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 

3 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I wondered why you didn't hang around at the "Festive FistMaster Fisting, Felching and Feet Licking Festival" the other week, after the first two rooms, you vanished, that explains it

Got lost in the east wing of your gaff, ended up in a dark room with a voice that said does this smell like chloroform and next thing I know It’s morning and I’m in an Uber

1 hour ago, Rudy said:

Got lost in the east wing of your gaff, ended up in a dark room with a voice that said does this smell like chloroform and next thing I know It’s morning and I’m in an Uber

With a sore arse.

8 hours ago, wanderer1984 said:

There you go Rudy, just for you veggies .... a chestnut, sage, butternut squash and parmesan fake sausage roll 😉

Did you nick that plate from spoons?

8 hours ago, wanderer1984 said:

There you go Rudy, just for you veggies .... a chestnut, sage, butternut squash and parmesan fake sausage roll 😉

 

Jamie oliver? A bird from work made something similar last week, enjoyed it

8 hours ago, Francis Fogarty said:

With a sore arse.

Standard liege that at @Sweeps 

Baboon Balloon knots all around 

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

4 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

TIPAs in my house

10 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

I have a range and variety of beers. Keg from bank top, couple of vodkas, rums, whiskeys but no wines. Wine would rule me out until the 29th

25 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

I never usually drink Christmas day. This year I'm making a exception. 

1 minute ago, bolton_blondie said:

I never usually drink Christmas day. This year I'm making a exception. 

30 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

I’ll be driving so just a single pint of Cobra or, more likely, Dortmunder with my curry.

Got some 1664 for the evening but I’m expecting I’ll be on the vodka fairly early as I’ll be too full to drink much lager.

Today is my main drinking day tbh. Although that might extend to Boxing Day now that the game is off and there’s fuck all else to do. 

Got wine for tomorrow. Ready to explode at about 5 o'clock if I drink Guinness so got a bottle of gin and some tonic last year and was fucked so I'm gna try a different approach again.

37 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Don't have time. Too busy visiting 500 fucking family members. 

2 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

Don't have time. Too busy visiting 500 fucking family members. 

Do you not just do it on one big community hall in little lever?

1 hour ago, Zico said:

TIPAs in my house

Better be eating early

Still gets me why folk pay to go out Xmas day, went past swan & cem in bury £79 adults £40 kids wtf!!

did it yonks ago it was a production line in & out total waste of cash 

10 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Still gets me why folk pay to go out Xmas day, went past swan & cem in bury £79 adults £40 kids wtf!!

did it yonks ago it was a production line in & out total waste of cash 

£45 each for us at curry house. Can't do enough for you and with a 3 hour time slot on the table there's no rush at all. Paid £70ish at Blundell Arms the other year and it all just felt a bit sterile.

1 minute ago, Leyther_Matt said:

£45 each for us at curry house. Can't do enough for you and with a 3 hour time slot on the table there's no rush at all. Paid £70ish at Blundell Arms the other year and it all just felt a bit sterile.

Armans near us is about £45 but curry house Xmas day doesn’t seem right

1 minute ago, radcliffe white said:

Armans near us is about £45 but curry house Xmas day doesn’t seem right

Nice in there though. I agree just not for Christmas. 

9 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Armans near us is about £45 but curry house Xmas day doesn’t seem right

 

7 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

Nice in there though. I agree just not for Christmas. 

I felt a bit of a fraud in the lead up to the first year we did it, but it just feels very normal once you're there to be honest and much more enjoyable (and cheaper) than we went out for a more traditional one.

48 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Still gets me why folk pay to go out Xmas day, went past swan & cem in bury £79 adults £40 kids wtf!!

did it yonks ago it was a production line in & out total waste of cash 

Perhaps they’re all trying it just the once. After all, you did.

2 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Perhaps they’re all trying it just the once. After all, you did.

No folk I know go out every year

Back in the day after we had feasted 

me and a few mates would go the the pub Christmas Day night 

one was open on Deane 

Montrays on Manchester Rd 

both 7-10 

3 hours ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Don't think anyone has mentioned Xmas dinner drink yet, does it have to be wine or is a beer or Strongbow or even a can of Coke allowed?

I've a milk churn full of sherry which may last the whole of Christmas Day and it promises to be a lot of fun.