Emergency last minute Christmas ideas (broken thumb needing surgery).

I’m doing some mango chicken lettuce cups for starters. I’m going to buy the roast chook on Christmas eve and marinate the stripped meat in Vietnamese dressing the night before. I’ve tried the turducken from aldi a couple years ago. It was pretty good but fell apart when sliced.

I agree with above comments to delegate as much as possible! Good Luck and happy Christmas.

Not sure if this is up your alley but a barbecue is always good if the weather’s pleasant. Everything tastes great barbecued.

Maybe things that don’t require too much cooking, or are pre-cooked? I am doing minimal cooking and will just be doing prawns, ham, barbecue chooks from the supermarket, pre-mixed salads, and desserts. Too hot in Queensland to be using an oven so I’m pretty much getting things that don’t need any cooking or effort!

I hope your thumb heals quickly, Lucy. It might be time to delegate. Do you have many people to cook for? Might be time to delegate cooking to others. Though, Anne’s grazing table with dishes that don’t need cooking sounds like a great idea.

Oh Lucy, you poor thing. I hope it isn’t too painful. Anne’s suggestion sounds great. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and get fixed up without too much hassle or pain very soon.

I’m doing a grazing table instead of cooking…. cheeses, dips, crackers, fruit, roast pork (pre cooked from the local chook shop), sliced and shaved meats, cheesecakes (individual from a local store), prawns….

All finger foods, all don’t need to be cooked.

You could always roast something? Easier than any other thing as you just pop it in the oven. IF you have someone to help wash it & maybe season if you aren’t able to do it. Apart from that all I can think of is something already precooked like chicken & maybe salad?