General Chat

thanks to those people who have joined in! Looks like we all enjoy our food!
AB xx

I have brought a fresh crown from Asda for the last 7 years and it always has a great flavour. I stuff it with an onion and cook it on it's breast for the first hour then turn it over and cover it with Bacon to finish it off.
We start with prawn cocktails except for youngest who usually has soup. Then the bird with all the traditional trimmings then I have Xmas pud, hubby has mince pies and the girls usually have a slice of christmas chocolate log which I always make myself.

Helen

Hi Ros we have had a crown from M&S and Morrisons and both are nice.You will probably need one around about 8 or 9lb I think depends how much you like.
AB xx

anyone bought a turkey crown from M and S, going to get one tomorrow and freeze it what size for 7 people , haven`t done Christmas for years.
Ros xx

We will be having bucks fizz then prawn cocktails followed by roast chicken (not keen on turkey) baby new and roast spuds, mixed veg, stuffing and gravy followed by christmas pud or cheesecake. (I agree AB when we used to have a turkey most of it went in the bin or the cat! as lots of it didnt get eaten)

We tend to have a crown Ros and we've always enjoyed it-none of us eats the legs anyway so we decided to buy a crown one year and have stuck with it ever since-anyway I was put off turkey legs when I was going out with hubby and his mum cooked me the biggest turkey leg I'd ever seen and she got them off the market-well this turkey must have trekked across the sahara cos it was so tough you couldnt literally get a fork prong into it-it was like one of those joke rubber ones!!
AB xx

sounds complicated --think I`ll just buy a crown,
Ros xx

If we have a big turkey we remove the wings and legs the night before.
We then de-bone the legs (bit tricky and messy but worth it) and stuff the inside of the legs with sausage meat. You then reform the legs and wrap in foil.
Chill overnight.

The main part of the turkey and the legs then cook for the same amount of time and this is quicker than a whole bird. The meat of the legs can be sliced and is good hot or cold with the sausage meat in the middle.

This was a Gordon Ramsey method seen a few years ago on TV. Done like that a 12 Ib turkey only took two and half hours to cook.

Sue
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This is the easy Sainsbury's version.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/food/trysomethingnew/desserts/tip.htm?TipId=8858

Sue

anyone done a turkey crown -thought it would be easier that a whole turkey?
Ros xx

I'm tempted to make a mulled wine sorbet too.

Found one in a recent Sainsbury's magazine and also a version by Delia

http://www.deliasmith.com/recipes/mulled-wine-sorbet,922,RC.html

This one doesn't have egg.
http://icecreamireland.com/2006/12/08/mulled-wine-sorbet/

Sue

We will be having a luxury nut roast with all the trimmimgs.

Sorry girls for not replying sooner but my darling son arrived home from Uni for the weekend and whats he first thing he did -commandeered my puter,now he's watching the wrestling so I've just sneaked back on-some lovely xmas dinners on here I must say,Sue I will have a look at the syllabub recipe and Dawnie you sound as if u have got it right!!
AB xx

For the first time in over 30 years will not be having goose but a large piece of best Scotch beef - might do a beef wellington - not decided. Have bought a goose breast to have over the holiday.

used to have turkey but children prefer chicken so will have a nice roast chicken with all the trimmings.

Not sure on rest but hubby does all the cooking so I can spend time with the children and their presents.

If last year is anything to go by will be handed a drink as soon as I get up lol

Leek and potato soup to start with homemade bread rolls, tradional turkey dinner with all the trimmings, homemade christmas pudding with either custard or cream and a can of stella (only joking lol)

Cranberry Syllabub

http://www.asda-recipes.co.uk/recipe/518.html

or

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/cranberry_syllabub.php

I'm sure the original one was in a magazine I've got lying around but I can't see it at the moment.
It'll turn up when I'm not looking for it.
I think it sounds nice and light and refreshing.

Sue
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we have gormet its realy nice you have your own little pans and do your own lots of different meat garlic sauce and lots more theres 16 of us we always go to jans mum,but i do miss the english christmas dinner
Dutchxx

all the traditonal - always make my own cranberry sauce with orange peel, cinammon and port, my own parsley and thyme stuffing and red cabbage with apple. Always do a sherry trifle and sometimes a lemon cheesecake. this will be the first Christmas in 49 years I haven't cooked Christmas dinner - my d.i.l is doing it but I shall be doing the aforesaid accompaniments. Already made the stuffing - it's in the freezer and will do the cranberries tomorrow!

Julia what time do you want me round-lol
AB xx