Bugger, yes I know its me and I'm always haughtily dismissive of this topic till December BUT have gone from always the guest to the host

[TwigorTreat]

for 14 people including 2 vegetarians

need recipe help

have never cooked a turkey in my life ... its not just a big chicken is it

how big do I need? (lot of meat-eating blokey appetites)

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where is the 'nice ham' thread!!! lol

Dad does stilton stuffed mushrooms for Christmas day for one sister, and a veggie onion tart for the otehr (one wont eat onions, other mushrooms.....)

piss off then cod and go nibble birds

Cod seems to be morphing into gordon ramnsay.....

isn't the nice ham a MN classic?

am considering allowing veggies to bring their own .. or is that evil?

You'd go without potatoes in our house then, Roy as there's only one oven!

twig that is a good idea honestly!! I would not mind that at all

i would shove a tray of m and s ready made ones in when the turkey comes out!

to be fair one of the veggies has numerous food issues involving spices and lumps ... so I think I'd prefer not to go there at all

Seriously, buy the veggie option. I looked into cooking it myself and decided that I'd make a compete pig's ear of it (metaphorically speaking) so bought something from Tescos Finest range. All accompanying veggies, gravy and potatoes (and Christmas pud) were vegetarian (bar the fact they were cooked in the oven with the chicken)

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puts ovenu on list

I don't mean to have veggie friends cod .. they just seem to slip through the initial questionnaire and reference checks

Veggie RELATIVES- you know, the things ye cannae pick!

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how very dare you Cod!

lumps for a 8 month old I can understand the issues - much older than that - not sure I get it.

I am planning a huge cabohydrate/alcohol fest over the festive season - my face will be even redder

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OK. Very particular about roast spuds so normally I parboil for 7 mins. Drain and then return to pan and shake, add a table spoon of flour, Shake some more, transfer to prewarmed fat for 45 mins at 220 degrees.

When I freeze them I do the above until time to transfer to fat pan, then allow to cool and put into ziplock bag (they do go a little grey but you don't know once they're roasted.)

Heat the fat when its time to cook then add the frozen potatoes, cover them in the hot fat and cook for about 50 mins. They are still all fluffy due to the shaking.

You might want to trial it one time before the day itself just so you're sure they're ok. I know a potato failure would spoil my Christmas!!

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I have always had a soft spot for me

indignatio .. its a mixture of physiological and psychological problems in an adult .. don't ask .. but there were operations and long-term medication .. and there's now a hang-over fear (IMO)

Cook the potatoes in butter, they taste gorgeous and I said eralier about leaving the turkey for an hour in foil to stand. I cook roasts every week and at christas always do the veg the day before.