whats everyone doing for xmas dinner?

[yobanfa]

im going on a picnic xmas day, sounds daft but its goog fun, my family are going we talk the dogs, wear christmas hat etc etc

[beffanwy]

roast beef and yorkshire pud for dinner and then we shall retire to my brothers to argue for the rest of the afternoon.

[yobanfa]

sounds like my nornal sunday!!!

[puddicat]

Like many others working,will be cooking the christmas dinner for the guys that i support!!!

[hippyhoppy]

Ex-husband is coming round for roast chicken dinner with me and the kids.... should be fun!

[smudge]

Sounds good to me yobanfa. Enjoy your picnic.

At approx 15:00, we'll be having trad turkey, mini sausages wrapped in streaky bacon, stuffing balls, roast spuds, sprouts, baby carrots & parsnips.

We then usually wait for an hour or so before tucking into either Christmas pudd, or my home made mince pies, with cream, brandy butter or ice cream.

None of us seem to want anything else for the rest of the day, well apart from nuts, cheese & biscs, or dig into the choc tins! Not forgetting the booze!

[Squitty]

A turkey will lose its life for me again this Xmas - A picnic sounds fun though - especially in the smow we are not going to get again!

[smudge]

There'll be lots of us around the table, so looking forward to an afternoon of fun!

Have a lovely Christmas all.

[gelda]

I shall be on my own so will probably have bangers and mash and baked beans or a nice M&S chinese meal!

[whiskeysheri]

All the traditional stuff here for dinner, yobanfa. We're at my mum's with her partner; my dad and his girlfriend, my brother; my sister and niece; my grandma and grandad; nan and her widowed friend and my best mate! Can't wait.

I'm spending the day tomorrow making puddings: trifle, gingerbread, cake and toffee & white chocolate cheesecake. Yummy!

Merry Christmas, all! :)

[carrust]

Rib of beef with my home-grown spuds, leeks, red cabbage, Jerusalem artichoke, beans & horseradish. No kids this year, so having partners mother:-(

[whiskeysheri]

Aww, I'm sorry for your loss, Steve. :( I hope you can still enjoy the time with your family. Lots of love. x

[~Wingnut~]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss too Steve, sometimes it is easy to get carried away with the spirit of Xmas and not think about those that have lost loved ones and will find it hard to get through the day, or just find the day hard for whatever reasons.
The first Christmas after my Dad had died we lit a candle in his memory and let it burn all day, I now do this every year and not just for my Dad but for all those who have lost loved ones too.

Wrap yourself in your family and keep yourself busy on the day. xxx

[lozzylou]

we shall have a traditional xmas dinner with turkey beef roastes mash parsnips stuffing peas carrotts sprouts and all the rest but will be eating it in a tent in the garden lol. there is 13 of us for dinner this year but not got a big enough kitchen so we have set up our tent which is 8foot high and will be putting the tables in there lol

[smudge]

gelda - I'm sure whatever meal you end up having, it'll be just as delicious as everyone elses. Have a nice time.

Steve - so sorry to hear that this will be your first Christmas without your Mum. I can say I know how you feel, as I lost my Dad, then Mum within 20 months of each other. The first Christmas mornings were very difficult, but I lit candles & let the tears flow. We then went on to make the most of the rest of the day/s.

Take care. -xx-

[saxy_jag]

Mum's on Christmas morning, then she's looking after my dog for an hour or two whilst we drive up to have lunch with my son. Back home and walk the dog, then settle down for tea and a quiet evening in, possibly a drinks visit from Mr Next Door.

At some point during the morning there will be a telephone call to son number 2, whom we won't see until after Christmas, and later I guess I'll be phoning the rellies in the US of A.

[LittleStar12]

the picnic sounds good!
we'll have the usual turkey, etc and then deflate to the sofa for the rest of the afternoon :)

then i have to phone my other relatives in many different countries and i mean many! and then my best friend in new york and she probably wouldnt of opened her presents yet. we have a thing though where i ring her and she opens her present from me then and there.

what do people have for starters? we're abit stuck this year, my mum's got some salad things and some melon lol but i could just go and get something else, i want to be different this year :)

[LittleStar12]

and steve i'm sorry to hear about that, but at least you've got your family there for support :)

wingnut- we do that for our nan aswell whilst we eat, she loved xmas so its only fair to still share it with her. i like to think about other people on thursday too, not just opening presents etc.