Christmas Dinner

[Rocco]

Thanks Chrizzy.

Like I said, I'm always surprised that some bright spark hasn't started a moderately priced British style cafe/diner, let alone a place you can get your supplies at a reasonable price. It sucks like hell to pay $5 for a bottle of salad cream.

I'd also like to know where do people get their roast meats from? I can't find anywhere that does a nice leg or shoulder of lamb. All the lamb here is like rolled processed looking meat...tastes nothing like Lamb.

Please someone come over and start a British cafe!!! Us permanent residents are dying for a taste of home again [clap][clap][clap]

[abbeyvillas]

I will be cooking a traditional 'British' Christmas Dinner in our villa for the first time this year so am extremely grateful for all the useful tips from this forum.
I think I will bring the Paxo with me and will settle for Walmart/ Publix or Aunt Bessie's ready made yorkshire puds. As a Yorkshire lass I can't spoil the meal with flat or stodgie yorkshire puds!
Thanks for the tips,
Jeanette[xmas1]

[andreah]

Last year I cooked roast turkey breast (a frozen butterball) and roast rib of beef from the fresh meat counter. Both from Publix and they were excellent - I haven't ever had better in the UK. The beef was so tender that the huge joint was in the fridge and everyone kept stealing slices because it was so gorgeous!!

The meal was a real treat, it had poured with rain all day, so we spent all day in the pool and spa - which was lovely and warm and we drank champagne. Maybe the champagne is what made the meal taste so good......

[CCollins]

we can't decide whether to go out for dinner on christmas day or stay in the villa and cook.

Can you take things like gravy/stuffing out there? hopefully its not banned?

I quite like the idea of lunch by the pool with some champagne.....[clap]

[Ray&Sarah]

We bought paxo stuffing in the ethnic section at Walmart Caroline.[msnsmile2]

[esprit]

You can bring gravy powder out, as some of my owners would testify, go for the vegetable one for safety Mince pies are a problem, as someone else will testify