Apparently stuffing cooked inside a chook or turkey is out as well, so I am going to cook my stuffing separate. I am also going to buy raw prawns and BBQ them up myself on the day, no way am I missing out on prawns!! Is not the same as cold prawns but its better than nothing! I was even thinking of cooking my own that morning and then put them on ice..but not sure whether that's ok or not.
Also be careful with mousse/ homemade creamy dressing/mayo as it may have raw eggs in it...same goes with custard and egg nog.
Steer clear of stuff thats been out in the heat for ages..basically have everything as fresh as possible, piping hot for any meat.
MMMMMMMMMMM Looking forward to all this yummy stuff!!
is gonna be interesting this year...at the inlaws place and they dont do hot christmas lunch. they do all the cold meats and salads etc.
so to do the ham...I've never had ham hot before, have only ever bought the ham and sliced it up cold! how would I do it hot?
i managed to have a good talk to my mum about Christmas - her preference is cold food, DH's preference is roast lunch. she's going to compromise and do a bit of both. normally she'd not give in to DH's traditions, but cos i told her i couldn't eat a lot of the salad type stuff we'd normally have (coleslaw and stuff) she is relenting. works for me - i'd prefer to have a decent roast any day!
Are things just as strict and important for women in the final few weeks of pregnancy as they are for those in the early stages?
We won't be travelling to see family this Christmas - it's a minimum of a 2 hour drive to see any of them and we just don't feel it's a good idea at 37 weeks, much to my mother's disgust - but more than likely will be spending the day with friends. It's a bit harder to be fussy with them, but at least I know they generally do a hot lunch and cold dinner, so if we can be there for lunch, we'll be pretty ok.
I was going to suggest BBQ-ing the prawns too, Cass! I'm not a prawn fan, but DH loves garlic prawns done on the barby.
MrsC - I'm curious about the ham too! Not sure how you'd heat it...
I'm excited as this year for lunch SIL is doing a roast turkey (but because her DD's and her brother (my DH) don't particularly like turkey, we're just calling it an extra large chicken ).
My Dad BBQs and smokes stuff in the webber. He does smoked pork neck or smoked trout.
Sorry, none of this is answering your questions, LOL! I'm just getting excited
Ok, so like others have said, cold meat is out, raw eggs are out, soft cheeses are out. Having said that, I have risked it on several occasions this pregnancy
i would assume with ham it would have to either be freshly cooked up (like a honey glazed roast ham served hot) or you'd have to cook individual bits (ham steaks or thin slices cooked up like bacon)
BW - if you make it to Christmas without doing anything norti, i'm sure you can make it through the day as well! stick to hot meats (or stuff cooked in the past 24 hours if you trust the food handling of the person involved), avoid creamy salads, maybe try to keep to hot vegies rather than the pre-prepared salads.
i am HANGING for our friends greek potato salad - have already put in an order for gremlins baptism cos i can't eat it til then!
I have found the BEST substitute for champers - Maggie Beer's Desert Pearls. It is a 100% non-alcoholic sparkling made from cabernet grapes and is yummo! I got some for a friends baby shower recently and it was a hit. I have got myself some more for Christmas so that I don't feel left out.
You can get it from David Jones or order it online at the Maggie Beer website.
For the ham, there are many ways to have it hot. You can bake it in the oven or the BBQ and have it glazed with cloves and pineapple or a nice maple glazed ham. My mum used to cook it up in a big pot with one full beer and water, the meat was very tender... Honestly, just google baked ham recipe and see what comes up...but I STONGLY recommend cooking it in beer..it 's just soo tender.
If there is a proper cold ham ( not deli meat style) that has been sliced and cooked already ( in the last 24 hours) you could always get a thick slice and BBQ it up, a bit like a ham steak. Or you can use the good old microwave and heat it up, if its a nice ham, it will taste nice hot too.
I love my ham, so I'll be baking us a nice maple glazed (with real Canadian maple syrup) ham for ourselves!! mmmmmmmmm
Sorry to rain on the prawn parade but its not just the fact that the prawns are cold that's the problem. Its more to do with the fact that prawns are "bottom feeders" and so they take in all sorts of yuckies when they eat and those yuckies can potentially be dangerous to unborn babies. I looked into this and asked both my GP and my OB because I was pregnant for the last two Christmases. Was very dismayed when their advice was to stay away from any and all shellfish, no matter what has been done with it and how fresh it may be.
I ate Christmas ham but it was freshly sliced and then microwaved. Last year was at ILs so everything was hot. Year before was my family and so Mum was great - we only did salads etc at the last minute, used mass produced mayonnaise etc (which doesn't pose an egg issue), kept everything cold in the fridge and basically served it straight from the fridge to my plate. The downside was that I had finished eating before anybody else had almost started but at least I enjoyed everything without the worry.
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