Christmas Eve dinner

Paul_Howard1 · 25-10-2013, 00:46

What do you have for your dinner on Christmas Eve . Me and my family for the past 5 years or so have always had a takeaway as a treat on Christmas Eve .

Do you have a proper meal or just a sandwich ,

LaceyLouelle3 · 25-10-2013, 01:31

Proper meal but nothing special.

norbitonite · 25-10-2013, 07:25

Family tradition is to go out for dinner to a very nice restaurant (always the same one). There'll be enough cooking to be done over the week that follows.

Victoria Sponge · 25-10-2013, 07:43

I can't remember what I normally eat on Christmas Eve...it's probably better to starve myself to leave room for all the Christmas Day food!

Jambo_c · 25-10-2013, 07:58

Nothing special but we have it early, around 3pm as we then head off to the pub where we stay until after midnight at which point we'll probably grab some chips on the way home.

Imej · 25-10-2013, 08:06

We always have a "Christmas buffet" - homemade sausage rolls, salami, pickles, crisps etc. This gets repeated a lot over the days to follow! Yum yum.

Yeah_Jackie · 25-10-2013, 08:29

We either have fish of some description or a carpet picnic of deliciousness. Try to keep it light.

brb · 25-10-2013, 08:47

We usually have a buffet type thing and the family comes around. Since I'm not going home for Christmas this year though, we'll probably just have a mini-buffet for 2

sarahj1986 · 25-10-2013, 09:43

normally a mini buffet type of thing. I open all the Christmas cheese, crackers, ham and pickled onions then have some pizza, sausage rolls and quiche. This normally happens again xmas night although it normally just includes the cheese, crackers, ham, onions and left over turkey

littlemadangel · 25-10-2013, 21:42

Usually we get something from the chippie as all the preparation is being done for Christmas Day dinner.

fizzle90 · 25-10-2013, 21:51

We usually get a takeaway. I've got far too much cooking to do the next day

angel10578 · 26-10-2013, 04:00

Usually a main meal mid-late afternoon (a once a year thing as main meal is always in the evening the rest of the year!) of nothing in particular, whatever really. But! Xmas eve a huge joint of pork and a ham is always cooked all afternoon, with stuffing (for the pork).... then its warm pork n stuffing and/or ham sarnies with crackling, pickles and crisps on the side sat in front of the telly in the evening with a nice dessert after. Mmmmm.... cant beat it, the smell of it cooking all afternoon is amazing!! Then of course the rest is used for cold cuts over the festive season alongside the far-too-large turkey that's cooked the next morning!! Lol

walterwhite · 26-10-2013, 09:30

Hot pork sandwiches with stuffing and gravy is the tradition for us, can't remember a Xmas Eve when we didn't have them.

Yeah_Jackie · 26-10-2013, 10:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by walterwhite

Hot pork sandwiches with stuffing and gravy is the tradition for us, can't remember a Xmas Eve when we didn't have them.

Sounds fantastic. May well go with this for a change. Merry Christmas Walter.

Sallysally · 26-10-2013, 12:48

Always home-made soup, crackers and cheese with olives, cornichons etc.
Followed by mince-pies.

benjammin316 · 26-10-2013, 14:23

Nothing special. It's just Xmas eve, no need to stuff your faces.

RAINBOWGIRL22 · 26-10-2013, 14:33

Steak baguettes for us!

Then later we open the Bailey's (probably not the first bottle of the festive period either

) and have some mince pies.

Studmuffin · 26-10-2013, 23:40

Something nice like fillet steak although we're having our Xmas dinner on Xmas eve this year as we're going on holiday early morning boxing day. Don't want to have loads of leftovers, well...left over while we're away.

podgicus · 27-10-2013, 00:22

Bacon sandwiches. It's nice to have something simple before all the extravagance of Christmas day.

wizzywick · 27-10-2013, 00:38

I just carry on a tradition mum used to do. We have boil in the bag cod in butter sauce with tinned new potatoes, tinned peas and tinned carrots. Followed by hot mince pies and custard. In the evening it's time for a start on the cheese and crackers!

yellowpark · 27-10-2013, 01:25

I don't get why people will go out for a meal or go out to get fish n chips on Christmas eve when their house is full up with food. (must be a white people thing)

We have so much food on Xmas eve, all the shopping is done and it's an opportunity for me to really be creative and cook something different with ingredients I may not normally have, including fish n chips, Curry, Chinese and Mexican.

walterwhite · 27-10-2013, 07:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by benjammin316

Nothing special. It's just Xmas eve, no need to stuff your faces.

You sound like fun.

aggielane · 27-10-2013, 10:24

I cook the turkey on Christmas eve and we have hot turkey sandwiches with stuffing.

molliepops · 27-10-2013, 10:56

It's a normal work day so normal work day fare here, mind Christmas day this year will be normal work day too so nothing special planned.

RAINBOWGIRL22 · 27-10-2013, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowpark

I don't get why people will go out for a meal or go out to get fish n chips on Christmas eve when their house is full up with food. (must be a white people thing)

Nope not a white people thing, I have never ever had a takeaway or been out for dinner on Christmas Eve. I didn't even know places were open??

25-10-2013, 00:46	#1
Paul_Howard1 Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,284	Christmas Eve dinner What do you have for your dinner on Christmas Eve . Me and my family for the past 5 years or so have always had a takeaway as a treat on Christmas Eve . Do you have a proper meal or just a sandwich ,

25-10-2013, 01:31	#2
LaceyLouelle3 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6,104	Proper meal but nothing special.

25-10-2013, 07:25	#3
norbitonite Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,709	Family tradition is to go out for dinner to a very nice restaurant (always the same one). There'll be enough cooking to be done over the week that follows.

25-10-2013, 07:43	#4
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	I can't remember what I normally eat on Christmas Eve...it's probably better to starve myself to leave room for all the Christmas Day food!

25-10-2013, 07:58	#5
Jambo_c Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,721	Nothing special but we have it early, around 3pm as we then head off to the pub where we stay until after midnight at which point we'll probably grab some chips on the way home.

25-10-2013, 08:06	#6
Imej Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norwich, England. Posts: 338	We always have a "Christmas buffet" - homemade sausage rolls, salami, pickles, crisps etc. This gets repeated a lot over the days to follow! Yum yum.

25-10-2013, 08:29	#7
Yeah_Jackie Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jackie's World Posts: 15,321	We either have fish of some description or a carpet picnic of deliciousness. Try to keep it light.

25-10-2013, 08:47	#8
brb Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: #teamHELEN Posts: 21,549	We usually have a buffet type thing and the family comes around. Since I'm not going home for Christmas this year though, we'll probably just have a mini-buffet for 2

25-10-2013, 09:43	#9
sarahj1986 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 8,099	normally a mini buffet type of thing. I open all the Christmas cheese, crackers, ham and pickled onions then have some pizza, sausage rolls and quiche. This normally happens again xmas night although it normally just includes the cheese, crackers, ham, onions and left over turkey

25-10-2013, 21:42	#10
littlemadangel Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,252	Usually we get something from the chippie as all the preparation is being done for Christmas Day dinner.

25-10-2013, 21:51	#11
fizzle90 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 5,925	We usually get a takeaway. I've got far too much cooking to do the next day

26-10-2013, 04:00	#12
angel10578 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 144	Usually a main meal mid-late afternoon (a once a year thing as main meal is always in the evening the rest of the year!) of nothing in particular, whatever really. But! Xmas eve a huge joint of pork and a ham is always cooked all afternoon, with stuffing (for the pork).... then its warm pork n stuffing and/or ham sarnies with crackling, pickles and crisps on the side sat in front of the telly in the evening with a nice dessert after. Mmmmm.... cant beat it, the smell of it cooking all afternoon is amazing!! Then of course the rest is used for cold cuts over the festive season alongside the far-too-large turkey that's cooked the next morning!! Lol

26-10-2013, 09:30	#13
walterwhite Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 21,729	Hot pork sandwiches with stuffing and gravy is the tradition for us, can't remember a Xmas Eve when we didn't have them.

26-10-2013, 10:07	#14
Yeah_Jackie Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jackie's World Posts: 15,321	Quote: Originally Posted by walterwhite Hot pork sandwiches with stuffing and gravy is the tradition for us, can't remember a Xmas Eve when we didn't have them. Sounds fantastic. May well go with this for a change. Merry Christmas Walter.

26-10-2013, 12:48	#15
Sallysally Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: lala land Posts: 2,203	Always home-made soup, crackers and cheese with olives, cornichons etc. Followed by mince-pies.

26-10-2013, 14:23	#16
benjammin316 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Basement Posts: 254	Nothing special. It's just Xmas eve, no need to stuff your faces.

26-10-2013, 14:33	#17
RAINBOWGIRL22 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 23,261	Steak baguettes for us! Then later we open the Bailey's (probably not the first bottle of the festive period either ) and have some mince pies.

26-10-2013, 23:40	#18
Studmuffin Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,251	Something nice like fillet steak although we're having our Xmas dinner on Xmas eve this year as we're going on holiday early morning boxing day. Don't want to have loads of leftovers, well...left over while we're away.

27-10-2013, 00:22	#19
podgicus Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 1,216	Bacon sandwiches. It's nice to have something simple before all the extravagance of Christmas day.

27-10-2013, 00:38	#20
wizzywick Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Berkshire Posts: 27,915	I just carry on a tradition mum used to do. We have boil in the bag cod in butter sauce with tinned new potatoes, tinned peas and tinned carrots. Followed by hot mince pies and custard. In the evening it's time for a start on the cheese and crackers!

27-10-2013, 01:25	#21
yellowpark Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,989	I don't get why people will go out for a meal or go out to get fish n chips on Christmas eve when their house is full up with food. (must be a white people thing) We have so much food on Xmas eve, all the shopping is done and it's an opportunity for me to really be creative and cook something different with ingredients I may not normally have, including fish n chips, Curry, Chinese and Mexican.

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Christmas Eve dinner

27-10-2013, 07:16	#22
walterwhite Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 21,729	Quote: Originally Posted by benjammin316 Nothing special. It's just Xmas eve, no need to stuff your faces. You sound like fun.

27-10-2013, 10:24	#23
aggielane Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,428	I cook the turkey on Christmas eve and we have hot turkey sandwiches with stuffing.

27-10-2013, 10:56	#24
molliepops Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: woking Posts: 21,678	It's a normal work day so normal work day fare here, mind Christmas day this year will be normal work day too so nothing special planned.

27-10-2013, 11:20	#25
RAINBOWGIRL22 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 23,261	Quote: Originally Posted by yellowpark I don't get why people will go out for a meal or go out to get fish n chips on Christmas eve when their house is full up with food. (must be a white people thing) Nope not a white people thing, I have never ever had a takeaway or been out for dinner on Christmas Eve. I didn't even know places were open??