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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    koe_182 wrote:
    turkey is awesome if its cooked right, im a big fan,

    It's still not as nice as chicken, which is why for the other 11 months of the year chicken is more expensive and turkey is as cheap as chips.

    I am looking forward to my duckie :D
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    We are having a prawn cocktail to start.

    Then turkey with oatmeal stuffing, sausagemeat stuffing balls, pigs in blanket, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, brussels with pancetta, cauliflower cheese, carrots and peas with homemade gravy :yum:

    Then we have Christmas pudding or yule log (both homemade) for dessert but will probably have dessert in the evening.

    I can't wait. Best part of Christmas is Christmas dinner :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    briggi wrote:

    Grav-eh.

    :lol: Quality!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    anyone else call sausages in bacon kilties?
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,283 Skive's The Limit
    Goose and all the Christmas trimmings. My sister and I are sharing the cooking.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Curry on the day itself, as my mum is working and its just me and dad at home. Boxing day my brother and his girlfriend are coming down so we're getting the full works then. (But chicken as she wont eat turkey)
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,283 Skive's The Limit
    Kermit wrote:
    It's still not as nice as chicken

    It's tastier but often too dry as it aint the easiest bird to cook. Dark meat is especially tasty and turkey makes a far better soup.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My Mam makes the best Xmas dinner ever.

    Prawn Cocktail (she always leaves the minging dressing out for her special boy i.e me) or Melon boats to kick off.

    Choice of Turkey or Roast Beef, roast tatties, mashed tatties, carrots, neep, stuffing, brussel sproots.

    Pudding is usually meringue and jelly/ice cream, raspberries and strawberries, although the one thing I bake all year is my Sticky Toffee Pudding, which is absolutely legendary.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Doesn't anyone have those little sausages wrapped in bacon?

    Taste Great!
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Nash wrote:
    Doesn't anyone have those little sausages wrapped in bacon?

    Taste Great!

    I call them pigs in blankets and have them :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nash wrote:
    Doesn't anyone have those little sausages wrapped in bacon?

    Taste Great!
    lol loads of people have mentioned them
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nash wrote:
    Doesn't anyone have those little sausages wrapped in bacon?

    Taste Great!

    Fuck yes!
    We had a discussion about those earlier
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    for delicious, tender turkey - baste it with butte and cook aon a low heat.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Skive wrote:
    It's tastier but often too dry as it aint the easiest bird to cook.

    The Turkeys around this time of year are always bred for size too, and taste of little.

    A well-basted turkey is wonderful, but I'd prefer a well-basted duck over it any day.

    We'll be sharing the cooking too.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    We have turkey from a small local farm (everyone but me cos I'm veggie)
    yorkshire puds
    potatoes mashed, roasted and boiled
    roast parsnips
    carrots
    broccoli and cauliflower
    peas
    pigs in blankets
    a couple of pork stuffings (chestnut / lemon)
    sage & onion stuffing
    bread sauce etc

    For pudding theres xmas pud, trifle and some kind of chocolate cake normally.

    Yum can't wait :thumb:
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,283 Skive's The Limit
    Kermit wrote:
    The Turkeys around this time of year are always bred for size too, and taste of little.

    A well-basted turkey is wonderful, but I'd prefer a well-basted duck over it any day.

    We'll be sharing the cooking too.

    You should try goose mate.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote:
    We're having duck
    Mmmmm, duck :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Apprantly my mum is doing a mini xmas turkey dinner on chrsitmas eve as well now. I'm going to be sick of the stuff after three days.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    freeallangels19 wrote:
    Apprantly my mum is doing a mini xmas turkey dinner on chrsitmas eve as well now. I'm going to be sick of the stuff after three days.

    Try having my job, I work as a waiter and barman at East Sussex National golfcourse and hotel and every shift at the moment is a christmas party which means dinner every night is turket, roast potato's, sausages in bacon e.t.c with prawn, melon or pate starters and christmas puddings, chocolate torte e.t.c for desert. I was sick of it a few days ago!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Prawn cocktail then Turkey, boiled spuds, roast spuds, processed peas, chipolatas, Yorkshire puddings, sage and onion stuffing.
    Bucks Fizz to drink as I don't like wine but I don't mind it too much with orange in it. We've got trifle and chocolate gateaux for desert.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't know what I'll be having instead of the turkey on xmas day. Probably just have all the rest. I've been making an effort this week and every meal has been properly cooked comfort food, feeling rather festive (ie. not packet pasta on toast or oven pizza)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote:
    We're having duck, with yorkshire puds, veg, cranberry stuffing, venison sausages and lashings of gravy.

    I've got my eyes on a Duchy Originals Christmas pud, but its a tenner:(

    my mother informs me that waitrose own infact tastes better than the duchys and is much cheaper ;)

    we aren't having a starter as none of us cba but for main we are having :
    Stuffed Turkey
    Roast Beef
    Honey Roast Ham
    Roast Potatoes
    Mashed Potatoes
    Boiled or New Potatoes
    Sprouts/Carrots/Peas/Sweetcorn
    Cauliflower Cheese
    Sausages and bacon
    sausage meat stuffing balls
    normal stuffing balls
    yorkshire puddings
    parlsey sauce
    rosbif gravy
    turkey gravy
    cranberry sauce
    :D
    for dessert I belive its xmas pud and lemon delicious
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