What will you be having for Christmas dinner?

[M0reGinPlease]

We're having:

Melon and prawn starter

Main event:
Turkey
Ham
Pigs in blankets
Chestnut stuffing
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Carrot and swede mash
Red cabbage
Sprouts
Gravy

Christmas pudding with thick cream

All followed by a lie down in a darkened room. What's everyone else eating?

We’re having a couple of roast chickens and steaks and prawns on the bbq, lots of different salads and roast potatoes followed by a huge fruit pavlova..... we’re in a hot country for Christmas... it’s not right!

Haven’t made our minds up but it might be a chestnut and squash roast with lots of roast veggies, roasted sprouts with almonds, cranberry sauce and gravy.

One too many ‘roasted’ there...

We don't do the roast thing, just tray after tray of 'party food' shovelled into the oven as and when we get hungry, with nibbles and chocolates to graze on as well.
Probably smoked salmon and scrambled egg for breakfast, washed down with something cold and fizzy (diet coke!).

Am working 3pm to 9pm (NHS) so hoping dh and the kids leave me something

Can never have too many roasted things @AwkwardSquad

@IJumpedAboardAPirateShip tell me
more about this Nutella Christmas tree please.

No idea yet,not thought of it.
Probably turkey,roast potatoes,peas,carrots,sprouts,stuffing and gravy.

Breakfast is what we have the rest of the year,a mug of tea and some toast.
Tea time is usually just a mix of ''party food'' or a turkey sandwich.

Turkey (or something covered in pomegranate seeds from Lidl), roast spuds, mixed roast veg (roast parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions and beetroot), mashed swede, Brussels, chipolatas (maybe demand from daughter, I hate pigs in blankets too salty), sausagemeat stuffing, sage and onion stuffing (for vegans), cranberry and orange relish (my own) and whatever gravy is in the cupboard (not my own). For pud it's Christmas pudding and brandy butter or whatever my mother brings, hopefully apple pie, vegan ice cream is already bought

We're having Greek food for lunch! Souvlaki, spanakopita etc.

Breakfast will be pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs. Then picky bits during the day.

Dinner is Korean fried chicken, bulgogi burgers, K fries and some pork and tofu dumplings. Washed down with fizz and beer.

Pudding will probably be either profiteroles or melt in the middle chocolate puds.

@M0reGinPlease

Video of the Nutella tree - ds2 saw it yesterday and is insisting we make one!

Forgot. We did buy one of these the other day - just add roast potatoes! But that will be NYD lunch because nobody has to work.

It’s me, DP and 3DC this year. (Eldest 2 alternate between me and ExDP). Youngest is dairy free.

They’ve requested:

Breakfast - Jus Rol brioche (perfect for youngest DC) and Christmas tree shaped crumpets from ASDA

Dinner -

Pigs in blankets
Lamb
Mashed potatoes
Roast potatoes
Brussels with pancetta
Broccoli and cauliflower cheese
Stuffing

So basically a mash up of their favourites from ExMILs various Christmas dinners !!!

Boxing Day we have friends over and the DH is making Jamaican food for us - dumplings, coconut rice and lamb curry.

Hosting for 14 adults 3 children this year...
Start- beoccoli and stilton soup with homemade garlic groutons
Main
Turkey x2
Ham
Beef joint
Parsnips roast
Potato roast
Carrots
Brussels with chestnuts
Veggie stuffing
Pork stuffing
Veggie gravy
Meat gravy
Pigs in blanket
Yorkshire pud
Mint sauce. Pickles. Cranberry. Mustard.

Desserts- mother in law in charge of...thank goodness!

Pudding wise -

Vegan chocolate cupcakes for DC3
Christmas Colin the Caterpillar for DC1 and 2.

I’m making Lotus Biscoff cheesecake.

@Cockadoodledooo 🤯

That looks awesome!!!

Can I just say, my cooker has packed in.
Arghhhhhhhhh

We are going to the local Indian restaurant! 1st time eating out but really looking forward to it. Working most of Christmas so will be nice to not cook!

Roast chicken and roast duck and Vegetarian roast.
Roast potatoes and parsnips
Sausagemeat stuffing balls wrapped in streaky bacon
Paxo chestnut stuffing
Brussels sprouts and green beans
Homemade bread sauce
Homemade chicken gravy
Shop bought cranberry sauce
Bisto vegetarian gravy

Lotus biscoff cheesecake and black currant pavlova.

No starter.

Main - turkey, pigs in blankets, yorkshire puddings, stuffing, parsnips, carrots, sprouts and roast potatoes.

Dessert - M and S white chocolate snowball wreath and M and S Colin the Caterpillar Christmas special. Cream or ice cream.

After eights - of course!

We are going out to local Indian restaurant and will be having their special banquet
I’m cooking a traditional Xmas meal on Xmas eve
Prawn and smoked salmon starter
Roast chicken
Pigs in blanket
Pork and apple stuffing
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Brussel sprouts
Broccoli
Mashed carrot and swede
Cauliflower cheese
Sweet potato/butternut squash mash
Gravy
Cranberry sauce
No dessert as we never manage one but plenty of sweet n chocolate stuff in house anyway

Relatively simple. Can't be doing with umpteen different veg, too much last-minute faff.

No starter, but canapés, usually M&S, an hour or so before dinner at about 5.

Turkey
Lots of home made pigs in blankets
Homemade sage, onion and best sausagemeat stuffing,
Loads of crispy roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Carrots and sprouts
Cranberry sauce
Proper gravy made with roasting tin juices, plus turkey-giblet stock simmered up the day before.

After a short break, my own Christmas pudding, flamed with 50/50 brandy and vodka. Lights off in the dining room just before I bring it in! Brandy butter and cream.
Cheeseboard and grapes, satsumas, etc.

Seafood platter for starter.

Turkey, ham, roasties, carrot, parsnip, cauliflower cheese, red cabbage, sprouts, pigs, stuffing, cranberry sauce.

Trifle and salted caramel sticky pudding for dessert.

@M0reGinPlease we’ll be doing this one from BOSH

@IJumpedAboardAPirateShip looks amazing!!