Xmas Dinner

[Tonge moor green jacket]

23 minutes 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. 

Hear hear.

Boiled are rarely OK, tend to go mushy. Can't be doing with mash- evil stuff.

Roasties are stupendous, and a newly dug new potato, steamed is heavenly.

Just dug some out today! 

For me though, as a kid I didn't like veg the same.

Still not a great fan of certain ones, but will happily eat plenty now.

[Smiley]

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, 2023 by Smiley

[stevieb]

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. 

[Alf Hartigan]

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.

[wanderer1984]

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.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

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.

[Winchester White]

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.

[Leyther_Matt]

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

[Whitestar]

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.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Some pre-cooking and prep happening now.

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

[Traf]

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.

 

[Jol_BWFC]

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.

[Spider]

Absolutely fucking sickening 

[Sweep]

42 minutes ago, Spider said:

Absolutely fucking sickening 

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

[deeane Koontz]

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

 

Edited December 25, 2025 by deeane Koontz

[Zico]

Merry Christmas 

 

[FrancisFogarty]

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.