So I have my brother, SIL nephew and neice coming to sty here for chrissy this year, and possibly a few ring-ins. I have never had christmas at my house before and have no idea what to cook...
We will most likely get a ham. And I am thinking I will attempt to make a christmas pudding and some real custard. But I have no idea what else...
ham, roast lamb/beef/pork/chook, some seafood
salad this year (it's at mum's place - too tight a fit for hot food with that many people)
fruit platters
pudding for anyone that wants it
choc ripple cake or similar for those of us that don't like pudding lol
if it's at our place (next year) - similar mix of meat, baked vegies instead of salad
it seems like a lot of meat, which it is - but we only do portions that are appropriate for the number of people coming over - and we share the cooking between three houses the day before so most of the meat is cold. we also share the left overs so no one has to cook for dinner that night...
ETA - we also have snack stuff around like TT. fudge, peppermint bark etc.
We usually have all the roast usuals like potatos, pumpkin, etc but as we are vegetarian we have nut roast instead of the meat. It is really good and all the omnivores also eat it. We also have cheese, summer fruit, dips, olives etc.
Having about 10 of us this year, maybe 12, so a fair bit actually! lol
I am a bit Christmas mad, so it is all about the food. Menus and shopping list is already written
We do an all-day lunch/dinner/drinks/grazing kind of thing, so lots of food, lots of booze, lots of left overs for Boxing Day and the next.
Warm Turkish Bread, homemade dips
Meze Platter
Cold Glazed Ham , Mustards
Cold Rare Roast Beef, with Horseradish Cream
Annie’s Mango Chicken
Hot Whole Roast Turkey, Apple, Cranberry and Walnut Stuffing, gravy
Roast Pork Rib, Homemade Apple & Cider Sauce, Crackling, gravy
Roast Potato Salad ( Spring onions, Chives, Parsley, Crispy bacon, Sour Cream and Seeded-Mustard dressing)
Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Cous Cous Salad
Thyme Rice Pilaf
Mixed Leaves, Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Summer Fruit Pavlova
Black Forrest Trifle
Tiramasu Cake
Chocolate Cookie Ice-cream Cheesecake
Fresh strawberries, vanilla bean ice crea, cheese platter and biscotti.
Having about 10 of us this year, maybe 12, so a fair bit actually! lol
I am a bit Christmas mad, so it is all about the food. Menus and shopping list is already written
We do an all-day lunch/dinner/drinks/grazing kind of thing, so lots of food, lots of booze, lots of left overs for Boxing Day and the next.
Warm Turkish Bread, homemade dips
Meze Platter
Cold Glazed Ham , Mustards
Cold Rare Roast Beef, with Horseradish Cream
Annie’s Mango Chicken
Hot Whole Roast Turkey, Apple, Cranberry and Walnut Stuffing, gravy
Roast Pork Rib, Homemade Apple & Cider Sauce, Crackling, gravy
Roast Potato Salad ( Spring onions, Chives, Parsley, Crispy bacon, Sour Cream and Seeded-Mustard dressing)
Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Cous Cous Salad
Thyme Rice Pilaf
Mixed Leaves, Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Summer Fruit Pavlova
Black Forrest Trifle
Tiramasu Cake
Chocolate Cookie Ice-cream Cheesecake
Fresh strawberries, vanilla bean ice crea, cheese platter and biscotti.
We are heading to a beach house and all my family are flying in from interstate to stay there with us 8 adults and 4 kids. So as we are not at home we will go basic this year, we are having prawns (fresh from the markets there) and I am buying an already glazed ham. We will have some basic salads, a potato, christmas coleslaw and something else. Plenty of nuts, dips, cheese and fresh fruit. No one ever eats the pudding so it's fresh fruit and some white christmas for our sweet treat.
This is DD's first Christmas so I'm hugely excited, never been into Christmas (as an adult) before now. We're having it at our place this year for the first time. We're having:
Plum glazed ham
Turkey
Potato salad
Pasta salad
Baked salmon
Apple and fennel salad
Fruit platter
Cheeses
Mini ricotta muffins
Pavlova
Choc ripple cake
When I join my family for Christmas it'ss a no cooking occasion so everyone can relax which means we feast on fresh seafood, salads and seasonal fruits. It's not as fancy as turkey etc but it's also a lot less work.
I am considering crashing Epacris' Christmas lunch one year just so I can sample her famous cake and the turducken.
Gosh, I think my Mum's just doing sausages and other barbecue stuff When we did the big family thing, we used to have masses of food like roast chicken, coleslaw, etc. but then the uncles and aunties decided to start going out for lunch at social clubs instead. It became so boring my parents split off and just started going up to their caravan for Xmas Day...
Prawns, cold or fresh off the barbie
Scallops wrapped in proscuitto
Roast pork, with gravy, apple sauce and crackling
Roast turkey, with homemade stuffing, cranberry sauce and gravy
Cold honey-glazed ham
Roast veggies
Rice salad
Green salad
Potato salad
Christmas Pudding
Hard sauce (nom nom)
Brandy cream
Homemade custard
Summer pudding (fresh berries served in cake-moulded jelly itms YUMM)
We always go all out at Chrissy. No one cooks for a week after
Always roast turkey crown at my house, dressed with butter, tarragon and lemon. Stuffed with lemon and onions. Served with:
chestnut stuffing
pigs in blankets (small skinless sausages wrapped in bacon and roasted in the oven)
roast potatoes
carrots
brussel sprouts
gravy
cranberry sauce.
Pudding is generally a trifle and Christmas pudding (with spiced rum and set alight of course), mince pies and loads of cream.
christmas is a big occasion here too, we all take turns having it and everyone brings a plate of whatever they specialise in.
generally we have
cold roast chook and ham
hot roast pork and crackling
aberdeen sausage
fresh aussie tiger prawns
past salad and coleslaw
cous cous salad
pear, bacon and fetta rocket salad
caeser salad
apple, cranberry, seafood and tartare sauce plus gravy
a frozen xmas pudding thingy (not sure what the actual name is but usually when i say a frozen pudding thingy people go oh yeah they are yum)
summer fruit trifle
cheese cake (flavour varies)
pavlova
fruit salad
various ice cream flavours
various slices depending on whos making them
all the trimmings - toppings, cream, liquer sauces that sort of thing
all the nibblies like rum balls, peppermint balls, white xmas, xmas shaped chocolates, white choc truffles (i make and they are to die for), cheeses, dips, biscuits etc etc
fruit punches both alcoholic and non alcoholic as well as the general bevvys like beer, wine and cordial
It actually isnt a lot as each person brings an appropriate amount of their thing and any left overs are divvied up between us all.
i like the sound of choc ripple cake and am off to google it. also turducken best google that too, might have some new things for the menu
Barbecued lamb with spicy rub (butterflied leg of lamb cooked on the BBQ)
Potato gratin with gruyere and garlic
Couscous with roasted vegetables
Corn and avocado salad
Normal salad
Dessert
Christmas pudding with custard (homemade by me)
And another dessert
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What's on your Christmas Day menu?
Having about 10 of us this year, maybe 12, so a fair bit actually! lol
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