Main Course

Lidl Braemoor Turkey Breast Joint, £4.29 In a foil container and needing just two hours in the oven, it cooked beautifully with a lovely, crisp skin. It carved well and tasted great. Lidl Deluxe Roast Potatoes with Goose Fat, £1.69 Not quite as crispy as I’d hoped, but OK for budget roasties. Make them better by roughing up in the colander before putting in the oven. Tesco Finest Goose Fat Roast Potatoes, £2 Fluffy inside and crispy outside. I put some rosemary in with them, which gave a nice festive taste. Tesco Easy Carve Butter Basted Turkey Breast Joint, £5 Cooks in two hours, with a piece of skin on top which was lovely and crispy. And I added the juices to my gravy. M&S Brussels Sprouts, £2 Came in great steam bags for the microwave and the black pepper butter melted and glazed the gorgeous green sprouts. They looked great but just too soft for me. Waitrose Frozen Roast Potatoes In Goose Fat, £2.50 Crispy and fluffy. I don’t think anyone could tell the difference between these and non-frozen. M&S Butter Basted Turkey Breast Joint, £20 Comes with a wee piece of rosemary tucked in the top which definitely added to the flavour. Cooked well and tasted amazing. Iceland Luxury Christmas Jewels, £1.75 Beetroot added a lovely colour and brightened up a plate of boring old sprouts, but sadly didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped. Asda Ready To Roast Parsnips, £1.15 These were par roasted already so needed just half an hour in the oven. Great as they were, but a quick glaze of honey and some salt and pepper made such a difference.