I am in a family that when a roast dinner is announced or suggested, they run at the chance. Roast dinner crazy, the whole lot of 'em! But me, silly old me, no. No thanks. I'd rather eat a pizza with a nice cold drink and watch TV. I don't fancy eating a roast dinner: pool of gravy, hard dry meat (except for chicken), dry potatoes, roast potatoes (well, except for them) and so on and so on. And I know your face may twist at the thought of me writing a post about roast dinners and you're probably thinking or saying out loud: "Is this guy for real? Why the hell would I want to read about what he thinks about ROAST BLOODY DINNERS for?!' Well, yeah, you're entitled to your opinion and whatnot but the whole purpose of this blog was to write something. And this time, roast dinners!
I've always had a little bit of a hit and miss relationship with food. I love food but I don't love it. Get me? I've always been a bit picky with my food and I've had the tendency to take forever, FOREVER, making the food look nice on my plate - especially with salad. I blame Masterchef! But anyway, I've always been very 'hmm' about food. Especially with roast dinners. I remember a photograph of me as a little child and it's from my Nan's house and it's a photo of me with big curly hair (yep!) and my face is smothered with gravy. All over! I look like a right (messy) idiot to say the least. But it's been a photograph that has stayed with me in memory (that and the photo off me in the bath, why!??!?!).
Like I said, my family love their roast dinners. One on a Sunday (hmm, okay, Sunday is fine) and one on a Wednesday. Um... why?! Why?! One on a Sunday should be enough surely? But I would come home from school, watch TV (probably Scooby Doo, Zak and Cody, Drake and Josh, That's So Raven, Hannah Montanna (shh! I was just a child!) and then it would be tea time. My family would have the dinner and I would have... probably pasta, or preferably pizza! I just don't see the whole 'ooh, a roast dinner, mm, lovely!' thinking that my family (and many others) have when it comes to them.
The only times when I can eat a roast dinner happily and not tut my way though (quite rare, quite rare...) is Christmas Day with Christmas dinner. And this is allowed as it's 'Christmas dinner' not 'roast dinner' even though it is just a roast dinner but with turkey, sprouts, at Christmas and my family sat around the same table. It's a roast dinner, pure and simple! But it's Christmas and I love a good Christmas tradition, so why break the tradition? I love turkey. Chicken and turkey are the only meats I eat (except for some ham on a midnight snack kinda thing) but it's chicken or turkey. But chicken I love more so. So, Christmas - fine. But I also love my Nan's dinner and I don't know whether it's the actual dinner or if it is just the gravy but I am more inclined to think that it is the gravy as it so smooth and soft and just so damn tasty. SO GOOD! But ever since, I'm not a big fan of gravy. More of a curry type of guy.
The one thing that I absolutely love about a roast dinner is the roast potatoes. Mm. Lovely. I love roast potatoes but I don't love potatoes. Oh no, they have to be roasted! I love the soft golden colour on them and ah... I just love them. Not when they are black and just gross though, mum! But yes, roast potatoes are just... well, they are just, good. That's it. Good! And over the years, I've had alternatives to roast dinner on a Sunday - I've tried chicken and salad! And like I said above, I take for ages putting the food on the plate... yes, I blame Masterchef! But chicken and salad got a bit boring, a bit repetitive so now I have the same dinner (with more roast potatoes, thanks mum!), chicken, peas and chicken gravy. Great. I just leave the peas, the carrots and the one white potato that my mum thinks I'll give a try but of course, I never do.
That's that, my little post about roast dinners! I don't love them, I don't hate them, they are just... not my thing!
But what about you? Do you love/like/hate roast dinners? Let me know below in the comments...!
Thanks for reading!
That's all for now,
Corey.
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