What's for Christmas Dinner? • Non-Gaming • Food • Eurogamer.net

coda 19 Dec 2010 16:50:08 1,866 posts
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What's everyone planning to cook for christmas dinner this year?

Round are house there'll only be two of us eating this year so instead of getting an enormous Turkey or Goose that we'd never finish we're thinking about getting a Guinea Fowl, but we've never tried one before.

Has anyone here tried one? If so, what did you serve it with and what was it like?

Syrette 19 Dec 2010 16:50:50 51,181 posts
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KFC

Deleted user 19 December 2010 16:51:47

Corn Flakes. Not even joking.

MrTomFTW Moderator 19 Dec 2010 16:52:11 47,501 posts
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We have a turkey crown, stuffing and pigs in blankets. Come Thursday I will be picking up plenty of veg to go with it too mmmmmmm.

Ged42 19 Dec 2010 16:53:39 7,985 posts
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Vast quantites of sage and onion stuffing, with some yorkshire puds

mrpon 19 Dec 2010 16:59:10 37,366 posts
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Nothing, the inlaws are cooking it

Tom_Servo 19 Dec 2010 17:03:22 18,079 posts
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The traditional dinner.

Turkey (I like it, okay?), roast potatoes, roast parsnips, stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon, brussel sprouts...

/salivates

Deleted user 19 December 2010 17:11:59

Tom_Servo wrote:
The traditional dinner.

Turkey (I like it, okay?), roast potatoes, roast parsnips, stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon, brussel sprouts...

and mash, carrot and swede mash, peas, sausage meat and yorkshire pudding.

MiniAmin 19 Dec 2010 17:13:05 3,799 posts
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Mummy's making mine.

A turkey, a duck, roast potatoes, vegetables (mmm), random confectionery from poundland and some fried chicken (Why not?).

danathjo 19 Dec 2010 17:16:59 8,294 posts
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Yep, the standard (but awesome) traditional with a few Kenyan extras. And with the in laws being Kenyan all the guys can put their feet up while the women slave away in the kitchen \o/

Unless anything needs built of course.

Usually do a huge ham just for me and the wife either a couple days before or after Xmas day to pickon for ages with a orange juice and coke baste, may not sound great but trust me...it's amazing!!

Dirtbox 19 Dec 2010 17:24:05 92,595 posts
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MiniAmin 19 Dec 2010 17:34:18 3,799 posts
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danathjo wrote:
Yep, the standard (but awesome) traditional with a few Kenyan extras. And with the in laws being Kenyan all the guys can put their feet up while the women slave away in the kitchen \o/

Unless anything needs built of course.

Usually do a huge ham just for me and the wife either a couple days before or after Xmas day to pickon for ages with a orange juice and coke baste, may not sound great but trust me...it's amazing!!

Lucky bastard. Traditional meal, Kenyan extras, Kitchen slaves *and* you get a quarter pounder wedged in between the arse of a model. Some people.

Wait is that a burger o_O

danathjo 19 Dec 2010 17:48:24 8,294 posts
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Try as I might, I just can't work out what you mean about the burger

Tom_Servo 19 Dec 2010 17:55:04 18,079 posts
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Yorkshires with a Christmas dinner?!

Those are for Sunday lunches, not Christmas dinners.

smoothpete 19 Dec 2010 17:55:48 37,743 posts
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I did a pre-christmas dinner for 6 yesterday, with a 2 kilo boned & rolled turkey breast. It all worked out well, the roasties were great, and the gravy was pretty fucking good if I do say so myself. For actual christmas, not sure yet. I might do lamb with cashew nut and mango stuffing

MiniAmin 19 Dec 2010 17:59:36 3,799 posts
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danathjo wrote:
Try as I might, I just can't work out what you mean about the burger

I was on about your profile picture

danathjo 19 Dec 2010 18:08:12 8,294 posts
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haha...oh yeah, forgot about that!

smugla 19 Dec 2010 18:11:04 2,303 posts
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I fancy that monkfish in bacon

iokthemonkey 19 Dec 2010 18:20:12 4,662 posts
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Southern US Christmas dinner: ham, turkey, yams, potato salad, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, green beans, baked beans, corn bread dressing and something I'm forgetting that's bloody lovely, too.

Tom_Servo 19 Dec 2010 18:21:21 18,079 posts
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I was just sick in my mouth a little.

Dirtbox 19 Dec 2010 18:21:43 92,595 posts
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THFourteen 19 Dec 2010 18:23:42 54,987 posts
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First time I won't be at home for Xmas, normally I'd cook a chicken and all the trimmings for myself and my sister, my parents would make some veggie curry stuff and then steal all the roast potatoes and veg!

This year I'm at the inlaws and I hear we are having turkey and gammon, result!

Feel a bit bad for my sister having to fend for herself tho, she said something about getting a bag of aunt bessies just in case

iokthemonkey 19 Dec 2010 18:24:14 4,662 posts
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It's bloody lovely. Beats the crap out that stodgy, brown, boiled rubbish we used to eat.

Lukey__b 19 Dec 2010 18:25:28 3,716 posts
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iokthemonkey wrote:
Southern US Christmas dinner: ham, turkey, yams, potato salad, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, green beans, baked beans, corn bread dressing and something I'm forgetting that's bloody lovely, too.

I remember someone posting this kind of madness last year. Was it you?

angeltreats 19 Dec 2010 18:27:16 2,601 posts
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I'm not having turkey because I'm bored of it from seeing it twice a day at work and having nothing but turkey for staff dinners during December. And I don't even like it that much anyway. And I never want to see another sprout as long as I live.

So we are having a chicken, with roast potatoes, carrots, braised red cabbage, sage & onion stuffing, proper gravy (no Bisto in my house), and I think I'll cook a small ham too. Probably in cola, and then finish it in the oven with some sort of sugar and mustard glaze. I'll probably do the ham on Christmas Eve, and maybe the cabbage too and then reheat it.

Our friends who are coming for Christmas dinner are bringing sausage meat, pigs in blankets and some other bits and pieces.

No idea what to do for pudding as Rutty is incredibly fussy and won't eat anything containing fruit, and doesn't like bread and butter pudding, so I'll have to get my thinking cap on. I did profiteroles last time, might just do them again as they're easy.

To the OP - guinea fowl is lovely. Not nearly as strong as other game birds though, to be honest it tastes much like chicken.

iokthemonkey 19 Dec 2010 18:35:01 4,662 posts
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Lukey__b wrote:

iokthemonkey wrote:
Southern US Christmas dinner: ham, turkey, yams, potato salad, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, green beans, baked beans, corn bread dressing and something I'm forgetting that's bloody lovely, too.

I remember someone posting this kind of madness last year. Was it you?

Quite probably. It's the traditional meal in the South. And don't knock it - it's much more varied and flavourful than a boring old roast turkey with gravy and mash.

Tom_Servo 19 Dec 2010 18:44:15 18,079 posts
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at: Black Forest Gateau for rutty?

/airhorn

angeltreats 19 Dec 2010 18:49:39 2,601 posts
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Tom_Servo wrote:
at: Black Forest Gateau for rutty?

/airhorn

Nooo. It's got cherries, innit.