sage Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I had a Christmas on my own in 2013 and was ill on Christmas Eve so didn't eat till 5pm on the day. All I could be bothered to cook was roast potatoes and gravy. It was amazing. It's still a meal I have once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 No turkey for us. 2 of us would never choose it as a first choice and 2 of us are vegetarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (hick) Saunders Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55399649 Some good tips for those alone this Christmas. Like the sound of the Sarah Millican thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Going to do smoked salmon with cream cheese on rye bread (if I can get some) while we open presents with a bit of fizz but want to stay reasonably sober for the main event - nice joint of rolled beef sirloin, good and pink in the middle. Mrs Jono doing home made Yorkshire’s, there’ll be horseradish, roast spuds, roast carrots, parsnips and as a concession to Christmas there will be pigs in blankets and crackers. Proper gravy, medley of green veg (no sprouts ?) .. Joint is big enough so there’ll be meat sarnies, pickles and cheese later on. I can be a right anal foodie at times but a real roast dinner without artifice is untouchable. A while back an Italian business colleague gave me some Barolo so there’s a bottle of that .. it’s 2003 so time to drink it I reckon .. and a little mean steak creeps in - this year I don’t have to share it with anyone other than Mrs J. I will really miss the visiting family with all the banter but at least my wine store will be spared a mauling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 How did you dinner go @Mostyn6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: How did you dinner go @Mostyn6? Late start mate. Have prepped the Turkey crown. Got the roasties in now to give them a headstart (can’t abide soft and undercooked roasties). Will whack the Turkey in and turn oven down in about half hour. Probably on for a 6pm dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Too late to suggest our favourite Carrot, chestnut and mushroom loaf then? ? Hope you have an enjoyable Christmas dinner, and don't forget to google turkey curry recipes! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Started on the white, moved on to the red, had a rosie, and some proseco, for main had some wanderlust, some hopocricy, some echelon, some peleton, some kasteel blond, some blanche bruxelles, some verdette, some leffe. I've not had my pudding yet, but will have some per diem, some fyne ales, some frye's leap and will wash it down with an irish coffee and some whisky for supper. And with me being a Northerner I might have some gravy on my cornflakes for Boxing Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Well I got my Christmas bonus again. A frozen turkey. I think lockdown has meant they had loads of big turkeys spare as it was 6.4kg. That's one stone. A stone of turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I'm gonna give it one more Xmas. Next year, I'm going for the most expensive, most free range turkey crown I can find, and if that still tastes crap I'm moving to Beef. It's not the prep before anyone says ought, it was juicy and moist, it's just a particularly bland variety of meat which has the aftertaste of a chicken flavoured condom. So I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 37 minutes ago, Rev said: I'm gonna give it one more Xmas. Next year, I'm going for the most expensive, most free range turkey crown I can find, and if that still tastes crap I'm moving to Beef. It's not the prep before anyone says ought, it was juicy and moist, it's just a particularly bland variety of meat which has the aftertaste of a chicken flavoured condom. So I imagine. I'm going to give it loads more Xmas's. @Revyou need to get back to basics and enjoy food for what it is. There's people all around the world today that have gone without and your moaning about the blandness of your turkey and how your going to buy the most expensive turkey next year. Have a pickled onion and think of all the poor souls in the gutter freezing their knackers off just dreaming about the warmth of a home or the warmth of any food whatsoever. On a more positive note I'm gonna have another beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Rev said: I'm gonna give it one more Xmas. Next year, I'm going for the most expensive, most free range turkey crown I can find, and if that still tastes crap I'm moving to Beef. It's not the prep before anyone says ought, it was juicy and moist, it's just a particularly bland variety of meat which has the aftertaste of a chicken flavoured condom. So I imagine. Turkey breast joints wrapped in bacon are the best. Guaranteed to keep your bird moist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Inverurie Ram said: I'm going to give it loads more Xmas's. @Revyou need to get back to basics and enjoy food for what it is. There's people all around the world today that have gone without and your moaning about the blandness of your turkey and how your going to buy the most expensive turkey next year. Have a pickled onion and think of all the poor souls in the gutter freezing their knackers off just dreaming about the warmth of a home or the warmth of any food whatsoever. On a more positive note I'm gonna have another beer! I feel quite bad now you've put it in perspective, but thankful that you have! STFU Rev, and be grateful. I won't have a pickled onion mind, love the space raider crisps but can't abide the texture of raw veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 21/12/2020 at 19:15, Sith Happens said: I could eat 30..love em. Handy if you have a wind turbine in your back garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said: Handy if you have a wind turbine in your back garden. you know my mother in law ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Christmas dinner ended up as homemade cream of vegetable soup (but er indoors wasn’t too happy because I’d put garlic in it). I’m not too fussed about feasting. Preferred to nibble and watch Remains of the Day. Cheese, wine, crackers, any road mostyn - hope your day was ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Just ordered a fat kebab, as has been the tradition for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Just ordered a fat kebab, as has been the tradition for the last few years. Turkey one though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: Turkey one though right? Donner. I've already had enough turkey today. Sorry, @David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 I didn’t mention yesterday cos didn’t wanna put anyone on a downer, but my “fresh” Turkey had gone off. Lost my appetite and hardly ate anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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