Christmas Dinner... What you having?

[Jakey Neverland]

I honestly have no idea, we always go to my sisters for Xmas but there is 6 just in my family alone so food wise it may just be a buffet affair at home.

[Pookie3101]

Starter

Home made tomato soup

Main

Turkey and Roast Beef
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Broccoli
Sprouts (dp only)
Roast parsnips
Cabbage (probably red)
Peas or green beans
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Yorkshire puddings

Dessert

Homemade Profiteroles ( if dd makes them)
Homemade Cheesecake
Christmas pud ( for dp)

[Gryff]

Starters will be prawn cocktail smoked salmon and pate
Turkey Rib of beef or Gammon roast potatoes baby potatoes parsnip carrots and sprouts stuffing pigs in blankets gravy cranberry sauce and Yorkshire pud
Pavlova or Christmas cake mince pies etc
There will be 5 adults l and a 3 year old we are one household at the minute

[vowels]

Starters
Having these for lunch as we never
do justice to our dinner otherwise.
Mozzarella and Tomato
Nachos
Salad
Some shop bought snacks I can put
in the oven.

Main
Roast Chicken - no one likes turkey
Honey and Mustard Ham
Broccoli and Cauliflower in cheese
sauce
Roast or Hasselback Potatoes
Pigs in Blankets
Pigs without blankets
Stuffing
Green beans, Broccoli, Peas steamed
Honey Glazed Carrots
Yorkshire Puddings - children insist
Breaded Chicken for my extremely
fussy nine year old
Forgot the Brussels Sprouts!

Dessert
Christmas Cake
Chocolate Christmas Tree Cake
Ice cream
Whichever shop bought dessert takes
my husband's fancy

We eat fish on Christmas Eve and I
am making Cheesecake and
Meringues so may have these
desserts on Christmas Day too.

Boxing Day is Soup, Sandwiches,
Sweets.

[Helen J]

Usually the same every year.

Starter - prawn cocktail and smoked salmon with a little bit of salad.
Melon and apple for my DH and DS, because they wont eat fish.

Main - Turkey crown, pigs in blankets, roast and mash potatoes, carrots, parsnips, peas, sprouts, cauliflower cheese, stuffing and gravy.

Dessert - I always make a trifle and buy individual Christmas puddings, but we rarely eat any dessert at all because everyone is too full.

[duchy]

Why not offer to cook it for her , it’s a weird year anyway so a good time to change things up. She might appreciate a relaxing Christmas Day and you might enjoy the meal more (of course you could find yourself permanently volunteered for the job )

Originally Posted by Floridatilly

We always go to my mums for Christmas Dinner. As she is my bubble we can still go but that means my sister can’t (she usually goes every other year)
Bless my mum, she is not a very good cook. Roasties are pale, turkey is dry, veg is cold and gravy is like brown water. But it would not be Christmas otherwise 🤣

Starter:
Prawn cocktail

Main:
Turkey & lamb
Roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, sprouts, stuffing, roasted parsnips and gravy.

Desert:
Nothing 😳
She does have mince pies in but thats it. Kids have some chocolate from their Christmas presents. I think I will make or but a desert this year though.

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[djewkes]

Christmas Eve, main meal at lunch after visiting all the grandkids, booked lunch at a local restaurant for the two of us, supper sandwiches, crisps and buffet bits
Christmas Day...
Starter (usually around 1pm)
Smoked salmon
Argentinian red prawns
Scallops
Salmon mousse
Pate
Any other bits we see

Main meal (about 6pm)
Roast rib of beef
Roast loin of pork
Roast and mashed potatoes
Sprouts stir fried with chestnuts and bacon
Peas and chantenay carrots
Yorkshire puds
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing

Dessert
Christmas pud with double cream or ice cream

Only the two of us for the day so nice and leisurely

Boxing Day
Bacon, eggs, sausage and bubble and squeak

Leftover meats, buffet and chips...

[Vanillapod]

Turkey
Red cabbage
Shredded sprouts fried up with pancetta and chestnuts
Carrot and swede
Green beans with shallots and butter
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Pigs in blankets
Devils on horseback
Yorkshire puddings
Cauliflower cream
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Maybe broccoli and cauliflower cheese
Gravy
Stuffing for OH and DS -I hate the stuff 🤮

I think that’s the lot 🤔

[WIGGYSMUM]

No starters for us

Main
Turkey crown
Gammon
Roast potatoes
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Parsnips
Carrots

Dessert

Christmas pudding
Profiteroles

Much prefer our Boxing Day Buffet

[Orlando 2004]

Xmas 2018 Chinese in Florida and DD had microwave lasagne (her choice)

Xmas 2019 Fried Breakfast with my mum in the morning then we all just snacked in the afternoon on gammon and other bits we fancied.

Think 2020 will be similar to last year as it's easier and we all enjoyed just eating what we wanted. Will probably see my mum and DH's parents at some point but will just be the 3 of us for food on the day.