njmackem

Hi Guys.

After getting a lot of rubbish ideas of food on my football forum I am now coming to you all for help.

Holidays are coming up and I have invited my wife's American family over to the house for Boxing Day dinner. Now my memory of the event (its been a while due to Boxing Day Football and working) is that its normally finger foods and desserts in an almighty buffet style (with lots of cold turkey).

Need some suggestions on very British things to serve (My wife's grandma and great aunt are both old school Brits so do not want to disappoint).

Thanks in advance

Jerseygirl

Scotch eggs
Quiche
Turkey
Ham
Pork Pies
Pickled Onions
Various sandwiches
Sherry Trifle
Chocolate Log
Mince Pies
Christmas Cake

We always had a large roast dinner...with roast pork, roasties and veg.

Englishmum

What else but turkey curry LOL?!

Going off-topic: You should check out Oak Tree Road, Iselin, near Edison (same exit on the Garden State Parkway southbound as the Metropark). It's where all the Indian expats live....bit like a mini version of Southall, sari shops, gold shops, Indian video shops.....and lots of places to eat Indian curries! (the road is very long, drive for at least a couple of miles along it as you think there are no more Indian places to shop or eat and then you come across more of them).

njmackem

I used to live just up from Southall when I was in Hillingdon. Went through it to get to work everyday.

Englishmum

Oh - and if you want to follow JerseyGirl's suggestions, the best place to find British things will be in the West Village/Greenwich Village in NYC:

http://www.myersofkeswick.com/

http://www.teaandsympathynewyork.com..._groceries.php (they also operate an English cafe and the chip shop next door:

http://www.teaandsympathynewyork.com/home.php

http://www.asaltandbattery.com/

Jerseygirl

Don't forget Gary's Wine Store in Madison and the Irish Shop in Bridgewater Mall are selling lots of UK Christmas goodies as well as regular UK goodies.

Englishmum

Yeah but you won't get any pork pies there LOL!

Oooh I've got a craving for some nice bangers right now.....I'm going into NYC tomorrow, I'll have to get down to the West Village....

njmackem

ha ha ha I am a regular at all of the above.

Jerseygirl

I don't like pork pies anyway.

Have a good time in NYC...I'm going for a mammogram.

Nutmegger

We always had tongue on Boxing Day, if you'll pardon the expression.

Sue

I'm so jealous, I'd kill for a Scotch egg. No chance of getting one of those around here and I'm too afraid to try and make one.

Bob

It's a case of booze and letting people fend for themselves on the left overs...perhaps provide some decent baps for sarnies, or chuck everything into a curry or pasty if you can be arsed...

Scotch eggs wouldn't be bad though...they aren't that hard to make, just a bit time consuming.

Sausage Rolls, they're easy enough to make and any left over bangers you can use to make the above

A ploughmans? You've already got the meat and veg, get some pickles and cheeses and should be golden.

ChocolateBabz

Here's a great recipe for Scotch Egg's, I made them and hey turned out perfectly.

http://www.nipponnin.com/2011/08/balls.html

Weeze

We've made them before as well. Bit fiddly but worth it. We put them in the deep fat frier and then finished in the oven.

Sue

Yummy, thanks. Maybe I'll give it a go.