About The Town’s Christmas Dinner Tips

In the modern age, people are always sending you pictures of their roast dinners and half the time you don’t think they look as good as yours! If your self-conscious about your Christmas Dinner game, or have guests you want to impress, About the Town have the perfect things to spice up your table- and put everyone else’s grey turkey and dry roasties to shame!

• We can all agree the sprouts aren’t the star of Christmas dinner- try mixing boiled chestnuts, chorizo or bacon lardons in with them, to give them more flavour, and make them look more exciting!
• Instead of boiling your carrots, try roasting them. Drizzling root veg with olive oil, cider vinegar and giving them some seasoning before roasting makes them sweeter and tenderer than simple steaming does.
• Christmas Puddings are all well and good, but make after dinner exciting with big crowd pleasers! Yule Logs or Meringues give new and exciting flavours to a table, or even try putting together a charcuterie board if you want your guests to feel fancy! The beautiful yule logs, unique meringues, and delicious tarts from Bake Away will guarantee to excite the senses and add something special to any dinner table this Christmas; we won’t tell a soul!
• Give your guests choice! Not everyone likes Turkey, so why not add another option to the menu? West Lancs Butchers Christmas Hampers have the perfect  package, not only to they include Turkey, but also Gammon too!