The Christmas Dinner Thread

[Barmaid]

Yes, I know its only November, but if I have half a chance of being ready on time this year, I have to start thinking about it now.

Christmas Day my brother and his gf are entertaining us all to lunch. Roast pork, apple sauce etc. (I'm providing some stuff and another question will follow shortly)

Boxing Day I'm cooking for the OH and his daughter. Turkey has been requested. So this morning I tried to order a Norfolk Black. Seventy two ****** quid they wanted. SEVENTY TWO QUID?! For a turkey? I want a bird, not the whole damn farm. As one friend said to me, what has it been fed on? Hand peeled grapes whilst laying on a chaise longue? So it's an Aldi turkey crown....... with brussels and pancetta, turmeric and chilli roasted spuds, pistachio and mergoz sausage stuffing, gravy and whatever other veg I decide to serve up.

So, have you decided on your Christmas meal? What's it to be? Should I shut up (I've got about 3 questions all Christmas related lol).

Over to you....

[mccfluff]

you could have corrected my typo....

im eating whatever i fancy on the day

[mazie]

We've been invited next door again. It will be Turkey and all the trimmings. I'm cooking a large duck to take round and doing the roast tatties and parsnips. Think I'll also make an apricot stuffing. They think I'm weird as I have to have yorkies with any roast meat. What you making for pudding BM? I'm taking a raspberry trifle round and there will be home made Christmas pudding...Oh and there's always silly hats or headwear next door.

[mccfluff]

may treat myself to one brussel sprout :-)

[Old_Geezer]

They can be that price 6 years agi https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1369168-to-be-amazed-at-the-cost-of-my-turkey

I guess size is important, and quality. Unless you try one, you won't know.

Maybe the better question is why the supermarkets have cheaper ones.

[Old_Geezer]

Apologies, that was £53; but inflation and all that.

[Old_Geezer]

http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/food/2010/nov/top_five_turkeys.htm

"Norfolk black turkeys are the tastiest you will find. A slow maturing, rare breed, Norfolk blacks are probably Britain’s oldest turkey...

Hatched during the spring and fed on locally produced wheat and oats, they are naturally reared to full maturity over the year in a happy, free range environment, before being humanely slaughtered on the farm..."

[Cloverjo]

I've never eaten had turkey on Christmas Day, except at my ex-mother-in-law's house years ago.

We've got a lovely huge joint of beef. I'll make my life easier by buying prechopped veg, but will peel all the potatoes for roasties myself, or hopefully get my son to do it.

[anneasquith]

Its November :-(

[Voltage]

same as mccfluff why people put themselves through all this worry for one meal is beyond me ..another stress free xmas day in the voltage house anyway x

[NoMercy]

Going to in-laws on Christmas Day but I'm making my famous gazillion calorie, no jelly trifle.

I'm doing a big celebratory roast on NYD comprising: Free range chicken and belly pork, pigs in blankets, roasties and parsnips, bread sauce, veggies galore, cranberry, blueberry and gravy. Sticky toffee pud for afters.

[ummmm]

We don't know who is coming yet. We usually go to the in laws but they are moving back to Ireland if all goes to plan for them.

At the moment it's us two, daughter and nephew. My son wants to come to ours but I'm not sure how that will go down with his GF as he lives with her and her parents. I've yet to ask my other son.

We will do a selection of meats paid for by OH's work. Probably chicken, duck, beef and gammon.

[douglas9401]

A beef joint, slow cooked overnight, sprouts, carrots, turnip, sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, sprouts, mashed tatties, roast tatties.

And sprouts.

Loads of wine and beer all topped off with a car ride to coronary care.

[anneasquith]

Ummmmm, I'm sure I've read you say " we don't do Christmas "?

[anneasquith]

Geez oh , read you say :-((((

[ummmm]

Haven't for years, Anne, but the in laws are moving and everyone still wants feeding.

I don't actually mind the cooking element of xmas...I do it everyday anyway, it's the build up I hate. I hate shopping, I hate the untidy look of the tree and cards, I hate wrapping presents.

[Barmaid]

Mmmm, all sounds v nice. I reckon I can forget cooking and dine out at another ABer's house for the whole of December!!! lol

And yes, Anne, I know. Humour me. I'm stuck in the house with no heating so I needed the warm fuzzy feeling of AB ;)

[douglas9401]

You thought of applying far the vacant editorship at Gay Times?

[-SharonA-]

A few years back I bought a Norfolk Black from my local butcher and it cost me £54. Also it was not great!! In recent years have gotten my turkey from Iceland and was even better.

[anneasquith]

BM, now I feel bad you have no heating:-( I'm still not talking about Xmas dinner though :-)

[sherrardk]

We're having turkey crown (already ordered from Waitrose) and all the usual trimming with shop bought raspberry trifle for desert, a huge ham for Boxing Day. Everything will be bought online.