Christmas. What shall I cook?!


Question: I'm an able cook, capable of undertaking complicated and advanced recipes. I avoid turkey because it's dull. In past years I've done lamb biryani (takes two days), roast duck a l'orange, and even a good turkey. There will probably be just three adults and an under 10 for the meal. What's new, appetising, not going to break the bank, won't take an age to prepare/cook and will impress me?! (I've a very fine-tuned palate.) Sound like a nightmare? I am. But please still help me.


Answers: I'm an able cook, capable of undertaking complicated and advanced recipes. I avoid turkey because it's dull. In past years I've done lamb biryani (takes two days), roast duck a l'orange, and even a good turkey. There will probably be just three adults and an under 10 for the meal. What's new, appetising, not going to break the bank, won't take an age to prepare/cook and will impress me?! (I've a very fine-tuned palate.) Sound like a nightmare? I am. But please still help me.

Salad with tomatoes and feta
Sherried Fruits Compote
Beef Wellington
Roasted Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Candied Sweet potatoes with raisins and pecans
Creamed Spinach
Oyster Dressing
Egg Custard Pie

Traditional Christmas dinner. Goose.

sweet potatoes is all you need at christmas.

Oh Bou....stop fretting..it's STILL only October give us a shout around December 15th

Turkey isn't always dull... certainly not the way I cook it (homemade stuffing... my own stuffing mix, and breast butterflied and rolled with stuffing jellyroll style), but I never have turkey for Christmas. I always thought that was ridiculous since we just had a big turkey meal at Thanksgiving. Anyway, I do "surf & turf". I serve filet mignon, and baked stuffed (crabmeat) collossal shrimp for my Christmas dinner. Both are easy to prepare and don't take long to cook. I'm sure you don't need suggestions for side dishes. There are so many possibilities.

Althoug a little bit expensive goose is delicous not for the novice cook as it takes a bit more care during cooking but well worth the effort and the goose fat makes the most amazing roast potatoes.Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Horton beef

ham is good with butter and bown suger
win you cook.

Go Mexican! You can have lots of fun with the food AND the decorations.

Get some spiced beef instead from your local butcher,its really nice at christmas time for a change.try it for yourself.

I'd suggest goose as an alternative. Or roast lamb if you like it.

Try chicken instead

A standing rib roast is always good and very festive with the paper booties on the ends. Roasted potatoes, homemade creamed corn made with heavy cream, hot rolls, candied baby carrots. Traditional pies for dessert. Eggnog.

My favorite Christmas dinner is a prime rib roast.... cooked medium. Expensive, but oh so delicious. Cranberry stuffing, au gratin potatoes, southern greens, sweet potato souffle or sweet yam cobbler, black eye peas, cornbread and buttermilk pie! Oh, my!!!!


Love a Southern Christmas dinner!!!!

I like to do steaks, a nice T-bone or bacon wrapped filet Mignon, shrimp stuffed baked potatoes, prosciutto wrapped asparagus.

GOOSE!! Goose is a beautiful meat and the fat that you save, makes superb roasties... it keeps a long time, too.. (the fat) but I suggest you don't buy a frozen one.. get it from your local butcher, (order it in time). I don't know why people go for turkey, it is not a nice meat, I would rather have chicken, but if you can't go for Goose, go for a fresh Capon, that is a mega tasty chicken... You will also have to order that, too..





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