Christmas dinner - starters and puds - no fish or nuts

[funkyrobot]

I'm visiting family for Christmas day this year. As I felt guilty about them doing all of the cooking, I thought I would prepare a starter and a nice pud.

Anyone have any good ideas? Only real requirements are that the starter can't contain fish. I can't eat it. Also, the pud cannot have nuts or alcohol in due to children eating it.

Thanks all.

[Melman Giraffe]

So thats the classic starters off the Menu - Prawn cocktail and smoked salmon (i know very 80's but yummy)

How about stuffed mushrooms or a parfait

[kiethton]

Go full yorkshire

Yorkshire puddings with dripping gravy for starter and spotted dick and custard for dessert

Nom nom nom

[Piersman2]

Not sure about starters but Aunt Bessie's do a good range of puddngs, the jam rolly polly with a tin of Ambrosia custard is pretty good!

[Melman Giraffe]

Piersman2 said:

Not sure about starters but Aunt Bessie's do a good range of puddngs, the jam rolly polly with a tin of Ambrosia custard is pretty good!

[Riley Blue]

Got to be something here:

http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/article/christmas-sta...

[southendpier]

Prepare nice food for everyone - inc fish if that's a preferred option you have something different - much on a stuffed mushroom or some-such. Can be prepped in advance and shove under the grill

Puddings, kids have their own and you have an adults one. It isn't hard to make two lots, stick 'em in bowls.

[funkyrobot]

Melman Giraffe said:

Piersman2 said:

Not sure about starters but Aunt Bessie's do a good range of puddngs, the jam rolly polly with a tin of Ambrosia custard is pretty good!

That will be backup.

[funkyrobot]

Melman Giraffe said:

So thats the classic starters off the Menu - Prawn cocktail and smoked salmon (i know very 80's but yummy)

How about stuffed mushrooms or a parfait

Worth a look. Thanks.

[funkyrobot]

kiethton said:

Go full yorkshire

Yorkshire puddings with dripping gravy for starter and spotted dick and custard for dessert

Nom nom nom

A firm favourite of mine. I'm ok at making them too. Just need to get some loverly gravy going.

They are on the list.

[funkyrobot]

Riley Blue said:

Got to be something here:

http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/article/christmas-sta...

Great.

Not the best thing to be looking at at lunchtime though when you can't eat for another hour.

Edit to add - sweet potato and goat's cheese Samosas seem good.

Edited by funkyrobot on Monday 12th December 13:52

[Type R Tom]

Camembert in the box is pretty quick and easy with some nice bread.

[funkyrobot]

Type R Tom said:

Camembert in the box is pretty quick and easy with some nice bread.

Good idea. Big cheese fan here.

[funkyrobot]

Looking at the foodnetwork link above, I think I'll make some sort of nibbles based starters. So, could do things like samosas, bruschetta etc. That will keep everyone happy as I can cover a lot of bases.

[Rude-boy]

funkyrobot said:

Type R Tom said:

Camembert in the box is pretty quick and easy with some nice bread.

Good idea. Big cheese fan here.

We are doing that this year. One Brie , one Camembert and will be making some nice french bread (flour and so on bought in France to make sure it's right) to dip into it.

[Cotty]

Type R Tom said:

Camembert in the box is pretty quick and easy with some nice bread.

Camembert hedgehog bread looks good
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/c...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PM29G3jWd8

[Melman Giraffe]

Rude-boy said:

funkyrobot said:

Type R Tom said:

Camembert in the box is pretty quick and easy with some nice bread.

Good idea. Big cheese fan here.

We are doing that this year. One Brie , one Camembert and will be making some nice french bread (flour and so on bought in France to make sure it's right) to dip into it.

Remember to stud with garlic before baking the cheese - Nomage

[AndyHCZ]

This looks amazing - https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2ahfPAOC9/

[miniman]

Carpaccio of beef, wasabi remoulade. Look up Jason Atherton at Maze. Lovely jubbly.

[Whoozit]

For the pudding, steamed suet roll with golden syrup. A firm favourite and I am making it for the pre-Xmas friends dinner and the big day itself. Funnily enough it always gets finished before the xmas pud. Serve with extra golden syrup, cream and custard.

Dead easy to make and cook. Takes about 5 minutes to knock up.