Do you need Christmas menu ideas? The festive season can be a lot of fun, especially with all the tasty Christmas chocolates and epicurean foods that are available at this time of year but sometimes it can be hard advent up with an spirited menu that's not going to make you a slave to the kitchen on the big day.
First of all, you need to decide if you want a primary feast or a contemporary one. Of course, you can do a combination of both, if you know your house and guests will enjoy it. That way, there's something for everyone to enjoy, either it's roast turkey right from the oven or barbequed prawns and a festive salad.
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Cold ham is a tasty yet useful menu item. It's easy to get ready it the day before with a extra glaze, such as ginger, maple syrup or cranberry sauce. A glazed ham will right on have the wow factor and best of all, you won't have to do anything with it except serve it on Christmas Day.
A primary menu might look like this:
• Roast turkey with stuffing and gravy
• Glazed ham
• Goose fat or duck fat roast potatoes
• Roast pumpkin or parsnip
• Honey roast carrots
• Cranberry sauce
• Christmas pudding with ice-cream
A contemporary menu might look like this:
• Barbecued prawns
• Festive salad
• Glazed ham
• epicurean cheese
• Pavlova or tiramisu
Even if you're having a primary dinner, you may like to swap the pudding for something lighter, such as chocolate mousse, pavlova, or tiramisu. All these desserts are extra sufficient to enjoy on the big day.
Don't forget the nibblies! Think mince pies, spiced nuts, ginger cookies, Christmas cake and home-made truffles.
If you want to give your guests a wholesome option, then why not consider making a fresh fruit platter?
The only question with supplying your guests with tasty epicurean food before the festive lunch or supper is that they might inadvertently fill up beforehand and then won't be able to do justice to your beautiful meal.
One way to stop this happening is to limit the number of appetisers available until afterwards. Then you won't feel that your guests were too full to appreciate all your hard work in the kitchen!
If you're lucky, your guests may give you a wine gift. This can come in handy in case you run out of wine while you're spirited them! Sometimes it can be difficult to work out how much alcohol you'll need: some people may drink more than others, while some guests will limit themselves to one glass of wine.
It's a good idea to cater for people who don't drink alcohol - a non-alcoholic fruit punch may even tempt the drinkers!
If you give yourself plentifulness of time to plan the menu for your festive lunch or dinner, then you'll find that it won't be so stressful to cater for your friends and house on the big day.
Christmas Menu Ideas
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