Quote from: Stephen Lindsay on December 21, 2014, 10:05 PM
Anyway to return your question - have you gone as far as ditching traditional food for something more BIR?

Like Bob, I increasingly spend Xmas alone. If I make any effort to do anything special or different, I tend to prepare a meal of turkey and all the trimmings, partly to keep my skill level up, for if I ever prepare similar food for a group. It's as good a day as any, if I'm ever to make a roast. Some years, I eat almost nothing. 25 Dec could be 25th of any month, really. I could spend Xmas with relatives but they never have turkey, which after all the mentions and plugs in the media, seems a pity. If I had people round here, I can't see me serving anything else, but a traditional Xmas lunch.

Good friends who are sheep farmers and run a butchery have ordered a full-on curry for their Christmas lunch.  They don't want to be faffing around preparing a meal on their one day off.  So it's not unknown here.... but how about a curry for your wedding? We have catered several wedding receptions, and while I'm grateful for the business etc. etc., I really don't get that.

Turkey and trimmings for me, but I don't care as Im not cooking this year.
If I had a choice it would definitely be an Indian feast though 

Just pottering around in the kitchen doing a little prep for tomorrow's fish and quails.  Going to take it easy today. Think I'll have a balti later on.

Rob