage and then just reheat on the day. I'm debating trying it in the slow cooker this year...

I always make mine in a slow cooker, turns out lovely.

I love red cabbage because it freezes so well and looks really pretty on the plate (oh, and it's yummy!).

Yup sprouts are the green veg.

Parsnips, carrots, sprouts, cabbage. Plenty veg.

Broccoli peas and beans aren't Christmassy!

Meaty style roast made with seitan
Nut roast
Yorkshire pudding
Stuffing

Roast potatoes
Sprouts
Carrots
Greens or broccoli
Mashed swede and/or red cabbage for DH

Onion gravy
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce

Pavlova with cream and raspberries

No starter and probably no breakfast - need as much room as possible for the main event!

😱 YABU - Richmond sausages?!

This year I am going easy as possible. It's only dh and I.

So
Turkey breast joint cooked in a brandy and marmalade marinade.
Braised red cabbage - poss bought in
Brussel sprouts
Swede and parsnip mash - either made in advance or bought in
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnip - frozen as dh prefers these!
Roast shallot
Brussel sprouts
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire pudding
Cranberry sauce
Bread sauce (lots of it!)
Gravy
Stuffing

I do feel I ought to have another green vegetable. I might to some peas.

We are hosting between 7 and 11 people.

Having French Onion soup to start.

Then Goose
Beef (for my Dad who has decided he doesn't like Goose)
Roast Potatoes
Parsnips
Sprouts with chestnuts and bacon
Leeks
Red Cabbage with apple
Carrots
Pigs in Blankets
Stuffing

Cranberry sauce, bread sauce, white sauce, gravy

Followed by Christmas pudding and Christmas Cake

Ooh French onion soup! I might have to do a double starter

Love this thread! It's just me dp and baby this year so want to make special. Lots of inspiration here ;)

We are hosting my dad and stepmum this year so there will be 4 adults and 4 children for dinner. Our menu will be something like this:

Starter:
Smoked salmon salad (with lemon and seafood sauce)
Pate and toast

Main:
Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Red cabbage
Carrot mash
Honey roast veg (carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, red onion, and garlic)
Cauliflower cheese
Sprouts
Gravy and cranberry sauce

Pudding:
Christmas spud
Yule log
Lots of cream

Then a cheese board with crackers and chutney

*Christmas pud not spud lol

Oh almost forgot the garlic and herb roast potatoes

Feeding 17 catering split between me DSIS DM DGMx2 and DAunt

Starter - choice of
Boxed baked camembert (1 between 4)
Watercress soup
Melon

Main
Turkey
Leg of pork
Pigs in blankets

Veggie options
Quiche
Lentil cranberry and sage loaf

Sides
Peas
Sprouts
Carrots
Red cabbage
Maple parsnips
Broccoli and cauliflower cheese
Roast potatoes
Swede and turnip mash
stuffing balls
yorkshire puds

Sauces
Red currant meat gravy
Red onion and balsamic veggie gravy
Cranberry sauce
Cheese sauce

Puds
Trifle
Xmas pud
Christmas cake
Yule log

cream, ice cream, brandy butter etc all available!

All the cheese!