Planning Christmas food

[Huntsman]

I'm already planning Chrismas food, for 2 whole days I have to cook for 14.

Its French theme on Chrimbo eve this year.

Breakfast and lunch tend to be quite light, dinner will be French onion soup with a gratinee crouton, then beef bourginon or chicken chasseur, then tart tatin, maybe some choux pasty, perhaps a little cafe gourmand.

Christmas day, champagne, croissants. Lunch will be a fairly ordinary british lunch, but with a gravy fountain, a huge Chrimbo pud to make soon. Mince pies. Cheese.

I'll start clearing out the chest freezer this week.

[Mobile Chicane]

That's 'heavy' for Christmas Eve.

Need to leave more room for alcohol.

I would suggest canapés with champagne to start, something fishy as the main

Don't forget the cheese! to be eaten before dessert.

Napoleon hardly seduced Josephine with Roquefort on his breath.

[Cotty]

Huntsman said:

Christmas day, champagne, croissants. Lunch will be a fairly ordinary british lunch, but with a gravy fountain, a huge Chrimbo pud to make soon. Mince pies. Cheese.

Do you mean one of these

[dunkind]

Why a gravy fountain?

[miniman]

It’s September

Anyway, I love the concept that French onion soup, bouef bourginon on and tarte tatin are a light supper

[Huntsman]

Cotty said:

Do you mean one of these

Yes, a chocolate fountain full flow gravy, for roasties, sprouts, stuffing balls and pigs in blankets.

[sherman]

I would just do part baked baguettes with beurre, jambon and fromage with a bit of salad and pomme frittes for dinner on christmas eve.

[The Gauge]

Mrs Guage and I love to spend Xmas Day at home with our son, but every year we get invites from family to spend the day with them. It's difficult saying no without sounding unappreciative and antisocial, but we'll be staying at home again this year. Last thing I want to do on Xmas Day is leave the house.

[PhilAsia]

miniman said:

It’s September

Anyway, I love the concept that French onion soup, bouef bourginon on and tarte tatin are a light supper

Every September the Xmas decorations go up and Xmas songs are piped in supermarkets, malls, etc, throughout tha Pheeleeeepeeeeeeeens. It is known as the "ber" months. I start wishing strangers "Merry Christmas!!" to a cheery but confused look from the 1st September, or an "eh?". Most are happy to join in the nonsense though as they have a great positive attitude.

[UTH]

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[rdjohn]

A French Christmas Eve meal is always Fruits de Mer with added Oysters.

Christmas lunch tends to be a buffet. Very disconcerting if you were expecting a decent meal.

[Huntsman]

Yesterday I did a trial run of the beef bourgignon I plan, soaked the meat over night, then gave it 10 hours on simmer. Very good.

[shirt]

Mobile Chicane said:

That's 'heavy' for Christmas Eve.

Need to leave more room for alcohol.
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Lol

[blue_haddock]

Mobile Chicane said:

That's 'heavy' for Christmas Eve.

Need to leave more room for alcohol.

And just remember that eating's cheating!

[boyse7en]

I've started thinking about what to cook for xmas day too. The teens like a trad turkey and trimmings, but my sister and family are coming from the states this year and will have just done Thanksgiving, which is pretty similar.

[UTH]

boyse7en said:

I've started thinking about what to cook for xmas day too. The teens like a trad turkey and trimmings, but my sister and family are coming from the states this year and will have just done Thanksgiving, which is pretty similar.

Well they should be overjoyed at the prospect of having it twice!

[geeks]

sherman said:

I would just do part baked baguettes with beurre, jambon and fromage with a bit of salad and pomme frittes for dinner on christmas eve.

Ham and cheese rolls, chips with fancy words

[Truckosaurus]

UTH said:

Well they should be overjoyed at the prospect of having it twice!

Indeed. Thanksgiving is the end of November, so best part of a month before Xmas luncheon.

Plenty of UK based folks will have had multiple Christmas dinners with various work do's etc.

I am fascinated by that gravy fountain. Do you dip your forkful of turkey/sprouts/etc into the flowing gravy or just spoon it from there onto your plate?

[UTH]

Truckosaurus said:

UTH said:

Well they should be overjoyed at the prospect of having it twice!

I am fascinated by that gravy fountain. Do you dip your forkful of turkey/sprouts/etc into the flowing gravy or just spoon it from there onto your plate?

Yes wondered the same. Can't work out if it's just a total waste of time or genius.

[geeks]

UTH said:

Truckosaurus said:

UTH said:

Well they should be overjoyed at the prospect of having it twice!

I am fascinated by that gravy fountain. Do you dip your forkful of turkey/sprouts/etc into the flowing gravy or just spoon it from there onto your plate?

Yes wondered the same. Can't work out if it's just a total waste of time or genius.

Same, I saw an FB post the other day with a meat platter and a pepper sauce fountain I would be game for giving that a go!