Christmas dinner the relaxing way (Tips On How To Cook The Perfect Christmas Dinner)

Member Name: clarabella23

Product:	Tips On How To Cook The Perfect Christmas Dinner
Date:	27/12/08 (25 review reads)
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Advantages: Something a bit different

Disadvantages: Not for the traditional!

Well this year was a first for me in that the family came to MY house this year, although luckily not for dinner, rather to partake in refreshments afterward! With this in mind the preperations for Chrismas lunch started early!
30th November: Trip to Iceland, buy party food, frozen turkey, fizzy drinks, and a few cases of beer ready for the big day!
Try to squeeze it all in the freezer, end up using Mum's instead.
23rd December: Trip to large supermarket, purchasing lots of fruit and veg, fresh juices, stuff for sandwiches and all the fresh food needed to get you through christmas. Remember to spend an absolute fortune and buy enough to last you for at least 7 weeks.
24th December, AM: Get your plan ready for the night, figure out which veg can be prepared early, get the meat out to defrost if necessary, panic that you didn't buy enough food for everyone.
24th December, PM: Have a few drinks to get you in the mood before you start getting things ready. End up getting sozzled and doing absolutely nothing on your list. But DO dance to Mariah Carey.
25th December: Get up and open presents after just 3 hours of sleep, drink tea and Coca Cola to wake yourelf up, have a huge fried breakfast of bacon, sausage, egg beans, tomatos and toast to make youself feel better, then settle in front of a Christmas movie with the kids and a selection box.
Wake up at half past 2 and realise that your guests will be there in 2 hours and you haven't eaten yet. Think 'Oh, sod it', and chuck pizza and garlic bread in the oven instead. Thoroughly enjoy it! Enjoy your party, without getting hot and stuffy in the kitchen and feeling like you wanna crawl into bed.
Get up on Boxing day, and cook your HUGE dinner then, without the pressure, without feeling like you've been stuck in the kitchen all day, and enjoy every second of it!
Hopes this helps anyone who feels the pressure at christmas time!

Summary: Enjoy yourself, it's your christmas too!