What do you serve for Christmas lunch

[bumbiddybiddy]

Need some ideas, we are having a small lunch this year with only 6 of us, including 2 toddlers.

I'm going to be making
Turkey crown
Marmalade glaze gammon
Roast beef

Sides
Roast potatoes
Roast carrots and parsnips
Brussels sprouts
Pigs and blankets
Yorkshire puddings
Cranberry sauce
Beef gravy

It's same as I make every year and would like some inspiration.

Also what pudding you serve afterwards? I'm really unsure of what to serve afterwards

I'm not doing a third meat this year I think it's unnecessary, especially when you have pigs in blankets and sausage meat stuffing

I'm doing;
Turkey
Gammon
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Mashed carrot and swede
Roast parsnips
Sprouts shredded and sauteed with chestnuts
Green beans (DS request)
Cauliflower cheese
Roast potatoes
Gravy
I usually make puddings but working this year until tomorrow and we're out all day so we've got m&S best ever Yule log, mince pies and Christmas pudding so people can choose.

Then for the evening, so much cheese, olives, paté, charcuterie, crusty bread, crackers, prawns etc , home made sausage rolls, snowflake puff pastry chilli jam baked camembert and various chocolates/biscuits

Our smallest Christmas dinner for many years!

I do one for ILs to reheat themselves: they're having broccoli soup with Parmesan crisps, slow cooked lamb shanks with dauphinoise, roasted carrots, parsnips and beets followed by apple and mincemeat crumble with brandy sauce.

The rest of us will have a boned and stuffed turkey (I've never boned a turkey before so Im excited to try tomorrow) . I'm stuffing it with half sausagemeat, sage and onion and half sausagemeat, apple and cranberry.
Trimmings:
Chestnut stuffing balls
Pigs in blankets
Devils on horseback
Roasted and Mashed potatoes
Stir fried Sprouts with bacon
Carrot purée with cumin
Steamed Broccoli
Red cabbage with apple
Roasted carrots, parsnips and beetroot.
Gravy
Bread sauce
Port and cranberry sauce

Christmas pudding or trifle for pudding

Mince pies, nuts, cheese, stollen and Christmas cake are available for nibbling later if required but we eat quite late and some years don't even eat the Christmas pudding.

Roast chicken
Roast gammon
Sage and onion stuffing
Cranberry stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Cranberry sauce
Redcurrant jelly
Bread sauce
Gravy
Roast potatoes and parsnips
Cauliflower cheese (controversial but a must in our house)
Red cabbage with apple
Sprouts with chestnuts
Carrots
Sweetcorn
Peas

Clotted cream
Double cream
Ice cream
Custard
Christmas pudding
Mince pies
Fizzy jelly.

Cheese board and fruit for later

Meringues and tinned fruit plus the cream for Boxing Day with the left overs lol.

(Only four of us this year so no turkey and fewer types of green veg. Other years we've had sweet potatoes, chocolate eclairs,
White chocolate and ginger cheese cake)

There will be 7 of us aged 12-80. We have
Turkey
Gammon
Pigs in Blankets
Stuffing
Roast Potatoes
Yorkshire Pudding
Carrots and Parsnips
Sprouts
Red Cabbage
Cauliflower cheese
Bread sauce and cranberry sauce
Gravy

The Yorkshire puddings and cauliflower cheese are for my DD who is a very picky eater.

We all eat Christmas Pudding after.

I have 16 for Christmas dinner this year. I never do turkey - if it was that great we’d eat it year round. I’m making Brie and cranberry tarts then a choice of salmon en croute and beef wellington, then all the trimmings except sprouts because they are evil.

There will be Christmas pudding and Yule log for pudding and then cheese in the evening for anyone who has room.

@Gliblet That's helpful, thank you! Perhaps I will, actually, remove the legs beforehand.
That's kind of you to reply. X

@SittingontheSidelines please tell me more about the fizzy jelly! I fell like I need this in my life!

Hope everyone's having a lovely Christmas, thanks very much for all the food recommendations, I don't make stuffing as none of us enjoy it.

Five of us this year - we invited our neighbour yesterday with a warning that we won't be serving turkey. I'm pleased she's coming over.

We've dropped the starter as it's just too much food

Roast pork and crackling
Honeyed carrots
Roast kale
Green beans dressed in garlic butter
Roast potatoes
Brussel and bacon
Cauliflower cheese

Cheese board

Apple crumble - the easiest homemade pud we could think of.

Great menu - simple and delicious.

We'll be having:

Rib of beef
Yorkshire puddings (I make them using James Martin's recipe)
Mashed carrot and swede
Sprouts
Cauliflower cheese
Roast potatoes
Gravy made from meat juices, etc

Accompanied with a good Malbec and/or Sauvignon Blanc

Homemade Christmas pudding (a gift from a friend who makes them every year)
Cream
Dessert wine

When there’s a crowd of us I normally do three meats Turkey, Gammon and Lamb or Beef. Leftovers for sarnies/buffets are great!

This year just two of us and it’s going to be:-

Roast Chicken
Pigs in Blankets
Sausagemeat stuffing
Roast Potatoes
Honey glazed parsnips
Cauliflower Cheese
Yorkshire pudding
Sprouts with pancetta
Garlic Leeks
Peas
Gravy

😋

Smoked salmon, cold cuts, cheese, snacks.

Never, ever (in 35 years) a horrible "roast dinner".

Just eat what you like, folks - there are no rules.

@MaltipooMama
Fizzy jelly is very simple but a real crown pleaser. It's made by using lemonade instead of water. Melt jelly cubes in a splash of water in microwave, then top up with lemonade instead of water. Everyone loves it and it's very refreshing. We usually do strawberry with lemonade but the world's your oyster really. I like lime and coke as an alternative.

Most people dont think a roast dinner is "horrible".