I tried that craft and said that I was going to my sister's and told my sister I was going to my friends. Didn't know they had swapped phone numbers when they met at Gary's funeral so they checked up on me.
Sorry NoMercy, I seem to have killed your thread. It's just I don't want to bring anyone else down at Christmas because I'm not enjoying myself but seems like I already have. Ok, I'll go for plan B then, just drink my way through Christmas and then I won't notice. Not sure what date to start on though, do you think 1st Dec would be too early? xx
Roast pork and a nice free range chicken with honey roast carrots and parsnips, sprouts with lardons and roast potatoes, all washed down with a nice Rioja.
Haven't decided yet, what ever I go for it won't be a traditional meal. There's only two of us which makes some dishes difficult to do as they don't scale down very well. I'm thinking about homemade crab ravioli, porchetta with rosemary and garlic roasties, pudding is TBD - maybe a zabaglione. Need to run it past Mr Cake.
I know that I'll have everything ready for a 'proper' Christmas lunch (turkey breast carved from the bone from Morrisons, roast potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, stuffing, etc, etc) but I might not actually bother putting it all together. The last time I was in a similar position I just couldn't be bothered, so I simply microwaved a Findus lasagne instead!
Turkey crown - no bones, yay! All the trimming (shop bought, lots of veg, shop bought gravy). Christmas party food for tea and trifle/ice cream. Boxing Day - joint of ham with brown sugar and cinammon glaze, salad and fresh bread.