Christmas Dinner?

We are round to the neighbours again this year. For an early evening Christmas dinner. Which apparently will be roast chicken & roast ham with all the trimmings including Yorkshire puddings. Followed by I think chocolate orange cheesecake and or Christmas pudding.

I bought some frozen Yorkshaire pudding a while ago but after searching two chocca block full freezers can't find them and I am not prepared to start turfing stuff out to look for them, so NO Yorkies tomorrow.

For me, it will be the same as any other day. Whatever is Free, cheap or lurking in the freezer.

PS I'm a Freegan.

Same agaiin this year.   Why break the habit of a lifetime!

We had a family get-together (10 of us) last weekend and had roast chicken, potatoes and parsnips with mashed potatoes, carrots and leeks also peas with gravy and stuffing. Also pork steaks with onions, carrots and apples in cider. All veg home grown.

Tomorrow going to daughters in Manchester for dinner. Not sure what it will be except the mince pies, olive bread and parsnips will be mine. Taking 2 seats with us as 12 people going and not sure of the seating (her husband has told his mum to get there early to be sure of somewhere to sit.

We’re having a tray of roasted 5 pence veg along with a nut roast and Yorkshire puds.
Homemade Carrot cake for afters.

Just the two of us.

If I had my choice I'd have roast lamb, but P likes tradition so I bow to turkey crown, pigs in blankets, several stuffings (I like stuffing), brussels, vichy carrots, roast parsnips and potatoes. Maybe yorkshires but there's not much room for them on the plate for them, gravy. Christmas pud and mince pies for afters. Tea, if we have room, will be asparagus rolls and smoked salmon or turkey open sandwiches and fruit salad.

Just the two of us.

If I had my choice I'd have roast lamb, but P likes tradition so I bow to  turkey crown, pigs in blankets, several stuffings (I like stuffing), brussels, vichy carrots, roast parsnips and potatoes. Maybe yorkshires but there's not much room for them on the plate for them, gravy.  Christmas pud and mince pies for afters.  Tea, if we have room, will be asparagus rolls and smoked salmon or turkey open sandwiches and fruit salad.

A long time tradition at ours is asparagus rolls for tea. Very 60's  but we like them, but sourcing tinned asparagus is getting difficult. Ocado do it but you would have to get a full order to make it viable, and I don't online shop groceries from anyone, although it's doable. The reviews on the product are dire though.  Amazon do 12 tins for over £40 but I fear I may not be making asparagus rolls for the next 12 years, I may not be making anything in 12 years time.    (not sure what that emoji is bit to me it looks like an angel).  I shall either have to change tradition or keep searching.

I may be imagining it, but I'm sure I've seen asparagus in jars, possibly in Lidl when they have one of their Special Foods weeks.

Loads of fresh asparagus, what't the matter with that? For that matter , what is an asparagus 'roll'?

I may be imagining it, but I'm sure I've seen asparagus in jars, possibly in Lidl when they have one of their Special Foods weeks.

Yes you're right V, I'm contemplating using them if they show their face.

Loads of fresh asparagus, what't the matter with that? For that matter , what is an asparagus 'roll'?

Fresh asparagus is indeed glorious but not for aspagus rolls.

https://www.tasteatlas.com/asparagus-rolls#modal

Tinned asp bear very little similarity to our wonderful fresh stuff. They're mushy and rather strange, but rather nice with thin bread and sandwich spread. They're of the era of Fanny Craddock, cheese and pineapple on sticks in a 'hedgehog' and devilled eggs, really 60's or Abigails Party. Nostalgia rules.