Just wondering, if you normally have a roast on Sunday when do you prefer it, daytime or evening? Nearly always if I'm doing a roast I do it for the evening, otherwise it seems to take up too much of the day. But I was just thinking it would be really nice once in a while to have a Sunday dinner lunch time (like in the daytime if that makes sense). Which opens another consideration do you call a day time meal lunch or dinner? And is a Sunday roast dinner a dinner whatever the time!?
There's a North/ South divide thing going on here! Oop North dinner is always in the middle of the day not in the evening and tea is what we have around 5 or 6 in the afternoon/evening. I prefer to eat my bigger meal in the middle of the day and then I don't get indigestion when I go to bed! So Sunday roast for me is around 1pm and tea( a lighter meal is late afternoon). I still do this although I've moved darn South !!!
I am always so stuffed after my sunday breakfast, it has to be early evening for dinner. Mind you is not had at sunrise, I have to do a few jobs to earn it. Some call it brunch but that is such a horrible word I prefer late brekkie.
I was born in Cornwall and in my family dinner was midday and tea was late afternoon. On Saturdays and Sundays tea sometimes included pasty. A treat was swede and pork cooked with some cream. Plenty of white pepper. Follwed by clotted cream, jam and scones. Supper was usually about 9pm and would be cheese and pickles or chutney and a cup of tea. Mums sisters were farmers and they separated their cream. I was usually rewarded with some cream if i gave uncle an hour off the separator. It took some turning.
Strangely we had lightish breakfasts.
I can't abide not eating my main meal at a table. Sitting in front of a telly is just not on.
My wife used to work every fourth Sunday afternoon. So we had a brunch about 11 and then she went to work and I went to the allotment. Oh those were the days when you could rely on no rain.
Regards Bill.
I don't really mind when I eat a roast ... because it's such a treat!
But ... I always think of them being around 3pm - coz you have to start it too early for a proper lazy Sunday if you're going to have it at proper lunchtime. Then you can stuff yourself ... do something nice afterwards and then have a nice supper late on.
:coffee2: yes .
We tend to eat a roast in the evening. Apart from anything else, a nice roast dinner, whether meat or poultry, demands a glass or two of wine, and after that any hope of doing anything productive disappears.
Sometime this week, we'll be eating one of our recently culled cockerels. That will be a meal to to be treated with respect!
....oops sorry .accidentaly hit to post button before I finished my sentance . Yes , I agree with Squeezyjohn . I like to have the Sunday roast , crumble ,n,custard or trifle for afters , with all the family together round the table at between noon and 1.30 pm ..then all go out for the family Sunday walk in the park , woods , countryside or beach...then either have sumptuous picnic....lashings of ginger beer or come home to sumptuous Sunday High Tea ....sandwiches , sausage rolls , crisps , home made cake ...and a nice cupatea .
Always an evening thing for us - normally about 8:30. I don't like being full all day and as above I do like a glass or three of wine with my roast!
Yesterday was the first roast I have done since Christmas day, often out all day on Sundays if not at work.
Always eat main meal at tea time as like Jayb it seems to waste too much of the day to eat at lunch time. Maybe one day I will feel able to chill out and do that!
I tried to make Yorkshire puds yesterday- having had so much advice and read so many recipes- tasted ok but still looked like flying saucers, I am a Yorkshire lass- it should be in my genes :BangHead:
Woodypecks-you have it well sorted!!
BN 8;30!! nearly bed time :happy7:
We always eat late - 9 pm is not unusual - don't know why but I am just not ready to eat at a "normal" time
Evening for us too as we have dance practice on Sunday pm during the season or else are out walking the dogs and/or gardening the rest of the day. We eat any time between 7pm and 8:30pm depending on what I'm roasting as we don't get back from dancing till about 6:30. A slab of belly pork can go in for a long, slow roast while we're out but a spatchcocked chicken or guinea fowl can be cooked in just 40 minutes when we get back. Ditto boned and butterflied leg of lamb which we like pink.
Ours is in the evening, mainly because kids and visitors tend to arrive for the evening meal.
As far as Yorkshire puds go, I follow the Delia recipe on the BBC website and bake them in a muffin tray. Sure to succeed. YPs are definitely NOT in my genes :toothy10: Last time my son, who should know better, sounded surprised that I had made them. Just because he gets his from the freezer section ....... Should have said, well as long as we are both getting them from 'Auntie', but didn't think of that in time :tongue3:
Easiest of all is getting a brisket or a pork shoulder, adding wine or balsamic, a few herbs and spices and a handful of shallots and off into the slow cooker. Yum! And leaves the rest of the day free, until its time to start spuds and steam a few veggies. And plenty left over for other quick meals. When I can be bothered I brown the meat all over before it goes in the slow cooker, just slightly nicer that way but not essential.
Love Yorkshire puds, you're both making me drool :happy7:
Must admit I think they are easy to make, though I rarely do them any more. Probably jinxed myself now!
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As we are in France, lunch is mostly the main meal of the day especially on Sunday. i have to time it right though, as Sunday morning is allotment time providing the weather is OK ! if I roast a chook I have to get it ready so the kids can just turn the oven on at a specific time. otherwise I make something that you make beforehand...