Christmas food anyone?

[Trappedintheglobe]

I'm doing my list for the big shop . For the first time in years we are not hosting Christmas lunch and are going to relatives instead. Usually we live on leftovers for a few days after so now I'm not sure what to do.

Also dh has Christmas Eve off work so would like something nice then. I need to plan for

Christmas Eve
Christmas Day breakfast- prob just pastries and chocolate
Christmas night
Boxing Day lunch
Boxing Day dinner

We are 2 adults and 2 pre schoolers who are fussy so will just eat what they usually eat and hopefully try a bit of what we're having.

So what have you got planned? Do you go back to normal meals after Boxing Day?

Somewhere along the line I like to cook a ham. I use Gordon Ramsay's maple mustard glaze recipe. After eating it hot with roasties the first time, it gives us a few meals like pasta bake, quiche and bubble and squeak.
We've also started a tradition of a cheese fondue for tea on Christmas Eve with 3 different cheeses and a selection of breadsticks, dough balls, crackers, mini rice cakes and veg to dip.
Breakfast on Christmas morning is the ever-so cliche scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. Croissant usually on Boxing Day.
I like to counter the rich food with a few light soups or jacket potatoes for other meals.

Mmm love the cheese fondue idea. I do like a baked Camembert.