Don’t stress. It’s only a day !

[Lilminx]

A tip i discovered a few years ago... which I'm sure everyone knows anyway...
Cook the turkey wrap it in foil to rest and cover it with tea towels while its still in its pan i dont lift mine out as its red hot.. and hey presto your oven is free to cook the spuds and roast veg. I struggled for years to cram it all in my oven before doing this by accident might i add. the turkey was still pipping hot 90 mins later!

[Taffy1959]

Love it.
Must admit I made the Jamie Oliver gravy a couple of years ago and it was lovely but very time consuming.
I made it about a week before and froze it so it just needed heating up on Christmas Day

[Loopylooloo]

Love it but no aunt bessies for me! You can make yorkshire puds ahead of time and just pop in oven for a moment when dishing everything else up to warm them again.

But I definitely agree that we seem to think we can double the amount we can eat at a normal roast dinner which is a bit mad really. We still give it a good go...

[Loopylooloo]

Originally Posted by Lilminx

A tip i discovered a few years ago... which I'm sure everyone knows anyway...
Cook the turkey wrap it in foil to rest and cover it with tea towels while its still in its pan i dont lift mine out as its red hot.. and hey presto your oven is free to cook the spuds and roast veg. I struggled for years to cram it all in my oven before doing this by accident might i add. the turkey was still pipping hot 90 mins later!

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Carves better too after resting!

[Picalily]

For the last few years we have had Christmas dinner about a week before then have an Indian takeaway on the day. This way I get to relax on the day and join in rather than spend all my time in the kitchen. I wish I had done this years ago when my kids were little and enjoyed the day playing with them instead of being busy and rushed. Just to add I always prepared the potatoes and veg the day before.

[enjibenji]

Last Christmas day was Cheesecake factory in Santa Monica, boxing day a hotdog on the pier. Perfect. 😊
This year 3 meats, 24 veg, yorkies and all the other trimmings, blooming hell why can't we just do simple 🤷

[storm]

Portion control.
You don't need to spend hours peeling & chopping.Buy it pre prepped or like me only peel what will be eaten ,20 carrots a head is a little over the top.

[Pookie3101]

My Sunday roasts are pretty huge so the only addition at Christmas is Turkey and an extra meat ( beef joint going in slow cooker) and pigs in blankets. Everything else is the same as a normal roast for me and no extra people either.
Never frozen roasties and freshly made Yorkshire’s that go in about 20 mins before serving.

[JAF]

Originally Posted by happytraveller

I was thinking of trying fried shredded sprouts this year

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As someone who hates sprouts with a passion I tried this one year and decided they were only barely edible if completely drenched in Henderson’s Sauce (a Sheffield speciality) but it was a waste of time, bacon, chestnuts and Henderson’s so never again.

[Mazbar]

Originally Posted by JAF

As someone who hates sprouts with a passion I tried this one year and decided they were only barely edible if completely drenched in Henderson’s Sauce (a Sheffield speciality) but it was a waste of time, bacon, chestnuts and Henderson’s so never again.

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I’m sorry but sprouts are food of the gods, as long as not over done just so sweet.