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over a year ago
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So I love to cook for people. The big dinner with all the roasted veggies and meat is the only part of shitmas I enjoy.
So if I'm making the dinner, I go all out. I make everything myself, from the stuffing to the dessert.
I've made some fresh mint sauce today to go with our lamb on Friday!
"Why didn't you just buy a jar?" asked Jeff... 
Do you do it all yourself or buy everything pre-made or prepared for you?
Lu  |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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Depends if I'm cooking..... last time I did I made every bloody thing. And with vegans, veggies, omnivores, pescatarians and babies to feed that was quite the undertaking.
So I'm more than happy to just watch you this year (and chop if I can be trusted). |
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I haven't cooked a Xmas dinner for over a decade. I normally bring one back from work with me and by then it's soggy and cold.
I WILL at some point cook one again. I will also go totally over the top, make everything from scratch and hopefully enjoy doing it. I wanna do one of those where there's pots of everything all over a table and people dig in and help themselves.  |
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"Depends if I'm cooking..... last time I did I made every bloody thing. And with vegans, veggies, omnivores, pescatarians and babies to feed that was quite the undertaking.
So I'm more than happy to just watch you this year (and chop if I can be trusted)."
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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"I haven't cooked a Xmas dinner for over a decade. I normally bring one back from work with me and by then it's soggy and cold.
I WILL at some point cook one again. I will also go totally over the top, make everything from scratch and hopefully enjoy doing it. I wanna do one of those where there's pots of everything all over a table and people dig in and help themselves. "
That's how I always do it! |
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"I haven't cooked a Xmas dinner for over a decade. I normally bring one back from work with me and by then it's soggy and cold.
I WILL at some point cook one again. I will also go totally over the top, make everything from scratch and hopefully enjoy doing it. I wanna do one of those where there's pots of everything all over a table and people dig in and help themselves.
That's how I always do it!"
I soooo want to do that!
I'll have to borrow a table and chairs mind  |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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"I haven't cooked a Xmas dinner for over a decade. I normally bring one back from work with me and by then it's soggy and cold.
I WILL at some point cook one again. I will also go totally over the top, make everything from scratch and hopefully enjoy doing it. I wanna do one of those where there's pots of everything all over a table and people dig in and help themselves.
That's how I always do it!
I soooo want to do that!
I'll have to borrow a table and chairs mind "
Helpful hint..... make sure you have someone else to wash up. Because all those pots take a while! |
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I love to cook, it relaxes me.
My sister does most of the prep and cooking for Christmas day, everything homemade. Pigs in blankets (she minced the meat and made the sausage), stuffing, the chutneys, starter, bread, dessert, all the accompaniments and the vegan option as well all homemade. All I have to do is the roast potatoes (which is a novelty)
I would happily do it all from scratch myself but my kitchen is too bloody small for the feast that we put on 
Alice x
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers"
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table "
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries..... 
But we do have excellent local shopping! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cheated a bit this year, turkeys all prepped ready to cook. All veg will be done from scratch, same with desserts, apart from profiteroles. Who the hell makes their own choux pastry! |
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!"
Unfortunately we don't. We had to order our turkey from a butcher 15 miles away, well we didn't have to we could have got one from Marks and Spencer but we try to support small business. Then we were put into tier 4 while the butcher remained in tier 2 . There are independent greengrocers though. |
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We make our own sausage rolls, mince pies, Christmas cake and bone and roll our own goose stuffed with duck and chestnut stuffing, devil's on horseback, scotch eggs with black pudding, chicken liver terrine, red cabbage and beetroot marmalade.
Because we just love to cook and there's bugger all else to do. |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
Unfortunately we don't. We had to order our turkey from a butcher 15 miles away, well we didn't have to we could have got one from Marks and Spencer but we try to support small business. Then we were put into tier 4 while the butcher remained in tier 2 . There are independent greengrocers though. "
Before we moved to Devon we had only chain stores everywhere, so most things got ordered from smaller businesses on tinterweb or from Tesco.
Absolutely love being here, as most of the (regular) fresh produce is actually sourced within 15 miles by the butcher, grocer etc...
Still use the supermarket for some stuff but far far less. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!"
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J "
They sacked me |
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J "
I'm sold! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J
They sacked me "
Is that because you told everyone the truth, that it rains like 28 days out of every month?
J |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J
They sacked me
Is that because you told everyone the truth, that it rains like 28 days out of every month?
J "
Why the fuck do you think there is so much fresh local produce and lush grass everywhere ffs? Because it rains! |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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It depends. If I've found something I really love (oh hai M and S bread sauce), I don't have the energy or desire to make my own. Pigs in blankets again, buy it in. For everything else, I do enjoy cooking - I think it's one of my love languages.
Today I've got all the bits for a decent roux and I'm going to make cauliflower cheese from scratch, the gravy, stuffing etc. I'm even going to make a winter berry pavlova with my homemade meringue and sloe gin drizzle which I can't wait for and mince pies for our neighbour who has been a star this year.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J
They sacked me
Is that because you told everyone the truth, that it rains like 28 days out of every month?
J
Why the fuck do you think there is so much fresh local produce and lush grass everywhere ffs? Because it rains!"
Fuck knows I only shop at lidl.
J |
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"It depends. If I've found something I really love (oh hai M and S bread sauce), I don't have the energy or desire to make my own. Pigs in blankets again, buy it in. For everything else, I do enjoy cooking - I think it's one of my love languages.
Today I've got all the bits for a decent roux and I'm going to make cauliflower cheese from scratch, the gravy, stuffing etc. I'm even going to make a winter berry pavlova with my homemade meringue and sloe gin drizzle which I can't wait for and mince pies for our neighbour who has been a star this year.
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Fucking DROOOOOOOOL!
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"It depends. If I've found something I really love (oh hai M and S bread sauce), I don't have the energy or desire to make my own. Pigs in blankets again, buy it in. For everything else, I do enjoy cooking - I think it's one of my love languages.
Today I've got all the bits for a decent roux and I'm going to make cauliflower cheese from scratch, the gravy, stuffing etc. I'm even going to make a winter berry pavlova with my homemade meringue and sloe gin drizzle which I can't wait for and mince pies for our neighbour who has been a star this year.
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I have a popular cauliflower dish too
I do a big meal every Christmas for the kids. Once they're out to uni I'm done with all this and spending Christmas in Lanzarote or somewhere hot!  |
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By *eliWoman
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"It depends. If I've found something I really love (oh hai M and S bread sauce), I don't have the energy or desire to make my own. Pigs in blankets again, buy it in. For everything else, I do enjoy cooking - I think it's one of my love languages.
Today I've got all the bits for a decent roux and I'm going to make cauliflower cheese from scratch, the gravy, stuffing etc. I'm even going to make a winter berry pavlova with my homemade meringue and sloe gin drizzle which I can't wait for and mince pies for our neighbour who has been a star this year.
Fucking DROOOOOOOOL!
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One day I'm going to cook you a feast so good you don't need to eat for three days after. |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table
The back of beyond doesn't have such luxuries.....
But we do have excellent local shopping!
What the fuck are you, a rep from the local tourism office?
J
They sacked me
Is that because you told everyone the truth, that it rains like 28 days out of every month?
J
Why the fuck do you think there is so much fresh local produce and lush grass everywhere ffs? Because it rains!
Fuck knows I only shop at lidl.
J "
But you do it so well and efficiently! |
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"It depends. If I've found something I really love (oh hai M and S bread sauce), I don't have the energy or desire to make my own. Pigs in blankets again, buy it in. For everything else, I do enjoy cooking - I think it's one of my love languages.
Today I've got all the bits for a decent roux and I'm going to make cauliflower cheese from scratch, the gravy, stuffing etc. I'm even going to make a winter berry pavlova with my homemade meringue and sloe gin drizzle which I can't wait for and mince pies for our neighbour who has been a star this year.
Fucking DROOOOOOOOL!
One day I'm going to cook you a feast so good you don't need to eat for three days after. "
3 day food coma! Woooohoooooooooooooooooo
It's so funny coz I've no clue what half of the stuff is that people are talking about I had to google roux.
Yes, you read correctly. I had to google roux |
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If it's left to me I'll cheat as much of it as possible. I like the idea of doing it all from scratch, but I like the thought of it being nice more ! Everyone knows I'm a crap cook though, so I never get put in charge of dinner. My house is for takeaway and drinks nights |
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table "
who is this sam and ella |
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"Could have saved herself literally hours. Cook meat, make some gravy. Fuck all the rest of it.
J
Iceland deliver
They don't here. The buggers
What!? It's not Christmas without a prawn ring gently attracting salmonella on the buffet table who is this sam and ella"
A poisonous couple, avoid |
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