Full-on baked dinner at about 2pm , wont matter if it's stinking hot on Xmas Day , we've an good airconditioner and we'll simply turn it on.
Will only be 4 of us , invited mum over this Xmas , we'll wait on her hand and foot for a change and give a nice spread .....
Already got the Steggles seasoned breast meat and brown meat rolls (in the vertical freezer ) , rather have them than mess about with and bake a whole turkey .... they are absolutely beautiful and you don't waste a thing , and carving is ezypezy once it's been allowed to stand , will do one of each along with baked veggies and lashings of wine and garlic sauce. Mouth is already watering at the thought of it.....
I'll do the cooking .... roasts are my thing in this house .... if you want it done just right .... you gotta do it yourself , my roasts are super tender .... whereas my wife tends to over or under cook the roast meat and baked veggies..
Will also have a leg ham (those 4" thick end cuts are about the right size for us and will last us about a month ) and of cause my wife is doing a xmas pudding (her grandmum's recipy) and a hot home made apple pie (I want that) . Will get the ham where the local toffs shop .... the hams from the local Woolworths and Coles are never as nice and don't seem to keep as long.
Seriously considering getting some crumbed scollups and some green king prawns too which I'll batter , season and crumb === for the deep fryer on the day as the entree. Yumm .... love crumbed scollups and prawns , so does mum , can't get enough of them. Will also get a few kg of local cooked king prawns too (will freeze them and thraw them out overnight in the refrigerator the night before we want to eat them).
If we don't use the seafood on Xmas day , it'll be fine kept deep frozen in the freezer and thawed out for New Year.
Take my advice .... buy any seafood you want for over Xmas - NewYear early in December , well before the demand takes off and the prices get highly inflated and go to the local fishermens' Coop .... they'll have better quality and will usually be cheaper than mall based seafood shops or the big grocery chains (buy ONLY local caught (in Australia) , if you buy imported you don't know what the quality and purity will be like , even if it may be cheaper).
If I happen to catch a big snapper or jewie between now and Xmas , I may also do a nice whole baked fish or big fillet marinated in lemon juice too ( and keep one of the Steggle's turkey rolls for another night ).
We'll also graze on chippies , lollies , crackers and cheese and dips as well .
Mum-in-law is spending Xmas with her friend (out of town) and so we wont have to do any obligatory visits on the day (for a change) .... that suits me .
Not decided on what wine to get .... I'm partial to nice red with a nice meal , and wont be driving anywhere this Xmas once I collect mum from my brother's place (unless he drops her over).
Might even splash out and get a nice desert wine too.
I'm open to suggestions on the wines ....