Sunday Dinner

Roast potatoes - Roast potatoes - still an essential ingredient to my family Sunday dinner.
February 25, 2007 5:08am CST
Does everyone still have a roast for Sunday dinner? Even as a vegan I still like to do roast potatoes and I usually invite my childrens dad over to eat with us so we can have a 'family' meal. I think it is nice to have one meal all together as a family in the week so you can all enjoy each others company. What do you think.
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@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
26 Feb 07
dinner - steak-dinner
We don't do anything special for Sunday dinner only because that day is Sunday. We follow our mood for eating or making a meal. Whenever feel like to make someting special I make that day. So, if sometime fell on a Sunday then we make the dinner special otherwise not.
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• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
26 Feb 07
I think that what matters is that the kids have both their parents together once a week. It's a great symptom of normality for them, and i am sure they love that sunday dinner, no matter what you prepare. Roast on sunday is mainly a british custom if i am not wrong, here in spain there is not such custom, but no matter what you decide to cook i would encourage you to maintain the family meeting tradition. And not only for the kids, also for yourself.
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@shambuca (2524)
• United States
26 Feb 07
we used to at my moms but since everyone is grown - we don't anymore, my husband and i don't have children but we try to have a special dinner on sundays with just the two of us, whether it is eating out or at home.
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• Philippines
26 Feb 07
Hi there. I agree with you. I believe that it's really important to have that at least once a week. I grew up in a family that has dinner together every night. My parents made it a point that we have that hour or two to discuss anything happening with our lives everyday.
26 Feb 07
we only cook sunday roast once in a while when we fancy it but we had sunday roast 2day was lovely too plus u enjoy it more when u dont have it often
@hezoid (2144)
25 Feb 07
Every other weekend me and my partner go to his mother's house and she cooks a sunday dinner for us. She also has her grandchildren there too, and all of us sit around her dining room table and have dinner together. I really look forward to the weeks when we go, and i truely enjoy having a meal together with aprt of my family. Today was our week to go, and i had a lovely time, it's such a nice way to spend a Sunday! We tend not to have it when it's just the two of us on the weekends we don't go as it's a lot of effort to cook a roast just for two people.
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• United States
4 Jun 07
My mom and dad used to do this every sunday too! I loved it and it does make for a great family time. I have to admit I've gotten away from a lot of big sit down dinners, mainly because of the change in my house. I have dinners still and we eat together but we really don't have a place to dine as my kitchen is so small so we come to the living room. It sux! LOL But I don't even do the roasts every Sunday any more either.
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
25 Feb 07
Oh no we rarely have a bake dinner on Sunday or any other day, but I remember while growing up that this use to be always what we ate on a Sunday night. I think that you have the right attitude though as it is lovely to be altogether for dinner and get together.
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@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
this are the old fashion ways that all of us forgot to do. most people believe that being idependent is so cool that they forget that there is no such thing, there is only interdependency. we still need one another.especially our family. they are the once who gives us strength and saves us from our daily insanity.i am very lucky , i grew up in a society where family comes first and is above anything else. we not only get together every weekends but pratically almost everyday.
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25 Feb 07
We don't have a roast every sunday. We do try though. Today we are having pork chops in the crock pot. We don't gather the family around on sundays. I don't have any over here and Eddie's people are usually busy. But it is very pleasant with just the two of us.
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@maribel1218 (3085)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
It was a family tradition in our family that we get together every sunday and we cook some special dish and have picnic outside and share some good talk and laughs while the children are busy playing. Sometimes it really feels great to have a time with family to lighten the feeling and to keep the family tie stronger.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
20 May 07
we don't have kids but usually we have something special for saturday dinner instead of sunday dinner. Saturday is our day together. I am thinking to close the shop early on saturday too just so we have the time together longer
@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I've actually never cooked a roast for dinner. I don't even think I know how! I cook a regular dinner like every other day. I never do anything special for that day.
@dubaimt (273)
• United Arab Emirates
25 Feb 07
of course.. a day in a week spent with the whole family would be something so good, especially for the children. when i come home and finish my work abroad, i will make it a point to spend weekends with my parents too.
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• India
20 May 07
i like to have non-veg for sunday dinner.Some times i go out with friends to have dinner. But i dont understand why only sunday. Thats the thing i observed from my childhood and is been followed from my childhood.
• United States
26 Feb 07
I usually do actually not tonight though. I am going to a relatives so I wont bug them for a roast. THANKS!