Christmas food?

[Rosie]

Anyone advocating xmas bbq's , summer on the beach, or any variations of the above should be shipped to the camps with the other dissidents

Yeah! All you Christmas BBQ people: Christmas isn't about enjoying yourself it's about trying to live up to other people's expectations

[Her_C4]

I'm a hardcore traditionalist.

Roast Turkey + all the trimmings for lunch, followed by Plum Duff
Ham + leftover roast veges for dinner. Followed by pavlova

Anyone advocating xmas bbq's , summer on the beach, or any variations of the above should be shipped to the camps with the other dissidents

Some of us would LOVE nothing better than to to be able to sit down with family and have a traditional christmas dinner. We are not all exactly advocating the alternatives - rather, we are making the best out of what we have in regards to time, opportunity, options, location and priority,(bikes, bikes bikes)

[Her_C4]

Yay! let us know where hun!

I can do one better than that - I just asked Lynda for the menu and she has sent it through to me via pdf.

Great to have you two join us if you are of a mind to.

PM me your email addy and I will forward the menu.

[Stirts]

Brekkie was non-existent in our world.....WE HAD PRESSIES TO OPEN FFS!

We used to do the xmas lunch then grazing into dinner kinda thing....roast chicken and veges, crayfish sammies, salads, sweetcorn, pav, xmas crackers, alcohol, and alcohol, and more alcohol!

We have done fish and chips on the beach then alcohol, and alcohol, and more alcohol! And we have done the BBQ with alcohol, and alcohol, and more alcohol!

I much prefer the latter two.....everyone can relax and you have more time to spend with family and the ones you love!

[ManDownUnder]

Ham Salad.

Tasty, fresh, light, easy to prepare and bog all the clean up afterwards. Fresh boiled spuds with some butter on them, blanched asparagus and that'll do me!

Boil and chop some eggs on top if you weant to go real upmarket!

[Beemer]

Yum, I'd happily eat any of the above meals!

For the past three years I have had everyone at our place for the day. Andy and I have a light breakfast so we can fit the rest in later! We always have a large ham on the bone, and I always cook a chicken too. Never tried turkey but may do so next year. That is all accompanied by boiled new potatoes, potato salad, green salad, pasta salad, rice salad, asparagus and tomatoes. To follow there is always a choice of desserts! There MUST be a pavlova (homemade of course), a steamed Christmas pudding (ditto) and trifle, plus the obligatory bowl of fresh fruit salad and lashings of whipped cream. Bubbly all day, plus whatever wine anyone else brings.

In case anyone is still hungry after that lot, there is always homemade Christmas cake and fruit mince pies, and usually chocolate truffles too. For dinner the year before last, everyone stayed on and I made a couple of loaves of bread and we had ham or chicken sandwiches - divine!

My mum died last month and we hadn't made any plans so luckily we have been invited to Andy's brother's place for the day. I've made the steamed pudding and will also make a cake and pavlovas to take as well. It will be nice not to be the one running around like a blue arsed fly for a change!

[99TLS]

champaigne, french toast, bacon, eggs, fried bananas, maple syrup, ( brekkie) roast pork, veges, pav icecream,(mid arvo) left overs whenever in the evening

[imdying]

For me it'll be shrimp cocktails and these on the BBQ.

[Chickadee]

What is it with Kransky's - blokes seem to be addicted to these salami style sausage things?

[Trudes]

What is it with Kransky's - blokes seem to be addicted to these salami style sausage things?

They like familiarity?

[Nasty]

They like familiarity?

I thought familiarity bought contempt ... hmm probably go that wrong

[Trudes]

I thought familiarity bought contempt ... hmm probably go that wrong

I'm sure there are some out there with contempt for their familiarity with small sausages.

[imdying]

What is it with Kranskys

They taste like little samples of heaven

[soundbeltfarm]

champaigne, french toast, bacon, eggs, fried bananas, maple syrup, ( brekkie) roast pork, veges, pav icecream,(mid arvo) left overs whenever in the evening

hey mate dont know if you already do it but put a dollop of whipped cream on top of your bananas and wrap them up in the bacon and maple on top.
delish

[99TLS]

hey mate dont know if you already do it but put a dollop of whipped cream on top of your bananas and wrap them up in the bacon and maple on top.
delish

not tried this but will