Christmas dinner?

 

are you staying in, cooking it yerself, heading out or round to family?

whats on the menu?

 

well it will just be the 4 of us in Casa Malaga, and papa Malaga will be on the hob and oven duties.

 

starter -        scotch broth or prawn cocktail

 

main course - Turkey crown, roast rib of sirlion beef,

                    Roast tatties, mashed tattie, roasted parsnip,carrots and apple in honey, brussel sprouts in Worcestershire sauce and

                    bacon, mashed neep, sage and onion stuffing, white pudding,(cant get mealie) pigs in blankets, gravy and cranberry

                    jelly

 

pudding -      Homemade sticky toffee pudding, ice cream

                    Cheese board, irish coffee

                    Drams

 

 

Think that it. Whats your day?

 

Ps. Love turkey on Christmas day, its the only time we have it, it's probably the only roast we have of the year also.

 

Only Mr & Mrs Donsdaft this year but that's fine.

 

I've given up on Turkey, no bloody taste at all.

I've tried it all from frozen supermarket to butcher to bronze to privately educated.

One year, when we lived at the cottage, I even bought one from a bloke who only raised half a dozen birds, still shite.

I used to love it when I was a kid so I've stuck with it for traditions sake, but no longer.

 

So, I will buy a hen. Not a chicken but an old boilling fowl.

I did this a couple of years ago, 2 hours in the pot and half an hour in the oven, fuckin delicious.

All the usual trimmings ( I remembered to take oat meal with me)

 

I will boil a ham as well so no shortage of food.

 

To make my life easier it's fresh fruit salad to start and I will buy a few slices of gateau for pudding.

Heading to Malaga......set an extra place min

 

That is a veritable feast you're serving up there.

 

Only kidding, off to the mother in law's with current Mrs Al and younger son

Heading to Malaga......set an extra place min

 

That is a veritable feast you're serving up there.

 

Only kidding, off to the mother in law's with current Mrs Al and younger son

 

You wid be mare than welcome Al 

You wid be mare than welcome Al 

 

 

Cheers mate, doubt you'd be saying that after I'd had my fill off your table and drunk all your Rioja

 

From a large family,so one of us is doing a starter for Xmas dinner(me),one doing the main(brother) and one doing dessert(sister).Thankfully only 8 of us on Xmas day.

    Usually a gathering of around 20 on Boxing day,though manage to avoid kitchen duties on that occasion...

Booze

Prawn Cocktail or Chicken Broth

Booze

Turkey with trimmings (nae as much or as funcy as Malaga)

Booze

New York Cheesecake or Chocolate Profiteroles

Mair Booze

Heading round to the family home, can't wait!  Should have a decent turkey to pick up from the butchers on Christmas eve 

 

Morning whisky and champagne

Smoke salmon most probably

Turkey with all the trimmings, normal bread sauce for my parents and I, not for my g/f and my sister (bread sauce is always one of my highlights of Christmas)

Girlfriend is making a sticky-toffee pudding and we'll probably be having some chocolate log as well

Food coma and more booze!

I have been volunteered to cook.

 

looking for a change from Turkey, and am thinking of trying a rib roast (the one with the bones still stickin oot of it)

 

Only problem being is as I am jist hame I haven't had time to practise it.

 

Can you experts advise if this is a good choice and is it easy enough to cook???

I have been volunteered to cook.

 

looking for a change from Turkey, and am thinking of trying a rib roast (the one with the bones still stickin oot of it)

 

Only problem being is as I am jist hame I haven't had time to practise it.

 

Can you experts advise if this is a good choice and is it easy enough to cook???

 

Hoping my rib roast is going to be the same min. need to blast high in the oven first for 30mins and then low heat for 2.5 hours. Hopefully

Christ, that's a long time Malaga min, how low is low?

Christ, that's a long time Malaga min, how low is low?

 

Need to do the wieghts and everything yet, but probably about 100

 

 

I will be on my own, so probably nothing funcy, and nae booze because I really can't

Sister cooking for whole family, so:

 

Some booze

 

starter -        dinna ken

 

main course - Turkey + stuff

 

pudding -      dinna ken

 

Lots of booze.

We always have Beef Consommé to start with Melba Toast. That, the toast, is my job.

 

Turkey with loads of pigs in blankets and gravy and I have to have 3 x brussel sprouts apparently even though I'm not a big fan.

 

Red Sancerre and Chablis Premier Cru with the meal. Champagne pre meal (Bollinger + some really cheap stuff from Asda which is very good).

 

 

Carrot and Ginger soup with garlic bread

 

Turkey, roast tatties, mashed tatties ,sprouts, pigs in blankets, parsnip, carrot, red onion and garlic veg roast, stuffing and a mealie jerker ( I sent the wife to the butchers once and told her to ask for mealie jerkers, oh ma sides  ) of course gravy too.

 

Whisky tasting time

 

Autumn Orchard crumble with custard

 

More whisky

 

More whisky

That's everything bought, so much for giving myself an easy life.

 

Sounds like the sausages could take centre stage.

I was a bit worried about them so we tested 3 different versions last night for supper along with far too much beer.

 

I'm reducing it to 2 types but only because the paprika and honey one is too big to just be an extra.

 

So, long thin ( pretty traditional chipolata type) and cocktail size frankfurter things which were bloody lovely from the oven instead of boiled.

 

Hen bought ( still with head) and stored between the double glazing to keep cold.

Bloody handy this double glazing, usually keep the drink there when we have a house full for xmas or new year.

Think am rigit, get started the morn.

 

Hey DD? Do the locals have their Christmas tomorrow?

Yes they do really.

Tomorrow afternoon.

Shops and that open until about 13.00 then everyone just disappears.

 

Things will start opening up again on xmas day, I know my favourite local pub is closed tomorrow but open on Sunday.