Christmas dinner with the folks

A very traditional christmas dinner this year as we opted for turkey over the goose we've had in recent years. Should admit now that goose is my all time favourite roasted bird but the turkey was fantastic this year, really moist breast and the stuffing filled legs topped it over. All the mandatory accompaniments were there with goose fat roasted potatoes, brussels sprouts with chestnuts, cranberry sauce, carrots and breaded fried parsnips. Was really excellent as usual when cooked by my dad, such a shame my brother was stuck in Copenhagen after his flight cancelled and we couldn't experience his starter this year.

We stayed traditional with the pudding also and had christmas pudding with brandy butter, definitely my mums best ever and probably beat the one we had last weekend. We finished with a selection of cheese and biscuits with the Yorkshire blue getting demolished very quickly indeed.