Cooking thoughts

[sombrefan]

What's a good dinner to serve four (plus the little man) on New Year's Day. Goose, lamb, ham, game bird?

Comments

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

Ham for me.... but then again I'm Italian so ham is wonderful here.

[kuzibah.livejournal.com]

Ham or lamb would require less work than poultry. Also, pork or ham is considered lucky, because a pig's feet point forward, and poultry is considered unlucky because their feet point backwards when they scratch or fly.

If you make ham, serve it with a pineapple dish, as the pineapple is a symbol of prosperity and hospitality, and a dish made of cabbage (or something from the cabbage family, like brussel sprouts) because the leaves resemble a roll of money, and will bring money into the house.

My mother and her sister have a million superstitions, and even though I'm not superstitious, they do give you something to talk about at dinner.

[rleyser.livejournal.com]

Thanks Kuzibah. I think I'm just going to do my leg of lamb and roast veg. It never goes wrong, so it's a good thing to feed the inlaws! (although they might be beginning to think I can't cook anything else!)

[lonelybrit]

Purely because it's my favourite I'd vote for the ham :)

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

Surely you should be having steak pie?!

[zenkitty-714.livejournal.com]

Yes!

Oh, wait. Was I supposed to choose one?