{"id":8762,"date":"2020-12-22T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=8762"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T15:52:20","slug":"our-family-favorite-christmas-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/8762\/our-family-favorite-christmas-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Family Favorite Christmas Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only a few days to Christmas Day, our teams are busy putting the finishing touches together on all of the Christmas orders and when our customers and friends come in to collect their Christmas food, we love chatting with them and sharing hints, tips and guides for cooking the turkey, ham or spiced beef.<\/p>\n<p>We may not be chefs but we are passionate about great food and love to share how we like to cook great food at Christmas in our own homes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Free-Range-Turkey-blogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Free-Range-Turkey-blogs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Free-Range-Turkey-blogs-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas Turkey Recipe<\/strong><br \/>\nHow more traditional can you get than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/1385\/christmas-turkey-with-cranberry-sauce\/\">Christmas Turkey with Cranberry Sauce<\/a>. This recipe is a fool proof way of cooking your Christmas Turkey &#8211; and don\u2019t worry if you are too busy to make the Christmas Stuffing &#8211; we have the perfect solution. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6315\">Award Winning Stuffing<\/a>, made to a family recipe, with lots of real butter, onion, parsley and fresh herbs. It\u2019s perfect for Christmas dinner and it\u2019s also great for stuffing roast peppers or mushrooms, sprinkling them with cheese and then popping them into a hot oven. A lovely side dish for any meal, or even as a Christmas dinner starter!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heritage-Ham-blogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heritage-Ham-blogs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heritage-Ham-blogs-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Heritage-Ham-blogs-386x500.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooking the Christmas Ham<\/strong><br \/>\nTogether with our friends in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordbia.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bord Bia<\/a>, we put together this video to show you a really easy way to cook the Christmas Ham, &#8211; and our favourite Ham, our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6911\">Heritage Cure Ham<\/a> \u2013 just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGiAZF5qPXt\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> , follow the simple steps in the video and just let the signature hickory smoked aromas fill your home with warmth this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BeefDripping-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BeefDripping-blog.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BeefDripping-blog-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Perfect Roast Potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nOf course, all of our friends and customers already know that the perfect roast potatoes are made with our world famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6169\">Beef Dripping<\/a>. Here is a fun sheet we put together on how to cook the perfect roast potatoes &#8211; just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/the-roasties\/mrs-w-beef-dripping-roast-potatoes\/\">click here<\/a> to meet #TheRoasties &#8211; and learn Mrs Whelan\u2019s own tips for perfect roast potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spiced-Beef-blogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spiced-Beef-blogs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spiced-Beef-blogs-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spiced-Beef-blogs-386x500.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spiced Beef Cooking<\/strong><br \/>\nWe love cooking our Spiced Beef on Christmas Eve &#8211; and the secret is to let the meat cool in the water as it keeps all the goodness of the delicious spices in the meat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordbia.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bord Bia<\/a>\u2019s website has a treasure trove of recipes. We love this easy to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordbia.ie\/recipes\/beef-recipes\/spiced-beef-with-apricot-and-almond-chutney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spiced Beef Recipe<\/a> &#8211; you won&#8217;t go wrong with it.<\/p>\n<p>It is such a special time of year and we are always so proud to be part of the most important meal of the year in so many homes. We also know how important it is to help whoever is cooking this special meal and we hope these recipes help take the stress out of Christmas for you.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to take this opportunity from our family to yours, to wish you a happy and a safe Christmas &#8211; and if you fancy sharing your beautiful Christmas Dinner images with us &#8211; we would love to hear from you &#8211; just tag us @JWButchers on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With only a few days to Christmas Day, our teams are busy putting the finishing touches together on all of the Christmas orders and when our customers and friends come in to collect their Christmas food, we love chatting with them and sharing hints, tips and guides for cooking the turkey, ham or spiced beef. 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