Turkey at Thanksgiving and Indian food near Christmas because I'll be working for an Indian family at the time.
Turkey, with all the extras.
[The only annoyance, I’m the cook]
Followed by a choice of Christmas Pudding or Chocolate Yuletide Log.
Then a general lethargy, dozing off due to the feast.
I bloody LOVE cooking Christmas dinner......all morning in the kitchen, radio blaring and a nice glass or two of wine on the go and NO-ONE else is allowed in there.
Duck
Has to be an organic Turkey from Canhams butchers with chestnut stuffing . I buy 6 lbs of Italian chestnuts , boil them to soften them , peel them then stuff them in the bird with a tiny amount of olive oil . Once cooked chestnut stuffing is so nice , sweet and creamy .
It’s not cheap as Italian chestnuts are usually around £10 per lb and it’s quite time consuming but it’s worth every penny .
Has to be an organic Turkey from Canhams butchers with chestnut stuffing . I buy 6 lbs of Italian chestnuts , boil them to soften them , peel them then stuff them in the bird with a tiny amount of olive oil . Once cooked chestnut stuffing is so nice , sweet and creamy .
It’s not cheap as Italian chestnuts are usually around £10 per lb and it’s quite time consuming but it’s worth every penny .
Last year we decided that we don't want a Christmas day cooking and also arguing with the kids about eating their dinner. Therefore our Christmas dinner was a take away from our favorite curry house. It was an excellent decision and something we are doing again this year..