Christmas Eve Supper

Wow that's amazing. We also had a home made dinner by my hubby.

Pizza, chips and beans on our laps on trays as the dining table is set for tomorrow and the kitchen table is covered with stuff (prepared veg. Stuffing balls etc.). Giblets are now boiling and I'm off for a large sherry. Merry Christmas all.

All the family arrived for a pot-luck supper; that is the supper was unplanned and everyone just brought something to the table.

As ever, it worked just fine

Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon flakes and a cool Sauvignon Blanc.
Flying visit from dd2 delivering my Christmas Eve pj's. Dinner tomorrow with DD1.

Roses chocolates ( all the ones I like)
Quality Street ( all the ones I like)
A big pot of tea with mince pies
Oh dear, never mind I will compensate tomorrow with lots of brussel sprouts

Tomorrow we are having our Christmas meal with lots of friends and we share the preparation and cooking. The hostess is cooking the turkey and I have made the Christmas puddings and will do the custard and I also will do the Brussels - I stir fry them with lardons and leeks. So this evening we went up to our hostess and assisted with getting the table ready for tomorrow - will be 14 of us- and then we had a jacket potato with wonderful prawns and ham followed by a buche - fancy French swissroll thing - just lovely start to the festivities.

Chinese takeaway ?

Beans on marmite toast - letting the side down.

Had planned to maybe have a mince pie or two but still recovering. after a very sociable Christmas Eve lunch of soup, salad and Christmas Pud.

turkey curry, home made, beautiful.

Hubby... carton of wild mushroom soup with cheese sandwich.
Me .... toast and honey followed by wagon wheel.
Saving ourselves for tomorrow

Just finished wrapping, why do I leave some until this time every year? Curry now, which DH made earlier. Happy Christmas everyone.

My son has made tapas which was very nice, especially as it's rare for anyone else to cook. We normally have gammon Xmas eve. I used to do a curry with lots of dishes but stopped when I had to work Xmas eve. Nowadays my DGDs are often here on Xmas eve and they're not keen on curry though I'm retired now.

Enjoying a bit of down time having just helped DD with food prep for tomorrow. We had supper by the fire watching Carols from Kings. Fish Pie and a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc.

Perfick!

Lasagne, garlic bread and melted chocolate dessert.

Rib eye steak from M&S with fries and mushrooms. H sniffed all through and left more than he ate. Said he would rather have had a chicken breast. Alzheimer's has taken all his taste and appreciation. I wonder why I bother but do it for myself. Just roast chicken tomorrow to suit him?

Stir fried vegetables,prawns, noodles and a chilli sauce courtesy of M&S. Very different from Xmas lunch and there is an unopened (so far) box of Thorntons waiting but not feeling like opening it yet!

I'm enjoying being hosted tonight by our youngest, who's single with no children, so it's a very grown up "do" with just the 3 of us. So far prosecco and a tasty bruschetta starter with pan fried seabass on the way....I'm not allowed anywhere near the kitchen...perfect

Just had M&S, southern fried chicken with salad and a few dates. Everyone else had chicken in a bun with trimmings.

Salad with a cut off the ham and some sausage rolls straight from the oven!

Christmas spice casserole with beef and venison. Eaten it already, enough to freeze for another meal and some for Mum.

We are all off to the local Chinese restaurant. It's a family tradition on Christmas Eve.

Macaroni cheese because the creme fraiche I use to make the cheese sauce had tomorrow as the use by date! DH is using the bread left from lunch to make garlic bread. We have cracked open the vino too.

Goodness, such dedication grannypiper! Rather you than me...

Cottage pie and cabbage then off in the wind and rain to see what the co-op have reduced ! My Christmas present from my Dad was a chest freezer ! dont know why but that is what i took delivery yesterday so i need to fill it with all the reduced food from the co=op.