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 

I’ve had 3 conversations with work colleagues & customers this morning.

Ive mentioned the peas every time and without exception been told that I must move in seriously twisted social circles.

 

Two crates of Stella and about 50 quids worth of takeaway from a meh takeaway like Spice Hut.

12 hours ago, Sweep said:

That's just sick.

A little ramekin of baked beans would be acceptable though I reckon

How about a little side bowl of lobby?

11 hours ago, fester58 said:

cauliflower cheese on a christmas dinner

I love cauliflower cheese, in fact I think I'll make it tonight, but it forms no part of a Christmas dinner.

Who bothers? Just get blind pissed first thing, you'll be passed out by 3pm, waking up at 1am to Steptoe or a Carry On film.

I've one kid who cant stand roasties, but loves chips

another one who'd eat cauliflower cheese with any meal

neither would have mushy peas though. been brought up proper

 

oh, my in-laws have pickled onions on their plate with a roast, one has a chunk of cheese too... and they eat Christmas cake with a slice of cheese.

 

FREAKS  

Just spotted 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

I've one kid who cant stand roasties, but loves chips

another one who'd eat cauliflower cheese with any meal

neither would have mushy peas though. been brought up proper

 

oh, my in-laws have pickled onions on their plate with a roast, one has a chunk of cheese too... and they eat Christmas cake with a slice of cheese.

 

FREAKS  

Christmas cake and a slice of cheese and a glass of port is a tradition as old as the hills.

Like having fruit cake with cheese and grapes.

Honestly, how have people been brought up?

Christmas cake is wank

Just now, Rudy said:

Christmas cake is wank

I quite like it once the icing and marzipan etc have been removed.
They're just vile.

23 minutes ago, stevieb said:

It sounds like something that ceased to exist in the 70s

Ill get one next time I go to Carrs but I feel like they'll probably laugh at me

"we haven't had that pie here since.. 1969"

Whist pies are great. 

Just now, Traf said:

I quite like it once the icing and marzipan etc have been removed.
They're just vile.

So brandy soaked buttery fruit? 

chistmas cake is a waste of brandy

Just now, Rudy said:

So brandy soaked buttery fruit? 

Yeah, pretty much and I'm quite happy to omit the fruit.

So brandy, really. Yes, I like brandy.

Never tried mince pies, don't like the look of them

Never tried mince pies?

No cheese with Christmas cake?

Mushy peas?

It's too much.

13 minutes ago, deane koontz said:

Never tried mince pies, don't like the look of them

What the hell is happening

Some friends of ours have booked into the local Indian for their Christmas dinner, they are going to the pub from 12~2 and then straight down to the Indian for a slap up meal (restrictions allowing of course)

16 minutes ago, deane koontz said:

Never tried mince pies, don't like the look of them

This thread is turning into the destruction of society 

Just now, Rudy said:

What the hell is happening

do you ever feel like you've slipped into a parallel universe......

At a certain bakery, that did mince pies for let's say S&M they had huge 20 galllon Courvisier brandy for the mix, some rapscallions nicked the lot and substituted it with brandy essence.

9 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Some friends of ours have booked into the local Indian for their Christmas dinner, they are going to the pub from 12~2 and then straight down to the Indian for a slap up meal (restrictions allowing of course)

We went for an Indian a couple of christmases ago. It's what baby jesus would have wanted.

15 minutes ago, Rudy said:

What the hell is happening

Thought they had minced meat and raisins in them.

 

16 minutes ago, Traf said:

We went for an Indian a couple of christmases ago. It's what baby jesus would have wanted.

We did it once. Felt wrong. Bloody love a curry too. 

Did Xmas in Vietnam a few years ago. Sad to say I missed the homemade Xmas dinner as it just didn’t feel like Xmas. Had a Xmas dinner when we got home in July as the first meal back with all the trimmings but no mushy peas.