Perfect Christmas dinner
 

I thought that to go alongside the topic about what people are cooking for their festive meal, I'd ask people to say what their perfect Christmas dinner would be.

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perfect Christmas Dinner is whatever you want for Christmas Dinner

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My perfect dinner would be:




Canape's:


Smoked Salmon Blini


Starter:

Fresh Oysters with a sprinkle of lemon and sour dough bread or Lobster



Mains:

Roast Chicken, Pigs in Blankets, Honey glazed carrottes and parsnips, Roast potatoes, Chestnuts and Brussel Sprouts, Colliflower Cheese, Bread sauce, Stuffing, Yorkshire Pudding


Optional: Selection of French Cheeses


Desssert:


Christmas pudding, And Custard

One year my family was having turkey and I didnt feel like having that so my dad drove me to a chinese buffet :)

Amazingly alot were there!!

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For main course, I'd totally go with that selection but with turkey instead of chicken.

And for pudding, Christmas pudding and brandy source.

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Rib eye and creamed potatos . No chance of getting it !!!!

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The perfect Christmas dinner...? I'll have to go back at least 30 years. I have one specific one in memory that was perfect to me. Sadly it can never be beaten or replicated.

If we're going on food alone. Then a turkey crown the size of my oven (for leftovers), with all the trimmings. No starters or desserts as the meal is easily enough to last us a day or 3 on it's own.

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My perfect dinner would start with a Sauvignon blanc , the maybe a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and then a Riesling. Then onto Brandy.. Needn't bother with the food. :beer:

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This year we start with the old tried and tested prawn cocktail, followed by roast beef, roast potatoes, yorkshires, brussels, honey glazed parsnips, cocktail sausages, stuffing balls and gravy, washed down with white plonk, mmmmmmmmmm yummy. That's my idea of a perfect Christmas dinner. in the company of Mr T and youngest son. Don't know about Christmas pudding yet, we have a shop bought which has been sitting in our cupboard for around 4-5 years, could be good could be mouldy :shrug: :erm:

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Now that sounds good. I do like a ChateauNeuf du Pape.


For toasting the new Year I'm thinking English Sparkling from Nyetimber or ChapelDown.

They've proved very good compared to the usual Champagne.

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I think

biltong, snacks and similar with beers round the

braai by the pool with wors, steak, chicken, prawns, chops etc. Pap, sauce, corn cooked in the leaves next to the coals, salad. Fresh fruit to end with koeksisters, melktert and other South African treats.
But this means a relocation as well as change of menu.

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That sounds like my Christmas dinner

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Starter:

None.

Mains:

Roast Turkey, Roast Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Pork Sausages, Cauliflower.

Desssert:

Jam Tarts

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Perfect Christmas dinner?

Whatever someone's willing to cook for us - have managed to get invited out for many years now!

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Springbok?

I ain't fond of pap.

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Venison would be fine of any kind. I've tried kudu and impala but not springbok. Even had (canned) elephant that was very tasty. Would need a big braai to roast elephant.