What are we all looking forward to chomping down on this Christmas? All food and drink ideas welcome.
For me it’s pudding and custard.
We go a mixture of traditional and non-traditional. It’s turkey, gravy, cranberry and roast veg and also salmon with a couple of salads. The Minipeelers enjoyed the chicken I got from my local butcher and roasted for Mr P’s birthday earlier this year, and have specifically requested it. There’s going to be way too much food, as is tradition, but that tradition extends to having the leftovers for every meal until the day after boxing day! And of course pudding… with a twist. I made Xmas pudding icecream about 10 years ago and everyone absolutely loved it, so it became our tradition.
The banner to this whole community is part of my family’s Christmas spread last year. So, more of that sort of thing.
I am on befores and doing spring rolls and gyoza.
They historically always get eaten and easy to transport.
Nothing special probably.
I think I’ll be alone this Xmas.
Ideally I would love some turkey and a huge spread though.
Get a rolled breast from Aldi, that’s what we did last year, so much easier and smaller than a full turkey.
Good size for one with enough left over for a few days!
Not a bad idea. We have some time so maybe I’ll treat myself to some lamb chomps and try to airfry them.
Whole baked snapper!
Then chuck the sprinkler on the trampoline and go play with the kids.
People who eat seafood on Christmas have always felt like a different species to me. A possibly more Australian species than my half-English one. Definitely had a very different upbringing.
I’m 2nd gen on my dad’s side and 3rd on my mum’s, both sides from the the UK, and have always done a predominantly seafood Xmas lunch for as long as I can remember.
My wife, with a Scottish background, is the only reason we include turkey.
One side of my family always does a traditional lunch. We have a prawn entree with a family recipe seafood sauce, followed by a big roast turkey with roast vegetables and gravy, then pudding and custard for dessert. The last few years I’ve been making eggnog for post-lunch. We have a few vegans so always do vegan prawns and vegan roast too.
The other side has more experimental cooks on it and they usually like to do something different each year. Last year we had a prawn and feta bake, moussaka and some kind of salad or vegetable dish. One of the vegans brought homemade mac and cheese too, then we finished off with pudding and custard for dessert.
i can envision a vegan roast, but vegan prawns? what’s in that?
I think the ones we get are primarily made out of konjac. A lot of these vegan seafood products use seaweed for flavouring so that might be in there too. They honestly taste very good and have a great meaty texture. Denser and more consistent than real prawns, with a stronger flavour. I usually steal some when the vegans are finished cause I like them so much.
I wonder if we can get those up here in the States - do you know the brand/product name?
I’m not sure which ones we buy. Could possibly be the Plant Asia or Lamyong ones as they look familiar. Very similar ingredients in both.
I’m one of those people (gasp!) that actually like panettone. But it has to be a good quality one. Have found a brand I like and I buy it each year. Have already eaten it. I will be buying another.
“Bring me two of every animal” - Homer Simpson.
Pudding. I have some simmering away now. It’s my departed Grandma’s recipe and I make lots of little ones to gift to coworkers and teachers. I miss her a lot at this time of year.
Is it the good old traditional suet pudding loaded with fruit? My nan used to make one the size of a large stockpot.
The original recipe is suet, but she started to use butter in the 1980s so I’ve continued with the butter. I will try it one day with suet, and I do have a packet in the cupboard but I’m unsure of the ratio in comparison to my recipe because it already has flour mixed in.
Turkey, gravy and cranberry for me. Plus the pudding and custard.
