Christmas Cooking Thread
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Well my wellington was a bit too rare in the middle for my liking. The pastry on the bottom was soggy and the mushroom duxelle was extraordinarily salty.
Mrs Fab and sister of Mrs Fab thought it was delicious. I was unimpressed. Not something I'll be tackling again. Still, I was pleased that I managed to churn out a Christmas dinner of beef wellington, roast chicken, roast spuds, parsnips, carrots, broccoli, peas, pigs in blankets, stuffing and gravy all on a cooker with a tiny oven and a single ring (it's a long story, don't ask), all on my own so soon after a triple bypass!
Mrs Fab and sister of Mrs Fab thought it was delicious. I was unimpressed. Not something I'll be tackling again. Still, I was pleased that I managed to churn out a Christmas dinner of beef wellington, roast chicken, roast spuds, parsnips, carrots, broccoli, peas, pigs in blankets, stuffing and gravy all on a cooker with a tiny oven and a single ring (it's a long story, don't ask), all on my own so soon after a triple bypass!
Lady BMcH did a cracking job - lovely crunchy toasties. Really good leg of lamb too, but we've made but a tiny dent in it thus far.
Next year I'll be doing potato dauphinouse. Probably with some of the lamb left over from this year.
Next year I'll be doing potato dauphinouse. Probably with some of the lamb left over from this year.
I was working until 08.00-17.00 on Christmas day - got home and daughter had done 99% of dinner. Veggie Mushroom Wellington - roast spuds and veg. Just needed Yorkshire Pudding doing as she claims she cant get them right. Whipped up a quick batter and slapped that in a hot oven and 20 mins later we had a great dinner. Back at work 14.00 - 23.00 today - will be taking leftovers for my dinner later.
So roast potatoes, carrots, sprouts, parsnips and cauliflower cheese all saved. Will get some local butchers sausages and have sausage, bubble and squeak, poached eggs and beans tomorrow.
So what's does everyone do for grub on boxing? Leftovers? Takeaways? Bread and water?
Glorious leftovers, or toad in the hole.
Neilybob said:So what's does everyone do for grub on boxing? Leftovers? Takeaways? Bread and water?
Yesterday I did a full roast, only shortcut is getting a boned & rolled turkey - makes storage a lot easier.
My chestnut stuffing:
- 1/2 lb local butcher's sausage meat
- pack of chestnut puree
- 2 packs of peeled chestnuts
- large onion
- 1/2 jar of horeradish sauce
- S&P
finely
chop onion, and one pack of chestnuts, and work these into sausage meat
with horseradish. At the end stir in 2nd pack of chestnuts. Put in
baking tin, 45 mins on 200C.
Bit of a recent tradition - For Boxing Day we go to wife's cousin and he gets a mega carry-out curry (from an Indian catering company in a Slough industrial estate). Makes a great change from roasts/sprouts etc. Christmas leftovers for the next couple of days, then Turkey & Ham pie, then (if any more left) Turkey curry for the freezer.
Certainly the right part of the world for good quality Indian food .
Massive bubble and squeak fry up with the leftover veg. Cold beef, gammon and chicken. Lots of chutneys, pickles, etc.Neilybob said:So what's does everyone do for grub on boxing? Leftovers? Takeaways? Bread and water?
It's much better than Christmas Dinner.
And less stressful for chefKilgore said:Massive bubble and squeak fry up with the leftover veg. Cold beef, gammon and chicken. Lots of chutneys, pickles, etc.Neilybob said:So what's does everyone do for grub on boxing? Leftovers? Takeaways? Bread and water?
It's much better than Christmas Dinner.