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Post by snowwhite on Nov 28, 2017 11:40:51 GMT -5
What are the essential parts of Christmas dinner for you? I'm trying to narrow it down...
Roast turkey, roast potatoes, bread sauce, stuffing, a green vegetable, probably cranberry sauce and gravy. I also really like pigs in blankets, and apricots wrapped in bacon are good.
So I can lose sprouts and I'm not fussed about having a whole lot of other vegetables. Hmmmm.
Never cared about Christmas pudding either, but I do like brandy butter with mince pies.
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Post by tucano on Nov 28, 2017 12:14:07 GMT -5
(I don't eat meat so usually have salmon).
Roast potatoes. Veggie-friendly stuffing (cooked outside the turkey). I like broccoli but al dente, or peas. Some kind of sauce or gravy.
Really don't like raisins or baked fruit, so no Christmas pudding, fruit cake or mince pies for me. A good ice cream and some fruit instead.
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Post by sprite on Nov 28, 2017 12:45:39 GMT -5
are you committed to cooking all of it, or happy to buy some? i'd buy the stuffing, the cranberry, and the gravy, and maybe even 'ready to roast' potatoes. posh ones. i have no idea what bread sauce is, so could probably live without!  i don't actually like turkey much. i'd prefer a salmon. one of these years, i'll try a goose. |
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Post by tinaja on Nov 28, 2017 15:20:59 GMT -5
This is making me hungry!
Christmas dinner is a non-occasion for me usually. I visit relatives and skirt the big sit down, if there is one. Every time I plan to cook something special it just doesn't happen.
We just had Thanksgiving. Now that is a meal.
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Post by elliedee on Nov 28, 2017 16:40:21 GMT -5
Turkey, roast potatoes, sprouts, root veg of some description (usually mashed swede, which we call turnip here, and roasted parsnip and carrots), pigs in blankets, stuffing (2 types!), gravy, cranberry sauce. Then Christmas pudding with cream. Plenty of wine, obvs.
I've never had bread sauce, and I don't understand brandy butter on mince pies. Am I missing out?
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Post by sprite on Nov 28, 2017 16:45:47 GMT -5
i prefer the brandy butter without the mince pies.
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Post by Phar Lap on Nov 28, 2017 19:03:34 GMT -5
root veg of some description (usually mashed swede, which we call turnip here, This I find confusing. Swedes and turnips are two different vegetables here. Turnips are always used in certain soups, but I've never eaten a turnip as a vegetable. Swede while also a root vegetable so also good in soups bases and stew, are popular when roasted. Swede has yellow flesh and are bigger in size.  Turnips have white flesh and usually smaller.  |
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Post by Liiisa on Nov 28, 2017 21:00:41 GMT -5
Spiked eggnog. Otherwise don't really care as long as I get my SPIKED EGGNOG with freshly ground nutmeg on it. Oh, and the rum balls, of course.
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Post by tucano on Nov 29, 2017 2:18:17 GMT -5
I've only ever seen eggnog on American movies (not a thing here). Am I missing out? (I don't like really creamy drinks which is what I'm imagining)
Best Christmas drink was the Feuerzangenbowle (sp) at the Cologne Christmas markets last year.
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Post by Liiisa on Nov 29, 2017 5:53:50 GMT -5
Yeah, it's creamy, so maybe not your thing. Kind of gross when you think about it, since it has raw eggs in it, but it's really addictive.
(I just looked up Feuerzangenbowle and dang that doesn't look too bad either!)
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Post by snowwhite on Nov 29, 2017 6:03:06 GMT -5
Turkey, roast potatoes, sprouts, root veg of some description (usually mashed swede, which we call turnip here, and roasted parsnip and carrots), pigs in blankets, stuffing (2 types!), gravy, cranberry sauce. Then Christmas pudding with cream. Plenty of wine, obvs. I've never had bread sauce, and I don't understand brandy butter on mince pies. Am I missing out? Well, I'd say so. Bread sauce is good with chicken too, and very easy to make (also means you can make less than you get in a packet, if you just want to try it). Warm mince pies, with some brandy butter melting under the lid are one of my favourite Christmas things. And nice to see you here btw. The deal is that I've suggested we do mini Christmas when we visit my parents the weekend before Christmas (15-17th Dec), so we don't have to do EVERYTHING; it'll be roast turkey dinner, but elements are negotiable. I'll be bringing the Christmas cake, and some other bits and pieces probably. Takes the pressure off when it's not on the actual day. |
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Nov 29, 2017 6:27:11 GMT -5
We do a very simple Christmas, and as one of the group is Hindu, no ham or pork.
We have chicken, duck or turkey, with roast potato and salad (we live in sub-tropical Australia), trifle or pavlova for dessert (I don't like fruit cake or pudding much), plus chocolates, cherries and wine.
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Post by elliedee on Nov 29, 2017 15:18:22 GMT -5
This I find confusing. Swedes and turnips are two different vegetables here. Turnips are always used in certain soups, but I've never eaten a turnip as a vegetable. Swede while also a root vegetable so also good in soups bases and stew, are popular when roasted. Swede has yellow flesh and are bigger in size. Yes, that's the same for most of the UK. But in the north east, where I'm from, what you call swede we call turnip, and we would specify 'white turnip' for the smaller ones. I didn't know white turnips existed until I was an adult. Certainly never ate white turnip until I was an adult. |
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Post by elliedee on Nov 29, 2017 15:22:50 GMT -5
snowwhite I shall have to try brandy butter. Still not convinced on the bread sauce. As for mini Christmas, I would say Christmas pudding definitely could be replaced by Christmas cake or mince pies, or even a trifle or similar. For the main course I would probably do a turkey crown, potatoes, a green veg and a root veg, stuffing, gravy, pigs in blankets. Now I'm hungry!
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