The self sufficient Christmas Dinner

[British Red]

Well we went for a home grown Christmas Dinner (again)




Sadly it's a fail.

The chicken is one of last years cockerels

We grow our own spuds & the rendered duck fat helps to roast them

It was a great year for butternut squash & parsnips

We braised the red cabbage in our home made vinegar

We milled the flour in a watermill to make the Yorkshire pudding

Gravy Is easy when you make your own stock

Sage and Onion we grow lots of

The jelly is redcurrant because we don't grow cranberry

The wood for the stove we cut & split in 2001

Sadly the pepper is shop bought

Next year, I'm planning on fixing that

Producing a totally self sufficient meal that is spot on is harder than I thought it would be

Merry Christmas

 

[saxonaxe]

Mine was sort of self sufficient, well I bought it myself without any assistance.. from Asda....






The woods were warm in the winter sunlight and nearby one of my favourite Beech Trees is playing host to some young Ferns.

 

[British Red]

Nothing wrong with a bimble about. That'll be us tomorrow

 

[Tengu]

Thats grand. Nothing as good as DIY.

I made lots of mincemeat but Dad (Who is the only one who knows how the kitchen works) isnt making pies.

Most is for presents anyhow.

We got a half price Turkey breast...(But Dad prefers his packeted chicken breasts)

(a breast off of my weekly bird is too big for him; even though I have offered)

 

[Woody girl]

My Xmas Dinner was partially home grown.
Parsnips, carrots potatoes and purple sprouting. The rest was bought in, ( sprouts, swede, and onions) I didn't have any turkey or meat. Just a huge pile of roasted veg and home made g/f stuffing.
Left over veg and stuffing is going into the slow cooker for a nice xmassy veg stew.
Made a lovely raspberry and chocolate trifle yesterday. Don't like custard, so used chocolate angel delight instead.
Soaked the raspberries in raspberry vodka that I made earlier in the year for a bit of a kick.
Yummy!