Christmas Day dinner quandary question.

Last year we had guinea fowl. It was kovely and isn't that different to the way chicken used to taste in our younger days - i.e has flavour!! But it wasnt very big - so I think we will be back to a free range butchers chicken this year. And some proper gammon alsonfeom the butcher.

Humbertbear pizza? ?

Roast goose for us, all the trimmings followed by Christmas pudding. I love to be traditional!

LauraNorder

Already mentioned upthread but we are going for double egg and chips with peas and ketchup. Followed by bread and butter pudding.

And a little mayonnaise maybe, yum.

WOODHOUSE. Salmon en croute, or like LauraNorder egg and chips with ketchup and mayonnaise and peas and no left overs.

Aldi do a very nice Salmon Wellington. It does about 4 portions. Look in the freezer section.

Quorn roast, with pigs in blankets (veggie versions) and chestnut stuffing and all the usual accompaniments. And pud and brandy sauce.

Three-fish roast? I believe Aldi do a couple of different ones.

Our favourite is pizza with onion rings, potato wedges and deep fried mushrooms.

We have ordered from Marks & Spencer.

We ordered a three game bird roast. There will just be the two of us so we didn't need a turkey or goose this year.

I'm actually looking forward to a quiet Christmas. Our grandchildren live nearby so we will see them, even if it's in the garden or through the windows.

Ignore the duck suggestion - just seen you don’t want it. I should read posts more carefully. Sorry.

This year we are having a beef joint & all the trimmings, last year it was venison.
Just the two of us, but still like to do something a bit special (we rarely have the traditional Sunday lunch anyway, so beef/venison is a treat).
We will have Xmas pud to follow, then cheese and biscuits. The meal will last over the whole afternoon/evening - we don’t like to rush. Haven’t decided on the starter yet, will mull that over.
Your pork tenderloin Wellington sounded delicious,
WOODMOUSE49, but if you fancy a change this time, and beef, etc, doesn’t appeal, have you considered duck? I find that’s just the right size for two, and if you don’t fancy a whole one, then duck breasts are readily available and very quick to cook.
Whatever you decide, I hope you enjoy it. ?

Missfoodlove

How about a small piece of gammon/ham.
Lovely hot and even nicer cold.
Great with cheesy leeks.

That’s what I would like, but no.....it has to be turkey?

Local Roast Pork, Crackling, Apple Gravy Sauce, Yorkshire Puds, Sprout Tops & Roast Honey Parsnips.

Some sort of creamy pud - haven’t decided yet & Orange Christmas Pudding .

The pork Wellington sounds lovely, OP. To me that would be very Christmassy - we often had roast pork on Boxing Day when I was a child.

Thorough *

For the past couple of years we’ve been really disappointed by the turkey that we’ve bought, despite the cost and assurance of through breeding.
This year will be having Scottish organic beef. Ham and Chicken for Boxing Day when the rest of the family are coming. Strictly sticking to the guidelines.

Lolo81 We have to have pigs in blankets and several tons of roast potatoes. If I'm feeling energetic there may be yorkshire puddings. Gravy is a must but the meat seems to be the least important bit.

Beef for us, we don't usually eat beef so this will be a treat.

We are not big meat eaters and not keen on turkey but do like fish so I have ordered two halibut steaks for our Christmas lunch. We are having crispy duck and pancakes on Christmas Eve and a piece of roast gammon on Boxing Day.

This will be the first Christmas on our own in 55 years of marriage but I will dress the table and make it a special meal.

We’re having steak and chips with peppercorn sauce. And the obligatory 2lb of pigs in blankets for snacks - my DC say it’s not Christmas without them regardless of what we actually have for Christmas dinner!!

Single rib of beef.

Beef for us this year, and last year, oh! And the year before........ we rarely have it during the year so it’s a change for us.

Meat eaters should eat more venison to ensure native tree saplings survive.

How about a small piece of gammon/ham.
Lovely hot and even nicer cold.
Great with cheesy leeks.

Venison It comes as steaks, mince and stewing and some places. You can buy or make a Venison Wellington, now that would be a special for Christmas - and venison is not an expensive meat.