My work rota is such that my week of nights starts tomorrow night until 2nd Jan. Due to the rail strikes I can’t get to my mums in Newbury for Christmas and as such covered the night shifts last night and tonight (triple pay). Leftover Chinese for me and I’m not even bothered.
As a complete novice with the tools associated with a kitchen I was looking for some inspiration on this thread before my first attempt tomorrow at a Christmas dinner. Instead perhaps I can share my first attempt the other week at a Yorkshire pudding as inspiration to others, I’m tempted to cook one tomorrow which will probably mean it will die on it arse. 😂
My work rota is such that my week of nights starts tomorrow night until 2nd Jan. Due to the rail strikes I can’t get to my mums in Newbury for Christmas and as such covered the night shifts last night and tonight (triple pay). Leftover Chinese for me and I’m not even bothered.
Some of these comments are hilarious! I love this thread!
It actually tasted pretty good (admittedly the photo doesn't really do it justice!). The reindeer/Santa shite is actually boiled red cabbage and dates. Some of the potatoes are "caramelised" in brown sugar which it what gives them their shiny appearance. Meat is Duck and Pork. Not as dry as it looks. My favourite part has to be the ready salted crisps (see top right). Plate is a family heirloom apparently.
Ignore them haters. Plenty of potatoes on my Danish Xmas plate too. Hasselbach and caramelised. Accompanied by red cabbage, sweet onions, crisps, gravy and a scotch fillet (sorry, couldn’t be bothered with duck this year).
The meat is dryer than my Nan after being widowed for twenty years
Venison shank. Strange angle of the pic due to the shadow of the phone if I took from above makes the potatoes look like huge boulders. Crispy bacon round sausage meat looks burnt but wasn’t!
Mine doesn't look like much, presentation-wise, but it's the best Xmas Dinner I've ever had. Because of all the Xmas Dinners I've had, none before today have been driven from Lewisham to Barnet for me while I've been suffering from a severe throat and ear infection. Cheers Mum (and Dad), you really knocked this one out of the park. Least I could do was eat (most of) it straight out of the ridiculous dish you brought it in x
Mine doesn't look like much, presentation-wise, but it's the best Xmas Dinner I've ever had. Because of all the Xmas Dinners I've had, none before today have been driven from Lewisham to Barnet for me while I've been suffering from a severe throat and ear infection. Cheers Mum (and Dad), you really knocked this one out of the park. Least I could do was eat (most of) it straight out of the ridiculous dish you brought it in x
Nice gesture- looks pretty decent even without being able to plate it up. Good effort all round.
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That’s about the best I can say. I won’t be inflicting that experience on wife again.
.....From the kitchen of the house over the road?
That carrot really concerns me
Great Aunt Agnes looked less well done when we collected the urn
How long did it take to microwave that old pair of Gazelles?