Attempting some bubble and squeak cakes later with the leftover roasties and sprout mix. It'll be an absolute car crash as my wife is the cook, not me. Will post here for some abuse.
OK…here we go. Yesterday’s beef with my failed bubble and squeak cakes…more of a hash of sprouts, red cabbage, roasties, bacon, onion, garlic and peppers. Do your worst - I will say it tastes bloody lovely. That might be the Lea & Perrins I chucked in though.
AAjr cooked us uck, roast spuds, red cabbage with apple, broccoli and leeks with bacon, roast parsnips. Gravy in the gravy boat not in picture. It's a bit of a sight because (a) AAjr plated it and his presentation skills aren't on a par with his cooking skills and (b) even with out biggest 15" plates there wasn't enough room to lay it all out.
AAjr cooked us uck, roast spuds, red cabbage with apple, broccoli and leeks with bacon, roast parsnips. Gravy in the gravy boat not in picture. It's a bit of a sight because (a) AAjr plated it and his presentation skills aren't on a par with his cooking skills and (b) even with out biggest 15" plates there wasn't enough room to lay it all out.
Only cooked for five this year. It’s been up to 22 during the last 20 years up at the in laws. Bit of a mare, but fun once it’s done.
Wife’s mum grew up in the Caribbean and until this year made a Jamaican take on stuffing. This kids won’t have Christmas lunch without it, so it
One onion, two sticks celery, two peppers (yellow and red or orange). Onion, two sticks celery, two peppers (yellow and red or orange). Chopped quite small and sautéed gently in butter.
Add breadcrumbs. Quite a lot.
Add 1/2 tsp mixed herbs. Maybe a bit more.
Lee and Perrins Worcestershire sauce - few big splashes to taste.
Salt and pepper.
Big downside was that there weren’t nearly enough parsnips. Upside was the bread sauce which I added after the photo was taken.
Fab thread. There are some seriously witty people on here. Personal favourites this year are: 1. “The cauliflower cheese looks like a child kissing a baby bear” 2. “I look forward to seeing it when it comes out of the oven” 3. “I think you may have overdone it with the carrots” 4 “the stuffing looks like something I just scraped up from the garden after the dogs left a message for me” 5. “looks like the dog will be eating well tonight but what will you be having?”
Special mention for the ‘roasted tarantula’ observation.
Too many other great efforts to mention here. I’m already looking forward to next year’s roasting (pun intended). Happy New Year all!
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Hope you had a nice weekend mate, and perhaps see you NYD?
That made me spit bit of beer out😅
The 10% that I personally disapprove of...have more parsnips than potatoes, not much gravy, bit boring/bland, bit empty. A bit league one.
Parsnips are poundland fake potatoes.
Parsnips lure you in with a potatoe looking gravy covered saliva fishing rod....only for some disappointment.
Parsnips are the black sheep of the family
AAjr cooked us uck, roast spuds, red cabbage with apple, broccoli and leeks with bacon, roast parsnips. Gravy in the gravy boat not in picture. It's a bit of a sight because (a) AAjr plated it and his presentation skills aren't on a par with his cooking skills and (b) even with out biggest 15" plates there wasn't enough room to lay it all out.
One onion, two sticks celery, two peppers (yellow and red or orange). Onion, two sticks celery, two peppers (yellow and red or orange). Chopped quite small and sautéed gently in butter.
Add breadcrumbs. Quite a lot.
Add 1/2 tsp mixed herbs. Maybe a bit more.
Lee and Perrins Worcestershire sauce - few big splashes to taste.
Salt and pepper.
Big downside was that there weren’t nearly enough parsnips. Upside was the bread sauce which I added after the photo was taken.
I think the mother in law was expecting the 5000 round.
It will never get old shredding how bad someone's roast dinner looks
1. “The cauliflower cheese looks like a child kissing a baby bear”
2. “I look forward to seeing it when it comes out of the oven”
3. “I think you may have overdone it with the carrots”
4 “the stuffing looks like something I just scraped up from the garden after the dogs left a message for me”
5. “looks like the dog will be eating well tonight but what will you be having?”
Special mention for the ‘roasted tarantula’ observation.
Too many other great efforts to mention here. I’m already looking forward to next year’s roasting (pun intended). Happy New Year all!
If you wanted to purely stick to tradition then you'd be serving goose instead of turkey.