So glad you all enjoyed this recent vid. I'm helping Gaz go through some of the comments (1 day off means there's LOTS 😊) I have noticed some religion based comments that have caused some upset and being a food channel is not relevant in this forum. If you have a message to preach, please stick to the corrects channels/forums. All inflammatory comments will be removed as and when we come accross them 🥴. Thank you 👍
Well good lady you certainly are a good lady as I wouldn’t have been so polite as you why can’t people just behave, Gareth is not preaching he is just trying food according to the value for money which is very relevant in today’s climate, as I said in my comment that meal is a great saving for people especially on their own and there will be plenty on their own, we usually go out for Christmas dinner and it costs £90 for the two of us for three courses, but since covid the hotel where we went is not doing Christmas dinner and we are not travelling out of town to somewhere dearer, so it will be off to M&S for me thanks again Gareth 💕
Don't understand these people. They seem to exist to criticize and bring people down. Carry on with what you do. There are many people out there who really love what you do. Cheers Gareth and Mrs Gareth
Don't know why, this reminded me of when we moved into our flat in 1992. We had a lovely elderly lady next door (Jane). It was three years later that we realised that she'd always spend Xmas day on her own at home. She had no children and her husband died several years earlier. So from 1996 and until she died in 2005 we used to invite her in and have lunch or dinner (and a few occasions breakfast because we weren't going to be home). We're a Muslim family and didn't celebrate Xmas. We'd always have to persuade her to come too, because she thought she was being a burden. But we had great times. Jane taught my mum how to make Xmas pudding (halal version) over the years and mum showed her how to make "Xmas" samosas.
I love Christmas on my own. It's heaven. When I was married I had to spend Christmas in places where I didn't want to be, with people I didn't want to be with, doing things I didn't want to do! Now I do what I want. I cook enough Christmas dinner to last three days, get up when I want, have a beer when I like and watch what I want on TV. I keep getting invited by friends and family to spend Christmas with them, saying that no one should spend Christmas on their own. This isn't an act of generosity, it's a threat!! lol. Thankfully I'm able to put them off and spend a delightful Christmas Day and Boxing Day on my own, doing exactly whatever I want 😁😁 I do however feel for those people who are on their own and don't want to be. This is very sad and as for those people who are homeless and on their own, well, this is tragic. Really awful.
I live on my own since my mother died and i love it, my two sons are visiting in january and we will have some nice food. But after looking after someone with dementia for 8 years its nice to have some me time. So please dont worry i will be happy enough with a bit of chicken. Hope you enjoy your christmas and continue making these great videos,,,
*Every Christmas, growing up, was the worst day of the year.* We had a mother who screamed at everyone because nothing was ever good enough. We would live in hope, dream, that she'd magically be different...and when next Christmas came, it would be worse than the last year. No one could take it and eventually she ended up alone. She is manic and can only be calm by herself. Meanwhile, I made it my life-long mission to create harmony, peace, and laughter at meals. I collect table settings, make an effort to decorate the table, etc. But the psychological and emotional pain is always there, returning once a year.
Gareth, please don’t assume all people who are on their own at Christmas are lonely or unhappy, I never am and I know a few others who feel the same as me. It’s a vastly overrated one day of the year.
Agreed but if someone wasnt bothered about Christmas why would they be buying a Christmas dinner? I think it's just what meals for one represent and the Christmas meal for one just takes it to the next level of sadness. But I do get what you mean. My parents have these because it's easy. Neither of them want to be cooking all morning when they could just be out walking the dog.
@@Matt19matt19 tradition, or just memories, could be one reason. Spending childhood years surrounded by family for the usual slap up Christmas dinner are memories, not necessarily religious ones, for many. As the years pass the family circle can diminish for some in the same way it grows for others. When I was young there could have been a dozen people sat around the table. As time passed that became 10 then 2 then finally 1. Just because there is only me left it doesn’t mean I can’t sit down to a Christmas meal, pull a cracker by myself and remember my family. 🙂
Bless you, you made me cry. You are a genuinely kind hearted man. I lost my Mum to covid on the 8th January last year. I always spent Christmas with her and I will be alone this year. It's ok, I'm used to my own company. Actually it is people like you who make it ok, your words in this video are enough. Thank you
Lost my mum to old age last November, funeral not until the January this year. 😔 Did the “big” Christmas last year; decorations, tree, lights, carols playing etc, like “the good old days”, for the first time in years since we didn’t usually bother, apart from a box of crackers, as we were together all the time. Took the lot down just after Christmas. One “last hoorah” as it were, but there was no real feeling to it, it was just for show. Won’t bother with the pretence this year. Not unhappy nor lonely just really not a big deal to me. 🙂
It is warming to hear there are people like you with a kind and caring heart in these insane days where our 'leaders' are dragging us down into the stagnant slime with them.
Maybe if people stop saying being alone at Christmas is 'sad' people won't feel that way. Many people find being around 'family' at Christmas and New Year a complete nightmare.
I read meters for a few years, before becoming an engineer. It was hard to believe how our pensioners are living in a first world country. I always took the time to have a conversation with anybody, and even doing little jobs for them - the amount of televisions I've tuned in, you wouldn't believe. I was always 'the nice lad with the pink beard.'
Just to give you a flip side, this type of meal has really helped me, my husband has just had osphageal cancer and so is food limited, I have been buying alot of these meals for one from M&S which he can eat, not everyone is alone, I'm glad these meals are available, and not everyone loves the Christmas expense and hype. Xx
Don't be sad, lots of people either don't celebrate Xmas and some people actually like to send Xmas alone. My grandmother always did. She had an 'open house' on the 24th where she would put out snacks and drinks and have numerous visitors, but she really enjoyed being on her own Xmas day.
Don't be sad about it Gareth, Ive had various versions of these over the years About 9 years ago, when my parents got too old to cook a proper Christmas dinner, we bought 3 of those meals, (Tesco versions) it was an easy way to have a Christmas dinner without too much effort! The last few years I've had Christmas on my own, quite happily, I sometimes buy one of these & add a few extra bits & bobs, oh & don't forget the cranberry sauce!
What a kind and thoughtful message Gareth it was really touching to hear you say to look in on your elderly neighbour etc ❤ I’m a carer and lots of my people live alone. And have no family. It would mean such a lot to let them know that you are thinking about them. ❤
I love spending Christmas by myself. No being forced to eat too much, not having to watch old or noisy film, and being able to do what you want when you want. My family always invite me over for the festive season, but I love spending it at home with my cat. (PS For the past four years I have enjoyed a wonderful home cooked dinner with my dear neighbours.)
You're so right. I spent last Christmas on my own last year and I actually wanted it that way. I had recently lost my dad and just wanted my time alone, but I still cooked a small turkey in a foil tray and other things that were quick to cook.. I quite enjoyed it to be honest.
@@davmar5648 When I lived in the UK I would sometimes just get a Turkey leg or stuffed turkey thigh from Asda, that was perfect for one and usually loads left over, never really liked the breast meat, too dry for me.
@@stephenwood8453 Time heals mate but it takes a long time. I don't want to ciick on any of these emoticons in case it gives the wrong impression. Some folk like to surround themselves with family and friends, personally I prefer to go it alone. Don't feel lonely or left out, there are plenty of us will probably be chatting and stuff online this xmas, maybe even on this channel. All the best
I'll be alone for Christmas, doesn't bother me in the slightest, I don't have to buy anyone a present, I can eat what I want, when I want. And best of all, peace and quiet!! 🎄
I had a few Christmas days on my own and it didn’t bother me at all, got a few nibbles in, settled down and watched t.v and throughly enjoyed it. Also that dinner dosent automatically say to me that whoever is buying it is sitting having Christmas Day on their own. Yeah need to say I enjoyed my Christmas days with no hassle or pressure
Glad you reviewed this Gareth. I’ve had the M&S Christmas dinner quite a few times. And yes I live alone. To be fair, I’m so glad M&S do it. Otherwise even a small turkey is far too much for even 2 people. It’s also good value too and pretty decent quality. So thanks again for the review.
Hi Gareth - M&S sell that gravy in tubs - ‘luxury turkey gravy’ it’s called - you just microwave it - my wife and I buy 2 tubs every year, and freeze one to have turkey at Easter too - it is lovely..!
You can get it in a tin here in the uk...well...you could twenty years back...from I think we're the producers of Bounce Dog Food...yep Christmas dinner for dogs...in a tin!😂
I totally agree Gareth I lost my mum to cancer 3 days after Christmas so this Christmas is going to be the first one without my mum being around so I've decided to have my dad stay with me over Christmas as I can't bear the thought of him being on his own my heart goes out to people who are alone over Christmas so definitely give anyone who's on their own a call or even a visit hope your good lady wife and children are all ok and you are all good cracking video as usual and keep up the good work from joff
i have had a single M&S Christmas dinner all alone but it was a treat for me would never have spent so much on a meal but it was a treat - lonely but lovely and i felt special eating it - had the choice to be with friends but would rather be alone than lonely in a crowd. don't make it sad - but always offer if you know someone who is facing a single Christmas x bless you for bringing this up and making people aware
You sound so much like my mother Karen!! (Good thing). I hope you have a lovely Xmas this year however you decide to spend It.. as long as your happy inside and content, that’s all that matters 😊 x
I'm glad you're doing more with the air fryer. It works out so much cheaper than turning on a conventional oven. It also gives more of an appetizing finish than a microwave. Personally, if the original tray won't fit in my AF, I usually find something that does - a six or eight inch sandwich tin works for me 😎
Gareth, you're a man with a big heart! I, too, get that sad feeling when I see Christmas servings for one. I feel that when I see someone eating on their own in restaurants too. But I'm sure many are fine with their circumstances. At least there isn't the booze-fuelled inevitable family arguments to contend with! Love your turkey impression, and chuckle! Dinner looked good too!
Followed you from the start and liked you but I like you even more after seeing how genuinely caring you were about people alone for Christmas (and any other time of year really). That looked like an okay Christmas dinner for 6 quid. Good review as always. x
My mother was a district nurse/midwife. My dad was himself. Ex army, WW2. Mum never talked about her patients. It was the rule. However, she did mention occasionally about the person, not the patient. I had many Christmas’ with invited guests. Many of them, my mother’s patients. Good video, again!!
Nice one, thought it was a bit pricey but when you dished up and did the taste test I don’t suppose it’s too bad. Don’t feel too bad about ALL folks that are alone, some of em want to be, my friend lives on her own and says she gets dragged along to different family members houses each year, they won’t take no for an answer, she says she’d rather stay at home on her own + for the rest of the year she’s on her own so why does everyone insist you can’t be alone at Christmas, my mum is the same so we just make her dinner and take it round, She’s 88 and doesn’t want the mither, we do stay for a little bit though so it’s not the same as being totally alone. If I’m honest if I end up “on my own” in years down the line I’ll probably be the same, I don’t mind my own company at all - sometimes I crave time alone and always appreciate when I’m afforded some. Fabulous review, thanks x
When I was nursing I worked shifts over Christmas for many years. This would have been ideal for me! Especially if I was on my own. Very thoughtful of you though Gaz to think of people alone at Christmas who may be feeling lonely. I always thought it was sad when elderly patients were in hospital over Christmas when we made every effort to get them home for a few hours on Christmas day but their family said no. 💔💔💔
Hi Gareth. I usually buy these. Last Christmas they were £5.00, gone up this year by a £1 I must say the M&S Christmas Dinner is the business. As I have previously said, no one does Food like M&S It's a 10+ from me 👍🏻👍🏻😁
Hi Gareth, I totally get the sadness about a Christmas dinner for one, but also these meals might be handy for people who are working Christmas day for example and may not be able to attend dinner with the family etc. There's always a purpose for these meals. But yes very sad to think of people who will be spending Christmas alone and not out of choice. Not to be the voice of doom but for some Christmas can truly be the very loneliest time. And with that said I'm off for a beer 🍺 have a good weekend Gareth 😊
Lovely comment, well put. Also for some who are painfully introverted, Christmas can be a nightmare. I am an introvert and it isn't easy having all the hype but I like a turkey roast.
@@lynnpurfield9430 absolutely Lynn that's a great point you make too. People who have the choice to spend time with family are very lucky but also not everyone wants to ! For some they dread the whole family Xmas get-together lol and would rather stay home 😊
@@ianmitchell4742 absolutely Ian ! The forced fun and having to be happy just because the calendar says it's 25th December can be overwhelming for some. I also like to be a home bod at Christmas too.
Thank you for highlighting those that will be spending Christmas on their own, I will be one of those and my 3rd Christmas on my own, keep up the good work brother, another top notch video
About a month ago in Lidl their chicken roast dinners were £1.78 - so you could buy three of those instead and have a feast! Personally though i do live alone and i'm not visiting family this year so i'll be attending a free christmas dinner at the local methodist church. They've been doing it for several years now and it's pretty well organised and they have a couple of good chefs directing everything. The local supermarkets donate all the food and the dinner caters for up to about 80 people with enough left over for many to take home an extra meal in a doggy bag. - Also at the moment i'm talking to the woman who runs the local community center about organising a probably fortnightly Sunday roast for perhaps 15 or so lonely souls around town. - We've also been organising winter 'warm banks' between the library, community center and local churches to cover every weekday so people can come in, keep warm, chat, and get a free coffee, soup and roll or bacon sandwich.
Agreed. Let's all put something in the food bank container this week. I believe all the supermarkets have one just beyond the checkouts. Even a tin of baked beans is welcome.
Thankyou soo much for this review, I have always cooked and provided a Xmas meal for myself my husband and my next door neighbour ( now sadly passed at the ripe old age of 93) but seeing this review and both me and him indoors being pensioners and on our own on Xmas day, we’re going to have an M and S Turkey roast meal for one, each, hardly any washing up,just the right amount to eat with out that awful “ stuffed” feeling after we’ve crammed far too much down our gullets lol and no left over Turkey that we’d feel obliged to eat because we hate wasting food in our house. I’m really looking forward to a hassle free Xmas morning, once again I Thankyou 😉👍🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🎄
I spend my year running around looking after elderly neighbours and friends with varying disabilities. I also now work for Aldi Gaz, Christmas is my day off!! Great video once again
The ready meal roast dinners come in handy if it’s only 2people together saves on meal prep and faff but also come in handy as back up if the main roast dinner gets burnt or spoils before cooking, they are also good for if unexpected guest turn up but they are good meals for everyone single or familys
Wonderful sentiments Gareth, as we get older we do appreciate that Christmas is a difficult time for some. As for the meal, even for a couple £12 is not horrendous for Christmas dinner.
Hi Gareth. Thanks for the great video. That does look like a nice meal. More importantly, you have given me some food for thought. I am ex-military and have some ex-military mates who, like me, were medically discharged from service. All of us suffer from depression and two of my mates are alone. I need to get off my backside and call them and say g'day. Thanks again.
Gareth, don't get too sad, my partner and I often have these "meals for one" at Christmas as we are often in our motorhome at Christmas and they are very convenient if you just have a microwave. Also, not everyone enjoys cooking!
Gaz, I’m alone this Christmas for the first time, I have refractory coeliac disease so I can’t even get a ready meal, but I’ll have a pint and some turkey and roasties and watch the tele but I’m happy 👍🏻👍🏻
I spend Christmas with 12 plus people and for the last 5 years I've cooked the meal....respect the message but sometimes i do get jealous of those who get peace and quiet 🤣......there is a difference between eating alone and being lonely ...
I used to live alone (quite a long time ago now) and i used to dread the weekends because i knew that i when i went home on a Friday night apart from ringing my mum i would not speak to anyone again until Monday morning! In my family Sunday was always a big day and the centre would be the sunday roast! So i used to cook one only for me and then freeze most of it and have it another week! These days my other half is vegetarian and for years we used to do a sunday veggie roast, we stopped doing this probably 10 years ago because we got fed up with lentil loaf. We now have a Sunday curry or con carne eventually we will get fed up of that and move on to something else! But anyway i do buy the lidl roasts for one occasionally for myself and my mum does the same. But when i'm down my mums for Christmas we do the big roast thing ( there is only the 2 of us) and then i cut up the "leftover" meat and freeze it into mum size portions so that she can have a roast if ever she is on her own on a sunday. And if she wants turkey she can have turkey or if she fancies beef she can have beef or pork (depending what roast we did for boxing day).
I'm quite happy on my own at Christmas. I wouldn't mind this expensive ready meal but will have all day to make a Crimbo dinner from scratch . Plenty of entertainment on TV and streams after saying hello to folks online. What would be sad would be if I couldn't afford it - and there will be some families who are together but who now can't afford to feed the electric or gas meter needed to cook in the oven for hours.
Some of us who live alone do prefer solitude and I've spent the last 13 Christmases eating my Christmas dinner alone and I will be doing the same this year. I want no-one's pity as it is a choice I make. However, I would not waste my money on a meal like this. I enjoy cooking and I do make the effort to prepare myself a proper Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings. (No turkey as I cannot stand it - I much prefer a nice large, moist chicken that will give me a good 3 meals.) Not everyone who lives alone is actually lonely. Solitude can be a blessing to those who appreciate it.
Potentially there are lots of couples that would get one each to save the effort of buying and cooking all those ingredients saves prep and cooking time saving fuel to sadly help them heat their homes, god bless ya 😘👍
Spot on Gareth 👍🏻M&S £6 , not too bad for price . If you are alone you may as well have a half decent dinner ? I agree , it’s sad , I could be back in hospital this year 😢 I won’t be alone , but I won’t be with family , till they visit 😮
These meals for one might also give individuals the chance to have exactly what they want for Christmas, even if they are at a large gathering, without the host having to cook lots of separate things. You might be the only one who likes turkey or the only one who eats meat for example.
Sainsbury’s used to (and maybe still do) a roast beef Sunday dinner version very similar to this M&S one. It was only about 3 or 4 quid and when I lived on my own I used to enjoy it on a Sunday. When you live on your own you can’t be bothered with the faff of cooking a roast for yourself. That M&S meal looks decent in all fairness.
;Gives everyone in chat a hug and a back rub; As someone who lost their grand dad to terminal pancreatic cancer this year in Feb, and taking care of him for the last month and a half. I know how some people are going to feel about spending the holidays alone in a sense, literal or psychological. Just know this Nub says you're loved and appreciated. And don't ever feel shame to reach out to want to talk to anyone during the holidays. Sometimes conversation can mean more than most realize. May you all who don't have anyone this holiday season, just remember there's always someone to talk to.
Hello Gareth my wife went to hospital boxing day 2021 and died on 5th January 2022. I will be on my own and will probably cook a small turkey and the trimmings I will raise a glass to her memory and the many happy Christmases we had together.
I don’t think this should make you sad. After years of going out for Christmas, with all the associated stress, I now choose not to do Christmas and it is bliss. 🎉
Brilliant : this is a well-timed reminder to think ahead about others less fortunate. Probably it gets thought about at the last minute, but you have given us plenty of time to turn good intentions into action.
You are cheeky with that pigs in blanket Gareth, but you are also a beautiful kind soul, thinking of others at Christmas. It looked delicious. Take care and God Bless you and your family Gareth. Love Debra xxx
I am one of them, I don't celebrate christmas as no point when your on your own, truly is a sad time for a lot of people, but we don't moan we just put up with it. 😢
I will be on my own on Christmas and Boxing Day out of choice. Parents now passed on, divorced and no siblings but I do get invites but three years ago I decided that my dog and I will spend those days alone to enjoy the days as I want. I love the peaceful time, I cook a proper meal, have champagne, wine and port. I walk my dog until we are ready to settle into a roaring fire and a good movie.
its sad because it isnt made with love, caring, family, excited children, glass of sherry for Grandma, hot flushed cook, Dad carving, all the trimmings and gallons of gravy. This has been put together in a factory in Peterborough. Many people alone at Christmas are content, spoken on the phone maybe to children, grNdchildren, friend, maybe walked to the pub for an hour, been to church perhaps, dining with a turkey steak and a mini microwaved pudding, anticipating the King’s Speech, eating too many chocolates, leaving the dishes for tomorrow. Many people will have lost loved ones and be sad, missing them, feel its yet another day to get through. Its good hearted people like yourself, feeling empathy for others, which make this video even more poignant, thank you.
Gareth, really like your concerns for those that might eat Christmas dinner alone. Remember though, that a family of three could enjoy a lovely Christmas dinner with these, for £18.
gaz kind words said for all the right reasons and clearly heartfelt, some of what you said rings true for a lot of us living alone, the knock hoping someone might come to the door, they we me probably heard you, but you become so used to your own company that you avoid coming to the door, but its not all bad i have my dogs and every xmas i buy frozen roasties/yorkshires a chicken and pigs in blankets and lay it on a dinner plate for each one then trifle for afters, i know i sound stupid but watching them scoff that down makes christmas.
Having spent the last 6 Christmases on my own after a seperation, this year I thought I would do something different, so I'm off to Thailand for 2 months, I know what i'll be having for my Christmas dinner and it won't be bloody turkey lol
Great review. And compassionate, well done. Lucky enough to say Ive only spent one Christmas alone when I worked for the Nhs in 2005 but I used to do myself a veggie Sunday lunch without fail so something veggie like this would have been really useful. But yeah, those instrucitons!!LOL
Used to cook a Christmas dinner for my old next door neighbor Roma 87 she would always put 20 pound in an envelope through my letterbox in the evening and I would go back and put it back through hers x did it for about 7 years :) awesome video and review m8
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So glad you all enjoyed this recent vid.
I'm helping Gaz go through some of the comments (1 day off means there's LOTS 😊)
I have noticed some religion based comments that have caused some upset and being a food channel is not relevant in this forum. If you have a message to preach, please stick to the corrects channels/forums. All inflammatory comments will be removed as and when we come accross them 🥴.
Thank you 👍
Well said the good lady.
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Totally agree!! 👍
Well good lady you certainly are a good lady as I wouldn’t have been so polite as you why can’t people just behave, Gareth is not preaching he is just trying food according to the value for money which is very relevant in today’s climate, as I said in my comment that meal is a great saving for people especially on their own and there will be plenty on their own, we usually go out for Christmas dinner and it costs £90 for the two of us for three courses, but since covid the hotel where we went is not doing Christmas dinner and we are not travelling out of town to somewhere dearer, so it will be off to M&S for me thanks again Gareth 💕
Don't understand these people. They seem to exist to criticize and bring people down. Carry on with what you do. There are many people out there who really love what you do. Cheers Gareth and Mrs Gareth
Don't know why, this reminded me of when we moved into our flat in 1992. We had a lovely elderly lady next door (Jane). It was three years later that we realised that she'd always spend Xmas day on her own at home. She had no children and her husband died several years earlier. So from 1996 and until she died in 2005 we used to invite her in and have lunch or dinner (and a few occasions breakfast because we weren't going to be home). We're a Muslim family and didn't celebrate Xmas. We'd always have to persuade her to come too, because she thought she was being a burden. But we had great times. Jane taught my mum how to make Xmas pudding (halal version) over the years and mum showed her how to make "Xmas" samosas.
That was a lovelly thing to do,i am sure she would have enjoyed it and looked forward to it.Thanks you did a great thing...
Your story goes further than you think, thank you. Also, I really want to know about this Xmas samosas...
Wonderful
How lovely, bless you xx
This is beautiful. Thank you for keeping her company on a day supposed to be with family. I'm sure her and your family had a fantastic time
If you knew my family, you'd see that me being on my own for Christmas is a blessing to be celebrated! 🤣
Love this comment couldn’t agree more take care
I hear you mate. Better on my own than with the a$$holes I'd have to spend Christmas with.
I can totally relate to that ;)
I love Christmas on my own. It's heaven. When I was married I had to spend Christmas in places where I didn't want to be, with people I didn't want to be with, doing things I didn't want to do! Now I do what I want. I cook enough Christmas dinner to last three days, get up when I want, have a beer when I like and watch what I want on TV. I keep getting invited by friends and family to spend Christmas with them, saying that no one should spend Christmas on their own. This isn't an act of generosity, it's a threat!! lol. Thankfully I'm able to put them off and spend a delightful Christmas Day and Boxing Day on my own, doing exactly whatever I want 😁😁 I do however feel for those people who are on their own and don't want to be. This is very sad and as for those people who are homeless and on their own, well, this is tragic. Really awful.
Best Xmas I had was a 3 week trip around India..no toxic family...trip was fab....plus it was sunny !!!
why do you think you'll be on your own in heaven?
I live on my own since my mother died and i love it, my two sons are visiting in january and we will have some nice food. But after looking after someone with dementia for 8 years its nice to have some me time. So please dont worry i will be happy enough with a bit of chicken. Hope you enjoy your christmas and continue making these great videos,,,
it was turkey not chicken.
I prefer chicken to turkey too
*Every Christmas, growing up, was the worst day of the year.* We had a mother who screamed at everyone because nothing was ever good enough. We would live in hope, dream, that she'd magically be different...and when next Christmas came, it would be worse than the last year. No one could take it and eventually she ended up alone. She is manic and can only be calm by herself. Meanwhile, I made it my life-long mission to create harmony, peace, and laughter at meals. I collect table settings, make an effort to decorate the table, etc. But the psychological and emotional pain is always there, returning once a year.
Great that you can make it wonderful. I know it's tough for many people, this video was my feelings on Christmas. All the best, Gareth 👍🎄🤶
@@BaldFoodieGuy Thank you! Wish we could wave a magic wand and make it all better...one dinner at a time. xx
Gareth, please don’t assume all people who are on their own at Christmas are lonely or unhappy, I never am and I know a few others who feel the same as me. It’s a vastly overrated one day of the year.
Agreed but if someone wasnt bothered about Christmas why would they be buying a Christmas dinner? I think it's just what meals for one represent and the Christmas meal for one just takes it to the next level of sadness. But I do get what you mean. My parents have these because it's easy. Neither of them want to be cooking all morning when they could just be out walking the dog.
it's only overrated when you're on your own.
@@Matt19matt19 tradition, or just memories, could be one reason.
Spending childhood years surrounded by family for the usual slap up Christmas dinner are memories, not necessarily religious ones, for many.
As the years pass the family circle can diminish for some in the same way it grows for others.
When I was young there could have been a dozen people sat around the table. As time passed that became 10 then 2 then finally 1.
Just because there is only me left it doesn’t mean I can’t sit down to a Christmas meal, pull a cracker by myself and remember my family. 🙂
Paul I can't be bothered with it and save loads of cash, tbh I like a slap up chinese or fish and chips instead
To be fair he didn't say all people. 🎄
Bless you, you made me cry. You are a genuinely kind hearted man. I lost my Mum to covid on the 8th January last year. I always spent Christmas with her and I will be alone this year. It's ok, I'm used to my own company. Actually it is people like you who make it ok, your words in this video are enough. Thank you
Lost my mum to old age last November, funeral not until the January this year. 😔
Did the “big” Christmas last year; decorations, tree, lights, carols playing etc, like “the good old days”, for the first time in years since we didn’t usually bother, apart from a box of crackers, as we were together all the time.
Took the lot down just after Christmas. One “last hoorah” as it were, but there was no real feeling to it, it was just for show.
Won’t bother with the pretence this year.
Not unhappy nor lonely just really not a big deal to me. 🙂
It’s my first Christmas alone,my Mother has just passed.Let’s just enjoy what we can!
@@Bella-fz9fy sorry for your loss. xx
@@catherineturner2839 Thanks,I’m sorry for yours aswell🥰🥰🥰
It is warming to hear there are people like you with a kind and caring heart in these insane days where our 'leaders' are dragging us down into the stagnant slime with them.
Gareth is a good bloke having empathy for those who'll be on their own this Xmas 🙁 food looks nice though 👍
Thank you Sarah
The price though
The bloody price.
Hi all, will get to the comments after the Rugby, hope you're all well 👌
This really tugged at you,bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺🥺🥺
Loos wrank
Cracking cup of tea there, Gaz. You sure you're not a Yorkshire man?
Maybe if people stop saying being alone at Christmas is 'sad' people won't feel that way. Many people find being around 'family' at Christmas and New Year a complete nightmare.
And perhaps more than you usually would be….wonder why so many couples split up during this period ?
I read meters for a few years, before becoming an engineer. It was hard to believe how our pensioners are living in a first world country. I always took the time to have a conversation with anybody, and even doing little jobs for them - the amount of televisions I've tuned in, you wouldn't believe.
I was always 'the nice lad with the pink beard.'
are you looking for a knighthood ?
@@gaz7753 No. I've already got one.
Just to give you a flip side, this type of meal has really helped me, my husband has just had osphageal cancer and so is food limited, I have been buying alot of these meals for one from M&S which he can eat, not everyone is alone, I'm glad these meals are available, and not everyone loves the Christmas expense and hype. Xx
Hope he's on the mend 👌👌
@@BaldFoodieGuy thank you❤️
Don't be sad, lots of people either don't celebrate Xmas and some people actually like to send Xmas alone. My grandmother always did. She had an 'open house' on the 24th where she would put out snacks and drinks and have numerous visitors, but she really enjoyed being on her own Xmas day.
Don't be sad about it Gareth, Ive had various versions of these over the years About 9 years ago, when my parents got too old to cook a proper Christmas dinner, we bought 3 of those meals, (Tesco versions) it was an easy way to have a Christmas dinner without too much effort!
The last few years I've had Christmas on my own, quite happily, I sometimes buy one of these & add a few extra bits & bobs, oh & don't forget the cranberry sauce!
What a kind and thoughtful message Gareth it was really touching to hear you say to look in on your elderly neighbour etc ❤ I’m a carer and lots of my people live alone. And have no family. It would mean such a lot to let them know that you are thinking about them. ❤
I love spending Christmas by myself. No being forced to eat too much, not having to watch old or noisy film, and being able to do what you want when you want. My family always invite me over for the festive season, but I love spending it at home with my cat. (PS For the past four years I have enjoyed a wonderful home cooked dinner with my dear neighbours.)
It’s not too bad being on your own at Christmas 😊 that looks really nice… I think I may get one in nearer Christmas 🎄 cheers Gareth xx
You're so right. I spent last Christmas on my own last year and I actually wanted it that way. I had recently lost my dad and just wanted my time alone, but I still cooked a small turkey in a foil tray and other things that were quick to cook.. I quite enjoyed it to be honest.
Well done girlie , being by your self is sometimes a blessing
I was married for 39 years and lost the good lady 4 years ago and I'm still finding it difficult getting used to it!!
@@davmar5648 When I lived in the UK I would sometimes just get a Turkey leg or stuffed turkey thigh from Asda, that was perfect for one and usually loads left over, never really liked the breast meat, too dry for me.
@@stephenwood8453 Time heals mate but it takes a long time. I don't want to ciick on any of these emoticons in case it gives the wrong impression. Some folk like to surround themselves with family and friends, personally I prefer to go it alone. Don't feel lonely or left out, there are plenty of us will probably be chatting and stuff online this xmas, maybe even on this channel. All the best
Don't be sad Gareth, you bring early Christmas cheer to us all with your light-hearted videos.
It looks very nice, but we can’t really face Turkey , we buy chickens and pork and of course sprouts !
It didn't look too bad when you put it on the plate but I think six quid is a bit steep for a microwave dinner! Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜
Buy when reduced. And freeze for Xmas day.
its not for the microwave I use the air fryer for the potatoes and Yorkshire pudding a hassle but with the effort
I'll be alone for Christmas, doesn't bother me in the slightest, I don't have to buy anyone a present, I can eat what I want, when I want. And best of all, peace and quiet!! 🎄
Freedom and the bathroom is always vacant 😊
@@MissA3839 yes!!
Me too. I love it
I had a few Christmas days on my own and it didn’t bother me at all, got a few nibbles in, settled down and watched t.v and throughly enjoyed it. Also that dinner dosent automatically say to me that whoever is buying it is sitting having Christmas Day on their own. Yeah need to say I enjoyed my Christmas days with no hassle or pressure
Glad you reviewed this Gareth. I’ve had the M&S Christmas dinner quite a few times. And yes I live alone. To be fair, I’m so glad M&S do it. Otherwise even a small turkey is far too much for even 2 people. It’s also good value too and pretty decent quality. So thanks again for the review.
You're welcome
What about sliced turkey
I'm with you on the cheap stuffing . A few sprouts would have been a bit more christmasy x
There braising steak dinner is gorgeous . Not a lot of meat but add a bit of veg . And it's a real winner x
Hi Gareth - M&S sell that gravy in tubs - ‘luxury turkey gravy’ it’s called - you just microwave it - my wife and I buy 2 tubs every year, and freeze one to have turkey at Easter too - it is lovely..!
I am one of those people who will be on my own... That looks way better than the xmas dinner pot noodle I had last year.
You can have them both this year, pot noodle starter, then the posh stuff
I hope you had the leftovers in a sandwich the next day😅
@@klinctaf I half finished cold pot noodle, just need some tinned tuna, and a dash of Worcestershire sauce
In know I am Literally Satan... But these replies are horrible. I only wanted a invite to Xmas dinner.
Even sadder in America where you can get Christmas dinner in a tin!!!
You can get it in a tin here in the uk...well...you could twenty years back...from I think we're the producers of Bounce Dog Food...yep Christmas dinner for dogs...in a tin!😂
I totally agree Gareth I lost my mum to cancer 3 days after Christmas so this Christmas is going to be the first one without my mum being around so I've decided to have my dad stay with me over Christmas as I can't bear the thought of him being on his own my heart goes out to people who are alone over Christmas so definitely give anyone who's on their own a call or even a visit hope your good lady wife and children are all ok and you are all good cracking video as usual and keep up the good work from joff
i have had a single M&S Christmas dinner all alone but it was a treat for me would never have spent so much on a meal but it was a treat - lonely but lovely and i felt special eating it - had the choice to be with friends but would rather be alone than lonely in a crowd. don't make it sad - but always offer if you know someone who is facing a single Christmas x bless you for bringing this up and making people aware
You sound so much like my mother Karen!! (Good thing). I hope you have a lovely Xmas this year however you decide to spend It.. as long as your happy inside and content, that’s all that matters 😊 x
I'm glad you're doing more with the air fryer. It works out so much cheaper than turning on a conventional oven. It also gives more of an appetizing finish than a microwave. Personally, if the original tray won't fit in my AF, I usually find something that does - a six or eight inch sandwich tin works for me 😎
Gareth, you're a man with a big heart! I, too, get that sad feeling when I see Christmas servings for one. I feel that when I see someone eating on their own in restaurants too. But I'm sure many are fine with their circumstances. At least there isn't the booze-fuelled inevitable family arguments to contend with! Love your turkey impression, and chuckle! Dinner looked good too!
cooking for one is a lot less stressful than cooking for a large family anyday. especially xmas day meal.
@@rondonnis6588 sometimes I go out to eat on my own..I choose to..and always go away once a year on my own..just a few days....I enjoy it !
@@tomfitz7431 nothing wrong with that and you can eat like a pig and no one says anything lol
@@tomfitz7431 actually im doing the same thing im going to chester on my own for a few days. cant wait!
Followed you from the start and liked you but I like you even more after seeing how genuinely caring you were about people alone for Christmas (and any other time of year really). That looked like an okay Christmas dinner for 6 quid. Good review as always. x
My mother was a district nurse/midwife. My dad was himself. Ex army, WW2. Mum never talked about her patients. It was the rule. However, she did mention occasionally about the person, not the patient.
I had many Christmas’ with invited guests. Many of them, my mother’s patients.
Good video, again!!
Nice one, thought it was a bit pricey but when you dished up and did the taste test I don’t suppose it’s too bad. Don’t feel too bad about ALL folks that are alone, some of em want to be, my friend lives on her own and says she gets dragged along to different family members houses each year, they won’t take no for an answer, she says she’d rather stay at home on her own + for the rest of the year she’s on her own so why does everyone insist you can’t be alone at Christmas, my mum is the same so we just make her dinner and take it round, She’s 88 and doesn’t want the mither, we do stay for a little bit though so it’s not the same as being totally alone. If I’m honest if I end up “on my own” in years down the line I’ll probably be the same, I don’t mind my own company at all - sometimes I crave time alone and always appreciate when I’m afforded some. Fabulous review, thanks x
Thats a really great serving suggestion,i would never have thought of putting it on a plate
Esca-pea and Turkey impressions - it’s not just any episode, it’s a Gareth episode 🤣
haha cheers pal, glad you like it
dont be sad alot of people like to be by themselves.. I like to cook a Sunday dinner type meal but not every day of Xmas... these look ideal.
When I was nursing I worked shifts over Christmas for many years. This would have been ideal for me! Especially if I was on my own. Very thoughtful of you though Gaz to think of people alone at Christmas who may be feeling lonely. I always thought it was sad when elderly patients were in hospital over Christmas when we made every effort to get them home for a few hours on Christmas day but their family said no. 💔💔💔
I worked on a Turkey farm 40 years ago Gareth, when hundreds and hundreds of them are gobbling it's hilarious.
Geoff.
Haha yes they crack me up
Hi Gareth. I usually buy these. Last Christmas they were £5.00, gone up this year by a £1
I must say the M&S Christmas Dinner is the business.
As I have previously said, no one does Food like M&S
It's a 10+ from me 👍🏻👍🏻😁
It's tasty
Hi Gareth, I totally get the sadness about a Christmas dinner for one, but also these meals might be handy for people who are working Christmas day for example and may not be able to attend dinner with the family etc. There's always a purpose for these meals. But yes very sad to think of people who will be spending Christmas alone and not out of choice. Not to be the voice of doom but for some Christmas can truly be the very loneliest time. And with that said I'm off for a beer 🍺 have a good weekend Gareth 😊
Lovely comment, well put. Also for some who are painfully introverted, Christmas can be a nightmare. I am an introvert and it isn't easy having all the hype but I like a turkey roast.
Yes, I actively choose to be on my own at Christmas. Don't like the false forced happiness. Turkey curry last year
@@lynnpurfield9430 absolutely Lynn that's a great point you make too. People who have the choice to spend time with family are very lucky but also not everyone wants to ! For some they dread the whole family Xmas get-together lol and would rather stay home 😊
@@ianmitchell4742 absolutely Ian ! The forced fun and having to be happy just because the calendar says it's 25th December can be overwhelming for some. I also like to be a home bod at Christmas too.
A Xmas meal for one is Bleak...
It's way too complicated for an elderly person to bother with on their own , although you have made it look delicious! 😋😋
Thank you for highlighting those that will be spending Christmas on their own, I will be one of those and my 3rd Christmas on my own, keep up the good work brother, another top notch video
About a month ago in Lidl their chicken roast dinners were £1.78
- so you could buy three of those instead and have a feast!
Personally though i do live alone and i'm not visiting family this year so i'll be attending a free christmas dinner at the local methodist church. They've been doing it for several years now and it's pretty well organised and they have a couple of good chefs directing everything. The local supermarkets donate all the food and the dinner caters for up to about 80 people with enough left over for many to take home an extra meal in a doggy bag.
- Also at the moment i'm talking to the woman who runs the local community center about organising a probably fortnightly Sunday roast for perhaps 15 or so lonely souls around town.
- We've also been organising winter 'warm banks' between the library, community center and local churches to cover every weekday so people can come in, keep warm, chat, and get a free coffee, soup and roll or bacon sandwich.
What annoys me with all these roast dinners is it’s always peas & carrots,I mean this is meant to be a Christmas dinner x.
@@teresamoore3577 Yeah agreed. It's always peas and carrots .. not very imaginative.
Well said Gareth. I only wish there were more people as kind hearted as you in this world. You have lifted my spirits today
Agreed. Let's all put something in the food bank container this week. I believe all the supermarkets have one just beyond the checkouts. Even a tin of baked beans is welcome.
Thankyou soo much for this review, I have always cooked and provided a Xmas meal for myself my husband and my next door neighbour ( now sadly passed at the ripe old age of 93) but seeing this review and both me and him indoors being pensioners and on our own on Xmas day, we’re going to have an M and S Turkey roast meal for one, each, hardly any washing up,just the right amount to eat with out that awful “ stuffed” feeling after we’ve crammed far too much down our gullets lol and no left over Turkey that we’d feel obliged to eat because we hate wasting food in our house. I’m really looking forward to a hassle free Xmas morning, once again I Thankyou 😉👍🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🎄
You're very kind indeed, you're welcome 👌👌
I spend my year running around looking after elderly neighbours and friends with varying disabilities.
I also now work for Aldi
Gaz, Christmas is my day off!!
Great video once again
top man pal good on you
That was better than a John Lewis and M&S advert put together! x
Well said..
The ready meal roast dinners come in handy if it’s only 2people together saves on meal prep and faff but also come in handy as back up if the main roast dinner gets burnt or spoils before cooking, they are also good for if unexpected guest turn up but they are good meals for everyone single or familys
100 percent with you on the veg actually being cooked !
Gareth you’re 100% pure entertainment…..don’t ever stop what you do!😂
Wonderful sentiments Gareth, as we get older we do appreciate that Christmas is a difficult time for some. As for the meal, even for a couple £12 is not horrendous for Christmas dinner.
My first alone this year Gareth but hey gotta make the best of it it's strange how life can change
Cheers Colin
Better to be alone rather than amidst constant arguing and treading on eggshells. Well done M marks and Sparks xxx
Hi Gareth. Thanks for the great video. That does look like a nice meal. More importantly, you have given me some food for thought. I am ex-military and have some ex-military mates who, like me, were medically discharged from service. All of us suffer from depression and two of my mates are alone. I need to get off my backside and call them and say g'day. Thanks again.
Gareth, don't get too sad, my partner and I often have these "meals for one" at Christmas as we are often in our motorhome at Christmas and they are very convenient if you just have a microwave. Also, not everyone enjoys cooking!
Gaz, I’m alone this Christmas for the first time, I have refractory coeliac disease so I can’t even get a ready meal, but I’ll have a pint and some turkey and roasties and watch the tele but I’m happy 👍🏻👍🏻
I spend Christmas with 12 plus people and for the last 5 years I've cooked the meal....respect the message but sometimes i do get jealous of those who get peace and quiet 🤣......there is a difference between eating alone and being lonely ...
I used to live alone (quite a long time ago now) and i used to dread the weekends because i knew that i when i went home on a Friday night apart from ringing my mum i would not speak to anyone again until Monday morning! In my family Sunday was always a big day and the centre would be the sunday roast! So i used to cook one only for me and then freeze most of it and have it another week! These days my other half is vegetarian and for years we used to do a sunday veggie roast, we stopped doing this probably 10 years ago because we got fed up with lentil loaf. We now have a Sunday curry or con carne eventually we will get fed up of that and move on to something else! But anyway i do buy the lidl roasts for one occasionally for myself and my mum does the same. But when i'm down my mums for Christmas we do the big roast thing ( there is only the 2 of us) and then i cut up the "leftover" meat and freeze it into mum size portions so that she can have a roast if ever she is on her own on a sunday. And if she wants turkey she can have turkey or if she fancies beef she can have beef or pork (depending what roast we did for boxing day).
I'm quite happy on my own at Christmas. I wouldn't mind this expensive ready meal but will have all day to make a Crimbo dinner from scratch . Plenty of entertainment on TV and streams after saying hello to folks online. What would be sad would be if I couldn't afford it - and there will be some families who are together but who now can't afford to feed the electric or gas meter needed to cook in the oven for hours.
Totally agree...loneliness is a real problem especially after lockdown
Thank you for this and your many other reviews, and for having a heart for folk who will eat Christmas dinner alone.
It doesn't look half bad and nice one for mentioning being on your own at Chrismas, can me a lonely time for a lot of people.
Bless you,😊 Gazzer you are such a good guy for mentioning people that are on their own for Christmas. I like you a lot but I like you even more now.
Absolutely Brian xx
Bless you mate, great chap, I feel the same. Everyone deserves company at Xmas, if not everyday 👍👍
I love Christmas day on my own... Completely stressless!
Some of us who live alone do prefer solitude and I've spent the last 13 Christmases eating my Christmas dinner alone and I will be doing the same this year. I want no-one's pity as it is a choice I make. However, I would not waste my money on a meal like this. I enjoy cooking and I do make the effort to prepare myself a proper Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings. (No turkey as I cannot stand it - I much prefer a nice large, moist chicken that will give me a good 3 meals.)
Not everyone who lives alone is actually lonely. Solitude can be a blessing to those who appreciate it.
Cut the potato container off and it will go in the air fryer. I’ve tried all the Christmas dinners and M&S were by far the best . 😊
Back again, we are waiting for money saving Christmas starter.
Thanks for mince pies review.
All this hardwork, makes Christmas shopping a breeze!
Potentially there are lots of couples that would get one each to save the effort of buying and cooking all those ingredients saves prep and cooking time saving fuel to sadly help them heat their homes, god bless ya 😘👍
Spot on Gareth 👍🏻M&S £6 , not too bad for price . If you are alone you may as well have a half decent dinner ? I agree , it’s sad , I could be back in hospital this year 😢 I won’t be alone , but I won’t be with family , till they visit 😮
why have a half decent dinner when you can have a full one ?
Aww it really brings it home doesn't it Gareth I hate to think of anyone alone at Christmas 🎄
You are the first person who actually has feelings for others. Your the best
I love these videos, they help so much. Well done Gareth, absolutely brilliant 🙂👍🏻🏆
Saying that Gareth, turn it the other way many of us would be very happy having just having this meal for one, saves visiting those pesky relativise 🤣
These meals for one might also give individuals the chance to have exactly what they want for Christmas, even if they are at a large gathering, without the host having to cook lots of separate things. You might be the only one who likes turkey or the only one who eats meat for example.
Yes Gareth, i've been alone since 2015. Thank you for mentioning Loneliness at Christmas!!!
Thank you for highliting people on their own at Christmas and so glad you found your good lady xx
Sainsbury’s used to (and maybe still do) a roast beef Sunday dinner version very similar to this M&S one. It was only about 3 or 4 quid and when I lived on my own I used to enjoy it on a Sunday. When you live on your own you can’t be bothered with the faff of cooking a roast for yourself. That M&S meal looks decent in all fairness.
Not sure why you think being alone is sad - it’s absolutely not the same as being lonely.
;Gives everyone in chat a hug and a back rub;
As someone who lost their grand dad to terminal pancreatic cancer this year in Feb, and taking care of him for the last month and a half. I know how some people are going to feel about spending the holidays alone in a sense, literal or psychological.
Just know this Nub says you're loved and appreciated. And don't ever feel shame to reach out to want to talk to anyone during the holidays.
Sometimes conversation can mean more than most realize.
May you all who don't have anyone this holiday season, just remember there's always someone to talk to.
Hello Gareth my wife went to hospital boxing day 2021 and died on 5th January 2022. I will be on my own and will probably cook a small turkey and the trimmings I will raise a glass to her memory and the many happy Christmases we had together.
We always buy our stuffing and pig blankets from M&S at Christmas, they are always lovely and make my mediocre cooking seem much better.
I don’t think this should make you sad. After years of going out for Christmas, with all the associated stress, I now choose not to do Christmas and it is bliss. 🎉
Brilliant : this is a well-timed reminder to think ahead about others less fortunate. Probably it gets thought about at the last minute, but you have given us plenty of time to turn good intentions into action.
You are cheeky with that pigs in blanket Gareth, but you are also a beautiful kind soul, thinking of others at Christmas. It looked delicious. Take care and God Bless you and your family Gareth. Love Debra xxx
Spent years alone at Christmas & love it❤😀
I am one of them, I don't celebrate christmas as no point when your on your own, truly is a sad time for a lot of people, but we don't moan we just put up with it. 😢
I will be on my own on Christmas and Boxing Day out of choice. Parents now passed on, divorced and no siblings but I do get invites but three years ago I decided that my dog and I will spend those days alone to enjoy the days as I want. I love the peaceful time, I cook a proper meal, have champagne, wine and port. I walk my dog until we are ready to settle into a roaring fire and a good movie.
its sad because it isnt made with love, caring, family, excited children,
glass of sherry for Grandma, hot flushed cook, Dad carving, all the trimmings
and gallons of gravy. This has been put together in a factory in Peterborough.
Many people alone at Christmas are content, spoken on the phone maybe to children, grNdchildren, friend, maybe walked to the pub for an hour, been to church perhaps, dining with a turkey steak and a mini microwaved pudding, anticipating the King’s Speech, eating too many chocolates, leaving the dishes for tomorrow.
Many people will have lost loved ones and be sad, missing them, feel its yet another day to get through.
Its good hearted people like yourself, feeling empathy for others, which make this video
even more poignant, thank you.
Gareth, really like your concerns for those that might eat Christmas dinner alone. Remember though, that a family of three could enjoy a lovely Christmas dinner with these, for £18.
your very good at maths! you should have been an accountant.
@@gaz7753 It was my accountant that gave me these figures, lol.
ive spent the last 15 Christmas's alone...
im obviously intolerable lol.
but at least i get peace ;-)
Good to see you cheering us up food looks good too. Thanks so much for sharing your kindness about the lonely
gaz kind words said for all the right reasons and clearly heartfelt, some of what you said rings true for a lot of us living alone, the knock hoping someone might come to the door, they we me probably heard you, but you become so used to your own company that you avoid coming to the door, but its not all bad i have my dogs and every xmas i buy frozen roasties/yorkshires a chicken and pigs in blankets and lay it on a dinner plate for each one then trifle for afters, i know i sound stupid but watching them scoff that down makes christmas.
Cheers Pal, all the best
Having spent the last 6 Christmases on my own after a seperation, this year I thought I would do something different, so I'm off to Thailand for 2 months, I know what i'll be having for my Christmas dinner and it won't be bloody turkey lol
Enjoy! I'm away for Xmas too.
Great review. And compassionate, well done. Lucky enough to say Ive only spent one Christmas alone when I worked for the Nhs in 2005 but I used to do myself a veggie Sunday lunch without fail so something veggie like this would have been really useful. But yeah, those instrucitons!!LOL
Cheers 👌
This is what I'll be buying, I'll buy two, one for christmas day and the other for boxing day. M&S food always tastes lovely.
Used to cook a Christmas dinner for my old next door neighbor Roma 87 she would always put 20 pound in an envelope through my letterbox in the evening and I would go back and put it back through hers x did it for about 7 years :) awesome video and review m8
You needed a brussel sprout either side of the sausage for Santa's meat and two veg there Gareth
I thought this might be my Christmas dinner this year, but at 6 quid, I might just have a garlic baguette instead