Christmas Veg

[LyannaStarktheWolfMaid]

I never get this right - either there’s loads left over that gets chucked away, or I feel like there’s something missing off the plate. What do you do? (besides roast potatoes, they don’t count!)

Oh god I always go overboard! I think we have the must-haves (roast potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, red cabbage) and then over and above those we usually have carrots, broccoli and cauliflower cheese. I’m completely incapable of stopping when it comes to Christmas dinner- I just keep getting veg out of the fridge and preparing it until there’s none left, and then I don’t have enough bowls!!

I’m at “never knowingly undercatered”. I could try my absolute hardest to under cater and I still wouldn’t manage it. There would still be enough left for several more meals for the rest of the village.

Anyone fancying any creamy style accompaniment please don't bother with cauliflower cheese, do creamed leeks THEYLL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!! (in a great way)

Fry in butter thinly sliced leeks and couple of shallots til soft
Splash white wine, cook away
Big glug glug of double cream, spring of thyme and a load of gruyere and Parmesan on top
Bake in oven 20 Min

Amazing!

Mashed carrot n swede
Roast parsnips
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower cheese
Broccoli
Roast parsnips
Roast potatoes
Mixed potato and sweet potato mash

Oh oh oh, creamed leeks. Yes, that sounds amazing. I am doing that!

We are paring it right down this year as it’s a waste otherwise.
Just sprouts and braised red cabbage.
But..will also do a v small amount of peas and carrots for DS as he won’t eat the other stuff.

Roast Potatoes (loads Maris Piper
Roast Parsnips, sometimes in breadcrumbs and vegetarian parmesan
Carrots- just steamed
Sprouts and Teddy Bears Noses (chestnuts)
Cauliflower Cheese
Pureed Turnip
Red Cabbage (bought - only like a spoonful so not worth making loads)
Peas for DD
Yorkshire Puddings or there would be mutiny from DS
Gravy (vegetarian) made with the vegetable water

No cranberry sauce, no mash, no bread sauce, no honey on anything

I am ashamed to say I read thread title as Christmas vag. Sorry everyone.
Anyways
My Christmas VEG staples are mashed swede, parsnips, sprouts, sautéed leeks, roasted carrots with garlic, red cabbage and roast taties.

Roast potatoes, roast parsnips, roast carrots, sprouts, broccoli, peas. That's pretty much our staple veg for a roast. Sometimes I will do cabbage and cauliflower cheese. We have a bigger kitchen and a double oven this year so that makes things easier.

Im planning:
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Roast parsnips
Red cabbage with apple
Sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
Green beans for those who don't like sprouts.

I'd love to have cauliflower cheese as well but don't think I'll have enough oven space.

I love leftover veg. It aways get eaten or used up in a fritata or fritters or veggie pasta bake or something.

I do roast potatoes, mashed carrot and swede, sprouts (steamed then fried), roast parsnips and red cabbage. There's usually tonnes left over. Most gets eaten the next day or turned into soup.

We do:

Roast potatoes
Red cabbage
Parsnips
Carrots
Broccoli
Runner beans
And a handful of sprouts for my great aunt.

Any veg left is made into bubble and squeak boxing day/the day after.

Leftover veg gets put in a dish in the fridge, then a couple of days later we cook bacon and onion, chuck it in the dish with a cheese sauce and bake. Then serve with some roast potatoes. Blimin lovely

And doing
asparagus
Carrots
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Sprouts
Parsnips

For us this year:
Roast potatoes
Maple parsnips
Stir fried sliced sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts

This year I'm adding in a couple of new recipes from Jamie
Cheesy peas
Carrot tarragon mash

Don't forget the bashed neeps!

We usually try and mix up the veg but over the last few years we have ended up with the same: parsnips, red cabbage, carrots and sprouts.
Over a conversation with family it transpires that no one is that fussed about any of the above so this year we are having: black kale and garlic, green beans, sweet potato and peas.

I do-
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Sprouts
Roast carrots
Roast parsnips
Broccoli
Peas
Stuffing
Yorkshire puddings
Pigs in blankets

We then have bubble and squeak for boxing day tea. I like to add cheese to my bubble and squeak.

Sprouts
Carrots (both cut in rounds & batons!)
Parsnip purée
Roast beetroot, squash & fennel
Roast potatoes

Roast parsnips
Carrots
Sprouts
Peas
Red cabbage
In the past I’ve done far more but it doesn’t get eaten and takes up room in the fridge which should be taken up by cheese and other buffet type foods.

Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Roast carrots
Roast parsnips
Sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts
Mushy Peas
Red cabbage
Cauliflower cheese
And ratatouille

Mashed carrots and swede
Sprouts
Red cabbage
Parsnips in with the roasties.

Most leftovers get eaten up in bubble and squeak Boxing Day breakfast.

Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips and carrots
Braised red cabbage
Steamed sprouts

FIL insists on peas!

You've got to have too much veg so you can make bubble and squeak and have other leftovers the next day!

Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Swede mash
Roast parnsips & carrots
Red cabbage
Cauliflower (plain for me, cheesy for kids)
Sprouts
Steamed greens - leeks, peas & green beans for us

We don't go for 'less is more'

As well as roasties, we have carrot, broccoli, roast parsnips and braised red cabbage and sprouts. Apart from the cabbage DH makes bubble and squeak on boxing day and then until he runs out of veg.