Alternative Christmas Dinner Reviews

I was wandering through Sainsbury's when i noticed their new for christmas "Mulled wine sorbet" 500ml £1.99 I decided to buy a carton and could not wait for Christmas to see what it tasted like. All I can say is "Christmas in a carton", it occurred to me that it has all the traditional ...  Read the complete review

It really does do you good you know a bit of what you fancy I mean. Thinking about this made me think about one particular Christmas dinner I cooked and I thought I would share the memory with you, well I can’t share the meal, that’s long gone! We’d always had traditional Christmas meals till we all ...  Read the complete review

To me christmas means four things, getting presents (and of course giving them!), christmas TV (which is on a steady decline), drinking plenty and of course a good old traditional christmas lunch. Increasingly however people are starting to break from the tradition of turkey, sprouts et al and going for other less traditional meals. ...  Read the complete review

Try this Christmas pudding for a refreshing change - it is flavoured with exotic cardamom and juicy apricots, just the thing for a jaded palate. (Make it with vegetarian suet - the carnivores won't know the difference and the vegetarians will be very happy!) An unusual Christmas pudding Serves about 12 - depending ...  Read the complete review

Our sons really enjoy a special family meal at Christmas. By that I mean one that they have helped to choose. Last year we started with Indian snacks followed by Crispy Duck with roast parsnips and roast potatoes. Next we had assorted cheeses and finally fruit sorbet. This year it will be smoked salmon and potato salad, Guninea ...  Read the complete review

As christmas draws ever closer, rearing up before us like some gigantic Yule-tide bear, it is time to think about what feast you will be indulging in on the big day. The usual tradition of turkey with all the trimmings is the first thing that springs to mind. Yet this is just another of our out-of-date Victorian values ...  Read the complete review

Turkey and all the trimmings? You not sick of that yet? I mean most of us eat it one day out of three hundred and sixtyfive in the year. Talk about over doing it. No this year i think i'll go for something more exotic. A nice Linda McCartney ready meal or a slice of roast dog with boiled gherkins. ...  Read the complete review

The intimacy and closeness of sharing a family meal together around the dining table is special at any time of the year. At Christmas, it’s even more so. Unless you entertain regularly, planning a first course of the “Here’s One I Made Earlier” variety can be capable of blanking your mind off, and all you can ...  Read the complete review

Here are a couple of different desserts,they are very quick and easy,yet look and taste very classy and divine ! For the first all you need is a couple of packets of cookies,they can be the really luxurious ones,nutty,or the basic chocolate chip type.Lay them in a dish and sprinkle over some of your fave liquer (I use brandy)you ...  Read the complete review

Christmas. Don't talk to me about Christmas. It is the worst part of the whole year. Each Christmas day my two kids pull lumps out of each other. Hubby and I try not to row in front of Mum in Law, everyone fights to get what they want on telly and whoever doesn't sulks - it's bloody murder. About 3 Christmasses ago I ...  Read the complete review

This year for the first time ever, my family and I are not having Xmas dinner in the house. Instead we are going out to the golf club where my father is a member. As there are only 3 of us in our family (well 4 as my boyfriend is joining us) Xmas dinner is an awful lot of trouble to go to. In the past few years we have made it easier ...  Read the complete review

One way of having an alternative Christmas dinner is to be very brave! At this time of year it is impossible for the supermarkets to get their stocks right. There will always be something they run out of and something they overstock therefore all you have to do is wait until Christmas Eve and then buy what ever is left on the shelf at a ...  Read the complete review

My wife’s grandparents always had their Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve. When I first heard of this I thought it was humbug and just a way to avoid Christmas, but when I started to think about it I realised what a great idea it was. On Christmas Eve close family relatives would be invited around for a very lavish and ...  Read the complete review

For 33 years I cooked a traditional type Christmas Dinner for the family..Then last year, as me and the husband were to spend Christmas Day alone for the first time..I said I would cook him whatever he wanted.. The answer came back in a flash.."Double Egg and Chips..Eggs fried in butter..Chips fried in Dripping!! And for ...  Read the complete review

Fed up with the same old turkey and trimmings year after year? Maybe your just fed up with all the preparation and cooking that goes into having a Christmas dinner. Or maybe you’re like me and just hate all the tidying up and washing dishes. Well I’ve got a few alternatives that might help anyone who ...  Read the complete review