BristolUK

I prepared everything for the dinner (which was magnificent) but I forgot to put my home-made orange and cranberry sausagemeat stuffing into the oven.

It wasn't a huge deal as we still had the other stuffing, so we just had a bit more of that one. And we'll have it with the cold turkey today so Boxing Day dinner will be even better than usual.

I know why I forgot it, because I had the addition of the Pheasant breast while the turkey was resting....so it was the same number of things in the oven as usual.

But there's a place at our table next year for anyone who can carve turkey well while I'm finishing up everything else.

I'm useless at cutting meat. My dad was great. Carving knife, fork and the sharpener all came into play. A quick few swipes with the sharpener and he'd have it sliced, cut up in no time, no matter if beef, leg of lamb, pork with crackling or turkey.

I can usually get a drumstick off for stepson and a wing for stepdaughter and the size of the bird is usually such that I can easily (with the electric knife) remove enough breast from one side for that to be enough. And then it's much easier to get what you want from the cold turkey.

But it was smaller this time (only 4.2k) and troublesome. In trying to get at thigh meat I made a mess on the table.

Then I realised I wouldn't need to cut more because of the pheasant so the other half of the breast is nicely intact for today.

But next time we'll go back to around 6k, unless there's a volunteer.

Stinkypup

Dear me , nerves really did get the better of you

BristolUK

Yes, I thought about rewording that.

We forgot to get the crackers out too. They're already on the table ready for later.

MillieF

Yes, we forgot the crackers too....and the Bread Sauce!!! The dinner was so nice, that on Boxing Day I just cooked all new veggies, and we had it all over again...with the crackers and bread sauce! So Christmas Dinner part a) and b).

We've decided that we want to do it that way next year too...very pleasurable

Piff Poff

We were told 'best Christmas ever'. We spent Christmas Day evening at the old folks home, we had a turkey dinner there (old folks home style) 4 English people sat there with cracker hats on our heads looking right walls. 1st Christmas the old folks in question have been in separate homes so to make it fun for them was a success.

Boxing Day saw the full roast so we are a day behind, cold meats were eaten tonight.

BristolUK

It's good to do that. I've done it when there's been plenty of gravy left and it makes more sense to repeat and delay the cold version.

Did you track down a Pheasant in Sobeys?

MillieF

No...you might get them in Moncton...because you are go ahead and....
something or other...but we certainly won't be doing it in Freddie town!

BristolUK

Maybe you just picked a day they didn't have any. They don't always have them and when they do, I've only ever seen them in the one branch - the "posh" one.

Oink

We ate a little late, around 8:30 and the crackers didn't have jokes witch was rubbish. On a brighter note, I won both games of Trivial Pursuit and both Scrabble games.

Stinkypup

And the cake? We all need to know

scrubbedexpat091

I'll flee to another country next year

Oink

The cake was really good. Much less dense than I had originally thought. The marzipan and icing left a little to be desired but half of it's been eaten so it must have been alright.

Stinkypup

Marzipan and icing I can do without anyhow- cake is the important bit

BristolUK

When it's Christmas cake it's actually the law that your slice should be cut into fingers with a little bit of Marzipan on the top of each bit.

Bite size pieces with mostly the fruit cake and that little bit of sweetness.


Off to Superstore tomorrow. Yorkshire Pud on the list.

Stinkypup

Stinky would get the marzipan and the icing, he likes it- I would eat the rest. Yorkshire pud