What you cooking for Christmas?

[dickyg]

I refuse to cook for Christmas. We head to the pub for a few jars with friends for a liquid lunch then wander to the mother in laws for a meal afterwards, washed down with crates of whatever premium Belgium beer the brother in law has hoarded over the year. Boxing days generally hurt.

[davyc]

If I had my way, mince an tatties with neeps and white puddings but will probably be the usual, turkey and trimmings etc etc .
Super-Shiny I do my gammon in treacle as well as coke. The black sticky stuff is really good on a bit gammon

[fiddles]

Nov 28, 2013 22:22:01 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Nov 28, 2013 22:20:05 GMT jess said:

There will be plenty of mulled wine here too!

Dinner will be a turducken wiv all the trimmings! Gammon too, as it's needed for the Boxing day cold cuts, bubble & squeak, baked beans & pickles. lol

Ok, ok, it get the turd bit, but what is an ucken?

Blownupdolly turducken is deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is in turn stuffed into a deboned turkey.

[ionian]

I'm on Xmas dinner duty this year - I have both sets of in-laws to cook for, and only a little oven. I'll do a turkey with all the trimmings on Xmas day, and then cold meat with mustard mash and all the pickles you can think of on Boxing Day. I also have a gammon on order from the local farm shop - I've not tried the cola method before but I've had it cooked for me and it's lush, so I'll be giving it a go at some point.

I'm a bit worried that I won't get the bird cooked on the day, time and oven space may mean I have to do it the night before - a shame but needs must. I've been watching masterchef religiously this year, but I can't see either mine or mrs ionian's dad being impressed if I try to serve a Brussels sprout pureé with a parsnip foam!

And the really bad news: I can't drink because I have to drive my parents home, half way round the M25, at the end of the day! You can bet I'll be saving a good bottle for Boxing Day, just for me... Still, it'll be nice to host it and I do love cooking.

[Blownupdolly]

Nov 29, 2013 0:11:02 GMT fiddles said:

Nov 28, 2013 22:22:01 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Ok, ok, it get the turd bit, but what is an ucken?

Blownupdolly turducken is deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is in turn stuffed into a deboned turkey.

Yes, I know. I have eaten it. I was attempting humour.... Sorry.

[Balllsy]

I think fiddles just wanted to mention stuffing 3 birds in one sitting !

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Nov 29, 2013 1:35:21 GMT Balllsy said:

I think fiddles just wanted to mention stuffing 3 birds in one sitting !

  ... love it!

[lairey]

Oooh, We'll start the day with smoked salmon, cream cheese and caviar blinis with bucks fizz for breakfast.

Then for lunch, I'll be doing Nigella's recipe for Turkey and a nice Maple Roast Gammon. Accompanied with goose fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, black pudding with sage in blankets, sausage meat stuffing, baby sprouts with pancetta, roast carrots & parsnips, broccoli and yorkshire puddings (a pre-requisite for any roast dinner according to my nephews! lol)

Boxing day will be cold meat, bubble and squeak, the day after will be turkey pie...

Can't wait! Just need to make sure I don't get too tipsy whilst I'm cooking!!!!!

[fred]

No one else having beans on toast, followed by a yoghurt?

Think I'd rather have quorn than turkey

[Deleted]

Nov 29, 2013 7:04:05 GMT lairey said:

Oooh, We'll start the day with smoked salmon, cream cheese and caviar blinis with bucks fizz for breakfast.

Then for lunch, I'll be doing Nigella's recipe for Turkey and a nice Maple Roast Gammon. Accompanied with goose fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, black pudding with sage in blankets, sausage meat stuffing, baby sprouts with pancetta, roast carrots & parsnips, broccoli and yorkshire puddings (a pre-requisite for any roast dinner according to my nephews! lol)

Boxing day will be cold meat, bubble and squeak, the day after will be turkey pie...

Can't wait! Just need to make sure I don't get too tipsy whilst I'm cooking!!!!!

LOL ...  PM me your address and I  will book my flights   .....  that menu sounds sublime!  

[padiho]

Nov 29, 2013 7:04:05 GMT lairey said:

Oooh, We'll start the day with smoked salmon, cream cheese and caviar blinis with bucks fizz for breakfast.

Then for lunch, I'll be doing Nigella's recipe for Turkey and a nice Maple Roast Gammon. Accompanied with goose fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, black pudding with sage in blankets, sausage meat stuffing, baby sprouts with pancetta, roast carrots & parsnips, broccoli and yorkshire puddings (a pre-requisite for any roast dinner according to my nephews! lol)

Boxing day will be cold meat, bubble and squeak, the day after will be turkey pie...

Can't wait! Just need to make sure I don't get too tipsy whilst I'm cooking!!!!!

Can I come Lairy...sounds delicious.

Its bacon,egg and chips for me and Hubby on Xmas day, with 18 coming for dinner and tea on Boxing Day there is no time for anything else..just preparing the rest of the day for the mammoth task on Boxing Day ( well its a mammoth task for me )
Boxing Day will be rolled sirloin and M&S butter basted chicken breast ( for the kids.) Obviously all the trimmings to go with it. Get dinner out of the way and will have to start preparing tea I have a headache already

[chrisjw]

Bugger all................

[DiscoDes]

Nov 29, 2013 7:04:05 GMT lairey said:

Oooh, We'll start the day with smoked salmon, cream cheese and caviar blinis with bucks fizz for breakfast.

Then for lunch, I'll be doing Nigella's recipe for Turkey and a nice Maple Roast Gammon. Accompanied with goose fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, black pudding with sage in blankets, sausage meat stuffing, baby sprouts with pancetta, roast carrots & parsnips, broccoli and yorkshire puddings (a pre-requisite for any roast dinner according to my nephews! lol)

Boxing day will be cold meat, bubble and squeak, the day after will be turkey pie...

Can't wait! Just need to make sure I don't get too tipsy whilst I'm cooking!!!!!

Round to lairey house I think!

[Roscopecotrain]

A big bowl full up with roasties, yorkshire puddings and pigs in blankets. One fork and a large jug of gravy to dip it all in. Perfect.

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[Deleted]

sherry for breakfast, tia maria after 10 am... oh the meal! attempt to cook a leg of lamb for two of us and more tia *hic*