Post by Slinger on Nov 3, 2022 16:31:17 GMT
I've been slowly ordering mine a bit at a time, where it's possible to freeze things. It helps spread the cost, and as I'm pretty much restricted to online shopping at least I know I've got it, rather than that mad panic during Christmas week when half the stuff I want is sold out, or simply not available.
Despite my moaning about it not being worth cooking a full Christmas dinner for one person I've decided to go for it, and I've "cheated" straight off the bat by buying a frozen "Turkey Breast Joint with Pork Stuffing & Topped with Bacon". At 1.3kg it's the smallest alternative to a full-sized turkey crown I could find. It also means I don't need to buy streaky bacon or make my own stuffing. I'm planning to use some more of it, sliced, on Boxing day with other cold meats (Mortadella, Prosciutto etc.) and some salad. Roast spuds will be frozen, as will my "Honey & Orange Glazed Chantenay Carrots," and "Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Thyme Butter". I haven't made up my mind about the parsnips yet, but at least this way it means I only need to use what I'm actually going to eat, rather than having shed loads of veg go unused and eventually thrown away.
I know frozen doesn't have the flavour of fresh, but at least I'm having a Christmas Dinner, and at the same time cutting out the majority of waste, which is important.
I've also got Yorkshire puds. Where there is gravy, so there are Yorkshires, and bugger tradition.
For my Christmas Pud, that "Marmite" of all puddings, I've just bought one of these, which have marginally less sugar than the usual supermarket fare, and look delicious. Their Plum Pudding looks rather nice too. To top it all off (and likely put me to sleep for the rest of Christmas day) I've ordered a bottle of Old Vine Gewurztraminer. I might treat myself to a half-bottle of Muscat too, to go with the pud.
And that leads me to the actual point of what was supposed to be a fairly brief post (some hope of that) asking "What Holiday food that's perhaps a bit 'different' are you treating yourself too this year?" Hopefuilly, the rest of us might get some inspiration too.
Despite my moaning about it not being worth cooking a full Christmas dinner for one person I've decided to go for it, and I've "cheated" straight off the bat by buying a frozen "Turkey Breast Joint with Pork Stuffing & Topped with Bacon". At 1.3kg it's the smallest alternative to a full-sized turkey crown I could find. It also means I don't need to buy streaky bacon or make my own stuffing. I'm planning to use some more of it, sliced, on Boxing day with other cold meats (Mortadella, Prosciutto etc.) and some salad. Roast spuds will be frozen, as will my "Honey & Orange Glazed Chantenay Carrots," and "Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Thyme Butter". I haven't made up my mind about the parsnips yet, but at least this way it means I only need to use what I'm actually going to eat, rather than having shed loads of veg go unused and eventually thrown away.
I know frozen doesn't have the flavour of fresh, but at least I'm having a Christmas Dinner, and at the same time cutting out the majority of waste, which is important.
I've also got Yorkshire puds. Where there is gravy, so there are Yorkshires, and bugger tradition.
For my Christmas Pud, that "Marmite" of all puddings, I've just bought one of these, which have marginally less sugar than the usual supermarket fare, and look delicious. Their Plum Pudding looks rather nice too. To top it all off (and likely put me to sleep for the rest of Christmas day) I've ordered a bottle of Old Vine Gewurztraminer. I might treat myself to a half-bottle of Muscat too, to go with the pud.
And that leads me to the actual point of what was supposed to be a fairly brief post (some hope of that) asking "What Holiday food that's perhaps a bit 'different' are you treating yourself too this year?" Hopefuilly, the rest of us might get some inspiration too.
