Christmas Dinner Plan - suggested improvements welcome!

[HCMH]

Live in Italy and my mum and sister are coming over from the UK for the Christmas period. Cooking a whole turkey is not really an option so have decided to cook the following but feel like it needs some refinement, any suggestions welcome:

Meat
Fillet of beef, seared then in the oven for x minutes until mid rare (1kg). Likely to have a black pepper and salt outer.

Stuffed Turkey breast (not sure about the stuffing so any ideas welcome), wrapped with prosciutto crudo. Cooked in oven

Veg
Roast potatoes (cooked in goose fat)
Peas
Carrots
Brussle sprouts

Sides
Yorkshire pud
Cranberry sauce
Bread sauce
Gravy (mainly to suit the turkey)

Seems to be lacking something and not sure what. Maybe the vino will bring it all together!

Pud will be Christmas cake/ mince pies.

Cheers
H

[sc0tt]

Pigs in blankets!

I also have onion rings aswell with a roast. Bit odd but I enjoy it.

Whats everyone doing for starters?

[FurtiveFreddy]

I'm thinking of doing this as a starter:



Oeuf PochéCarême with Blinis as cooked on Masterchef recently.

Might substitute the artichoke for something made of potato, though...

[sc0tt]

FurtiveFreddy said:

I'm thinking of doing this as a starter:



Oeuf PochéCarême with Blinis as cooked on Masterchef recently.

Might substitute the artichoke for something made of potato, though...

I don't even know what that is.

I'm a ham egg and chips man though.

[Melman Giraffe]

FurtiveFreddy said:

I'm thinking of doing this as a starter:



Oeuf PochéCarême with Blinis as cooked on Masterchef recently.

Might substitute the artichoke for something made of potato, though...

Cooked last night. Great dish however the moose looked a pain being passed to make the paste. Also looks very rich with all the cream, perfect for xmas I suppose. I'd stick with the artichoke

[Output Flange]

I wouldn't even know where to buy the moose so I could make that dish.

[Melman Giraffe]

Output Flange said:

I wouldn't even know where to buy the moose so I could make that dish.

Try Iceland.







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Lapland

[Output Flange]

Will do.


Cheers (not!),
The Moose.

[Melman Giraffe]

Output Flange said:

Will do.


Cheers (not!),
The Moose.

What ever happen to The Moose



Cheers The Moose

[FurtiveFreddy]

Don't think artichokes (or mooses) are in season at the moment. Anyone seen any (artichokes, not mooses)?

[HCMH]

sc0tt said:

Pigs in blankets!

I also have onion rings aswell with a roast. Bit odd but I enjoy it.

Whats everyone doing for starters?

Good idea, like those a lot. Also quite like prunes wrapped in prosciutto and popped in the oven for 10 mins.

Keep the ideas coming.

[Output Flange]

I tend to find a lump of beef fillet a bit boring. What about making a Wellington instead?

[SHutchinson]

Carrots. Turn them, boil/steam them until they've got a bite then glaze them in a bit of honey and caraway seed.

Piece of cake to do and people will instantly think you've been to the Michel Roux school of 'classically training' cooks.

[HCMH]

Output Flange said:

I tend to find a lump of beef fillet a bit boring. What about making a Wellington instead?

Did that a couple of years ago - was a triumph but thought I'd change with a mix of the beef and turkey. May do the wellington again....starting to salivate now.

[HCMH]

SHutchinson said:

Carrots. Turn them, boil/steam them until they've got a bite then glaze them in a bit of honey and caraway seed.

Piece of cake to do and people will instantly think you've been to the Michel Roux school of 'classically training' cooks.

Good suggestion - will give that a go.

[Output Flange]

HCMH said:

Did that a couple of years ago - was a triumph but thought I'd change with a mix of the beef and turkey. May do the wellington again....starting to salivate now.

If not a Wellington, how about a forerib joint instead? It's personal preference, but anything is better than fillet (to me!).

[RosscoPCole]

Cook your carrots in ginger beer and a little sugar, yummy!

[MaxMX5]

Parsnips! Par boil them for 4 or so minutes then drizzle a little syrup on them and roast in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes. I grow my own parsnips and cant wait to eat it.

[sw4rm]

sc0tt said:

FurtiveFreddy said:

I'm thinking of doing this as a starter:



Oeuf PochéCarême with Blinis as cooked on Masterchef recently.

Might substitute the artichoke for something made of potato, though...

I don't even know what that is.

I'm a ham egg and chips man though.

I think it's a pokeball.