What are you having for dinner on Christmas Eve?

[Tigger71]

Originally Posted by Hollyhobbit

We usually have a take away but this Christmas Eve two of our Grandchildren will be here as both Daughter and Son-in-law are working and we are their child care bubble.
We are having a themed buffet . “ Honey I Shrunk the Buffet” ( they love the film)
I have bought mini versions of everything , hot dogs, burgers, pies, cakes etc.
It will be the only time we see them so wanted it to be fun.

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Lovely idea!

[Tigger71]

We celebrate a Swedish Christmas on the 24th so will have the traditional buffe/smorgasbord (“julbord”) for lunch (and help yourself to leftovers for tea).

Cold fish: pickled herring, cold cooked salmon, gravadlax
Centrepiece: Oven baked breaded gammon
Warm: meatballs, mini sausages, anjovis potato gratin, sticky pork belly bites, potatoes
Greens: winter coleslaw

For afters: chocolates and sweets

[rudie111]

Camembert xmas wreath from Asda

[MarkUK]

Originally Posted by DisneyNikki

I was watching Lisa and John cooking show and she mentioned every Christmas Eve they have a tradition of Fish pie.

It got me thinking of starting a traditional Christmas Eve meal. Not sure what though.

Any one else do this?

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We always cook at a maple-mustard glazed ham on the 23rd and then have ham egg, pineapple and chips on Christmas Eve.

[Rac20]

We are having homemade pizzas this year.

[Goldia]

Our Christmas Eve dinner is all Nigella.

We have ribs marinaded and cooked in cranberry, sweet chilli and soy sauce along with juice from a clementine and a lime. To go with it we have fully loaded potato skins. Both are minimal effort.

For dessert we have Nigellas Rocky Road.

This has been our tradition for about the last 8 years, maybe longer and the kids wouldn't let us have anything else now as it wouldn't feel like Christmas.

[Lilminx]

I'll be cooking up a picky finger food dinner. Duck toast, spring rolls, tampura prawns. I also have a filo pastry wheel stuffed with spinach and feta from Lidls here in Cyprus its absolutely lush

[marypoppins38]

Chinese takeaway. It’s our tradition 😃

[TigerMom]

We normally go out for Thai food but our favourite restaurant is in Tier4 so not this year. So instead we are going to Burger King for our once a year visit.

[Excitedx4]

Usually a takeaway or a meal out. Still in tier 2 so we’re booked into the local pub it’s amazing and I know I’m already having tempura prawns to start and steak and ale pie for main 🤪😂