| Christmas is a time for spending some quality | | | | potatoes. The perfect roast potato can be tough |
| time with our families and when you have a large | | | | to achieve but many people have followed the |
| family gathering then you can guarantee that a lot | | | | trend set by numerous celebrity chefs of cooking |
| of food will be eaten. Even if you don't have a | | | | them in goose fat. Goose fat is a scarce |
| large family group around for Christmas dinner | | | | commodity around this time of year so it's a |
| itself there's a good chance that you'll be having | | | | good idea to stock up now if you want to get |
| family gatherings and parties all through the | | | | the ultimate roast potatoes. |
| festive period and need some festive food to eat | | | | Christmas is also associated with Christmas |
| at some point. | | | | pudding for obvious reasons, many people choose |
| The obvious food items we have at the dinner | | | | to buy pre-made puddings from a supermarket |
| table over Christmas are the roast turkey, | | | | but some families may opt for a homemade |
| depending on the size of your family will | | | | Christmas pudding complete with brandy cream |
| determine how big your turkey needs to be. | | | | or choosing to indulge in the tradition of pouring |
| Turkeys are measured in kilograms usually and | | | | brandy on and lighting it for a fun centrepiece to |
| can be bought as whole or just turkey breast. It | | | | the table, just be careful to not spill the burning |
| is probably better to get a bigger turkey than | | | | brandy! |
| needed rather than a smaller one as you can | | | | There are many other foods for after dinner or |
| always have turkey sandwiches the day after | | | | even just as snacks when friends and families |
| and there's always one person who wants | | | | come round such as cakes and savoury snack |
| seconds. | | | | and dips. One popular finale to family meals is a |
| Some households choose to make more than | | | | cheese board with a range of different cheeses, |
| just turkey and have a second or even a third | | | | giving your guests a chance to have some of |
| meat at the dinner table. A joint of ham or beef | | | | their favourites but also try out new varieties. |
| can be cooked alongside the turkey for those | | | | Coffee is a regular drink families have around the |
| who maybe aren't too keen on the dry turkey | | | | dinner table, perfect for a relaxing drink after the |
| meat. | | | | dinner has been eaten and the children have gone |
| Another food item that gets associated with | | | | back to playing with their toys. |
| Christmas is what goes with the turkey, roast | | | | |