We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Christmas Eve supper is traditionally fish. We tend to make poached salmon with yoghurt-dill sauce. Usually asparagus and some potato on the side. It's ready when we all get home from Christmas Eve church.
Christmas Day dinner is the major feast. We often join relatives for this, but sometimes we host. Our relatives tend to make filet, which is always good. Our greatest success, I think, was Stuffed Crown Roast of Pork. If you don't stuff it with apple/cornbread stuffing, you can serve that on the side, with applesauce, mashed taters, and some root vegetables.
Regular Roast Beef is great, of course, but a Beef Wellington is even better if you don't have too many guests. It's easy:
Gordon Ramsey? Really? You linked to a Gordon Ramsey video!?
Sorry; but, I prefer my food without the foul-mouth trash talk.
Maybe the video you linked to is okay and I'm sure that he makes a great Beef Wellington; but, I won't watch anything with that rude bore as I don't want to reward his rude behaviour.
I'll enjoy mediocre food from a nice host any day over great food from a arrogant toad like Gordon Ramsey.
Besides, any chef who knowingly serves meat or meat stock to guests who let him know that they are vegan is a total jerk. Gordon Ramsey fits that bill.
Apparently, you have to be an asshole if you want to be a "TV Chef". He's quite pleasant to watch when he's not doing that, as in this segment. I want to try this recipe.