Do you actually enjoy christmas 'food'?
Marie4eva
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or would you prefer something else? mate of mine said he wouldn't mind a donna kebab later because he hates christmas dinner...
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I think most people can't "cook" outside of their comfort zone of the 4 or 5 meals they prepare week in, week out for their family, so come Christmas day they're expected to prepare something completely different in order to "conform", which stresses them out, and they produce something half arsed that nobody really enjoys.
Full Christmas dinner here and absolutely love it.
In fact, all the Christmas food is a pleasure. Once I get back to Oxfordshire from Perthshire, I'll be hitting the supermarkets to grab the end-of-line Christmas cake, Stollen, Dundee cake. I'll be at the local bakers here first though to get my Black Bun to take back with me though.
Then roll on Easter for Simnel cake!
Im not generally that fussed about roast dinners so i would much rather have a nice mexican meal, or some pasta or something i actually enjoy eating.
I dont mind a roast but i would never pick one through choice. I just find them too much and too stodgy. Even if i eat a small amount i still end up feeling bloated and full and lazy.
Just preparing the cold turkey and mash potato for tea.
Same here. I love Christmas dinner and Christmas pud and loads of cream.
I cooked beef Wellingtons today with port sauce, roast potatoes, and veg - mince pies and cream for pud, it was AWESOME.
My Mother said it was one of the best things she's ever had. Lush.
Thanks Aldi.
So, yes - what's not to like about roast, indulgence, mince pies and Christmas pud?
Bloody lovely. If there wasn't already Christmas we'd have to invent it.
(I am really sick of chocolate though).
However, it was still a million times better than anything Whetherspoons offered, when I went there for my works Christmas do.
Love turkey / Baileys / Yule log etc...
To me it's just a nice excuse to buy things we don't usually have in and overindulge for a week or so. We have people round, watch lots of films and generally just have a break from the "norm"
However, Mum's also a terrific cook and we had stuffed pheasant with mash, sweet potatoes, sprouts (love them
It was my daughter's first sit down Christmas family dinner (usually it's a buffet) and was a very pleasant day, although Dad didn't know who we were half the time and was confused by the whole thing. It was just nice for us to be together.
ETA: It was my first Christmas with diabetes and I was extremely conscious of every morsel that passed my lips, which did spoil it a bit, although I did have some chocolate!
By the time I had finished cooking yesterday, started at 8:30 am, on and off during the day, sat down to eat at 4 pm, I had no appetite at all. Threw most of my plate away, so did my son, lil shite was eating Lindors all day!!
Pizza next year methinks.
Oh yes, cannot beat a turkey sandwich.
Dont hate Christmas dinner, after all it's a form of a roast, but I think a "normal" roast is a bit better. It's ok as a one off, wouldn't want it regularly.
It either 'gets easier' - kids, family members help a lot - my sister did nine this year but had 'all hands on deck, most of our kids are grown up. It was bloody hard when they were all rather young, although we did rota some brutal washing and clearing duties from an early age.
Or YOU make it easier - I do fresh veg MOST of the time, but I would do bloody ANYTHING to make life simpler if I was under the cosh - pre cut veg, frozen spuds and parsnips, prepared meats, GO FOR IT.
YOU need a good time too, and delegation and prepacked is bloody fine when you are doing loads of it.
It's not a competition. It's about feeding tons of people, get help, save yourself, DRINK GIN.