Show me your Christmas Menu

[Broodywuz]

This has probably been asked 1000 times but can I see your full Christmas menu's please. Everything you plan to eat Christmas day and for your Turkey dinner (if you're having one)
We've had the idea of having our starters Christmas eve, melon and grapes for the kids, prawn cocktail for DH and I, then soup and nice bread. Full turkey dinner and desert christmas day with no starters but want to check I'm not missing anything off my list

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with smoked streaky bacon, Bucks Fizz

Christmas lunch: Smoked salmon terrine on a bed of rockett (very light)

Roast Norfolk black turkey, 18th century chestnut stuffing (a fab Delia Smith recipe) roasted Winter vegetables

Christmas pudding and brandy sauce

Later in the evening we'll have a very light buffet of hams (usually Suffolk black) cheeses and chutneys, we'll have that with some port

Where do you buy the baked cheesecake?? Sounds deeelish!

@furtivetussling
I completely agree with the sweetcorn, i love it with chicken and Turkey ok with pork but no with beef or lamb.

Breakfast American pan cakes, Greek yogurt, berries and orange juice. Tea/coffee.

Dinner (around 3pm)
Roast beef and horseradish
Roast Turkey, cranberry sauce, bread sauce
Yorkshire puddings
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing (might try the gingerbread one)
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Cauliflower and broccoli cheese
Red cabbage
Sprouts
Green beans
Carrots
Sweetcorn
Peas?
Gravy

Pudding (to be eaten as and when)
Christmas pudding
Mince pies
Fizzy jelly and ice cream
Cheese cakes
Chocolates

Anything else anyone can help themselves to ....leftovers, cheese board etc.

Dinner, side of salmon or chicken, pigs in blankets, stuffing balls, cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, carrots, peas, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, sweetcorn and gravy. Christmas pudding or fruit crumble with custard, or mince pies, ice cream.

Tea, salmon or chicken, smoked salmon, prawns, pork pie, sausage rolls, ham, cheese board, biscuits, bread rolls, salad, olives, crisps, fruit cake, mince pies, ice cream, chocolate rice crispies.

Loved reading this thread for Xmas vibes!

we have Xmas just our small family, so only 2 adults. Also not in the UK anymore so left the turkey tradition behind, was never hugely fussed. Do miss the pigs in blankets though, may have to build a lunch around them during the period

for us:
Xmas eve - takeout of fancy sushi, and champagne

xmas day - croissants from the bakery for breakfast (shops here open as normal on xmas day), also for the kids, along with berries / yoghurt and generally a breakfast spread

lunch will probably be snacky bits of nice cheese we have in, chocolates, etc. Probably with a couple of mulled wines

for dinner we have last couple years had osso buco with saffron risotto on the side. A nice treat meal for 2 people.

no desert plan yet , probably will buy one, I’m not a big desert cook. Last year I had a lovely desert wine from my employer as part of a box of wines which was such a treat for the festive period but I’ve moved jobs since and will miss that job perk!

Boxing Day breakfast will be French toast made with panettone - beyond that no plan for the menu beyond Xmas day.

Christmas Day breakfast is croissants with a fruit platter and juice

main meal (around 1-2pm) will be turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, honey roast parsnips and carrots, broccoli, peas, sweetcorn and sprouts with Yorkshire pudding and gravy.

evening snacks will include crackers, cheeses, fruit, left overs for sandwiches on fresh baked baguettes

Dessert is Yule log with either cream or ice cream

chocolates, nuts, sweets, biscuits and crisps available all day

Boxing Day evening meal is always left over turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets and roasties (if any left) with fried new potatoes, baked beans and fresh warm bread - I look forward to this more than the Christmas Day dinner

Breakfast around 9am: frozen pastries/bacon butties, orange juice/bucks fizz/tea coffee

Christmas lunch around 1-2pm:
No starter
Turkey
Lamb (our favourite, have to have it!)
pigs in blankets
sausage meat and bacon stuffing
Roasties
Mash
Cabbage
Tenderstem broccoli
Carrot and swede
Cauli cheese
Yorkshire pud (have with every roast)
Bread sauce
Gravy
Drinks at the table will be juice, water, wine, beer and/or prosecco with chambord

We’ll have all the usual party food in for the evening but no one ever tends to want it, all still too full! So for those that want it, we usually end up having part baked rolls with either leftover meat, roasties and gravy or cheese, pate, charcuterie meats etc.

Buck’s Fizz, smoked salmon with nice bread and chocolate for breakfast.

Crisps/cheese straws/snacky stuff as anyone wants it.

Turkey at 3 ish- turkey, pigs in blankets, mash, roasts, peas, Brussels, broccoli, Yorkshire pudding, spiced red cabbage, parsnips, gravy, alternative vegan roast (everything cooked so the vegan/veggies can eat everything except the turkey).

Chocolate cake, Christmas cake, mince pies with brandy cream or brandy butter.

very nice cheese board (the cheese costs as much as the roast dinner!)

Chocolate, port and champagne throughout the day!

Fizzy Jelly??

@Broodywuz
Fizzy Jelly
Melt the jelly cubes (we usually use strawberry) in a small amount of water in the microwave, top up to required amount as per instructions with lemonade. It's really popular with adults as well as children. Refreshing after a big dinner. I also like lime jelly with coke.

Breakfast - fruit salad, stollen, brioche and homemade lychee & rose jam

lunch
Made ahead beef bourguigon, mash, red cabbage and carrots
cottage cheese cheesecake with raspberries

supper
ham sandwich
Christmas simnel cake and mince pie

3am
turkey and cranberry croissant at work

im nights on Xmas Eve abd Christmas day so everything is very simple and made ahead. Red cabbage, cheesecake, mince pies, Christmas cake and stollen are already made and waiting in the freezer

Breakfast: french toast with maple syrup and bacon, coffee/tea. OJ.
Dinner (about 4.30): starter might either be a terrine I'll make with toasted pita or your regular prawn cocktail.
Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread sauce, roasties, sweet potatoes, sprouts, carrots, green beans, pigs in blankets, gravy.
Dessert: Christmas cake, apple crumble with cream, probably ice cream.
We always have ham on Boxing Day but I've got an old school friend coming who keeps kosher so I'm having a think.

Breakfast: Chocolate from stockings, bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese, orange juice/tea/coffee/cranberry juice.

Mid-late morning: blini with sour cream and arenkha pretendy caviar, pate on bagel toast, smoked salmon on wheaten bread, devils on horseback, chicory with cheese, figs and pomegranate seeds.

Mid afternoon: roast chicken, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, stuffing balls, stir-fried brussels sprouts with pancetta, swede and carrot mash, gravy, bread sauce, cranberry sauce

Tiny salad

Christmas pudding

Evening: cheese and biscuits.

Also roast parsnips.