Munchers of Bernard Matheww turkey crown and imbibers of Country Manor and Lambrini; this thread is not for the likes of you so clear orf. I want to know what the hard core foodies are having for all/any of the following; Christmas Eve,Christmas Day ...

[moondog]

As for self, think one of my slowly diminishing but precious staff of tins of caviar from Mr Moondog's recent extended period in former USSR, followed by gresh Lleyn crab on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day, will risk a goose reared by friend. Trifle to follw.

New Year's Eve will be with friends.My contribution will be Margeritas. Delicious but lethal. Hazy on other detail and booze as yet.

Just finished cooking the raised pork pies for breakfast on Xmas day. Made two this year - each 20cm in diameter. We eat these with scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and bucks fizz for breakfast.

Lunch is one of the bird in bird roasts with potatoes, parsnips, something green from the allotment, bread sauce, re-warmed roast ham/gammon from Xmas eve, chippolatas, two sorts of stuffing, gravy, wine.....and then Xmas pudding for desserts - the pudding was made by my aunt last Jan. We then also have mince pies, hard sauce (a weird family recipe not brandy butter) and a fruit salad. And then cheese and biscuits and port to fill any remaining gaps.

I made the Xmas cake before DS was born at the beginning of August - and have been feeding it with brandy ever since. Got the marzipan on last week and got to ice it tomorrow....

Hopefully we'll then be eating left overs for the next few meals!!!

p.s. I know I am a ponce

OOh, you girls are raising the bar!
Holiday, all the Ode English stuff sounds fascinationg.

not sure I qualify to post....but what the heck

christmas eve: roast spiced ham with glazed carrots and new pots

christmas day breakfast: eggs benedicte

christmas day nibbles: proscuitto and honey mustard palmiers, home made red pepper humous with those lovely thin toast triangles whose name I can't remember

lunch
turkey
my mum's sage and onion stuffing (her recipe I mean)
cranberry port bacon and chestnut stuffing
braised red cabbage wth apples
maple parsnips
roast pots in goosefat
maybe some carrots
orange and panecotta christmas pudding

boxing day
dh's ham and turkey pie with a raymone blanc sauce which takes hours to prepare

Course you do Hatwoman. Also sounds fab.
Maple syrup parsnips seem all the rage this year.

rempy , How very dare you 'Is that as naff as trifle?' I go to great lengths to source my Bird's custard powder and sprinkles.

Any more last minure offerings?

Evening all. Can we have a debrief thread?

The wild boar was stunning.

I am smug.

Mrs Smug McSmug of Smuggington.

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Gorgeous.

Wow! - sounds like you deserve to be!

I am working strange shifts over Christmas itself, so we are having two "official" Christmas meals on random days next week.

My mum has found a duck breast recipe from the Christmas "Good Food" magazine that she wants me to make - there are only going to be the two of us so will give it a try. It is supposed to make its own gravy as you roast it - not very familiar with cooking duck but sounds good! With my usual to-die-for roasties, and sauteed leeks, steamed carrots and broccoli. Will be followed by mini meringues with hot chocolate fudge sauce.

I love roast chicken, have got a local free range one, cooked with lemon, bacon and garlic, roast pots and mashed vegetables. The leftovers will be made into a pie with leeks and bacon, or maybe even quiche, and I usually get a good 1.5L homemade stock out of the bones. Will make mincemeat tart - have bought the mincemeat, sorry, but the pastry is very short and homemade. With cream (from a local farm, mmmm).

And she had malaria (whoop dee doo). Solves the question of "what do you give someone who has everything".

opps wrong thread. ha ha ha ha.

fantastic IGWT

Christmas eve:

starter=goat's cheese filo parcels

main=roast ham, red cabbage, mange tout, dauphinoise pots

Christmas day:

breakfast=champagne

lunch=chocolate orange

dinner=chicken, sprouts, roast pots, roasted carrots & parsnips, sage&onion, yorkshires, gravy, bread sauce blah blah blah

Boxing day:

Chicken and mushroom pie/Chicken and ham pie.

Booze. (DP's birthday)

How do you do roast potatoes with semolina?

I think you roll them in it once par-boiled for a coating. I am a bit about that!

This was a good thread, we some yummy ideas.

I like your breakfast and lunch options for Christmas Day. Am gestating this year so mine will be more like

Breakfast - chocolate

Lunch - chocolate

Dinner - vast and yummy traditional Christmas dinner cooked by my Mum. Mmmmm.