Our Christmas meal is usually like this:
Cocktails - It's a bit of a tradition in my family to be woken up with a bacon sandwich and a cocktail! Usually a margarita for me.
Smoked Salmon, Caviar and Pate.
Cocktails,
Roast Goose (having that again this year, sometimes have a good bit of beef, rarely have turkey) with Roast Spuds, Brocolli, Peas, Carrots (raw for me!), lots of gravy, sprouts, parsnips with decent wine.
Cocktails.
Christmas Pudding, Trifle and Yule Log.
Whisky.
Cheeses with port.
Then it's just sit at the table and be merry with family.
I help with the prep, but my father is a far better cook than I am (easily the best amateur cook that I know) so let him get on with the actual cooking. I'm in charge of making sure that his, mine and others glasses are always kept full!
Hats are kept on for the entirety of the meal, and usually long after that!
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