Traditional or Experiment

I’m having a change for Christmas dinner. What about you

Traditional for us.

I normally just have a big chicken

Posted by: retep1949 (1337)
"Traditional for us."

And us also

Bacon and sausage barms in the morning with my grown up children....then my famous Spag Bol for me and her indoors later....

I’m very often on my own on Christmas Day so I don’t bother buying different food. I might cook myself a Sunday dinner, but nothing special. I do sometimes get invited to my brother’s home on Christmas Day, which is nice, but last time I went two years ago he did a lovely buffet as there were only three of us, and I enjoyed that just as much.

Last year I was in hospital over Christmas and, believe it or not, the food was absolutely fantastic, and I ate more in there than I would normally at home. On that Christmas Day we had the usual soup for starters, then a Christmas Din-Dins made up of a really big chunk of turkey breast with the accompanying vegetables, and probably a dessert which I never bothered with.

So, i-spy, what are you having for a change?

A nice green salad for me with sprouts , Its just another day,

Would have had a roast beef dinner but going to my son's and they are having a turkey dinner. I think at times Turkey itself is overrated and at times if eaten by its self is bland to the taste.

I'm not keen on turkey so i've got a nice piece of brisket,a small lamb joint ans a gammon joint.Whats left will be bagged up and used another day.

Pheasant, honey glazed ham and sirloin here

As many things go around in circles, perhaps the time has come for a return to Dickensian times and a return to the Goose for Christmas dinner.

If it was good enough for Scrooge and Tiny Tim and his family, it must be good enough for we Wiganers!

OC never had Goose but if its anything like Duck which is very greasy

Sonlyme said:

"I'm not keen on turkey so i've got a nice piece of brisket,a small lamb joint ans a gammon joint.
Whats left will be bagged up and used another day"

I agree with that sort of menu for Christmas Day, I have used Pork Loin instead of Brisket, and the beauty of Pork is that you can make a nice stuffing with it, and you can't go wrong with a Gammon Joint, Turkey is OK on the day, but I don't like it has left over's in the fridge, the same with Lamb, a fresh Roasted Leg of Lamb is delicious, but I don't like it cold, or reheated, in that state I think it tastes horrible, but freshly cooked Lamb is brilliant

OC will your bit of pension run to a goose

No, but no doubt it will be not a problem for a ex. railway maintenance fitter!