Sunday Lunch

[stan3502]

Just wondered how many of you still sit down to a traditional roast today ??????

When the children were small I always made sure that we all sat down at the dinner table together to eat our roast and this has continued throughout the years.

Today I am as usual doing a beef with all the trimmings and 5 of our kids plus now their families and my mother and brother will be turnig up to sit down and discuss the weeks events , our highs, our lows and just generally spending a few hours enjoying each others company.

I only ask as my DIL thinks this is a very odd and old fashioned thing to do (think she would rather be shopping).

I also always plate 2 dinners for a couple of local pensioners who are by themselves and one for my MIL (can't cope with the hustle and bustle of the pub) and Miss S will deliver them when we are finished.

So is DIL right and this is something I should stop doing as wouldn't want them to feel obliged to turn up just always thought they enjoyed it as much as I do ??

[chickengrandma-2008]

I'd certainly turn up for a ready made roast dinner stan!:-D

We always sit at the table for meals, together, just the two of us, but if any of the family is here, they're invited to stay too.  We always did this when they were young and they in turn do it now with their children.

We don't have a roast on Sundays, we usually have it on Tuesday now, it's just more convenient.:-D

[stan3502]

I think one of the reasons I always now try to do it at least once a week is that when the children were small it was easy to sit down every teatime with them as it was earlier and the pub wasn't open.

Now our life's are all so busy with different work patterns/shifts that Sunday seems to be the only time we can all be together.

Yes the pub is open but all the regulars know that I am only a bell ring away and can see though to the bar from where we all eat, plus theres usually some one in who will keep an eye on things.

I so enjoy this time together but would be devasted if they felt it was forced upon them but do also understand that their partners maybe have other ideas about what is after all our family tradition not theirs

[huggles1253]

I agree Stan. We go out to lunch every Sunday with my Mum, an 83 year old widower, the boys and sometimes another couple in their 80s. I used to cook but the oldies felt bad because they couldn't return the favour so we go to the sports club. It's not a leisure centre more a village cricket club with a restaurant. 

[fishpieface]

We usually have a roast once a week, but it isn't always on a Sunday as sometimes I am working and the others are doing stuff.  Sometimes we have it Sunday evening and sometimes during the week.

I know what you mean, times when everyone can get together are few and far between if we don't make an effort and it's a shame if families don't get together regularly just to talk and stuff.

[tintinthegingertomcat]

Every Sunday, without fail, I have lunch with my friend and his two boys. He provides the chicken and does the Yorkshire pudding and I supply the majority of the veg. I cycle down - which is about three miles and am always starving by then. We all sit down at the table to eat....no TV meals....and as my friend only has his boys at the weekend it is a time to catch up on what they have been doing at school this week. I wouldn't have Sunday lunch any other way....having a Sunday lunch each week makes the Christmas dinner easier....as it much of a muchness really in terms of timings and portion sizes etc.

Just thinking about it now is making me really hungry so I am off to get the bike out of the garage and do my cycle.

Happy eating 🙂

[merc1_clocks]

As a family, we always all sat together every evening for our meal.

The children are all away now, but continue this habit as much as they can, which pleases me.

Now just me & him...:-(

[petitecalicocat]

We always sat down to a traditional Sunday roast with the family .   Now there is usually  only me & hubby so we tend to go out for Sunday lunch unless the boys are home .

[hightara]

stan how lovely of you to make a meal for the pensioners

every sunday without fail..... (i dont cook, hubby does that)

we have a roast dinner.

today its chicken, yorkshire pudding, stuffing, and veg all served up with his gorgeous gravy

[ilove2patch]

I don't bother unless the family are here & then we have a proper roast with all the trimmings. I think it's lovely what you are doing Stan as long as they don't feel obligated to come every Sunday. It's a fine line.:-)

[stan3502]

I think they all know that I am not upset if they don't come every week and it is not compulsory.

Eldest not coming this week as going out to eat and thats fime by me I think as they are all seperate families in their own rights now its time they also had me/our time.

Open house really is what I'm saying but nice when it all comes together occasionally and everysingle one of us is here :-x

[huggles1253]

Mine had better feel obliged to come! It's the only time they see their Grandma and she is very generous with them! Likewise they wouldn't question that they are expected to come on the family holiday with her! And while they are there they are expected to be polite to any friend I have met on the Internet that might show up!

[welshtoff]

We all try to sit down together for a roast dinner on Sunday. Even though we all live together, we do lead very different lives, and tend to eat at different times, so Sunday is the one day that we all get together as such, unless I am away visiting Mum.

[hightara]

we all sit down at different times.....depending who is up outta bed...... me and hubby are up from about 7am..... so we have dinner at 12pm.

eldest is just warming his up in the micro.

hubby if fabulous at cooking........ but i have to clean up..... i swear he swings the plates so that every cupboard has to be washed down

and the bin....... he just squishes the leftovers in it........:_|

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

I don't find it worth it for just the two of us. Working full time I have better things to do on a Sunday than slave over a stove.  Weekends are usually really easy meals and the only time we have a Sunday Roast is if someone else is cooking it.

[cat-knitter]

We have a roast most sundays, I hate cooking usually but for some reason making a roast dinner is no problem at all, we don't eat untill evening & its often on our knees on a tray but we still usually all eat together 🙂 

[huggles1253]

Maybe Sunday lunch isn't that great. My Mums kindle is on my account and she has been trawling through my archive! She's half way through Shades of Gray! I did offer to delete them but she says no she will work her way through them! Then followed a discussion with all the ones in their 80s saying that we must think we invented pornography culminating with Lester, aged 83, saying he quite likes a bit of lesbian porn! I thought my sons were going to die of embarrassment!

[welshtoff]

Snap Huggles, I have just been talking to my Mum on the phone. She will be 80 in September, and has just purchased all three of the fifty Shades books :^O  She says they are rather tame!

[cloud_castle]

Rather tame and badly written too!:^O

[huggles1253]

Yes mine does too! She says she was married for nearly 60 years! My eldest was almost crawling under the table!