What the hell goes on a christmas dinner??

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Okay so:
Turkey (with bacon)
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Sausage meat
Honey roasted parsnips
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Green beans
Cranberry sauce
Yorkshire pudding???

Is that it? I've never made one myself and I'm panicking that I've forgotten something? Also, do you do Yorkshire pudding for Christmas? What do you eat the rest of the day? Help!

Sprouts!

You don’t need sausagemeat, just get paxo

I would do Yorkshire’s, but you don’t have them traditionally.

We have a bowl of bread sauce too.

Gravy!!!!

Mmm making me hungry!
We always have:
Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Sausage meat stuffing
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Carrots
Sprouts
Cauliflower cheese
Gravy

We eat at about 3 pm (big brekkie about 10am) then just pick at leftovers, cheese, crackers etc in the evening.

Ps we do Yorkshire's, just because every roast dinner is better with Yorkshire's ☺️

Sprouts!
We have cauliflower cheese, and swede plus most of what you’ve mentioned!
And gravy
And bread sauce
and mint sauce

Definitely sprouts, and you don’t eat anything the rest of the day because you’re growing and full.
Maybe pick at a cracker and a bit of cheese.

Everything you have, plus
Yorkshire puddings.
Sprouts.
Some other green veg. Probably broccoli.

You eat chocolate for the next 24 hours.

You need sprouts, whether you like them or not! I'm also doing peas, gravy, and cauliflower cheese. Ooh and roast red onions, yum.

Sounds lovely. Doing Yorkshire's this year too. Make/buy a proper gravy too and you're sorted. We buy cauliflower cheese, it's a favourite.

You don’t need sausagemeat, just get paxo

Disagree. Paxo will be like school dinners.

Oh yes! Cauliflower cheese and swede!

We have all of the above with ham too - I don’t know if this is an Irish thing? But a Christmas dinner is turkey,ham and stuffing here I literally don’t know one person who doesn’t have that. In my family we have roast beef too but know this isn’t traditional

For us it's

Chicken,
Roast potatoes,
Pigs in blankets,
cake-on (nigellas gingerbread stuffing to anyone else),
Honey roast parsnips and carrots,
Braised red cabbage,
Sprouts parboiled and fried with garlic and bacon,
Gravy.

Christmassy red cabbage, sprouts and cauliflower cheese. And loads of gravy!!

Spiced braised red cabbage

Definitely bread sauce, gravy, sprouts. You're going to need a log of jugs.

Don't forget the brandy butter.

I agree Ed, but I’m trying to think of making it easier for a xmas dinner virgin 😂.

I would suggest buying the sausagemeat stuffing readymade though.

We have

Turkey
Sausage meat stuffing
Chipolatas
Bacon wrapped chipolatas
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Roast pots
Mashed pots
Potato croquettes
Carrots
Mashed swede
Brussel sprouts
Peas
Gravy

Bread sauce - essential
Parsnips/carrots with honey glaze
Cranberry sauce
Gravy
Pigs in blankets

I have red cabbage and parsnips, also yorkshires and bread sauce

Turkey and Bacon
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Mash potato
Cauliflower cheese
Broccoli
Peas
Parsnips
Carrots
Sprouts (bacon lardons)
Gravy
Bread sauce
Yorkshire puddings
Cranberry sauce

We have turkey (wrapped in whisky soaked smoked bacon)
Chestnut and apricot stuffing
Plum and ginger stuffing
Roast potatoes
Braised red cabbage, apple and onion in red wine, vinegar, clove and cinnamon
Gravy made from the giblets simmered in stock and added to the meat juices.
Followed by home made chocolate chestnut log iced in Nutella and a sprinkling of icing sugar and served with cream.

Sausage meat stuffing and bread sauce is essential for a turkey dinner 😋