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[Closed] Christmas menus - share your ideas

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Who is having what over the festive period?

I will start with assorted dishes:

Veg:
Diced roast potatoes with roast peppers
Red cabbage coleslaw
Carrots glazed with mandarins
Honey and almond roasted parsnips
Finely shredded garlic sprouts

Meat:
Gammon Christmas Eve
4 ribs of Beef for Christmas day

Starters:
?? Need to google stuff that is nice but can be prepared mostly in advance so MrsWCA isn't locked in the kitchen the whole time


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 2:07 pm
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Pot noodle and a tube of pringles


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 2:56 pm
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Add some bacon (or pancetta if you're "fancy") and cream to your sprouts.


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 2:59 pm
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Irn Bru, Wotsits and orange space dust.


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 2:59 pm
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Veg:
Diced roast potatoes with roast peppers
Red cabbage coleslaw
Carrots glazed with mandarins
Honey and almond roasted parsnips
Finely shredded garlic sprouts

There's a lot going on with your veg, are you aware of the KISS principle ๐Ÿ™‚ How do you glaze something with a mandarin?


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 3:05 pm
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fish, exactly what depends on xmas eve market either cooked aqua pazza or fried with vaguely eastern marinade , or soy ginger and spring onion .


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 4:17 pm
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Jekyll - I looked but didn't see that thread. Sorry.

From now on, this thread is only about the side dishes, starters and go with.

Recipes and descriptions welcome.


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 7:49 pm
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salmon rillettes. can be made in advance and is served cold

[url= http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2524/salmon-rillettes ]Salmon Rillettes[/url]

or Gravlax, usually this takes a week or so to cure but Jamie has a quick one

[url= http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fish-recipes/super-quick-salmon-gravadlax/ ]Quick Gravlax[/url]


 
Posted : 22/12/2015 8:24 pm