oxgirl Report post Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) Just wondered what you guys would be eating for your Chrissy dinner!! We've decided we can't be bothered with all the hassle of a traditional din dins, so we're going to have a nice big bowl of extra hot chili!! Jay wants pepperoni pizza for his! Are you all going the whole hog, so to speak?? ~ Mel ~ Edited December 22, 2006 by oxgirl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoebe Report post Posted December 22, 2006 We are having a buffet. We just have the 4 of us anyway and this will be the third year we have done it. We just graze all day and dont make a big deal about cooking or anything. Very unstructured actually!! But it seems to work because there was always more stress trying to make the kids sit down and eat and conform when really they just wanted to play. It gives us time to be together as a family rather than spending loads of time in the kitchen!! Happy Christmas Phoebe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted December 22, 2006 I was going to have turkey but Sainsbury's didn't have any a couple of weeks ago so I bought a piece of beef instead. Sadly I think I was confused as I bought a 1.8Kg piece of beef, threw it in the freezer and have now realised that a) It's massive (given that it's just me) and 2) I can't refreeze it Why does everything hate me so much? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoebe Report post Posted December 22, 2006 TN - if you roast it and then eat what you want to have sliced up with your dinner. You can dice the rest and freeze it. I make curry sauce with chopped tomatoes and curry powder and freeze down in that in portions. or you could do some extra winter veg and put it into a gravy base to make a kind of casserole - freeze in portions. If you arent very good at making your own sauces - you could buy some, beef tonight or some of the colmans mixes are good. You can still freeze these down. The danger comes when you RE-heat food more than once. If you cook the beef, put it in the sauce and freeze it, you will defrost it and heat it through when you chose, it will have only been REheated once. Love and hugs Phoebe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tilly Report post Posted December 22, 2006 Traditional Christmas Dinner for us lot. Made all the better as we have dinner and tea at my brother's house. I'm tasting it already yum yum. Unfortunately my dd doesn't like to join us (there is 14 of us) at the table and will eat her packed lunch while playing on the PS2,. tilly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lorryw Report post Posted December 22, 2006 Christmas dinner for us. We were in Sainsburys this morning at 6.30am, the trolleys were covered in frost. We woke early and thought what the heck we may as well get it over with. I always manage to forget some supposedly vital part of the meal and the buffet idea sounds brilliant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curra Report post Posted December 22, 2006 We're going to have roast duck with potatoes, sage and onion stuffing (this is what my son likes - I'd rather have plums ), and a Christmas pudding. This is just for 2. Curra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) Traditional for us too......thanks to my mum DH will be in bed, sleeping off nights, so I'm going over to my mum's with the kids. Our youngest dd will have her usual marmite sandwich, pickled onions and crisps I went to Tesco this afternoon................awful Thankfully I only needed a few bits, and DH was off, so I could leave the kids with him....really felt for those doing a full Xmas shop with family in tow. If we were eating at home I'd buy it all in pre-frozen, probably online. That said, went to M & S yesterday to get my mum a pressie for having us for Xmas dinner, and their Xmas food looked lovely Edited December 22, 2006 by Bagpuss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted December 22, 2006 We're having Wildebeest... or Bison... or Ostrich... or Impala... Or wild boar! We haven't quite made our minds up yet, but invested in an 'African Xmas' hamper from a specialist meat importers and just have to take our final choice out of the freezer on Sunday night. What the heck, there's just the two of us and it IS christmas, so why not! Bit of a strange mix to go with it, probably game chips or mini-roasts, but sprouts and Impala doesn't sound right, does it(?) so this'll be Ben's first xmas dinner without sprouts! What's the least festive xmas dinner you ever had? Mine was a pork chop sandwich in 1985: Just me, and couldn't be a*sed! L&P BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichelleW Report post Posted December 22, 2006 I decided to stay at home - just me and the 2 kids. I got a turkey breast to go in the slow cooker, and lots of veg to roast together. I doubt the kids will eat much apart from the little sausages wrapped in bacon and the roast potatoes! I got a christmas pud for myself and trifles for the kids. I could have gone to my parents for christmas dinner, but think it will be much less stressfull for everyone if I stayed at home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pepper Report post Posted December 22, 2006 Im actually smug - as forces hubby loves the kitchen ( im not saying it was a deciding factor in accepting his marriage proposal many years ago..but it was a bonus point!) He's just lurched in with the shopping and xmas day ill be keeping the family amused whilst he peels veg and bastes the turkey crown Im lucky that my 3 adore roast dinners - AS son is mad on veg and as long as he has sausages instead of meat we get an empty place Tho im loving the wilderbeast joint idea basically i will eat anything as long as I havnt had to do teh cooking! TBH if the kids didnt like roasts I'd happy go alternative Strangest xmas..? was traditional roast, granted, but midsummer (down bottom of South America ) Dad went to the pub and accidently invited 12 royal marines for xmas lunch!!! I can still remember mum doing it in 4 servings as we only had 6 place settings!! and some of the desperate meal combo's at the end were hysterical ( thank heavens for the neigbours! I remember getting sent off to beg leftovers down the whole road ) everyone obliged xx pep Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted December 23, 2006 Straight down the middle, traditional for us with turkey, ham and all the trimmings. Courtesy of mum in law who loves to cook and entertain. I haven't done Christmas dinner since about 1990 - wouldn't know where to start. My favourite bit of the meal is actually the day after when we have cold turkey and ham with bread and pickles. I love that Christmas episode of the Vicar of Dibley where Geraldine has to eat her way through three Christmas dinners. BD enjoy your "African Christmas" - more exotic than mine used to be. Our Christmas dinner usually consisted of ..er.. turkey ham and all the trimmings. Often eaten at night because it was midsummer. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenT Report post Posted December 23, 2006 Traditional for us - MIL is a cook and does a fantastic Christmas lunch. My mam is joining us too this year, which will be nice. J is having turkey but it has to be a breast fillet cooked separately (he won't have it cut off the bird) so I'll be cooking that. He wants sprouts, broccoli and sweetcorn for the sole reason that they make him fart the most. Ah, my little Christmas angel! Enjoy your festive pig-outs, whether it's bison, chilli or traditional. Karen x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephanie Report post Posted December 23, 2006 Whatever my sister cooks for us (and she will go on about how lovely it is and how well she's cooked it), I will of course force down the obligatory brussel sprout (just the one) as part of the meal and one home made mince pie ... all pastry and no filling (gimme an iced top one from a supermarket anyday). I will probably also be feasting on chocolate for most of the day (but I can handle that!) Asa my HFA 5 year old will probably have jam sandwiches, pringles and a yoghurt for Chrimbo dinner, whilst the rest of the family look down their nose at him for being so awkward. My other son Griffin who is two and NT, will probably end up caked in anything that didn't manage to hit the floor first. I will sit there cringing that my kids are going to embarrass me by doing something they shouldn't ... although Asa has some good jokes lined up. My husband and I will have a few glasses of champers whilst wearing silly hats from inside the crackers and will be glad when midnight comes and its all over! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loupin Report post Posted December 23, 2006 Tradditional ish for us! We are having cockeral that my dad has reared and killed. My son will have what he calls chicken on a stick(the legs) and roast potatoes and gravy followed by icecream. My middley(NT) will have vedgetables and fish cakes as at the age of 4 he wants to be sort of veggie!! and my baby(2yrs NT) will eat everything! Husband and I will drink lots of champagne an eat whatever we manage to eat inbetween refereing the 'hes looking at me' he touched me' 'i'm not eating that'........... Fab african hamper idea. Where on earth did you get that from?! Would of made a great pressie for the outlaws! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarerQuie Report post Posted December 24, 2006 Traditional for us.Quorn for my eldest and Rh will eat the sausages wrapped in bacon!xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted December 26, 2006 (edited) Roast beef and yorkshire puddings was on the menu for us, on my sons request! My least festive was Lasagne. My Dad is anti tradition and eat what you like and he hated Turkey, so one year instead of the usual Pheasant, Duck etc he made our fave. Was lovely too. Ostrich and Wild Boar you can get from British reared animals, have had both before. Wild Boar and apple burgers from a farmers market I go to are fantastic Edited December 26, 2006 by lil_me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debzx Report post Posted December 27, 2006 Roast beef and yorkshire puddings was on the menu for us, on my sons request! My least festive was Lasagne. My Dad is anti tradition and eat what you like and he hated Turkey, so one year instead of the usual Pheasant, Duck etc he made our fave. Was lovely too. Ostrich and Wild Boar you can get from British reared animals, have had both before. Wild Boar and apple burgers from a farmers market I go to are fantastic We had the traditional and Joe had his usual Batchelors super noodles and pizza!!!! along with a cracker and pop!!! he loved it lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hev Report post Posted December 27, 2006 we all love the bacon wrapped round sausages and stuffing balls,had a turkey breast,lovely if i say so myself!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
