Chicken bald back

[dippy bird]

over Christmas? Next Sunday (20th), I am cooking a christmas dinner for apx 22 members of my family ,which will make Christmas day seem like a walk in the park as I am only cooking for 11.

Anybody else as mad as me out there?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

None .

 

(We're going to my inlaws .)

[BarbaraJ]

normally 7 but only 5 this year as eldest DD in Australia

[Cooks]

4 this year, just hubby, me and the two boys as the boys said they prefer Christmas day with just us.

[chickenanne]

7 this year. The "best" was cooking for 12 with no hob (just three camping gas stoves begged/borrowed from assorted neighbours) as our LPG gas pipes were leaking which we discovered Christmas eve (fortunately, oven was electric).

[Space Chick]

None this year, as away

 

The most I have catered for is 60, and I vowed NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

 

(However, this wasn't on Christmas day itself, the most I have done for Christmas day is 8.)

[majorbloodnock]

Just four here, too; My wife and me, and our two kids.

 

In years past, we've often thrown a Christmas Eve party which has invariably been successful because most people are relieved not to have to cook at that time. That's usually meant catering for about a dozen, but we're not hosting it this year so I get off scot-free.

[The Dogmother]

There will be 10 of us this Christmas Day - for those of you who have seen my house, the seating will be quite a miracle! Two large free range birds, all the trimmings and a variety of desserts...... Boxing Day off as we go to the outlaws for the day.

[docsquid]

Just the three of us this year (DH and MIL). Most I have cooked for is 17 on Boxing Day, but I sincerely hope that this year somebody else will be responsible for the family get-together!

 

I prefer it when it is a small, quiet dinner.

[Redwing]

just me and hubby - he is working on Christmas day so we will have a proper evening dinner with home grown chicken and veg for the first time

 

The big brown chicken running around our field has no idea of our plans

[lisa33]

My OH is cooking for 2 of us, but we've a turkey to feed 12!!!

[Griffin]

None We're off to my parents house as soon as the kids have opened their presents and the dogs have been walked. I get away with it on Boxing Day too because I'm going to work while Mr Griffin takes the kids to his brothers Because they'll eat lunch and dinner there I'll make sure I've got lots of yummy nibbles to chow down on at work. I'm quite looking forward to it.

[ClaireG]

I won't be doing the turkey etc but will be making a large trifle, the cranberry sauce and any other bits Mum delegates to me We're off to my parents There will be 8 of us.

[chelsea]

None - we are out to Christmas lunch at a local restaurant with the in-laws.

 

Christmas Day evening we go to my sister's house and have a good old knees up (karaoke, guitar hero, board games galore) with buffet.

 

Boxing Day just us two and then I will cook roast beef & trimmings in my pyjamas.

[Laura & CTB]

then I will cook roast beef & trimmings in my pyjamas.

 

Wouldn't foil be less messy?

[Redwing]

then I will cook roast beef & trimmings in my pyjamas.

 

Wouldn't foil be less messy?

 

[Cinnamon]

4,though not for want of trying.

My siblings all seem to prefer to be with each other for Christmas, so as usual we are on our own

[chickencam]

Just the 5 of us on Christmas Day, most we have done is 7, Then 7 on the Sunday and a family party on New Years Eve at BIL's which we will help out with and there will be 12 then.

[Gem_Seb]

Just 4 this year, me OH and his mum and sister, most i've done is 9 last year!

[Egluntyne]

5 at Egluntyne Towers.

[Seagazer]

We've got 20 for a sit down meal on Sunday after the annual ice skating get together for OH's side of the family. First time we've done it. Gulp We've done lots of buffets for parties but getting them all around the tables for this one will be fun - I hope.

 

Got the 5 of us, MIL and SIL and BIL for Christmas this year which is perfectly manageable especially as OH cooks the Christmas dinner

[Cinnamon]

4,though not for want of trying.

My siblings all seem to prefer to be with each other for Christmas, so as usual we are on our own

 

 

Should add that this suits me fine.

I just really want to be with Hubby & the girls - *raspberries* to the rest of 'em!

[chelsea]

then I will cook roast beef & trimmings in my pyjamas.

 

Wouldn't foil be less messy?

 

Lol!! that REALLY made me chuckle

 

My pyjamas are big enough for a christmas dinner though

[freddie]

Starters and puds for 8 this year, freind is doing the main!! a non safari lunch!

New yrs day, up to 50, as we do open house from midday to 7pm, and paople come and go, We only have a little house, so they cant stay too long, natural movement finds them outside.......

I do 2 soups, lots of different homemade breads, home made pizza,roast potatoes, lots of jackets, salsds, pate, cheese, cold meats, smoked trout, several puddings, garlic or herb bread, fruit, etc, just keep filling the table....

funny enough, no one drinks much on this day!!

We did paint the plumbers nails red one yr as he slumbered in the chair........ all bar one, which we couldn't get to!!

[Laura & CTB]

Just three of us = me CTB and one and only son - at least this year we've all agreed on what we will eat, usually its three different meals!