Christmas lunch alone, what food would you choose?

I suppose I could manage a nice steak…..🥩😇

shysal

I have chosen to have my Christmas dinner on my own, and will see family at some point. Thinking of my favourite food, which is cheese, I have decided on a baked Camembert with home-made baguette plus a Pavlova dessert. It will be so simple to prepare and I shall enjoy it!
If you were (or are) eating alone, what would be your choice?

I have had 4 Christmases alone and each time I treated myself to a top notch piece of steak with all the trimmings followed by cheese and biscuits 😋 and a glass of port !

I like the sound of anniefrance’s menu if someone else were doing the cooking.
If on my own I would probably have toast with nutella as a treat. I doubt I would cook anything.

That sounds delicious - good on you - do what you want

I would have a ribeye and triple cooked chips, followed by syrup sponge and a hefty dollop of extra thick cream. There would be a sponge left over for boxing day and some cream. I would finish the night off with a snowball to two.

After reading these posts I definitely will treat myself on Christmas Day and make some nice food , as more then likely will be alone .

I'm not one for big meals and fancy dishes, so my choice would be egg and chips, which I've had for Christmas dinner before, followed by a tin of Ambrosia rice pudding.

Heaven.

There's only the two of us this year. I'm making lamb Kleftiko.

Salmon tartare with a glass of a good Sancerre, foie gras with a glass of Muscat and quince jelly, confit of duck and a pepper sauce with pommes dauphinois, spinach and half a roasted aubergine sprinkled with olive oil and garlic and a good red wine with peppery undertones, tiramisu with Veuve Cliquot champagne. I will enjoy shopping for this, cooking and eating it.

Although I am now on my own and thoroughly enjoying, I will be with family and friends for Christmas and New Year in England. However it's tempting to have the above when I get back!

Last Christmas I ate solo and did a full Christmas dinner with pudding etc. and really enjoyed it. This year I’m wondering if lobster or prawns might be a nice change but suspect I’d miss the traditional.

Me too!

Have spent a few Christmases on my own over the past few years. Always cook a festive meal - Turkey or chicken with all the trimmings. I have a large freezer and make meals for several days with what's left over after boxing day. Well worth the effort.

I would still do a “roast”, well as a vegan it would probably be a chicken substitute (because believe it or not some of them taste lovely)with all my favourite veg and gluten free gravy. Leaving loads for a fry up on Boxing Day.

Optomistic1

Love how M&S is the food choice for the majority! I would do exactly the same. I will be with family on Christmas Day and then on my own for the rest of Christmas and new year, you’d think I’d get used to it but it’s hard sometimes especially when some friends complain about the hassle of having so much company over Christmas …. They have no idea rally.

I agree. This is my 4th Christmas as a widow, and nobody else can really understand what it’s like to spend such a long time on your own with no conversation.

I would plan a nice nut roast and trimmings for one, a mince pie, and a glass of wine, all prepped beforehand and a timetable for the day, with a morning and afternoon walk planned, listen to some music in the morning with some nice coffee, and then the rest of the day spent quietly watching a film or box set of my choice, and maybe read a nice book in a comfy armchair, make a few calls, and have a nice hot bubble bath at bed time and would relish the me time and the lack of clearing up.

Currently I'm still chief cook ( and food shopper) for the family of 10 guests including ex husband ( and at the ex matrimonial home) on both Christmas day and boxing day and dream having of one on my own, where perhaps other family members would just pop over to my little house for a mince pie and cup of tea in the afternoon..

That's not to say I would feel them same if it were the first Christmas after a family bereavement but I would appreciate the rest rather than the stress of it all.

Your lunch sounds quite delicious and I very much hope you enjoy it!

If I was alone I’d either have a simple pasta dish or a piece of very nice steak, with onions and mushrooms and lots of fresh veg. Washed down with a glass of bubbly and finished off with an indulgent M&S pud.

I’d start the day with freshly ground coffee, warm croissants and Buck’s Fizz and finish the day off with mince pies, brandy butter and a large baileys! Cheers x

Ive had lots of solo Christmas days O in still have the traditional 3 course albeit over several hours

Lobster Thermidor, M and S again, chips and a crunchy winter salad, followed by profiteroles, and really cold champagne with a glass out of the freezer. If I could managed it, some Hotel Chocolate liqueur chocolates.

i will be going back to how i had christmas every year since my son was 5, i would make a buffet and he could help himself and sit with a paper plate and his new toys.
this year it will be supermarket party food, mini pizza, sausage rolls, spring and vegatable rolls and anything i fancy, afters will be mini frozen desserts, i am spending christmas on my own, my choice, i can sit all day in my pjs and eat chocolate. this is my ideal day.

Lobster, scallops or prawns for the main. My husband doesn’t eat seafood. Followed by trifle. It’s not Christmas unless there’s trifle! But I’d vary the ingredients to jazz it up.

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I’ve spent about 4 Christmas’s on my own and always cooked a full roast, albeit some ready prepared eg roast potatoes, swede, Yorkshire's, always cooked enough for Boxing Day 🎄 Throughly enjoyed.

Yes, you can buy everything ready prepared so no peeling, chopping, not even gravy making!

That sounds perfect to me. Both my son and DiL are working Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so I’ve a very quiet 2 days

I will be eating Christmas lunch alone but I dont plan anything special as I am not a foodie. Whatever I happen to get out of the fridge or freezer that morning.

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