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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
i travel all over |
What do you think you’ll be eating on Christmas Day?
Is yours a traditional household ? Are there dietary restrictions ? Do you ignore it ? If it’s a meal for one does that mean Turkey is out if the question ?
Do you go upmarket and go for Goose ? Does a work shift or religious beliefs mean it’s not relevant to you ?
So many questions. Don’t answer them all just post what’s relevant to you . And apologies if this is a difficult time of the year and this is yet another thread which makes it so. Not the intention , just curious about what fellow fabbers do |
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We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
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"We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
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That all sounds amazing. |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
Whatever is on the table when I get home ...but the usual stuff.
A fry in the morning followed by the dinner around 4
No desert but there's one in the fridge that everyone just helps themselves to later |
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Full traditional dinner. Starter of soup and a roll, dinner of, turkey, ham, stuffing, mash, roasties, Carrots, Brussels, cauliflower, broccoli, pickled onions, beetroot, gravy
Dessert probably a couple of hours later after the food coma has lifted
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
on the hill NordWest of |
The Irish traditionally ate goose at Christmas before they started to import the dry bird custom from the US. So I have my goose and there's nothing upmarket about it. Beside the usual trimmings I'll have potato dumplings too, family tradition  |
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I haven't got a clue 
Whatever is put in front of me on the day.
Even though I am one of those people who have a certain sadness with them around that time, I have never cooked a Christmas dinner . I was responsible for the Christmas Eve buffet before I got separated. Always went elsewhere for the ol' traditional Turkey dinner.
I have kept on the tradition of not cooking Christmas dinner in my house. Now I go for Christmas where I'm invited or tolerated . Gladly pitch in with the preparation too...and as long as there's sprouts, I'm a happy camper |
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over a year ago
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Big debate in our household this year for the first time as the older ones are spreading their wings and holidaying abroad. So if it's traditional it will be on a smaller scale so perhaps we will try something different for the day after |
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"What do you think you’ll be eating on Christmas Day?
Is yours a traditional household ? Are there dietary restrictions ? Do you ignore it ? If it’s a meal for one does that mean Turkey is out if the question ?
Do you go upmarket and go for Goose ? Does a work shift or religious beliefs mean it’s not relevant to you ?
So many questions. Don’t answer them all just post what’s relevant to you . And apologies if this is a difficult time of the year and this is yet another thread which makes it so. Not the intention , just curious about what fellow fabbers do "
Even if it's a meal for 1 cook the turkey and eat it over a number of days.. |
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"We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
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OMG Sounds amazing!! But that would take me a whole year to burn all that off |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We have an old fashioned traditional Christmas day meal which I absolutely love. I really do feel the loss of loved family members so for me it's special to honour the traditions that they started. |
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We have a big meal christmas eve and something smaller the following day simply because the kids are more interested in their toys than eating. That night i usually do a big supper of bread and dipping cheese, mini pies, mini jambons, rolls, crackers and cheese etc. Then i fall into a carb coma |
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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago
Galway |
Homemade sausage rolls for brekkie.
Salmon terrine or soup to start.
Turkey, ham, stuffing, mash, roasties, croquettes, carrots, roast parsnips, sprouts, roast sweet potato, gravy and bread sauce.
Yule log or baileys cheesecake for dessert.
Homemade sausage rolls and other homemade treats along with sambos in the evening.
Can’t fricken wait |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
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Ohhh could you add an extra place setting at the table for me...that all sounds absolutely delelish |
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"We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
OMG Sounds amazing!! But that would take me a whole year to burn all that off "
Yeah unfortunately we head to her mums house in Dublin on Stephens day and she puts on a massive spread there too! Then we have a couple days going to Leopardstown races which involves bad food and drink also. Tens of thousands of calories. Ahhh if you can't have fun at Christmas what's the point. |
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
i travel all over |
Some gorgeous plans particularly FN.
I am always taken aback by the amount of prep and cooking needed . As extended family Is always present during Christmas you’re talking about double figures multiplied by 3 courses .
A couple of years ago I found catering for the multiple requests so challenging . Lamb Wellington , beef wellington , mushroom veggie wellington and non egg washed for the vegans . The day ended up more about the relief of getting people fed who seemed to semi like the meal at least rather than ‘enjoying the day’. Much prefer the christmases when I don’t cook . This won’t be one of them ... |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
"We normally do handmade sodabread with smoked salmon and goats cheese and capers starter and a bit of squeezed lemon.
Main is goose with 2 types of stuffing one with and one without sausage meat. Roasties, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage (braised with apple and cider vinegar), pigs in blankets and home made gravy.
I also do a quorn roast and seperate veggie gravy.
Next we normally have a Christmas pud from M&S as I know they are ace. I'll do the brandy and lighting it on fire thing. I'll make a hot brandy sauce to go on it.
What a fabulous spread!
We normally stop there and have a selection of mainly Irish farmhouse cheeses and crackers later on in the day. Hegartys cheddar, Cashel blue, a smoked carrigaline, and a nice brie de maeux.
Drinks will be champagne with orange juice from around 11am, a special red with the meal, and beer in the afternoon. Perhaps a whisky or 2 in the evening.
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"The Irish traditionally ate goose at Christmas before they started to import the dry bird custom from the US. So I have my goose and there's nothing upmarket about it. Beside the usual trimmings I'll have potato dumplings too, family tradition "
How many would the average sized goose feed? |
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"The Irish traditionally ate goose at Christmas before they started to import the dry bird custom from the US. So I have my goose and there's nothing upmarket about it. Beside the usual trimmings I'll have potato dumplings too, family tradition
How many would the average sized goose feed?"
Depends how much time you have spare to teach the fucker to cook |
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