Christmas dinner

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What goes on your Christmas dinner?

We have;
Turkey
Gammon
Roast potatoes
Mash potatoes
Yorkshire puddings
Stuffing balls
Pigs in blankets
Roasted veg (carrots, butternut squash and parsnips)
Carrot and turnip mash
Broccoli and cauliflower
Turkey gravy
 
It's only us and the two girls so we try not to go too crazy
Turkey
Beef (only OH eats this)
Roast Potatoes
Roast Carrots and Paranips
Broccoli
Stuffing
Yorkshires
Pigs in blankets
Gravy
Cranberry sauce (just for me)

Desert usually a triffle or chocolate log
 
Mmm Christmas dinner! We have:
Turkey (wrapped in bacon)
Roast potatoes (in goose fat, mmmm)
Roast carrots
Roast parsnips
Yorkies (cooked in dripping for that heart attack factor)
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Sprouts (of course!)
Cauliflower cheese
Peas
Gravy (last year I bought turkey gravy from M&S and I'm definitely doing it again, so much easier than making my own)
Cranberry sauce

I think that's it :)
 
Chicken
Gammon
Roast potatoes
Mash potatoes
Stuffing
Roast parsnips
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire puddings
Cauliflower cheese
Veg(Broccoli, carrots, peas)
Gravy
Bread sauce(my favourite!)
 
We have:
Turkey
Pork
Pigs in blankets
Boiled potatoes
Roast potatoes
Carrots
Peas
Cauliflower
Parsnips
Sprouts (only mum and sister)
Stuffing
Gravy

For pudding we have chocolate log and cream or brandy sauce, my dad has christmas pudding
 
M&S 3 bird roast
Goose fat roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Roasted carrots and parsnips
Cauliflower cheese
Brussel Sprouts
Homemade Yorkshires
Gravy and cranberry sauce
 
All of the above :thumbup:

Puuding might be a bit different this year as i have been told to cut out on gluten and dairy :cry:
 
I've not decided yet, M&S have opened Christmas food online today though so I'll update after I've placed my order, so excited! I love christmasy food! :dance:




Edit:

Turkey with Pork & Cranberry Stuffing
fancy pigs in blankets and stuffing rolls
fancy roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, red cabbage, parsnips and carrots & brussel sprouts.
turkey gravy
Pigs in Blankets, Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing Wreath
Duck Rillette
Cranberry & Port Sauce and Bread Sauce
sweet bites which consists of :
8 Mini chocolate and caramel flapjack fingers
8 Cookies and cream triangles
8 Raspberry and chocolate brownie parcels
 
Chicken
Pigs in blankets
Sausagemeat stuffing
Roast potatoes, parsnips and carrots
Brussel sprouts, green beans, peas, broccoli and cauliflower
Yorkshire puddings
Cranberry sauce
Gravy

Christmas pudding with brandy sauce for pudding
 
Last year we had turkey, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, broccoli, cauliflower, honey roasted parsnips, carrots, cranberry sauce and gravy.

We are going out for a Christmas dinner this year so might be different this year.
 
I'm still deciding on some things but likely it will include:

Ham (looking for a local butcher/farm to purchase from)
Stuffing
Honey roasted carrots
Mashed potato rolls
Green bean casserole (if I can find a dairy free version)
Cranberry sauce

Have no idea what for dessert but usually DH likes to make a pumpkin pie.
 
I'm SO hungry reading this :haha:

I'm doing dinner for the first time this year but my list so far is:
Turkey crown
Chicken crown (fussy sisters)
Gammon joint
Roast potatoes
Potato gratin
Sprouts with chestnuts
Honey roast parsnips
Baby carrots
Green beans/peas
Yorkshire puddings
Sausagemeat stuffing balls
Pigs in blankets
Gravy
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce


There are only six of us but that's the most I've ever cooked for so I'm trying to get a bit of everything in there because I don't know what everyone likes :dohh: I have performance anxiety :lol:
 
The meat varies, sometimes we will have a couple of different, smaller joints.
Roast potatoes
Yorkshire pudding
Gravy
Sauces (depending on meat, cranberry, Apple, bread sauce, mint you know the drill)
Sprouts
Pigs in blankets
Honey roast parsnips
Stuffing
Various other veg. I'm big into sweet potato mash right now, can't get enough, so probably will have that
 
I love Christmas dinner and I love cooking so this is way over top but I make it all from scratch (apart from the gravy I've never mastered making gravy).

We have:

Turkey
Gammon
Roast potatoes
Sage and onion stuffing
Chestnut and cranberry stuffing
Herby sausagmeat stuffing
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Roast parsnips
Brussels sprouts
Red cabbage
Carrots
Gravy
 
Mmmmmm yummy!!

We're going out for a three course meal this year but I've just been discussing Xmas eve with DH and I think we will be having hot pork stuffing and gravy rolls with chips 🙊
 
We have:

Turkey (sometimes also ham and sausage depending on how big the group)
Gravy
Boiled potatoes
Carrots
Squash
Stuffing
Sweet potato casserole

My family does a bit of a potluck at my request but DH's family does a full style potluck. We also rotate years which family comes for dinner and which comes for breakfast.
 
We normally have

Turkey
Beef
Pigs in Blankets
Roast Potatoes
Honey roast parsnips
Carrots
Broccoli
Stuffing
Yorkshire Puddings
Cranberry/Mint Sauce
Gravy

My mum normally forgets at least one of these items every year, last year we found the parnips in the oven on Boxing Day as she'd forgot to dish them up lol
 
We have:

Turkey
Beef
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Roasties
Mash
Peas
Sprouts
Brocolli
Cauli
Parsnips
Yorkshire pudding
Proper home made gravy
 
Drooooool.
At MIL's we have have:
Turkey, beef and gammon
Honey roast potatoes
Honey roast parsnips and carrots
Sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, peas
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
The most amazing ginormous homemade Yorkshire puddings
Gravy

Then usually a choice of homemade Christmas pudding, raspberry roulade or a sponge of some sort.

I'm starving now!!!!
 
Turkey
Pork
Stuffing
Roast potatoes
2/3 veg (sprouts is usually one which I actually don't like)
Roast parsnips (which again I don't like :blush:)
Pigs in blankets (my fav!!)
Yorkshire pud
Gravy
They'll be sauces as well like bread sauce.
 

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