Christmas menu from local catering college:
Cream of potato and watercress soup
Smoked salmon terrine served with crayfish tails and tartare dressing
Paupiette of plaice and spinach duglere (which research assures me is a white fish sauce incorporating crushed tomatoes)
Cheese fritters served on peperonata
Roast turkey
Game pie
Char-grilled sirloin steak bearnaise
Parsnip, chestnut and cranberry strudel served with forest mushroom and red wine reduction
Roast and creamed potatoes
Brussels sprouts
Puree of carrots and swede
Christmas pudding with rum sauce
Pecan truffle stuffed pear served with vanilla ice-cream and maple syrup sauce
Old English sherry trifle with syllabub sauce
The strudel could run the risk of being sweet, and is deffo v carby. The pecan pear sounds good, though ...