No more Sunday roasts until Christmas!

I rarely cook a roast for the two of us, so Christmas is the exception rather than the rule.

We don't have roasts, but I am determined to do without butter (at home, not if we're away - come on!) until Christmas Day.

Sunday roasts as usual here - mostly chicken as that is DD's favourite. She isn't coming for lunch on Christmas Eve so we'll be having roast beef then.
Christmas dinner (turkey) will still be special.

Fish and chicken are easy to cook in various ways as you say Ann. Plot and plan some treats for yourself where ever you can x

Cottage pie here today. But I've roasted a chicken today so that I can use that up for quick meals and soups during the week. And I've cleaned the oven now so no more roasts until Christmas because I don't want it get messy again!

He likes salmon as do I and also chicken breasts done in a variety of guises so that is going to be the future I think along with roast chicken and casseroles.
I am thinking of the money I will save and how I will spend it.

So sorry ann, sounds so difficult for you both.

Steak and chips here today, we don't normally avoid roasts leading up to Christmas but what a good idea, I am going to do this.

I’m sorry ann, you don’t need anything else to adjust to. Hope you could the beef at least a little bit. It’s never occurred to me to restrict roasts in December. I’d love to as not my favourite but suspect I wouldn’t get it past Mr C. Worth a try though.

ps they are taking 90 minutes to cook btw (could have cooked a big roast in that time)

lemongrove I did say it was a 'mini-roast'
But they do look quite meaty!

Presumably Ann your DH does better with tender casseroles? It must be a problem for you, and for him of course too.

Duck legs Jalima ......not a lot of meat on those

We have just eaten and my roast beef was a complete waste of time. My H is getting difficult to feed.
Alzheimer's does bring eating probs and we are getting to that stage. He could not chew the beef which was tender, he ate one roast potato and half a Yorkshire pud.
So disheartened but will have to adjust, so, like Phoenix, no more roasts until Christmas.
Another thing to cope with.

We're having a mini-roast tonight (if it cooks!) - duck legs with roast potatoes etc.
But I probably won't do another one now and we're out for a few meals before Christmas anyway (roasts ....)

I do a roast every other weekend, and there will be one more before Christmas as I have promised my GS roast pork next week! And a promise is a promise!

I don't do a roast every week anymore. My son is not keen and not too fussed myself. Occasionally roast a chook midweek when it's just OH and myself. I did pot roast a piece of beef brisket (discovered hiding in the bottom of defrosted freezer last week) today as it was just us two here.
I am looking forward to the roast lamb I am cooking for Christmas, don't often have that now as it's so expensive.

Only done now and again anyway, as we always seem to be busy at weekends so stir fries or casseroles is the usual weekend fare.Good idea though Phoenix

I'm happy to carry on with the Sunday roast right up until Christmas, although sometimes it's chops or chicken portions, because it's a good excuse to do masses of veg which can be used up on Monday.

Tomorrow's bubble and squeak will be with sausages.

I do stop the roasts in the lead up to Christmas. We don't have roast every week any more.
I cooked roast every week for about 35 yrs except the occasional salad in summer.
Tonight it's chinese flavoured chicken and oven chips

I love a traditional Christmas dinner/lunch. I love a roast dinner but only do one when the children are all here for a meal.

We're having a curry from the excellent take away this evening. No Sunday roast though we did have a cooked breakfast!

I'm trying to empty our freezer before we move in Jan/Feb, so it's chicken or meat most days.
Plus the 6 living ones still outside .
We'll have to give some away.

One every week here. Roast beef today .

We only have roast every 5/6weeks nowadays so we had one last week only a few weeks to go now

As I live alone now, a proper roast is a rare treat, so I'm looking forward to a turkey dinner at my daughter's. I try do this with chocolate, though - I often have a little square of chocolate as treat, but I'll try to keep that to a minimum now until Christmas day.

Christmas Dinner is the only roast we ever have at home ! and if I could avoid it I would .
As a child the Sunday Roast ritual was observed but I never followed suit when I left home . I have possibly cooked 2 roasts a year since my first son was born 22 years ago .