What we having?

Sister in law (modest handful) and her fella split, in-laws in France, so it's just the five of us at home. If I'm honest, I can't really be arsed; it's an early Sunday dinner, and will have all the fannying around without the extra gifts and booze.

 

Anyway, kids want turkey. They didn't have mash last year, and tbf I didn't miss it; however they insist. The wife usually asks for gammon, and that's my usual contribution to a family meal. I'm looking forward to making gravy, semifredo etc in advance. Go forth good folk of WWays; inspire me with your festive fayre 

Did Christmas Eve for 6 at ours. I was boiling and prepping spuds at 10am (roasted in garlic and rosemary). We ate around 5.30pm. 

Then did a Christmas morning cooked breakfast for 6. Followed by a Christmas dinner for 3.

Pretty much share all the cooking in our house, think we both enjoy it. Wife did a stupendous cooked ham (boiled in Henry Weston cider and roasted in cloves and honey). Had cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake. Not had a single sprout this Xmas.

Edited December 27, 20232 yr by Smiley

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

I used to hate a roast, love them now. 

I think it's because, for some reason, we used to have boiled potatoes, which I fucking hate. I've banned them from my house, so any roast I have, the only spuds allowed on the plate are roast spuds. 

No dolphin nose spuds? You peasant. 

Love a boiled spud with hard skin and plenty salt, jacket spud caked in butter with a filling preferably chilli, 

Must admit roasted are the best though.

34 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Must admit roasted are the best though.

100%

Beef dripping from the butchers, salt, pepper, bit of thyme and a couple of garlic cloves thrown in the pan ... can't be beaten.

Do love a new potato, usually with a salad or bbq.

Jackets can fuck off.

Jackets are also good, so long as they're cooked properly. 

We had them last night. Great crispy skin, but the larger of the two had a small central bit, smaller than a ping-pong ball, that was a touch hard.

Filled with choona-mayo, and salad.

Change from turkey.

Jacket potatoes with a good crispy skin and soft fluffy centre are bloody lovely.

Nothing beats a really good roast spud though.

I remember years back having mash made to some slimming world recipe that contained no butter or even milk, it was awful slop.

Just seen a video of Wayne Rooney admitting to being a mushy pea type. Fucking wrong ‘un.

Yep, its that time again, just boiled the kettle to steep a box of Bachelors bigga marrowfat .

It's an overnight job and you need the patience or they won't be right, I'd say 16 hours at least to steep and wash and boil till mushy& thick, perfect.

Some pre-cooking and prep happening now.

Found some kalettes again this year. They're great. 

4 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Just seen a video of Wayne Rooney admitting to being a mushy pea type. Further proof that he's a Fucking wrong ‘un.

 

4 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Just seen a video of Wayne Rooney admitting to being a mushy pea type. Fucking wrong ‘un.

Too many mushy peas.

Absolutely fucking sickening 

42 minutes ago, Spider said:

Absolutely fucking sickening 

Fuck off, I bet you're having lobby and red cabbage 🙂

Lets be honest mushy peas is no worse than mash.. it's just mushy spuds. A food for the toothless.

 

Edited December 25, 2025Dec 25 by deeane Koontz

Merry Christmas 

 

On 24/12/2025 at 12:23, Leyther_Matt said:

Just seen a video of Wayne Rooney admitting to being a mushy pea type. Fucking wrong ‘un.

He looks the type. Little piggy eyes.