In the end I cooked Indian potato pancakes with cheese and spices for starters, a nut roast with roast potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, carrots and brussel sprouts for main and christmas pudding (Tesco's Finest no less - which I ate out of a dog bowl) with double cream for dessert.

I was quite pleased with how it went in the end, the cooking was enjoyable and quite stress-free - I'm glad I've got back into it again - I've always enjoyed it.

It was a bit of a shame about the white wine we had, it was quite bitter and wasn't that nice but you can't everything I suppose.

I'd like to thank you all for your wonderful suggestions. I hope you had a great Christmas too and have a happy (and very furry) New Year *hugs*