Christmas menu's

[Grotbags]

So what is your Christmas day menu?
This is what I'm thinking for ours but I'm also scanning for inspiration so I can make a list of things to cook


Breakfast - Pancakes with fruit, bucks fizz

Mid morning - selection boxes well that's what it's likely to be

Lunch - pretty traditional roast turkey, stuffing, roast spuds etc. Probably something like chrimbo pud afterwards but may have some kind of tart instead if we want something lighter

Tea - leftovers and salad most likely washed down with port and cheese

DH likes to be quite traditional and since he's doing the main roast this year I'm quite happy to go along with it.

So what are you having?

[janiebaby]

I'm having stuffed chicken legs a la gary rhodes , with the usual roat pots and veg and christmas pudding .
its only 2 of us christmas day .
but boxing day mum is coming over so i'm hoping to do a small gammon with jackets and salad and pickles .
am also ordering a smoked salmon thingy and dessert from M& S

[bluestar]

We're at the parents this year and after discussion we're having

Breakfast - Croissants, pain au chocolat etc & Xmas muffins with bucks fiz

Lunch - Roast turkey, stuffing, roast spuds & parsnips, veggies & the usual sauces & gravy. We're v traditional here too

Tea - depending on what time we eat lunch, my Mum is cooking after all . Most likely a cheese board, turkey sarnies etc

I don't like Xmas pud so while everyone else is having that I'm having profiteroles

[scrobble]

Breakfast - some kind of fancy cereal or maybe crumpets, chocolate etc.

Lunch - trad dinner with all the trimmings at my parents

Dinner - usually no room after a massive Christmas lunch, but if there's space I tend to make turkey and bread sauce sandwiches and fill up on mince pies and chocs.

[shinyaholic]

This is what I have planned:

Breakfast-
Eggs benedict with a choice of smoked salmon or pancetta served on English muffins with Bucks Fizz

Champagne cocktails and canapes an hour before lunch-
Blinis topped with creme fraiche and choice of smoked salmon, black olives or red onion chutney and port and stilton pate on melba toasts.

Lunch-
Roast turkey (free range from local farm), roast potatoes (in semolina and goose fat), brussel sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, carrots with lemon and thyme, maple parsnips, sage and onion stuffing, gingerbread stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon and bread sauce.
Homemade Christmas pudding or Nigella's Spiced Chocolate Cake, brandy butter, custard and choice of three ice creams (making these next weekend- Scottish honey and whisky, cinnamon and christmas pudding flavours)

Tea:
Turkey sandwiches, sauage rolls, mini Eccles cake mince pies and brandy butter, cheese board.

I can't wait

[janiebaby]

This is what I have planned:

Breakfast-
Eggs benedict with a choice of smoked salmon or pancetta served on English muffins with Bucks Fizz

Champagne cocktails and canapes an hour before lunch-
Blinis topped with creme fraiche and choice of smoked salmon, black olives or red onion chutney and port and stilton pate on melba toasts.

Lunch-
Roast turkey (free range from local farm), roast potatoes (in semolina and goose fat), brussel sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, carrots with lemon and thyme, maple parsnips, sage and onion stuffing, gingerbread stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon and bread sauce.
Homemade Christmas pudding or Nigella's Spiced Chocolate Cake, brandy butter, custard and choice of three ice creams (making these next weekend- Scottish honey and whisky, cinnamon and christmas pudding flavours)

Tea:
Turkey sandwiches, sauage rolls, mini Eccles cake mince pies and brandy butter, cheese board.

I can't wait

that sounds delish

[Littlejojo]

we are out, but like the idea of pancakes and fruit for breakfast, sounds like it could be quite light, and we are eating lunch at 1.45.

Lunch, I have forgotten what I am having, but 3 course, with turkey for the main.

Evening, Just bits, guess sausage rolls, mince pies, gammon, not sure what else yet

[parkejm]

Nothing fancy this year as DH's Grandad is joining us and he's EVEN FUSSIER than DH's parents!

Breakfast: Christmas pancakes with lemon and raisin syrup

Chocolate, nuts, satsumas, mince pies etc through the day

Christmas Dinner: Roast Loin of pork, roast potatoes and parsnips, Sprouts, brocolli, carrots, stuffing etc followed by a choice of Christmas cake/pudding (i.e. for grandad and FIL), Somerset apple cake (for DH and I) and custard or lemon pots (for MIL!)

Evening - baguettes, pate, ham, salady things if anyone wants them

[Chocolate Lips]

Brunch - Pancakes with smoked salmon with lemon and caper creme fraiche.

Dinner - the usual - turkey and pork with all the trimmings including yorkshire puddings and creamed sprouts. Dessert is going to be Baileys and white chocolate cheesecake.

Tea - snacky bits, leftovers, nuts, crisps, chocolate, cake - I have a few things I am going to make out of Nigellas book etc

[~Flutterby~]

:drool: Sounds gorgeous.

This is what I have planned:

Breakfast-
Eggs benedict with a choice of smoked salmon or pancetta served on English muffins with Bucks Fizz

Champagne cocktails and canapes an hour before lunch-
Blinis topped with creme fraiche and choice of smoked salmon, black olives or red onion chutney and port and stilton pate on melba toasts.

Lunch-
Roast turkey (free range from local farm), roast potatoes (in semolina and goose fat), brussel sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, carrots with lemon and thyme, maple parsnips, sage and onion stuffing, gingerbread stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon and bread sauce.
Homemade Christmas pudding or Nigella's Spiced Chocolate Cake, brandy butter, custard and choice of three ice creams (making these next weekend- Scottish honey and whisky, cinnamon and christmas pudding flavours)

Tea:
Turkey sandwiches, sauage rolls, mini Eccles cake mince pies and brandy butter, cheese board.

I can't wait