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Who's having turkey tomorrow.?

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mrsmopp Sun 24-Dec-17 17:20:51

There's only two of us so turkey is off the menu. I've made a nut loaf instead and we'll have all the usual veg and trimmings. I also bought frozen lobster from Aldi and thought it would be a change.
Don't want to be tied to the stove all day.
Are you having the traditional turkey tomorrow?

NfkDumpling Sun 24-Dec-17 17:25:22

Don’t know. Going to DD2 and they just talked of meat! It’ll be a surprise!

Cherrytree59 Sun 24-Dec-17 17:35:48

This year we are having Turkey and all the trimmings.
We had an M&S seafood platter for the two previous Christmas meals.
Followed by the usual Christmas fayre.

watermeadow Sun 24-Dec-17 17:38:02

I’ll be having turkey, cooked by son in law, then cold turkey and ham at my house on Boxing Day.
I’m mostly vegetarian but eat meat when I choose to, I haven’t taken a vow not to and nobody cares what I eat.
I’ve never found a satisfactory veggie recipe for Christmas dinner. I don’t want breadcrumbs ( nut roast) or anything wrapped in pastry. Meat isn’t 50% carbohydrates as most veggie dishes are.

Granny23 Sun 24-Dec-17 17:46:24

We will have our meal at DD2's home. SIL from Yorkshire will be cooking full roast dinner, complete with Yorkshire puddings and his special gravy. No turkey - I believe there will be chicken, pork and a carve-able Veggie roast with vegetarian haggis stuffing. I will supply a pot of vegetable broth, fruit salad and raspberry pavlovas for dessert.

I will take great pleasure from the fact that most of the fruit and veg (even the Sprouts) will be home grown in our garden. blush

tanith Sun 24-Dec-17 17:50:17

Yes turkey for us but I'm cooking a crown as there will only be 5 this year my daughter is also cooking a leg of lamb and bringing it with her as both she and OH love lamb but the rest of us aren't keen. All the trimming to go with it all.

grannysyb Sun 24-Dec-17 18:01:51

Turkey at DDs, along with a ham which I am cooking at the moment.I'm also taking a Christmas pud and brandy butter, as SiLs family don't eat it, she's doing a chocolate roulade.

grannysyb Sun 24-Dec-17 18:04:06

Turkey at DDs, with ham which I am cooking at the moment. I'm also taking a Christmas pud and brandy butter. I love Turkey, DH not so keen !

theretheredear Sun 24-Dec-17 18:17:15

no turkey here.
chicken ,pork, & gammon for us.

humptydumpty Sun 24-Dec-17 18:19:10

Christmas lunch for 2 from Cook for us, turkey and all the trimmings smile

AlieOxon Sun 24-Dec-17 18:27:55

Yes, turkey - and I won't have to cook it. It's going to be delivered by my sister and partner, part cooked already.
I made the cranberry .

NotTooOld Sun 24-Dec-17 18:34:14

Salmon for DH and I at DDs. SiL cooking turkey for the others. I'll be washing up.

Chewbacca Sun 24-Dec-17 18:39:24

Turkey crown and a gammon in honey and orange here. Usual trimmings. Everything's ready to just bung in the oven in the morning.

NotAGran55 Sun 24-Dec-17 19:04:21

Nut roast for me and my youngest veggie son . I've never eaten turkey because as a child we had a capon ( must Google to see what it is ! ) I haven't eaten meat for over 40 years . The rest of the gang will be having turkey and all the trimmings .

phoenix Sun 24-Dec-17 19:14:59

Only me & Mr P, but still having turkey.

NotAGran55 chemically castrated cockerel, I think!

starbird Sun 24-Dec-17 19:22:04

For Christmas day I am going to my sister and we are having rabbit pie! But today I invited a friend round and we had a succulent stuffed crown of turkey with all the trimmings, unfortunately we were so busy talking the pigs in blankets were a bit overdone, but all in all it wasn’t bad - I still feel stuffed 6 hours later.

joannapiano Sun 24-Dec-17 19:38:06

I have bought a turkey crown for 8 of us. Although I cook Christmas lunch for some of our large family, most years, I have little interest in cooking, and food in general, really. If it turns out OK, fine. Otherwise we'll have sausages. Starbird, I won't mention your rabbit pie to my much-loved big, black bunny.

ginny Sun 24-Dec-17 21:20:40

Definitely turkey for 10 at DD3s. We all love it and wouldn’t have anything else.

annsixty Sun 24-Dec-17 21:27:31

H and I who are on our own usually have chicken with all the trimmings but I have bought a turkey crown this year and am cooking it via the method posted by shysal I hope she is taking full responsibility ?.

Marmight Sun 24-Dec-17 21:37:18

Cold ham, Turkey and salads last night - Christmas Eve. Today, Christmas Day, well have prawns and fish on the BBQ more salads and ham and a big Pavlova piled with fresh fruit for pud. Feel stuffed just thinking about it! Happy Christmas everyone.

NotAGran55 Sun 24-Dec-17 21:43:28

OMG Phoenix it's no wonder I became a veggie ! Poor things .

EllenT Sun 24-Dec-17 22:25:39

Stuffed cockerel ‘cushion’ from Booths for DH, sis in law and me. Think it’s basically a boned breast and is described as having a rather gamier flavour than normal chicken. roastchicken

annsixty Sun 24-Dec-17 22:43:26

As a child we always had a capon but I thought that now they were banned by the EU.

BlueBelle Sun 24-Dec-17 23:03:06

Turkey crown and gammon for us

Farmor15 Sun 24-Dec-17 23:03:32

Beef Wellington for us but cooked a turkey yesterday and son did ham today so we’ll have leftovers for rest of week.