Cooking Christmas Dinner at 1pm on Christmas day, what can I do for Christmas teatime?!
Answers: other relatives coming over.
Honey Roast Ham sandwiches and pickled onions, Mince pies, Xmas cake, nuts, sweets, biscuits - delicious!!!!!
cold buffet and nibbles
Just put out a buffet, of left over turkey, sausage rolls, etc.
Hells bells - what time are you getting up? We don't have ours until 3 at the earliest.
Leaving that aside. Whats wrong with salad and a self-service cold meat buffet. Thats what we do (at about 8!).
easy finger foods and deserts & coffee and tea....
Buffet goes down well.
Crackers, cold meats, cheese, pickles, salad, and a few little ice cream chocolates, or a trifle for afters.
Snack trays with cracker and cheese and cookie platters. Not sure what time you do tea but these work anytime.
do something fun with christmas cookies and coffee or cider or eggnog (personally i hate eggnog)
they will still be stuffed from lunch don't bother
Just have a cold buffet,
christmas dinner is always such a big heavy meal i would suggest a light menu...examples
salmon and cucumer sandwiches, a few mixed other sandwiches, crisps, salad, peanuts, sausage rolls, mini nibbles really that can can be served in a buffet style so no-one feels obliged to eat more than they need, yet theres enough to satisfy...have a good xmas
That's a little early for Christmas dinner, but that's up to you.
After one of mine nobody wants anything until late in the evening, when I serve seafood, smoked salmon, prawns (frozen if I can't get 'em fresh),
poached salmon & shellfish. Rollmop herrings also go down well. Lots of salad also.
I've found that the contrast of fish after so much meat suits most people, if not there's plenty of cold cuts left.
pass round the tin of Quality Street and slob out in front of the TV
3 tables: soup, dessert, beverage
1.Soup: a light soup or substantial stew (or both)
crackers, bread sticks/cornbread, cheese
Opt: chicken salad or toasted cheese...depends on soup
Serving a heavy stew will nullify the need to have sandwiches.
2. Desserts: pound cakes, variety of Holiday cookies (bar, drop, stove-top, shaped, molded, specialty, any dessert that you Don't have to refrigerate or keep warm, candy, nuts, etc.
3.Beverages: coffee, hot chocolate, milk, tea,
Have a light soup and dessert buffet.
Place various different desserts, plated on festive table.
If Dinner is following tea time (7-9 P.M.)-- the above menu works well. If the heavy meal is at 1:00 P.M. the above light soup menu works well because everyone's full. (Can use leftover meats to make sandwiches if desired, ham, beef, chicken salad, meatloaf, etc.)
Can make any soup ahead of time and just warm before serving.
All desserts can be made ahead of time to free up kitchen for main meal.
go to bed with your rabbitt
