Would you still do a full Christmas Dinner if it was just you and DH?

[EarlofShrewsbury]

Starter, turkey plus all the trimmings, pudding?

Would you bother?

Never have, never will!
Always just been 2 of us, married 30+ years and I have never cooked a roast dinner of any kind, because I don't like them. Turkey is particularly unpleasant. I guess if my husband was bothered, he would have cooked it himself, but he dislikes traditional Christmas dinner too.

There are so many lovely foods to choose from - just have something you'll really enjoy, not what you thing you "ought to" have.

No neither me or DP are particularly fond of roast dinners so we just tend to have whatever we fancy.

I would and have done for just me and a child. I don’t like cooking but I love a Christmas dinner so it’s worth it and it lasts two or three days.

We never have a starter but yes always full Christmas Dinner

If you will enjoy it, do it.
People with young children will often find that they won’t eat it anyway- don’t like it/overtired/eaten too much chocolate. So in reality you’d be cooking for two anyway.

Yes, just me and DH for christmas day. We dont have starters, but I do the full shebang otherwise. Turkey crown, ham, pigs in blankets, roasties, sprouts with chestnets and bacon, glazed carrots, honey roast parsnips, peas, braised red cabbage, stuffing, bread sauce, craneberry sauce, gravy, christmas pudding, custard, trifle and cream, mince pies, coffee and brandy. I love doing it, and I love christmas dinner. My OH is very difficult to buy for, so a real christmas dinner is also like my present to him. Also there is loads of leftovers for when the family descend on boxing day so it makes life easier in the long run.

Of course. Not Turkey, as it won't fit into the air fryer, but definitely the multiple vegetables and condiments.

The starter would probably be more of a late breakfast (hoping to convince DP that melon and assorted cured meats, olives and the like would be a fantastic way to start the day this year) and then the main meal is unlimited meat, tons of potatoes and all of the veg. Later on, there might be some fruit, some small baked things (I'm limited by having to be gluten free) and obligatory pickles and salad with all the expensive things I love like big, fat olives, chargrilled artichokes and peppers stuffed with goats' cheese.

OK, so the food bought will last for the entire period rather than just one meal, but the principle still stands that it's a time of eating well whether there's ten people or just the two of us.

Its usually 4 of us, but DDs are veggie/ vegan so only DH and i for the roast. I'm not a huge turkey fan, so normally do a nice roast pork, chicken, beef or lamb. I think I'll do pork this year. I dont do starters before the dinner, but will do some bubbly and nibbles when we get back from church while we open the presents. Then roast kind of mid afternoon. Christmas pudding for us a couple of hours later (not sure what the DDs want tnis year for pudding, maybe a bought vegan christmas pudding or tiramisu).

Nope! We have nice breakfast & then a large cheese board & buffet style bits! We just have a really nice chilled day!

We do normally go out for a 'Christmas Dinner ' on Boxing Day though! Nice walk to a localish pub!

We never have a starter just some canapés so yes would do the same. We don't eat turkey so usually have a rolled sirloin, rib of beef or beef wellington. We have ham on Boxing Day.

Usually skip desert and just go for all the cheese.

So yes we would have the same if just us.

Nope. Last year we had a seafood platter and M&S party food it was great

got mam joining us this year as we just lost dad recently so are making a beef roast dinner but not the whole starters etc - low key and reflective

Not a roast turkey but definitely a good roast dinner. It would still be a treat for us. We might spread the courses out through the day though. Breakfast of smoked salmon & scrambled eggs with fizz, open pressies, an early afternoon starter of some sort (not sure what as we don't have starter with Christmas dinner), an early evening dinner, then Christmas pudding and cheese and crackers a bit later in the evening.
I wish we had made more of it just the two of us before kids.

The only Christmas where it has been just dh & me we had fish fingers, chips and beans

Tbf I was 10 days overdue with dc1 and I don't think I could have fit in a full roast dinner, much less been arsed to cook the thing!

Probably would though yes, once dc have left home. We'd do it together.

DH would cook it for the two of us.

Yes, I would bother, and I always do. I love cooking and for the last ten years there has only been DH and me.

It is a treat to have such a special meal and I enjoy producing it. DH washes up (eventually) and we have a glorious evening watching Dr. Finlay repeats.

What's not to like?

Yes of course! But I do love to cook so it's not a chore for me.

Depends on if that was your preferred food option.

If you love a traditional Christmas dinner and happy to cook, then yes.

I don't eat meat (pescatarian) and a turkey dinner wouldn't be dh's preference so no we didn't bother. Instead we choice food we really enjoyed. So Dh might have had a rare fillet steak, I might have had a prepared lobster or a rare tuna steak. When we had Dd, Dh and Dd took it in turns to choose - one year had Turkey as it was DD's choice.

For past few years we've gone out for a current instead - love it.

I'm doing the full Christmas roast and Christmas pudding, but no starter. We never have a starter on Christmas Day even if there are hoards of us.

Same here.

We love to create an elegant meal.

Yes we always do.
Now toddler added, but he’s not a fan of roast anyway

No starter
Roast. Usually Turkey breast. Pigs in blankets, Yorkshire’s, veg

Desert is usually Christmas pudding, mince pies, homemade gingerbread eaten later on

Yes I would absolutely bother - but I would do a crock-pot turkey roast instead of the big bird in the oven - they are just as good IMO and much less gaff.

I'm only cooking it because my husband loves it. If I had my way it would be an expensive piece of beef instead.

Yes but chicken or duck, not turkey. And I'd only cook the ham for a family party either side of Christmas.

Yes. Have done in the past. Think I'd do it if there was just me too.

Yes, but he’d cook it, or I would buy it from Cook / M n S 😁