I'm doing the whole christmas dinner at my parents this year as their present.
Starter: Smoked salmon probably...
Main: Turkey, kept in brine for 3-5 days before like Nigella says.
Stuffed with sage onion and sausage meat stuffing
Roast potatoes and a mix of roast parsnips/carrots/swede
Steamed cabbage
Pan fried sprouts with nutmeg and pancetta
Yorkshire pudding.
bread sauce

Dessert: homemade ice cream and shop bought christmas pudding
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:43, 5 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

sounds shit

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:48, Reply)

It's ok, I'll make it work.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:48, Reply)

why?
One confession - I've never had bread sauce
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:48, Reply)

because he hates me and he wants to make me cry. :(

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:49, Reply)

Aww
That's not very nice
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:52, Reply)

Now he's insulting my parents, what have they ever done to him :(

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:53, Reply)

He's a truly vile individual.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:57, Reply)

you're the one who made monty cry

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:58, Reply)

It was posting the same thing as you, two minutes after you had that finally tipped him over the edge though.
Pity, he was only two days away from retirement.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:59, Reply)

honestly, it's sounds a bit boring...
I'm sure chompy's parents will love it though, you have to remember the asperations of these new town dwellers are pretty low so they'll be blown away.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:51, Reply)

What are you having then?
Oak smoked turkey?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:53, Reply)

hahaha
No, There will be turkey and ham a couple of different stuffings, one fruit based and one meat based and pigs in blankets, honey roast parsnips etc etc

mum rather goes overboard
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:55, Reply)

Oh fuck I forgot about the pigs in blankets.
I'll have to find the recipe for them with the jack daniels glaze.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:56, Reply)

Last year I over-bought smokey bacon rashers for the pigs in blankets and turkey covering
so grilled 12 for a sarnie.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:57, Reply)

I LOVE cooking on Christmas Day
I like to make everything, including a zingy cranberry sauce
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:56, Reply)

So do I, you get away with not having to do small talk and drinking whenever you want.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:58, Reply)

this^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:58, Reply)

Same

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:53, Reply)

It's a strange flavour, but it's nice.
You don't need it though, but my mum loves it.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:55, Reply)

She certainly does.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:56, Reply)

I'M IMPLYING THAT YOUR MUM IS 'A BIT OF A GOER'!!!!

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:56, Reply)

Alright 'Eric Idle', we get it.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:00, Reply)

Ditto

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:56, Reply)

Smoked salmon is what you have for breakfast you oaf.
You wake up, you have some bucks fizz, then you open a few presents.

Then you have toast, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon and lots of coffee.

Then you go and see some friends

Then you come home and watch some telly and prepare the veg while drinking port or sherry

Then you have dinner.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:48, Reply)

Breakfast will be a full english at my place before we head to my parents for start the turkey.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:49, Reply)

Not sure I approve.
A Full English is a bit povvo.

I bet you have chips with it.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:50, Reply)

No chips, fried bread.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:52, Reply)

and a pint of lager

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:52, Reply)

Homebrew obvz

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:52, Reply)

sausages slow fried for an hour as well.
man now I'm hungry
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:51, Reply)

That sounds crazily indulgent.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:51, Reply)

I'm up for a bit of that;

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:57, Reply)

Watching what you call 'telly' on Christmas Day marks you out as being from the lower orders.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:26, Reply)

I found cabbage utterly unappealing until I discovered how much nicer it was steamed, and with some sea salt on it.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:53, Reply)

I stole a pasta dish from a Jamie Oliver programme ages ago
Fry pancetta and garlic off with butter and olive oil, then add pine nuts and cook until browning niceely. Chuck in a load of shredded savoy cabbage and leave the lid on for 10 mins. Meantime, cook the pasta and drain, saving some water.

Take the lid off the cabbage, throw in some parmesan and mozzarella, along with some of the pasta water and mix it all about. The cheese and starch make a sauce that will coat everything.

Serve with chicken breast.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:55, Reply)

I'm currently mainly living off chicken and steamed vegetables in the evening
Cheap, fairly tasty, not very filling though.

This sounds like it could be a good idea though, just not the pine nuts.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:57, Reply)

That recipe is really fucking filling

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 14:57, Reply)

Might try it after christmas
Have asked for a decent non-stick pan
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:03, Reply)

You will need one
The cheese would stick otherwise
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:08, Reply)

sounds good
pine nuts are ace
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:00, Reply)

It is really worth a try
Really tasty
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:00, Reply)

Sounds good
But needs Dauphinoise potatoes and courgette provencal.
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:13, Reply)

^ FRENCH ^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:13, Reply)

Say what you about the French
But they sure can cook.
*Awaits the Inevitable strike trough’s*
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:17, Reply)

Hands up to all the French

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:18, Reply)

Something about tanks

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:18, Reply)

throughs
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:27, Reply)

Lolz

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:28, Reply)

Pan fried sprouts with pancetta is just delicious!

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:48, Reply)