Our Christmas food treats are stretched over multiple days throughout the twelve days of Christmas (we also go on a lot of strenuous walks along the coasts or on Dartmoor to build good appetites during the Christmas holidays).

Anyway, Christmas Day (and normally Boxing Day and the day after, due to the sheer quantities involved), is roast turkey covered in bacon, with sausages in bacon rolls on the side, and sausage meat stuffed in the turkey, along with sage and onion stuffing. Then there are roast potatoes (cooked in goose fat for extra crispiness), roast parsnips, roast carrots, bread sauce, cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts (not everyone loves these, but I do, provided they are cooked al dente), gravy, and sometimes peas (if one wants a second green vegetable). I like to open a good Pinot Noir wine to go with it. I should add that on Boxing Day, we also cook a roast gammon joint to go alongside the turkey.

My wife is a culinary sorcerer, and my own cooking is pretty damn good these days too (though I do need a thorough plan and complete isolation in the kitchen for total focus - God help anyone who interrupts me when I'm cooking).

Anyway, Christmas pudding with brandy butter and clotted cream follow the main course (followed by a glass of single malt whisky - my tradition). Or you might like a slice of Christmas cake, or a mince pie (sweet, not savoury - you can google all these yourself if you want to know more about why UK Christmas food is frankly the best in the world). We also have a chocolate log on the go, as well as a fairly endless supply of nuts, chocolates, and various other treats (including something called "tablet" from Scotland, always sent by my aunt and home made).

With left over turkey, we also make various other dishes, including spicy curry and soup. I make a soup from the gammon as well.

OK, now I'm starting to drool, writing this... :)