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"dad has it all in hand....ordered it from the farm shop a few weeks ago, collect it tomorrow, prep it Christmas eve so no fussing on Christmas day.
don't know what all the fuss is about  "
You wait until you actually have to do any of it.... |
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over a year ago
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My daughter is going at 11.30pm tonight. I usually do it all,I feel redundant this year. I will have a stroll around Morrisons tomorrow to see if there's anything interesting to get. |
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!"
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce? |
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"dad has it all in hand....ordered it from the farm shop a few weeks ago, collect it tomorrow, prep it Christmas eve so no fussing on Christmas day.
don't know what all the fuss is about
You wait until you actually have to do any of it.... "
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i am so glad i dont do anything different to me its just a roast dinner.
i buy nibbles but only because its party food for my lil ladys birthday. Refuse to go over the top though |
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We'll be braving it tonite at some point, luckily we don't need the major stuff, as we're going out for xmas dinner, so just the lesser items needed. so no fighting for the last turkey in the shop this year, save for the one dangling twixt my thighs  |
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce? "
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I don't know why the bejesus people flock like zombies to the shops. Online shopping for food is so advanced now. I use shops a lot. . But only when they are not rammed with the masses  |
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!"
Is it going on the plate with the roast? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x
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I usually feed 10 people plus occasional guests over Christmas. My shopping bill one year was £300 and it all got eaten |
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I went today. Was no worse than going at a weekend. No more shopping for me now until after christmas. The first time ever I don't need to panic buy christmas eve....feeling very proud of myself right now. |
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"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x
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Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year |
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"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x
Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year"
I have 6 kids, me And the granddaughter and possibly my dad.... I do make it special.... But 50quid is my limit xxx
Oh and I Dont do my food shopping till Xmas eve... About 3 as you get amazing deals at that point x |
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"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x
Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year
I have 6 kids, me And the granddaughter and possibly my dad.... I do make it special.... But 50quid is my limit xxx
Oh and I Dont do my food shopping till Xmas eve... About 3 as you get amazing deals at that point x "
Well that's good that you can do that. |
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all i need is Milk, butter, spuds and veg, which i'll be getting at 6am when i finish work, don't need much, i'm only cooking for one, and it'll go into the slow cooker along with the 3 bird roast that'll become curry on boxing day  |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!"
Cider (the proper cloudy dry stuff, none of your fizzy sweet bollocks), honey and a touch of star anise. The apples in cider work brilliantly with pork and cut through the saltiness of a ham. |
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!
Cider (the proper cloudy dry stuff, none of your fizzy sweet bollocks), honey and a touch of star anise. The apples in cider work brilliantly with pork and cut through the saltiness of a ham."
agreed, i use cider for risotto if i'm doing it with pork or ham and it's delicious |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!
Is it going on the plate with the roast?"
Nah, it's just a wee oven lol - I don't want to do anything that overpowers the other if that makes sense? |
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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago
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We went to tesco at the ricoh today  omg people were going mental!
They had extra staff to direct cars around the carpark, we had to wait nearly ten minutes for a trolley and could barely get around the shop for sheer numbers of people. When we'd done it took nearly ten minutes to get out of the car park.
Fortunately we got it all so won't need to go back out again We did ok in terms of budget, only about 50 quid more than our usual weekly shop, including booze |
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Hate trying to do a shop at this time of year. I like to get in and out as quick as. I'm only shopping for one! Shops are only shut one day! Does my nut in. |
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"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!
I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?
Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!
Is it going on the plate with the roast?
Nah, it's just a wee oven lol - I don't want to do anything that overpowers the other if that makes sense?"
Jar of redcurrant jelly warmed up in a pan with a splash of port and the juice and zest of an orange..yummmm |
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"i am so glad i dont do anything different to me its just a roast dinner.
i buy nibbles but only because its party food for my lil ladys birthday. Refuse to go over the top though "
Same.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"£150 spent and I forgot the CHEESE! I'd rather forget the turkey! Back out to asda I go haha.
Have you all braved it yet?"
Up at this ungodly hour to go get a turkey, fresh veg and THE CHEESE! |
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With so many people doing extra shopping when they are feeding ten people, you'd THINK the shops would also have nine less people in because they are being cooked for?
I don't understand why the shops get so busy?
Maybe it's because lots of people forget the cheese so have to go back for things they'd normally pick up another time?
And I suppose those nine people still have to eat the rest of the week so it's not like they don't need to shop at all?
I dunno. |
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"With so many people doing extra shopping when they are feeding ten people, you'd THINK the shops would also have nine less people in because they are being cooked for?
I don't understand why the shops get so busy?
Maybe it's because lots of people forget the cheese so have to go back for things they'd normally pick up another time?
And I suppose those nine people still have to eat the rest of the week so it's not like they don't need to shop at all?
I dunno."
haha - having just experienced it this morning i know what you mean!! |
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