Christmas Lunch/dinner...

[EcclesCake]

Who goes the traditional route of goose/turkey etc?

Or do you prefer a sumptuos repast of your choice, not dictated by tradition?

Will you go with tradition or free style?

[Samuraisan]

Yup, do the whole works. Turkey, stuffing, red cabbage,sprouts with chestnuts, candied carrots, roast and mashed potatoes, gravy, chocolate
Log, trifle etc. All home made, I have already started
preparing and I love it. But once a year is enough. All my kids with their partners and children will be coming.

[EcclesCake]

I'm really fancying some red cabbage, just need to decide on what to serve it with. Some kind of pork dish methinks.......with apples and cider.......yum!

[ummmm]

Eccles...it's his father. If you served him al dente veg he'd think they were raw. He doesn't eat butter or gravy and sticks to the same things. Cremated steak and spuds mainly.

[DTCwordfan]

succulent roasted goose, red cabbage, a dauphinois potato, steamed french green beans...who needs more.

[DTCwordfan]

(that would be my choice - but there are others to take account of).

[sherrardk]

We stick to the traditional here but I don't faff. Turkey crown on the day with as many ping and ding components as possible, ham joint on Boxing Day and roast beef on New Year's Day. I don't do Sunday roast so mine make the most of it (although I could ditch it all except the ham and no one would mind apart from himself).

[237SJ]

Traditional - too many happy memories of Christmas past to want to do anything else.

[EcclesCake]

As an independent adult I think the only time I have cooked a traditional Christmas meal was when I had to step into help as my MIL was taken ill. Oddly I think it was one of the very few times she was planning a classic meal too.

To add to my non festiveness, I think I have only ever dressed the table with crackers once!

[ummmm]

Now the kids are older I don't do anything chrismassy. No tree, no cards, no gimmicks...

If I was cooking I would do a roast though, just not a turkey one, and I'd throw a few of the extras in like pigs in blankets...

[EcclesCake]

While you're knocking up your pigs in blankets will you do me a few Devils on horseback??????


Pleeeeeassssse?

[DTCwordfan]

some over here too, please.....

[DTCwordfan]

even angels on horseback.....yum.

[ummmm]

Devils is fruit and angels is oysters?

[Tilly2]

My family and I hold Christmas traditions in very high stead. We are going out for Christmas Lunch and it will be a very special, once a year treat and celebration. We like the tradition, turkey et al, Christmas pud, mince pies, cheese board, all of that.

Perhaps it's out working class origins but Christmas is a very special, traditional day which is different from the rest of the days of the year. We have roast pork, lamb, beef or chicken on any Sunday or day of the week. Only on Christmas Day do we have Turkey. I am really looking forward to it. The only bit I don't like about Christmas traditions is dressing the flippin' tree. I do hate that job!

[DTCwordfan]

angels are indeed oysters and the devils dried fruit, like an apricot or date.

[ummmm]

I like oysters. Pity I'm not keen on bacon...

[DTCwordfan]

(or scallops for a 'dirty' angel....)

[EcclesCake]

Devils in this house are prunes.

[DTCwordfan]

a smidge of black pudding or hog's pudding can be a lovely substitute to the bacon, ummmm.....

[ummmm]

I like all those things....except the bacon :-)