This year I plan to yet again ASTOUND everyone with my amazing cooking skillz
I'm thinking pork loin in calvados with dauphinoise potatoes. I'm not a big fan of turkey. I'll probably be at my parents but it depends on what my sister and her family is doing, and also what tennis boy is doing.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:17, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

That sounds delicious
I might do the same thing I did last year
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:18, Reply)

Stick a toothbrish down your throat?

(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:19, Reply)

I've never done that
and I'm not sure how comfortable my family would be with vomit for dinner
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

I did beef wellington last year
it was incredibly tasty but undercooked. I know what I'd change if I did it again.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:19, Reply)

The cooking time?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

Nah, that was clearly alright
she just needed a smaller piece of beef.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

Makes a big difference if you put it in the oven room temperature
rather than straight from the fridge.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

Hahahaha you cheeky cunt
well yes, that for starters.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Do you put pate underneath it?

(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

Not on the underneath, no
round the outsides though. I needed to pre-cook the beef a bit more beforehand, and seal the pastry properly, because the ends of the wellington fell off. I maintain it was bloody delicious though.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Can I come round to Christmas dinner please

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

Haha, one day when I have my own place, by all means
although I was going to gaz you those paté recipes and forgot. Beef wellington really isn't that hard to make...
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I've never even eaten Beef Wellington...

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

It is the fucking business
DO IT AT ONCE
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

It's really good.
I tell you what, once berk gets her own place, we'll both go round for dinner. You can bring a munch box for starters, I'll bring bitter and offensive comments and some homegrown vegetables and berk can make her special wellington.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

haha!
Come whine with me
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Needs more canned soup

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Sounds good!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Good good
Glad to be of assistance!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

You could cover yourself in sprouts and gravy
and lie there looking seductive and say "tuck in" and then your mum would say "I'm not very comfortable with you doing that on the dining table"
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

I think I'll save that one for when tennis boy and I live together
although neither of us like sprouts and he isn't northern enough to want to lick gravy off anything.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:22, Reply)

I reckon if the gravy was on your lady bits
he'd lick it off.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

I really don't think so.

(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

He is gay
Only outcome
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

I think him and swipeys fella get all really well.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)

I'd bet they would lick gravy off each other

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Does he at least dip potatoes into gravy?
Or save a small one to clean the plate at the end?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

Me neither
Although my brother did a nifty trick a few years ago, and turned the turkey over midway through cooking, meaning the breast meat stayed nice and moist, that improved it quite a lot.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Oh, I can cook it so that it stays moist
I just find the flavour bloody boring.
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

The thing I find disspointing about turkeys
is that even though the drumsticks are massive, you can't just chomp through them like a chicken as they are all sinewy.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:22, Reply)

If you soak the turkey in brine for 48 hours or so they're chompable

(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

I've heard this but I remain unconvinced
I just cover it in butter and bacon, surround it with pigs in blankets, potato, sweet potato and parsnip and it seems to come out nicely
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I love parsnips
Probably the most underrated part of the roast. Either that, or broccoli.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Not a fan of broccoli
Probably as the kids both love it and so we end up eating it most days.

I've just had one of those Innocent Veg Pot things - thai curry. It was quite nice
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)

I'm quite a fan of the stuff.
I wouldn't mind having brocolli or sweetcorn with most meals.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)

I had some nice cod last night
Not had fish for a while
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

To celebrate payday, I had fish & chips for tea on Monday
Felt rather sick afterwards, as the portions are massive.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Fish and Chips can be amazing or shit
You never seem to get meh
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I always like them until about halfway through
then think meh.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I prefer it when you get a small portion
and really enjoy it, than when you have a massive slab of fish that in the end you're only eating because it's there.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:42, Reply)

My nearest chippy is quite good
but about 5 mins drive away in Tynemouth is one called Seashells which is fucking amazing. Their fish taste so good and are massive, meaning you nom until the end
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:45, Reply)

The nearest chippy to me is absolutely excellent
When it burned down a couple of years ago, I (along with most of Macc) was quite gutted, but now it's reopened, it's all good!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:54, Reply)

Gutted lols

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Roast parsnips are delicious

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

Especially when coated with wholegrain mustard.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:35, Reply)

+ honey + thyme
Or even a tiny bit of cumin

*strikethrough ahoy*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:35, Reply)

Oof, that does sound good.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:53, Reply)

I've done it two years in a row.
It makes a cheap turkey taste expensive and an expensive turkey taste amazing.
It stops it drying out as well.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

How salty would the brine need to be?
I'm very tempted to do this. Do you need to rinse it off again afterwards?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Very salty, you're looking at a packet of salt in a bucket of water.
You put other shit in there as well www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/spiced-and-super-juicy-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:35, Reply)

If you haven't got somewhere outside to keep it then chuck ice cubes in twice a day.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:37, Reply)

Cheers
That sounds fucking lovely!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:37, Reply)

I'm not sure what the missus does with turkey at Christmas
but it tastes bloody lovely.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

She's just magic your mrs.
Got an e-mail from the wife yesterday asking if your mrs worked in her office as there was a women behind her who sounded just like her. I asked if she was farting and swearing every other word and she said she wasn't, so I said it must have just been someone who sounded like her.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Hahahaha!

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:54, Reply)

Ah well then
Christmas at yours for me this year, eh DG? ;)
(berk, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

Can I come?
Every Christmas, there's an argument between my Stepmum and I.

Last Christmas she told me off for drinking too much, despite the fact I was drinking the bottle of wine she'd bought me.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

She probably didn't expect you to down it from the bottle.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Of course she did!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)