Christmas cooking: What will you be making?

that does look good. I put the article there so I can refer back to it when i am planning christmas cooking in a few weeks, the article will no doubt still be useful then. I had lovely steamed beans with my nut roast last year but it would be cook to try something different with beans.
 
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I wont be cooking my own Christmas food, so who knows! I plan to make a vegan stolen or perhaps vegan Christmas pudding at some point though, I usually make a Christmas Cake but I fancied a change this year. :)
 
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I have no idea whatsover as my guests don't want vegan food. :(
They will be bringing over their poultry or meat and I'll make the sides.
 
I am just starting to figure out what to eat with Thanksgiving so haven't yet really given this a thought :P

But most likely I will be having dinner by myself on the 1st evening of christmas (my mom invited me to brunch with her) and I am single so I get to decide what I cook then. Might invite some friends or just have a nice quiet evening by myself with good food.

The second evening I'll probably spend with my dad and his new family, so I probably will have to put up with eating all the sides and not the main. So I'll make sure the good food will be when I am on my own :)

One thing I'll make for sure is lemon cheesecake, my favorite pie ever. When I do know the menu I'll write it down here :)
 
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I had a similar situation last year, only sides to eat. I made a festive lentil/nut loaf and had that as the main and had stuffing, gravy, roast potatoes and steamed green beans and peas. I enjoyed eating all of the above four 4 days after as leftovers too....
 
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Freesia said:
I had a similar situation last year, only sides to eat. I made a festive lentil/nut loaf and had that as the main and had stuffing, gravy, roast potatoes and steamed green beans and peas. I enjoyed eating all of the above four 4 days after as leftovers too....[/quote]

I love leftovers as the food seems to have been cooked by someone else !:D
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Lord Snot said:
We're inviting my mum over so I will get a fake turkey, either Linda McCartney or a Tofurkey if I can find one. I will make it as close to a normal Christmas dinner as possible for my mum's sake and I hope she will enjoy it :)

For us a traditional dinner would be:

- Turkey
- Roast potatoes
- 4/5 veg
- Yorkshire puddings
- Gravy
- Sausages wrapped in bacon
- Stuffing

Then at least 3 dessert options and different sweets and things. I know vegan versions for all of it except Yorkshire puds which I haven't had any luck with. I will try.
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Where is this Vegan Linda McCarney Turkey you speak of?? I'm so excited by this!


AeryFairy said:
I'll be having dinner at my mum's, which is always a massive thing. There will, sadly, be meat on the table (some sort of fish starter, a turkey, and usually a ham or a duck, boo), but there's gonna be plenty of vegan stuff too. This year, it'll probably be something like:

Starters:
Tomato and basil soup
Melon

Mains:
Filo parcels, stuffed with roasted Mediterranean veg
Roast potatoes
Stuffed portobello mushrooms
Carrot & swede mash
Brussel sprouts
Broccoli
Minted peas
Asparagus
Roast parsnips
Mini sausages
Gravy
Apple sauce
Cranberry sauce

Desserts:
Apple crumble
Christmas pudding
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WOAH this menu sounds amazing!

I hope to be doing the eating, not cooking, of a meal like this on Christmas day :lick:
 
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shyvas said:
I love leftovers as the food seems to have been cooked by someone else !:D
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I never thought about it but yes they do :) . And it is like on boxing day and the 27th and the 28th I am thinking "Yay, it is still christmas, I still have the food!"
 
Renee said:
I have no idea. I'm walking into completely unknown territory - with my boyfriend's family, in a city I've never been to.
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Hmmm. I guess it depends on whether you can prepare something there, or bring something.

I find that something like a nut/lentil loaf, or a lasagna is good. Or any baked main.
 
shyvas said:
Even better as there are no more guests around to share.:rofl:
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And even better, there may be people around but they are all omnis so you get to eat the rest of your main, and all the leftover roasted vegetables, and all the stuffing and have no competition.
 
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Freesia said:
Hmmm. I guess it depends on whether you can prepare something there, or bring something.

I find that something like a nut/lentil loaf, or a lasagna is good. Or any baked main.
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No nuts. Boyfriend is allergic. I'm really not worried; I'll just go with the flow. His family is super traditional - hoping my veganism is not a source of tension.
 
Mm all your ideas sound amazing. It's my first Christmas without family this year. Really not sure what I will do. The *friends* I have here are not exactly vegan-accommodating--more the kind that ask the same kinds of omni questions again and again and then offer cheese. *sigh*
 
Well loaves can be made without nuts : ) . But anyway you are a pretty creative cook, Im sure you will come up with something great. Probably his family will find your veganism more a source of curiosity than anything else.
 

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