Christmas Eve takeaway

[fourstardan]

This week i've spent 300 quid on effectively food that will last for about three days in my house and I'm craving a Chinese on Sunday.

Whats your food on a Christmas Eve traditionally ?

[DirktheDaring]

Kids want Domino’s, but me and the wife would have a good curry Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and Boxing Day if we could.

[limmy01]

Gammon, chips, tinned mushrooms and pineapple slices

[sherman]

We have a homemade ham and cheese quiche as theres left over egg yolks from making royal icing and the ham has been cooked and is available for eating.

[PositronicRay]

Pad Thai

[cliffords]

We did it last year waited for absolutely ages as it was so busy . Then they delivered utter cr#p and we called them and they said they were too busy to do anything else . It rather spoilt the evening.

I think it's like going out on new year's eve , or a meal on valentine's day

Best avoid

[craigthecoupe]

sherman said:

We have a homemade ham and cheese quiche as theres left over egg yolks from making royal icing and the ham has been cooked and is available for eating.

could try eggnog to use up the yolks? I think i'll have a go this year, then make meringues with my leftover whites...

[Silvanus]

I usually put together a big spread of tapas and smorgasbord type food, enough for about 10 people (just the two of us). Not sure what to do to this year as my wife has just started a course of weekly chemo/immuno therapy so we aren't feeling too Christmasy. I'm determined to do something.

[bolidemichael]

Typically, Cypriots enjoy avgolemoni soup on Christmas Eve, which is scrumptious

[sherman]

craigthecoupe said:

sherman said:

We have a homemade ham and cheese quiche as theres left over egg yolks from making royal icing and the ham has been cooked and is available for eating.

could try eggnog to use up the yolks? I think i'll have a go this year, then make meringues with my leftover whites...

The quiche is tradition now.

[bigpriest]

A mixed starter of chicken tikka, lamb tikka, sheek kebab, shami kebab, chicken tikka pakora and an onion bhaji followed by a chicken tikka biryani with madras sauce. No bread, need to leave room for Xmas dinner.

[BoRED S2upid]

£300!!! You must be feeding a LOT of people.

I couldn’t do a takeaway and then the biggest meal of the year the next day.

[MiniMan64]

Beige buffet.

And a fecking shed load of cheese

[sc0tt]

No takeaway for me. Caesar salad before the week long food binge.

[MBVitoria]

cliffords said:

We did it last year waited for absolutely ages as it was so busy . Then they delivered utter cr#p and we called them and they said they were too busy to do anything else . It rather spoilt the evening.

I think it's like going out on new year's eve , or a meal on valentine's day

Best avoid

This - every fker in the local vicinity will have the same idea and you'll be sat like a prize knob an hour after the expected delivery, hungry and probably too pissed up to drive and get something, only for some lukewarm tray of dog st to arrive.

Obvs different if it's round the corner and you walk there but you get my point.

[fourstardan]

You guys are saving me the ££ and talking me out of it.

I remembered this meme too

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0AMaN-IXkB/?igsh=Z...

Maybe a sensible dinner beckons.

[daqinggregg]

Guess some of this you may already have, just break into it a day early.

Cheese 3 to 5 types
Pâté (can make your own easy enough)
Cold cuts/Salami
Assorted fruit
Carr’s water biscuits (other brands are available)





Push the boat out.



Will beat sitting around, waiting for a takeaway.

[fourstardan]

I love the tradition of cracking that all out on Christmas Day Evening.

Gona need a bigger boat this year....

[unseen]

Silvanus said:

I usually put together a big spread of tapas and smorgasbord type food, enough for about 10 people (just the two of us). Not sure what to do to this year as my wife has just started a course of weekly chemo/immuno therapy so we aren't feeling too Christmasy. I'm determined to do something.

I hope all goes well for her and you both end up having a lovely Christmas

[MBVitoria]

unseen said:

Silvanus said:

I usually put together a big spread of tapas and smorgasbord type food, enough for about 10 people (just the two of us). Not sure what to do to this year as my wife has just started a course of weekly chemo/immuno therapy so we aren't feeling too Christmasy. I'm determined to do something.

I hope all goes well for her and you both end up having a lovely Christmas

Sorry to hear that Silvanus and I also hope it all goes well for her. All the best.