Christmas food

[raleighnut]

I love my baked gammon. I boil it then put it in the oven with a honey and orange glaze

I treat gammon similarly but use a mustard (wholegrain and powdered) and honey glaze.

Not like those weirdo's who stick cloves in.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I treat gammon similarly but use a mustard (wholegrain and powdered) and honey glaze.

Not like those weirdo's who stick cloves in.

I seen a recipe on a programme the other using mustard and thought about trying that but the youngest (autism) wouldn't eat it and it's about the only meat he likes so.....

 

[stephec]

No because I don't like 2 out of the 3

That's actually quite a good reason then.

 

[Brandane]

I'm going to be scrounging Christmas dinner off my brother and his family this year. They don't do turkey, so it's a roast lamb based dinner - always top notch. Mine will be washed down with some of this: (edit ... how can I shrink the pic?!!).

 

[welsh dragon]

Im not a big fan of turkey. We usually have say chicken and a nice piece of pork. Last year we had a joint of beef. I think my son and twin grandsons may be here this year hence the turkey.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Im not a big fan of turkey. We usually have say chicken and a nice piece of pork. Last year we had a joint of beef. I think my son and twin grandsons may be here this year hence the turkey.

I'd just go for a nice gammon personally...but everyone else likes turkey as well so.....

 

[Hugh Manatee]

I still don't know what I'm going to cook this year. I always seem to spend most of the day in the kitchen. I do enjoy cooking (just as well as the wife doesn't) but most of the day?

I have been vegetarian most of the year and really haven't missed meat at all. The kids aren't that worried as although I will gladly cook them a meat meal, they never really request one. I think we'll go for the full roast including Yorkshires just without the meat!

I still haven't decided on which brewery I will use to supply the Christmas polypin of beer!

 

[numbnuts]

Christmas dinner is at my sisters, but come the following day it's back to normal food as I don’t buy anything special for Christmas

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE 3418927, member: 259"]We do a veggie "steak and kidney" pudding using big flat mushrooms, caramelised onions and veg suet instead of meat and real suet. It's a Gary Rhodes recipe and it's reeally nice..[/QUOTE]
Sounds nice but I get "This video is not available in your country" when I clicked on the link.
I thought I was still in England.
Probably copyright or summat stupid

 

[Hugh Manatee]

I get the same message on the video. However, it is a very good idea. I'm thinking a nice beer gravy in there.

 

[Fubar]

Organic, free-range chicken responsibly raised, fed with no growth hormones and no doubt with access to soothing music and a 5-star coop to keep it stress free - number one daughter will only eat food that she "knows" has been well treated...

She's a student.

 

[Brandane]

Organic, free-range chicken responsibly raised, fed with no growth hormones and no doubt with access to soothing music and a 5-star coop to keep it stress free - number one daughter will only eat food that she "knows" has been well treated...

She's a student.

I hope you've made sure that the chicken had it's neck wrung in a gentle and humane fashion!

 

[Fubar]

I hope you've made sure that the chicken had it's neck wrung in a gentle and humane fashion!

Yup, stress free right up to the moment when...

 

[summerdays]

Start the day with a snowball mid morning - no idea when that became a family tradition but it's the only time of year I have it in the house.

For us it's usually not Turkey, most often duck, but occasionally goose, served with roast potatoes, gammon (different glazes depending on what I feel like but the five spice one is my favourite), and boiled in the same water are chick peas. Then we have various roast veg including carrots, honey glazed parsnips and butternut squash, staffing balls made with chestnuts and cranberries, and pigs in blankets with home made cranberry sauce, all served about 2:30 pm. Theoretically there is Christmas pud but that's usually at supper time when might graze on left overs too. Oh dear I missed off the brussel sprouts .... For Mr Summerdays, not me!

I cook it all, though I get some help peeling and preparing from various members of the family.

Then we spend the next week eating the same food served up in various different ways.

And I always buy some Stilton which nobody else likes and have it as cheese then finish it off as soup.

 

[Chromatic]

Start the day with a snowball mid morning - no idea when that became a family tradition but it's the only time of year I have it in the house.

For us it's usually not Turkey, most often duck, but occasionally goose, served with roast potatoes, gammon (different glazes depending on what I feel like but the five spice one is my favourite), and boiled in the same water are chick peas. Then we have various roast veg including carrots, honey glazed parsnips and butternut squash, staffing balls made with chestnuts and cranberries, and pigs in blankets with home made cranberry sauce, all served about 2:30 pm. Theoretically there is Christmas pud but that's usually at supper time when might graze on left overs too. Oh dear I missed off the brussel sprouts .... For Mr Summerdays, not me!

I cook it all, though I get some help peeling and preparing from various members of the family.

Then we spend the next week eating the same food served up in various different ways.

And I always buy some Stilton which nobody else likes and have it as cheese then finish it off as soup.

I wouldn't want to be your butler.